The Controversy Of The List Of 200 Mubalig Names Recognized By The Ministry Of Religion In Today's Memory, May 21, 2018

JAKARTA Memories of today, 23 years ago, May 21, 2018, Minister of Religion (Menag), Lukman Hakim Saifuddin revealed that he would not revoke the list of 200 names of preachers. The decision was taken because the list of names of lecturers came from input from the community and Islamic organizations.

Previously, the decision of the Ministry of Religion (Kemenag) to issue a list of lecturers drew polemics. The list injures the spirit of difference because the Ministry of Religion is like a judge who determines which lecturers are good at going up the pulpit.

Islamic lecturers have their respective styles and focuses. They can also freely lecture by giving religious studies according to their listeners. Problems arose. The Ministry of Religion actually took the initiative to release a list of 200 preachers who were like going up the pulpit.

The list was released by the Ministry of Religion on May 18, 2018. The Ministry of Religion hopes that the list of lecturers can make it easier for the public to access luminosities according to the needs of the community. The owner of the power hopes that this effort is considered an improvement in the quality of religious life.

The Ministry of Religion revealed that they had carried out a selection of lecturers. The selection was carried out to find the best lecturers. There are also three criteria taken by the Ministry of Religion. Lecturers must have scientific competence, a good reputation, and a high national commitment.

Kreteria was deliberately issued because the Ministry of Religion was often asked by the public to issue recommendations for the names of lecturers. The Ministry of Religion hopes that the list can bring benefits to the people of Indonesia.

So far, the Ministry of Religion has often been asked for recommendations from the public. Recently, the demand has increased, so we feel the need to release a list of names of preachers.

The incoming names must meet the three criteria. However, the preachers who have not been included in this list do not mean that they do not meet these three criteria," said Minister of Religion Lukman as quoted on the Tirto page, May 19, 2018.

Instead of getting a speech, the Ministry of Religion's idea drew criticism. The Ministry of Religion is considered to have started limiting the Muslim preachers who are at odds with the government's steps. The choice of the Muslim preachers is not the domain of the Ministry of Religion. The desire for the Ministry of Religion to revoke the list of 200 preachers appears everywhere.

The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) even spoke up. The list of 200 names of the lecturers cannot meet the needs of the Indonesian people in remote parts of the country. That number is too small. MUI asked the Ministry of Religion to add it so that there are many choices.

Minister of Religion Lukman also took a stand. He realized that the release contained a list of 200 names of preachers reaping criticism everywhere. Lukman also looked at him casually. He emphasized that the Ministry of Religion would not withdraw the list of 200 Islamic preachers on May 21, 2018.

Lukman considers the Ministry of Religion's goals good. The community needs a recommendation and the Ministry of Religion provides it. The Ministry of Religion will later add a list of its lecturers in stages. Even though on its way, the release of the 200 lecturers list drew criticism from various parties.

"The nature of the release is in order for us to maintain, answer the community's request. We will give the community. It's time for something they expected and then we will withdraw it again, it's not in place."

"So we got the names from the community itself. Through Islamic organizations, through the takmir of the mosque. Then we gathered them, and we conveyed them in the form of the release." Lukman said as quoted on the tempo.co page, May 21, 2018.