Haedar Nashir: Before Muslims Have A Global Calendar, We Continue To Be Intolerated

General Chairperson Of Muhammadiyah Central Executive Haedar Nashir

JAKARTA - The General Chairperson of the Muhammadiyah Central Executive, Haedar Nashir, invites all parties to uphold the togetherness of various Islamic groups, which are actually all one.

Haedar Nashir said, considering that there are other Muslims who celebrate Eid al-Fitr on Saturday, April 22, he advised Takbiran participants to prioritize tasamuh (tolerance). The difference in determining 1 Syawal is scientific ijtihad.

"Well, as long as we are still different, the law is tasamuh, tolerant, respectful to respect, respect prices until one day there is an international global calendar that can unite all celebrations that determine the beginning of the month of Ramadan (1 Ramadan), 1 shawal, and 10 Zulhijah," he said as quoted from Muhammadiyah's official website, Friday, April 21.

The method of determining Muhammadiyah hilal is based on Hisab Hakiki materialized Hilal, he said, used by Muhammadiyah to fight for the Global Calendar that has been aspired to through the 2016 conference of world Muslim countries in Turkey.

"So if there is a calendar, we no longer need to wait for (the announcement) in 1 day before the holiday which can fall tomorrow or the day after tomorrow," explained Haedar.

Haedar explained that Islam is in line with science. Therefore, in the future, this people need certainty of an applicative method through technology even though it takes time.

"Like we pray, the time is for sure. In the past, Zuhur prayer had to look at the position of the sun right above our heads. But now there are no more people who want to pray and see the sun. But it really takes time. Same here, when the direction of Kiai Dahlan's qiblat was pioneered, at that time many disagreed, but now more than a century the Ministry of Religion has given birth to certification in the direction of Qibla for each mosque. So we have to be optimistic, "he ordered.

One day when there is a global calendar, we will be one in the Eid Al-Fitr in admand and Eid al-Adha. Well before that, we tolerate it," he said.