Mahfud MD: Panji Gumilang, Head Of NII Kartosoewirjo

Panji Gumilang/DOK ANTARA

Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Mahfud MD said Panji Gumilang and Islamic Boarding School Al Zaytun were a series of Darul Islam and NII movements initiated by Kartosoewirjo.

"In the early days of Indonesia's independence, many fighters from Islam were marginalized and not accommodated in governance," Mahfud MD said at the National Ulema Halaqah, which was held at the Sunan Drajat Lamongan Islamic Boarding School, reported by ANTARA, Wednesday, July 12.

According to him, this is the impact of the education politics inherited by the Dutch East Indies Government which tends to be discriminatory. Only Muslims who have diplomas can enter the government.

"Fighters, young people, and many Islamic leaders are not accommodated in tasks in the new state government. Then many Muslims decide to return to pesantren and focus on educating their students. But there are also those who are angry because they are not accommodated," he said.

In addition, continued Mahfud, the marginalization of Muslims in the governance of this new Indonesian country has even angered some Muslims, one of which is Kartosoewirjo who later founded Darul Islam or the Islamic State of Indonesia (NII).

"The struggle made by Kartosoewirjo to establish an Islamic State of Indonesia actually continues, there is still a tail until now, until now there has been a fuss about Panji Gumilang. So Panji Gumilang used to be the parent of the Islamic State of Indonesia," he said.

Mahfud explained that NII is an organization without shape, underground movement but NII has a structure consisting of a syekh who leads, governors, ministers, regents to sub-district heads.

Kartosoewirjo's thinking, which was continued by his successor, was finally discovered by the government. The NII made by Kartosoewirjo, which seemed to have been completed, was then operated again by intelligence.

The government knows that NII is actually still alive even though it has been crushed in various places. Finally, the government raised a movement to weaken NII by breaking down and pitting, NII versus NII.

"Well, (NII) is known to the government, so that in the early 1970s, NII by the government was broken down, pitted, the other against others. That was an operation carried out by Ali Moertopo," said Mahfud.

"Indeed, in the past, there was a jihad command, there were people who were provoked to gather and were told to make a resolution, told to make a loud statement, after that they were arrested and then imaged there was a jihad command that was the same as the previous NII. I heard from the direct source," he added.

Mahfud explained that the results of the NII operation and the form of the government at that time were one of the regions, which is the 9th Amendment, which is now Al Zaytun.

"Mengadu NII dengan NII itu kalau menggunakan sholawatnya orang NU itu sama dengan sholawat asyghil. Wa asyghilid dholimin bid dholimin. NII diadu dengan NII, maka NII akan hancur sendiri, kira begitu," tuturnya.

then after feeling comfortable with the government, feeling safe, then Panji Gumilang broke himself. featuring the figure of al zarytun who is like now.

Mahfud said that behind this is the historical background and there are still many followers, whose ideology is.