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| Kyai Haji Ajengan Ahmad Sanusi, A Traditional Kyai Figure from West Java, Indonesia (Special Document sukabumiNews) |
KHA Ahmad Sanusi Rejects Sukarno and Radjiman's Proposal
KHA Ahmad Sanusi rejected Sukarno and Radjiman's
proposal. He argued that religious matters should not be decided by majority
vote. Matters of belief cannot be forced upon a majority.
As a solution, the assembly should simply decide
whether to accept Maskur's proposal or Kahar Muzakir's. Ahmad Sanusi then
proposed that the verse include the phrase "according to religion."
Ultimately, the assembly accepted his proposal. The decision was made without a
vote, by crossing out the word "," meaning accepting the phrase
"according to religion." (61)
In the session, which he admitted would be the last he
would attend, KHA Ahmad Sanusi expressed his views, hopes, and criticisms. He
warned the assembly members that they were present representing 70 million
Indonesians. Therefore, when expressing their thoughts, they should not speak
carelessly and should not let the session proceed.
They should speak as clearly as possible. This means
that the truth and falsity of what is being discussed should be clearly
visible, so that it can be understood why something needs to be maintained or
changed. Because, if the problem is no longer clear from now on, then our
descendants will be the ones to bear it. (62)
Ajengan Ahmad Sanusi also criticized the attitudes
that emerged during the trial. He argued that differences of opinion should be
thoroughly discussed from the outset in a spirit of unity, so that they truly
become one, and that the resulting nation would truly be a unitary state.
"If we follow the question-and-answer method that
has been implemented, we will not create a unitary state, but a divided state,
despite its name," said KHA Ahmad Sanusi in his closing speech. (63)
During the War of Independence (1945-1949), KHA Ahmad
Sanusi served as a member of the Central Indonesian National Committee. Because
of this position, he was required to travel to Yogyakarta in 1948 following the
signing of the Renville Agreement. Based on this agreement, the Sukabumi region
was declared no longer part of the Republic of Indonesia. While in Yogyakarta,
Kyai Haji Abdurrahim, his father, died.
He made a significant political decision in 1949. He
rejected the Darul Islam movement proclaimed by S.M. Kartosuwiryo, because,
what Kartosuwiryo outlined, as stated in the Darul Islam constitution, was
considered to be incompatible with Islam, for example the veto rights held by
the imam (Kartosuwiryo).
Haji Ahmad Sanusi's footsteps were followed by almost
all of his followers and former students, including Kyai Haji Yusuf Tauzirie
from the Cipari Islamic boarding school in Garut. Yusuf Tauzirie had previously
been a close friend of Kartosuwiryo, especially during their shared active time
in the PSII (Indonesian Islamic Boarding School). (64)
After the war of independence, KHA Ahmad Sanusi
returned to Sukabumi. However, he did not have much opportunity to rebuild his
Islamic boarding school or organization. In 1950, he died, leaving behind
dozens of children from his several wives. Several of his children, including
Badri Sanusi, continued to lead his Islamic boarding school to this day.
By decision of the Indonesian government, he was
appointed as one of the pioneers of independence.
Conclusion
The case of KHA Ahmad Sanusi is not sufficient grounds
for generalizing all traditional kiyai. However, at least from this case, it
can be answered and proven that traditional kiyai were not like that in the
struggle for independence. It is also not true that they or religious leaders
were obstacles to "development." To get a more representative
picture, of course more research needs to be done on other traditional kiyai
cases. (End)
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