JAKARTA - Minister of Religion Yaqut Cholil Qoumas wants the commemoration of santri day not only to be celebrated by the students but can be felt by everyone.
"His message is Gus the Minister of Religion, how to involve many people, the wider community can be part of the santri day," said Special Staff to the Minister of Religion Wibowo Prasetyo during the Bancang Hari Santri in Jakarta, Antara, Thursday, October 13.
Wibowo said that since Presidential Decree No. 22 of 2015 was issued, Santri Day was regularly commemorated. Santri Day, he said, not only belongs to pesantren people, but also belongs to all Indonesians. So, anyone can celebrate Santri Day.
This year's commemoration raises the theme ‘ Empowered to Maintain Humanity ’. This theme reflects the existence of students recorded in history that always exist in every phase of Indonesia's journey.
"Santri is an important part or an important pillar of human civilization, especially in Indonesia. Santri is a milestone, even the backbone. We can imagine if there were no students, kiai, ulama, we wouldn't be like we are today," he said.
He explained that the intention of being empowered shows that students are able to take part in any field and become anything. The role of santri can vary.
"Our vice president from the santri circle, or the Minister of Religion also comes from students. So students can do anything, if it's just a hacker, a lot of students are self-taught," he said.
According to him, on the night of the peak of the commemoration of Santri Day on October 22, 2022, all interfaith leaders will be invited to celebrate the event. The presence of these interfaith figures is in line with the government's focus on religious moderation.
"Not only will we invite all Muslims to celebrate Santri Day. What the Ministry of Religion is doing today is about religious moderation being a concern, religious leaders will be part of the celebration," he said.
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