The 'Islam Ala Prabowo' Book Is Not an MUI Product
The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) has made it clear that the book 'Islam Ala Prabowo' is not an official MUI program, activity, or product. This statement was issued through a circular from the MUI Leadership Board numbered Kep-97/DP-MUI/IX/2026, dated September 10, 2026, and signed by Deputy Chair KH M. Cholil Nafis and Secretary General Dr. Amirsyah Tambunan.
MUI explained that the presence of its Chairperson, KH M. Anwar Iskandar, at the book launch was solely in his capacity as the person who delivered a prayer during the National Coordination Meeting of the National Alms Agency (Baznas RI). The council is calling on the public to handle this controversy proportionally and to put the principle of tabayun (fact-checking) first.
Previously, the book was launched on August 26, 2025, as part of a series of events for the Baznas RI Rakornas. Several figures whose names appear in the book, like TGB Muhammad Zainul Majdi and KH Muhammad Abdurrahman Al-Kautsar, have already clarified that they never submitted or wrote articles for the book. MUI is also urging that this controversy not spiral into unverified conclusions.
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