Muslim World Must Learn from Indonesia

Muslim countries in the world should learn a lot from Indonesia. Although the largest Muslim country in the world, adherents of Islam in Indonesia considered capable of religion but still hold firm culture.

It is delivered by a researcher at the Islamic Foundation UK, Naved Saddiqi, in a dialogue at the University of Indonesia, Wednesday, October 26, 2011. He said that Islam in Indonesia grew by natural and not forced, not like the African countries that stand out of revolution in the name of Islam. "Countries Middle East and Africa to implement Islamic law in the muscle, Islam in Indonesia evolved by natural, while still embracing the culture, which makes Islam Indonesia has a remarkable expression," said Naved.

Britain and Indonesia, said Naved, can look in the mirror each other and learn from the Muslim community in each country. Indonesia as the country with the largest number of Muslims in the world can be an example for the followers of Islam in Britain who are minorities. Instead, Indonesia should see how the lives of Muslim minorities in Britain. "Indonesia offers hope for the world. Indonesia has an important role community how Muslims should live as a state," said Naved.

The same opinion is also conveyed by Maqsood Ahmed, a senior adviser to Faith Communities in the UK. He said the modernization of Islam practiced in Indonesia, but still maintaining Islamic values ​​are simple. "Unlike countries that evolved in the name of Islam, whereas they failed to give good example to the world of Islamic countries," said Maqsood.