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Abdurrahman Wahid
Indonesian
Statesman
About the author
Well, the most important thing about Islam is that we have to differentiate between two kinds of Islam. The first one is the institution of Islam... second, the culture of Islam.
Abdurrahman Wahid,
Indonesian
Statesman
#Culture
#First
#Islam
If we cling to the institution of Islam, then we tend to defend it against whatever we see as a danger to it, so because of this we see now that many people are defending states, defending territories, defending everything institutional in the belief that they defend Islam.
Abdurrahman Wahid,
Indonesian
Statesman
#Now
#People
#Belief
#Islam
#states
#Danger
I told the students that we can exert pressure without resorting to violence, and that we can move towards democracy without violence; that way, God will allow it.
Abdurrahman Wahid,
Indonesian
Statesman
#God
#Will
#Democracy
#Pressure
#Violence
#Students
I don't talk in ifs.
Abdurrahman Wahid,
Indonesian
Statesman
#Talk
I do not like violence.
Abdurrahman Wahid,
Indonesian
Statesman
#Violence
All too many Muslims fail to grasp Islam, which teaches one to be lenient towards others and to understand their value systems, knowing that these are tolerated by Islam as a religion.
Abdurrahman Wahid,
Indonesian
Statesman
#Religion
#Islam
#Value
I am a follower of Mahatma Gandhi.
Abdurrahman Wahid,
Indonesian
Statesman