Jakarta, PonPes Al-Amin Pabuaran. The supreme leader (Rais Aam) of the Indonesias largest Muslim organization Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) KH Maruf Amin, popularly know as Kiai Maruf, said here recently that Saudi Arabia was in need of Indonesia as the worlds predominantly Muslim country.
"We only hope that he will pay greater attention to Indonesia and I think Saudi Arabia highly needs Indonesia which has neutral foreign policy," he said.
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NU supreme leader: Saudi Arabia in need of Indonesia
Kiai Maruf likened the close relations between the two countries to the ones between two brothers. Both Indonesia and Saudi Arabia established relations long before Indonesia proclaimed its independence.PonPes Al-Amin Pabuaran
Several Indonesians once became the imam of Al-Masjid al-Haram and studied in Mecca, including Syaikh Muhammad Nawawi Al-Jawi Al-Bantani, Achmad Khotib Al-Syambasi, and Syaikh Ahmad Khatib Al-Minangkabawi."I think it (the meeting) is very important. We hope relations between Indonesia and Saudi Arabia in the future will become closer," Kiai Maruf said in the Presidential Palace compounds.
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He also said the Saudi kings visit to Indonesia was monumental because he had played a role as a custodian of two Holy Mosques -- Al-Masjid al-Haram in Mecca and Al-Masjid al-Nabawi in Medina.He expressed the hope that Saudi Arabia would increase their investment in Indonesia as the worlds predominantly Muslim country.
As many as 36 Indonesian Islamic figures met King Salman at the Merdeka Palace, including chairman of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) Islamic organization KH Said Aqil Siradj, chairman of Muhammadiyah KH Haedar Nasir, chief of MUIs advisory council Din Syamsuddin, leader of Gontor Islamic boarding school Hasan Abdullah Sahal, leader of Walisongo Islamic boarding school KH Kholil Asad, and Islamic preachers such as Arifin Ilham and Yusuf Mansur. (Masdar)
Dari (National) Nu Online: http://www.nu.or.id/post/read/75872/nu-supreme-leader-saudi-arabia-in-need-of-indonesia
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