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National scene: State defense program explained to ulemas
The Defense Ministry will team up with ulemas (Islamic leaders) to help introduce the state defense program to all Muslims
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he Defense Ministry will team up with ulemas (Islamic leaders) to help introduce the state defense program to all Muslims.
The ministry jointly arranged a three-day international meeting gathering 58 ulemas from around the world to pass on the concept of the state defense program to their followers starting on Wednesday.
The gathering also saw around 1,500 members of the country’s largest Islamic organization, Nahdatul Ulama, attending.
“We must work together with the ulemas because it’s clear that the concept of state defense is in accordance with religious teachings,” said Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu.
In his speech during the opening ceremony, Ryamizard made it clear that the state defense program was not military training.
