Ustaz Khalid Basalamah Apologizes For Saying Puppets Must Be Eliminated, Sujiwo Tedjo And Gus Miftah Respond

Sujiwo Tejo (screenshot)

JAKARTA - Ustaz Khalid Basalamah straightened his statement after saying that wayang should be removed because it is not in accordance with Islamic teachings.

"I don't think or have any intention of eradicating this from the history of Indonesian ancestors or for example telling all the puppeteers to repent to Allah, or for example all wayang must be destroyed. If you want to do it, that's your right. sorry, the scope of our taklim," said Ustaz Khalid.

Apart from that, he still apologizes if his statement offends other parties, especially those who love wayang.

"I, Khalid Basalamah, would like to extend a heartfelt request from our conscience to all parties, including all those who have been offended by our response," said Ustaz.

This statement received mixed responses from the public and cultural practitioners. Sujiwo Tejo, who was asked for a lot of information, also raised his voice via social media.

According to him, people respond to others whose religious level is equal. He also gave a message that everyone can delete their own shadow before deleting the puppet.

"Because religion also has semesters. People who are religious in doctoral semesters should not respond to people whose religion is in the TPB semester (first level together)," said Sujiwo Tejo.

Unlike Sujiwo Tejo, Gus Miftah had a different way of responding to Ustaz Khalid Basalamah's lecture.

Through his Instagram, Gus Miftah invites the public to watch wayang. He also included a video of the wayang being played by the late Ki Seno Nugroho in which he advised that all religions teach kindness and gratitude.

"They said there were those who considered wayang haram and asked for the puppet to be destroyed, let's assume it was wayang," said Gus Miftah.