Gus Yahya's Story About Gus Dur-Megawati: True In Practical Politics There Is Friction But The Relationship Is Brothers And Sisters

JAKARTA - Chairman of the PBNU KH Yahya Cholil Staquf revealed that the relationship between Gus Dur and Megawati Soekarnoputri was very close like brothers.

Both of them are considered as icons of resistance to the New Order regime, who share many of the basic values of nationalism and humanity.

Moments where friction is depicted between the two is normal in politics. By Gus Yahya, Gus Dur is considered a humanitarian fighter who does not only fight for Islamic groups, but also all levels of society.

This was conveyed by Gus Yahya, the familiar greeting of KH Yahya Cholil Staquf in the Inspirasi Ramadan 2022 series "Inspiration for Gus Dur's Exemplary" which was broadcast through the PDI Perjuangan BKN Youtube account, Tuesday, April 5.

Guided by host Syafril Nazirudin, apart from sharing ideas and examples that can be taken from Gus Dur, Gus Yahya also straightens out the assumptions on social media today, which often show that Gus Dur and Megawati are in constant conflict and even have different opinions.

"Gus Dur has known Iu Mega for a long time, like brother and sister, they have known each other for decades, and there are many things that the two of them share, meaning that the two of them have the same thoughts, but maybe in practical politics there are frictions. , that is very reasonable," explained Gus Yahya.

Not only Megawati, Gus Yahya said Gus Dur was close to Suharto even though there were many things that made a sharp difference between the two. In the course of politics, it is only natural that there would be friction, disagreement or differences between Gud Dur and Megawati.

"Because politics is like that, politics is muamalah, and in Fiqh discourse it is like other people who have no relationship at all. For example, trade transactions with siblings in fiqh must be carried out objectively and that is the same as politics," said Gus Yahya.

Regarding Gus Dur's example, Gus Yahya shared his experience when he accompanied Gus Dur as a presidential spokesman while serving as President of the Republic of Indonesia.

According to him, Gus Dur was a great intellectual figure shaped by the breadth of his knowledge and life experience. Gus Dur is considered an explorer in science because he studied all sciences not only limited to Islamic insights.

Gus Yahya also considered that Gus Dur was forged in life experiences where he was faced with various kinds of crises related to major problems experienced by Muslims, by the nation and state. Thus, Gus Dur was later formed into a leader who truly loved the nation, loved the people, and loved humanity.

"The impression I get is that I am very sure that he is a waliyullah (wali Allah). That is the most profound and the shortest way to describe it when I accompany him at the Palace,” said Gus Yahya.

"I have known Gus Dur for a long time, and I have also experienced changes thanks to Gus Dur. I changed in the 70s, there was an atmosphere both domestically and globally when Islam was in a conflictual position with other actors, actors of power. Domestically, he was faced with the New Order regime, thus making Islam an ideology of resistance, but Gus Dur with the discourses he built, with his perseverance in nurturing young people like me, succeeded in changing the mindset of me and my generation of friends to Think of another way, instead of fighting to destroy, why don't we donate, contribute to perfecting it? This is the basic principle of Gus Dur," continued Gus Yahya