Ministry Of Religion Affected By The Aftermath Of Gus Miftah Insulting Ice Tea Maker, DPR: Perform Certification Of Da'wah Juru

JAKARTA - Member of Commission VIII DPR RI Maman Imanulhaq highlighted the issue of Ustaz Miftah Maulana Habiburrahman alias Gus Miftah who cursed or made fun of the tea ice seller. He asked the Ministry of Religion (Kemenag) to certify all da'wah interpreters in Indonesia so that da'wah material does not come out of religious values.

"The case of insulting the ice man by the da'wah interpreter must be a lesson for us. The Ministry of Religion needs to certify the da'wah interpreter," said Maman Imanulhaq, Wednesday, November 4.

As is known, the public is enlivened by an incident of humiliation by Gus Miftah to the tea ice seller while he was preaching. Many people and figures criticized Gus Miftah's attitude who also served as the Presidential Special Envoy for Religious Harmony and the Development of Religious Facilities.

What Gus Miftah did is considered not a reflection of a da'wah interpreter. Maman highlighted several things related to the issue of this da'wah interpreter.

"First, all da'wah interpreters are people, who at least control religious value sources, both Quran, Hadith and also classical sources," explained the legislator from the West Java IX electoral district.

Maman then said that scholars are advised to have main themes in religion in every source of lecture. He also emphasized that there should be no dirty language or jokes that make fun of other parties when preaching.

"The theme presented must also refer to religious sources, for example about simplicity or others. It all has to come from religious references such as in the first point," said Maman.

For the fourth point, the member of the Commission in the DPR who has a scope of religion and social affairs asks the Ministry of Religion and the public to be the supervisor if there is a da'wah interpreter who violates the rules. If the preacher commits a violation, said Maman, then there needs to be a letter of warning to sanctions.

"There needs to be good control from the community itself, including from the Ministry of Religion in related regions and warnings for those who violate ethics, violate public decency, and violate public civility," he explained.

Furthermore, Maman considered the need for training for da'wah interpreters before obtaining certification from the Ministry of Religion. This is done so that they have sufficient capacity to convey religious values.

"We hope that noble religions will not be tainted by the contradictory way of da'wah of the value of religious teachings," concluded Maman.