The Development of Indonesians' Democracy

Indonesians’ development of democracy, at least four times Indonesia through democracy. The first is liberal democracy in the era of independence. Both are guided democracy, when President Sukarno dissolved constituent assembly and declared a guided democracy. Third is the Pancasila democracy which began in the reign of President Suharto. Fourth is a democracy today is still in a state of transition.

The advantages and disadvantages of each period of democracy is basically could provide valuable lessons for Indonesians’ citizen. Liberal democracy was at that time cannot provide meaningful change for Indonesia. However, various cabinet falls-up at that time have shown a wide range of personal and their thoughts are brilliant in the lead but it is easily overthrown or fallen down by the parliament with a vote of no confidence.

While guided democracy that declared by Sukarno, Sukarno's position has strengthened in absolute terms. On the other side, this impact on the authority of Indonesia in international forums that is shown by different maneuvers performed Sukarno and the emergence of Indonesia as one of military force to be reckoned with in Asia. But on the other side is less noticed aspect of people's economy due to various political policies of the time.

In other sides with the leadership of Soeharto's Pancasila democracy the stability of security is maintained resulting in the deprivation of freedom of speech. But the level of people's economic life is relatively good. However, the disease of corruption, collusion and nepotism (KKN) getting worse plagued government. Government agencies in the legislative, executive and judicial corruption are exposed to the virus.

Democracy in Indonesia is still in a transitional period in which various achievements already appeared and accompanied by other achievement. For example, the emergence of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) felt capable of deterrent effect corruptors by jailing a corruptor.

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Muhammadiyah Movement

Islam in our country Indonesia in this era still struggle to change the heresy in daily life to the purity of Islam which is without the superstitious, heresy, and also myth. Every Islamic scholar in Indonesia has a desire to change this situation which is happened in our country. Qur’an and Sunnah are the true way that Rasulullah SAW has told us as the good moeslem. Therefore, for creating this holy idea from the Islamic scholar and then in Indonesia created much of Islamic movement which are have a mission to phase out the traditional mind of Indonesian people in that time included in superstitious, heresy, and also myth.

         

           The Muhammadiyah movement is one of the Islamic movements in Indonesia which has a big desire to disappear the traditional mind Indonesian people little by little. The Muhammadiyah movement also has an important role to increase the social life in the society, economic, and also political life. The Muhammadiyah movement has an aim to make Indonesian moeslem become a modern people and rise up from their backwardness going to the people who have the admiration in this global or modern era. Therefore The Muhammadiyah movement has a new method to improve the education of moeslem such as give the welfare to the orphans.

             

          Kiyai Haji Ahmad Dahlan as the founding father of the Muhammadiyah movement was born in1868 in Kauman, Yogyakarta. He was having a good religious milieu because his father Kiyai Haji Abu Bakr, son Kiyai Haji Sulaiman, was a khatib of the Sultanate Mosque of Yogyakarta. His mother Siti Aminah or Nyai Haji Abu Bakr was the daughter of Kiyai Haji Ibrahim, a moeslem leader at kesultanan of Yogyakarta, son of Kiyai Haji Hasan.

When Ahmad Dahlan child he did not go to a government school which is managing by Dutch Colonial Government, the schools are not provided to the children who are not came from aristocratic class, only the aristocratic class who able to school in that era. Ahmad Dahlan is becoming the victim of Dutch Colonial Government which prevail that judiciousness.

Ahmad Dahlan received much of Islamic education which is very traditional education teachings, much of his knowledge in that time received from his father, and Islamic scholar in Yogyakarta. Ahmad Dahlan studied much of Islamic teachings such as Hadits, Fiqh, Arabic, and also he studied Astronomy (‘ilmu’l falak) from Kiyai Haji Dahlan of Semarang and Shaikh Muhammad Jamil Jambek of Bukit Tinggi. At 1902 he went to Mecca in the age of 22 with heling from his older sister Nyai haji Saleh, he stayed one year over there. And at 1903 he went again to Mecca, and stayed two years over there, he studied under the guidance of Shaikh Ahmad Khatib. Ahmad Dahlan most influence with Muhammad Abduh with his book “tafsir Al Manar”.

Oneday the relationship between Ahmad Dahlan and Kiyai Haji Kamaluddiningrat were not harmonious, when Ahmad Dahlan has an argument that the kiblat of mosque kesultanan is not right, therefore he has to change the direction to the correct one, but they not respond to Ahmad Dahlan’s idea. Therefore in one night Ahmad Dahlan and his student struggle to change the kiblat of mosque kesultanan by drawing the lines. Therefore this action make Kiyai Haji Kamaluddiningrat angered to him.

In 1909 Ahmad Dahlan joined Budi Utomo, and he has a mission to give religious instruction in the government school, without joining Budi Utomo he cannot running his mission, because inside Budi Utomo organization there are many members as a teacher and goverment staff. Ahmad Dahlan also joined Al Jama’ah Al Khairiyah at 1910. He believe the organization would give the important things for Islamis movement and also give the information the development of Islam in the world, because Jama’ah Al Khairiyah was the first organization in Indonesia has a good relation in the Middle East. All of efforts which were done by Ahmad Dahlan received a good response from Indonesia. Through Presidential decision No.657, dated December 27, 1961, declared Ahmad Dahlan as a national patriot.

