Chairman Of The DPD RI LaNyalla Responds To Zulhas' Speech: "It's Not Just Offside, But It Makes Noise"

Chairman of the DPD RI La Nyalla Mattaliti/ Photo: Doc. DPD RI

JAKARTA - Chairman of the DPD RI AA LaNyalla Mahmud Mattalitti criticized the material for the speech of the Chairman of the National Mandate Party (PAN) Zulkifli Hasan who used the analogy of Islamic law in praying as a joke. LaNyalla said, making fun or jokes of the Shari'a in prayer were very inappropriate, and harassed the main worship of Muslims.

According to LaNyalla, what the Minister of Trade of the Republic of Indonesia did was a form of blind fanaticism that exceeded the limits, in order to support the candidate pairs in the presidential election.

"This is not only offside, but has caused a commotion in the lower classes. Moreover, we have had signs related to materials related to ethnicity, religion, race and intergroup. Just Komika, what is clear is that his intention is to joke, be punished, especially politicians," said LaNyalla in a statement received statement, Wednesday, December 20.

LaNyalla admitted that he received a lot of aspirations, inputs and suggestions from the community at the grass root, and from a number of figures, who criticized what Zulhas alias Zulkifli Hasan had done, after the video recording of his speech went viral on social media.

The people below and a number of figures became furious to see that. I understand, because it has entered a very private realm in the worship of Muslims. Moreover, the prayer order is the only order directly conveyed by Allah SWT to the Prophet Muhammad in Isra 'Mi'raj. This is the most important worship," he said.

As chairman of the Party, continued LaNyalla, Zulkifli Hasan should understand what "Istihza" is. Which in terms of language means "Sukhriyah" or harassing by making fun of. Moreover, what is ridiculed is prayer which is a form of Habluminallah in Islamic teachings.

Making fun of a person or group is prohibited in the Koran. Moreover, making fun of the ritual of praying, even as a joke," he added.

LaNyalla considers the phenomenon of ridicule and ridicule or jokes against religion, especially Islam in Indonesia, which has recently become increasingly widespread on social media, is the impact of the victory of understanding of racism over idealism and spirituality.

"I think this is the impact of changing the Constitution and the State System in Indonesia, which is increasingly liberal, individualistic and caplectical economics. Because indeed we have left Pancasila as a completely changed Constitutional identity from 1999 to 2002," he said.

Therefore, he repeatedly said that the Presidential Election was not Indonesian culture and tradition. But adoption from the west system is individualist. So that it changes the character of the Indonesian nation which is actually a nation that is friendly and communal.

"We can see this, in the election of the chairman in any organization, including the party, which is carried out through representatives. Not directly elected by all its members," he concluded.

In a video circulating on social media, PAN Chairman Zulkifli Hasan illustrates that currently there are community groups when performing prayers do not dare to recite the 'Amen' once the priest has finished reading the letter Al Fatihah. Also do not stick out a finger during the tasyahud, for fear of supporting other candidate pairs. This is because of his love for Pak Prabowo, joked in the video, while demonstrating by sticking out two fingers.