Wahid: A “Prophet” Welcomed Abroad

I and colleagues are raising funds for an Endowed Chair: “Abdurrahman Wahid Chair of Islam In Dialogue” in Temple University Department of Religion, Philadelphia, PA, USA. The focus of the Wahid Chair will be the study of Islam in dialogue with other religions and modernity. The Chair holder will work with the “Leonard and Arlene Swidler Chair in Interreligious Dialogue,” the “Journal of Ecumenical Studies,” and the “Dialogue Institute,” all at Temple University--thus forming a global “field of force” for dialogue. For information, and support, write: Leonard Swidler,

May God bless Gusdur always…
I believe that God is not discriminate against one of religion. I hope… dont kill Ahmadiyah, Lia Eden, etc..

A great resource - many thanks!

I am trying to translate “Gitu aja Kok Repot”.  Anybody Know? he he he.

It has been long, Wahid play an important role to build mutual understanding, mutual respect and mutual benefit attitudes towards multicultural society in Indonesia. He is a great man in our history.

I remember Thomas Charley, a historian when he felt that the study of great men was “profitable” to one’s own heroic side. By examining the lives led by such heroes, one could not help but uncover something about one’s true nature.

I hope Gus Dur will always have good health to continue shape the history through both his personal attributes and divine inspiration.
charles ndari

go gus dur go!

thanks to all. actually we can do what Gusdur done. it’s depend on ourself. so many activities what Gusdur have done. so we can do. If You can’t do anything what Gusdur done. don’t make a summery that Gusdur is Perfect. Nobody is perfect. and Muhammad was not perfect. but we have to return to God.
thanks

gitu aja kok repot is not easy to translate literally into english.... it would sound something like “just like that, fussing”. or something… in english they have sayings that would mean the same thing… but then the character is lost… for example “don’t get your knickers in a knot”. Or “making mountains out of molehills”
I find there are loads of things I can say in Indonesian that I can’t find a satisfactory translation for in English. By the same token, there are things that are more easily explained using english… for example, computer problems, or scientific discussions.

I would not say that Gus Dur is one perfect man.
I believe no body living in this world is perfect, or, can become perfect. Human beings are full of sins, how can they be perfect???
But I do believe that Gus Dur is the Great Man ever living in Indonesia nowadays, for one specific important reason. His contribution to promote pluralism as a living philosophy, is really of great significance.
His effort to achieve this idea, to put his dream into reality, is countless.
You can not count the too many occurences or events in the past, when Gus Dur showed his courage to speak out of the principle of pluralism, even under hard pressure by other parties opponent to him.
In my view, however, no one else can do in the same way all those which has been done by Gus Dur, as I mention above. 
I myself witnessed an event involving Gus Dur defending minority some years ago. Gus Dur, I am confident, is not perfect. But, he is some one special. He is a man full of courage. He is the Great One.
God loves him. God loves all the effort that he has done for the sake of the nation of Indonesia.

“Gitu aja kok repot”, “It’s plain and simple”, how’s that?

When we speak of religion, Gus Dur was the only man among us who implemented his religion in the truest sense, not only by delivering words of speech, yet Gus Dur was the man of lakum dinukum waliyadin applied on a consistent basis. Both by words and actions.

Lakum dinukum waliyadin was practised by Gus Dur thru giving high respects to all religions and faith living in Indonesia, till the time came when GOD wanted Gus Dur back closely to His Almighty Hug of Love.

As he ever spoke that the essence of all religions is togetherness, so pluralism and humanism was truly his way of life. Gus Dur’s religion is a religion of love, of peace, which embraced one and all. Shall there be anybody nowadays, who may continue his way of practising religion?

No other ulama in this world compared to Gus Dur.
None, indeed, I believe. As I believe that Gus Dur was a man of GOD : sent truly by GOD for the nation of Indonesia and for all people of the world who love peace and togetherness in the truest sense.

Why bother?  Gitu aja kok repot...Gus Dur rocks!!

Some of this Gus Dur discussion is debatable but isn’t everything? Awesome information none-the-less.