Di Mana Aku Berada......???

Aku khawatir terhadap suatu masa 
yang rodanya dapat menggilas keimanan

Keyakinan hanya tinggal pemikiran 
yang tak berbekas pada perbuatan

Banyak orang baik tapi tak berakal 
Ada orang berakal tapi tak beriman

Ada lidah fasih tapi hati lalai 
Ada yang khusyuk namun sibuk dalam kesendirian

Ada ahli ibadah tapi mewarisi kesombongan iblis.

Ada ahli maksiat rendah hati bagaikan sufi

Ada yang banyak tertawa hingga hatinya berkarat 
dan ada yang banyak menangis karena kufur nikmat

Ada yang murah senyum tapi hatinya mengumpat 
dan ada yang berhati tulus tapi wajahnya cemberut

Ada yang berlisan bijak tapi tak memberi teladan 
dan ada pelacur yang tampil jadi figur

Ada orang punya ilmu tapi tak paham 
Ada yang paham tapi tak menjalankan

Ada yang pintar tapi membodohi 
Ada yang bodoh tak tau diri

Ada yang beragama tapi tak berakhlak 
dan ada yang berakhlak tapi tak bertuhan

Lalu di antara semua itu di mana aku berada...??? 
(Ali Bin Abi Thalib)

PENYESALANKU

mengapa aku begitu bodoh

membiarkan semua berlalu begitu saja

meninggalkan segala angan yang ada

menghempaskan kesempatan yang sudah berada di depan mata

hanya demi mempertahankan ego semata

melindungi sesuatu yang belum tentu ada

memperjuangkan sesuatu yang fana dan hampa

ya Allah ampunilah salah hamba

ku bersujud padamu atas segala dosa

dosa yang menyelimuti alam semesta....

amien.....

PERSEMBAHANKU BUAT DAAR EL AZHAR,SANTRI, DAN TEMANKU

Jl. Komplek pendidikan MC.Timur Rangkasbitung-Lebak-Banten. Itulah alamat yang kucari ketika mencari pondok pesantren modern Daar el -Azhar, pondok yang sederhana tetapi penuh dengan kekayaan ilmu di dalamnya. Pertama kali kuinjakkan kakiku, ku langsung bargegas ke rumah kyai pondok itu yang bernama KH.Ikhwan Hadiyyin,MM, ramah, baik dan insya Allah baik orangnya. Dialah sosok yang selalu membakar semangat santri untuk selalu menuntut ilmu, merebus jiwa jiwa feodal yang ada pada santri pada saat itu. Yah.... itulah Daar el Azhar dengan sejuta kenangannya... yang juga mendidikku agar menjadi guru yang baik, ramah, dan disiplin dengan waktu.

Tidak hanya ilmu yang kudapatkan di sana tapi juga banyak teman baru yang kudapatkan, ada yang namanya Hikal, orang yang sangat unik dan bikin orang lain terkadang kesal dengan perilakunya tapi juga terkadang bikin orang tertawa sakit perut dengan tingkah lakunya, dia juga merupakan orang yang melatih tim sepak bola DA pada saat itu. Ada juga yang namanya hasan, orang yang sangat sangat aneh dan pendiam, dia adalah teman seperjuanganku ketika di Gontor, tetapi seiring bergulirnya waktu.... dia bisa beradaptasi dan menjadi orang yang sangat aktif dalam melatih marching band. Dan aku tidak pernah lupa dengan perkataanya "La Takun Sina Gondok Ente Dzalik".... hahahaha.... itulah perkataanya yang masih terlintas di pikiranku saat ini. Dan selanjutnay, ada Sandy, temanku yang satu ini adalah teman yang penuh dengan mimpi mimpi yang terkadang di luar batas pemikiran seseorang alias LEBAY tapi it's ok.... dialah orang yang paling hyper aktif dari teman temanku. Yang tidak pernah diam untuk membuat suatu gebrakan gebrakan untuk majunya pondok.

Kami berempat tinggal di suatu kamar tapi bukan kamar, gubuk tapi bukan gubuk.... itulah kamar Al Anshar pojok.... di sanalah kami tertawa, menangis, bahkan berkelahi.. tapi itulah kenangan yang tidak akan terlupakan seumur hidupku. Semoga Daar el Azhar lebih maju dan pesat pekembangannya. Dan KH.Ikhwan Hadiyyin,MM serta keluarga selalu sehat dan panjang umur. Serta santri dan santriwati...  agar selalu mengukir prestasi demi mengharumkan "KAMPUNG YANG BERKEMILAUAN".... Good luck DA....

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Setiap langkah adalah Emas
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Setiap langkah adalah Kejujuran
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Dan pada akhirnya...

Setiap langkah adalah SURGA
Tapi terkadang dan bahkan sering setiap langkah adalah NERAKA

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