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JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – Yaqut Cholil Qoumas said he was surprised when President Joko Widodo asked him for the first time to join Indonesia’s Advanced Cabinet as Minister of Religion.
According to Yaqut, he never imagined that he would be a minister.
“Of course what I feel is shock. Because in my wildest dreams, I never imagined becoming Minister of Religion,” Yaqut said at a press conference broadcast on YouTube’s Presidential Secretariat on Tuesday (12/22/2020) .
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Yaqut said his new assignment was a mandate given by Jokowi and Vice President Ma’ruf Amin.
Yaqut also admitted that he was determined to donate his entire life and what he had for the nation and the country.
“Through the Ministry of Religion I will do what is best for this nation and this country,” he said.
After officially becoming Minister of Religion, Yaqut said, the first thing he will do is make religion an inspiration, not an aspiration.
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This means that religion is no longer used as a political tool as much as possible, whether to oppose the government, take power, or for other purposes.
“May religion be the inspiration and may religion bring the values of goodness and the values of peace in the life of the nation and the state,” he said.
On top of that, Yaqut promised to increase the ukhuwah Islamiyah. According to him, because most of the Indonesians are Muslim, the country will be peaceful and peaceful if their fellow Muslims have ukhuwah or unity.
Yaqut also wants to increase the ukhuwah wathaniyah or brotherhood among the nation’s fellow citizens.
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According to him, the independence of Indonesia was achieved not only because of the role of the Muslim community. However, the joint role of Christians, Hindus, Buddhists, Confucians and all religions in the development of the struggle for independence.
Therefore, no group or religion has the right to claim exclusive ownership of this country.
Yaqut also wants to increase ukhuwah basyariah or association between humanity.
Quoting a companion of the Prophet, Yaqut said that if a person is not a brother in faith, then brotherhood must be carried out in the human aspect.
In addition, Yaqut promised to improve education for all religions, including promoting the independence of Islamic boarding schools. He wanted Islamic boarding schools to produce the best paintings in the nation that could make the best contributions to the country.
“Please pray for the blessings of the ladies and gentlemen of Indonesia so that I can carry out this mandate to the best of my ability, istikamah with kindness and of course bring progress to the nation and the state,” he said.
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Previously reported, President Joko Widodo announced the names of the new Forward Indonesia cabinet ministers.
There are six names of the new ministers. One of them is Yaqut Cholil Quoumas.
Yaqut replaces Fachrul Razi as Minister of Religion. Yaqut is a Muslim figure who heads the PP Ansor Youth Movement.
“The fourth is Mr. Yaqut Cholil Qoumas, he is a Muslim figure who is the president of the PP GP Ansor and we will give him the responsibility as Minister of Religion,” Jokowi said at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, on Tuesday (12/22/2020 ).
