Commemoration Of The Youth Pledge, Gus Miftah Invites The People Of Indonesia To Listen To The People Of Surabaya In Carrying Out Harmony

JAKARTA - Dai famous Miftah Maulana Habiburrahman or Gus Miftah hopes that other regions can follow the example of community harmony in the city of Surabaya, East Java. "Wong Indonesia (Indonesian people) if they can get along (regions) as in Surabaya, God willing, become a thayyibatun balatun wa rabbun ghofur," said Gus Miftah in a written statement delivered by the Surabaya Diskominfo, Saturday, October 29. This was conveyed by Gus Miftah when giving a national lecture at the National Tolerance Gathering event commemorating Youth Pledge Day on the Hero's Street, Surabaya City, Friday evening, October 28th. According to Gus Miftah, even though Surabaya was inhabited about 34 ethnic groups, the residents there remained in harmony and mutual respect between one another. Gus Miftah also invited the people in the city of Surabaya to continue to emulate the spirit of the Youth Pledge. At least five points were conveyed to be able to be imitated from the Youth Pledge. First, Gus Miftah conveyed that the spirit of the Youth Pledge taught everyone to never stop fighting. "The Youth Pledge teaches us, even though there are differences in religious and racial terms, all one Indonesia, we respect one and another," said Gus Miftah in the second point. Third point, Gus Miftah said, that the Youth Pledge teaches the public to maintain local heritage and be proud as Indonesian citizens. Then fourth, the Youth Pledge teaches all of them, even though there are many foreign languages, but still loves the Indonesian language. The Youth Pledge teaches us, to any footingTOR, never forgets Indonesian homeland, "said Gus Miftah.

Meanwhile, the Mayor of Surabaya, Eri Cahyadi, said that from the past until now, the people of Surabaya have always upholded tolerance from one another. For this reason, he asked the whole community to continue to provide a sense of security and comfort for any religion that carries out worship in Surabaya. "Thank you, for all the citizens of Surabaya who have maintained peace, who have brotherhood with one another," said Cak Eri, his nickname, quoted by Antara. Cak Eri again invites the public to continue to announce that Surabaya is an open city for all groups and always maintains tolerance. "If we continue to achieve this, God willing, Surabaya does not have radicalism, Surabaya does not have any such chaos because everything is maintained by the isk-arek Suroboyo who loves peace," he said.