By : Alif Fikri )*
In order to fight radicalism and terrorism, students must indeed become the main stronghold that can protect the community from all efforts of propagandists in disseminating their understanding for the integrity of the Republic of Indonesia.
In fact, every society has the same portion to be able to play a role in fortifying each other from the threat of radicalism and terrorism. However, Deputy I for Prevention, Protection and Deradicalization of the National Counterterrorism Agency (BNPT), Maj. Gen. Nisan Setiadi underlined and revealed that students turned out to have a very important role in this matter.
It started from how the resolution of jihad that had been carried out by KH Hayim Asy’ari was able to inflame all the enthusiasm in defending the motherland. According to Maj. Gen. TNI Nisan Setiadi, starting from the resolution of the jihad, the students, clerics to the alumni of islamic boarding schools have a role that cannot be underestimated at all in terms of providing explanations to the entire community regarding the dangers of understanding radicalism and terrorism and carrying out prevention efforts, especially in the community and also islamic boarding schools.
Furthermore, the famous jargon Hubbul Wathon Minal Iman which was also used by KH Hasyim Asy’ari about how to love and defend the country is the same asai part of the faith is a strong foundation for students to participate in inviting all components of society in preventing the spread of radical, intolerant understanding to lead to terrorism.
The spirit of jihad resolution brought by KH Hasyim Asy’ari in no way discriminates against the class and background of the community. Because the essence of the spirit of the jihad resolution is how to expel the invaders from the country so that it is completely undeniable that Indonesia was formed because of its diversity, but everything can still be one according to the idea of Bhinneka Tunggal Ika.
Maj. Gen. Nisan Setiadi added that Santri Day, which will be commemorated on October 22, 2022 , should not only be a commemoration, but actually the best momentum to further strengthen the sense of nationalism, national spirit, national defense and love for the country to continue to be proclaimed. In fact, according to him, it is also very important to have synergy between BNPT and PBNU in saying and maintaining the Republic of Indonesia.
All elements of society must be able together to unite together in order to prevent all parties who actually want to change the ideology of the state, including those who want to change the political order in Indonesia with the ideology they want.
Togetherness is a fairly central key because only by collaborating with each other, efforts to prevent radical understanding and terrorism will become much easier to do so that they do not spread quickly in the community. Therefore, the Chairman of Tanfidziyah PCNU Tegal, dr. H Abdal Hakim again reminded that students can avoid all dangers of radicalism and terrorism in order to maintain the unity and diversity of the Indonesian nation.
The reason is, there are still young people who do not really understand the condition, so H Abdal Hakim advised all students to be able to remind each other and be an encouragement among their friends that indeed differences should never be addressed as something destructive, but precisely that differences if they can be united, it will be a great beauty.
Meanwhile, the Deputy Chairman of the Nahdlatul Ulama Central Java Regional Board (PWNU Central Java), Dr. KH Rofiq Mahfudz also emphasized to the students to continue to equip themselves with intelligence and know how to distinguish or recognize indications that may be an effort to spread radicalism and terrorism in their surroundings.
Because after knowing from the beginning what the indications are, it will be clearer how to determine attitudes including having a solid fortress so that it is not easily consumed by the persuasion of radical group propagandists and the integrity of the Republic of Indonesia will continue to be maintained.
In fact, according to him, if there have been some indications that lead to the efforts of certain groups or people to spread the teachings of radicalism and terrorism, according to KH Rofiq, these students can directly report to NU administrators at various levels, ranging from reporting at the branch level and even directly reporting at the MWC level to PCN directly. The goal is that radical ideas can be avoided immediately and not easily spread widely among the public.
So, students do have a very important role and indeed must help to fortify the entire society from the teachings of radical and terrorist groups so that it is not easy to spread widely because it will further aggravate the state of the Nation and they really want to damage the harmony that has been established between the people so that it is easy for civil war to occur.
)* The author is a contributor to the Pertiwi Institute
