Prof. Emeritus Dato’ Dr.
AbdulHamid Abu Sulayman paid a courtesy call to Honorable Dr. Yusuf Kalla,
Deputy President Republic of Indonesia and the Deputy President Palace, Central
Jakarta on Monday, October 3, 2016. The main agenda for the meeting was to
exchange ideas on the future establishment of International Islamic University
Indonesia (IIUI).
Honorable Dr. Yusuf Kalla
expressed his thank to Prof. Emeritus Dato’ Dr. Abdul Hamid for coming to
Indonesia and contributing ideas for the establishment of IIUI. In his
welcoming remarks, Hon. Yusuf Kalla explained that there are more than 7,000
Islamic educational Islamic institutions in Indonesia at various levels. The
Deputy President hoped that the establishment of International Islamic
University Indonesia will be able to attract the best students from these
institutions to pursue their post graduate degrees. He also wished the
University to promote a more dynamic and creative ways in finding solutions to
the contemporary problems of the Ummah.
Prof. Emeritus Dato’ Dr.
AbdulHamid in his response said that he agreed with the Deputy President
assertion that the Ummah needs fresh ideas in solving our contemporary
challenges. Dr. AbdulHamid gave an example of the pressing issue of limited
number of pilgrimage who can perform Hajj at one time compared to an increasing
number of Muslims who requested to perform Hajj every year. According to Dr.
AbdulHamid, Muslim scholars must come out with creative solutions to resolve
this issue in the best possible ways. On behalf of IIIT, Dr. AbdulHamid assured
the Deputy President that the Institute will provide all necessary expertise
and assistance in setting up the University. Dr. AbdulHamid invited the
steering committee for the establishment of the University to visit the
International Islamic University of Malaysia (IIUM) to exchange ideas and
expertise. He hoped both IIUI and IIUM would be able to work together to
provide the best education for the Muslim Ummah and beyond.
The one hour visit was also attended by Prof. Dr.
Kamaruddin Amin, Director General of Islamic Education, representing the Minister
of Religious Affairs; Prof. Dr. Komaruddin Hidayat, Team leader of International
Islamic University, Indonesia (IIUI): Dr. Mohammad Umar, Secretary for the Vice
President; Dr. Bambang Widiyanto, Deputy Human Development Affairs Vice
President office and staffs. The IIIT delegates include Brother Muhammad
Siddek, Habib Chirzin and Shahran Kasim.
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