Vice President Asks NU-Muhammadiyah To Increase Work To Maintain World Peace

Vice President Ma'ruf Amin during a dialogue with Imam Besar Al Azhar (Grand Syaikh), Ahmed Al-Tayeb, at the Emirates Palace Hotel, Abu Dhabi, Monday (5/2/2024). (ANTARA/HO-Secretariat Vice President).

JAKARTA - Vice President Ma'ruf Amin advised the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) and Muhammadiyah organizations to continue to improve their work in maintaining peace in the global arena.

The statement was made by Vice President Ma'ruf ahead of the Zayed Award for NU and Muhammadiyah, in Abu Dhabi.

"NU and Muhammadiyah must continue to play a role, in addition to roles that are local, national, then their global role must continue," the Vice President told reporters after reviewing the Abu Dhabi Embassy in the Republic of Indonesia (KBRI) at Al Yaqut Street, Embassies District, Plot 42, Sector W59-02, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (PEA) reported by ANTARA, Monday, February 5.

The Vice President was impressed with the various efforts made by the two Islamic organizations in maintaining tolerance between religious believers, so that they succeeded in attracting the attention of the world community.

According to Ma'ruf, these efforts also contribute to Indonesia's image as the most tolerant country in the world.

"Even recently, the Hukama Council, which was centered in Abu Dhabi, chaired by Syaikhul Azhar, came to Indonesia to say that Indonesia is the most tolerant country in the world. This cannot be separated from the roles of these two organizations, NU and Muhammadiyah, in the life of our nation, as the most tolerant nation," he said.

In the future, the Vice President hopes that NU and Muhammadiyah can continue to improve their role and always be role models for other countries in the world.

"Yesterday in the speech of the President of Timor Leste, he said, we really don't have organizations like NU and Muhammadiyah. Therefore, he hopes that the roles of NU and Muhammadiyah can also affect Timor Leste," he said.