Muslim Students' Association (Indonesia)

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Islamic Students' Association
Himpunan Mahasiswa Islam
Lambang HMI (Original).png
The official logo of the Muslim Students' Association
AbbreviationHMI
FormationFebruary 5, 1947; 74 years ago (1947-02-05)
FounderLafran Pane
TypeStudent organization
Location
Region served
Indonesia
Websitepbhmi.info

The Muslim Students' Association (Indonesian: Himpunan Mahasiswa Islam, literally "Islamic Students' Association", abbreviated as HMI) is an Indonesian student organization. HMI is an independent organization with the objective of "connecting academics, creators – servants of Islam, and taking responsibility for creating a just people blessed by Allah".

History[]

HMI was founded in Yogyakarta on 5 February 1947 at the initiative of Lafran Pane with 14 students from the Institute of Islam in Yogyakarta (Indonesian: Sekolah Tinggi Islam Yogyakarta),[1] currently Indonesian Islamic University.

After 30 September Movement botch military operation, many people including university students and lecturers had to be interrogated, and proved themselves non-communist by the university. To carry on this operation the university involved student, especially from HMI which was a rival of leftist students union such as CGMI to inform the campus about lecturers or students who are communists or affiliated with leftist organizations. Many of the students and lecturers were expelled, became political prisoners, or killed.[2] Some of HMI activists were trained by the army to kill.[3]

To stop HMI from being collapsed after the New Order government imposed "single-ideology" of Pancasila into civil organizations, HMI congress in Padang agreed that the only fundament of belief should be Pancasila. Thus HMI, which has its headquarters in Jalan Diponegoro in Jakarta, is the only HMI that is recognized by the government. Later it is often, yet unofficially, called "HMI Dipo"; to avoid confusion with "HMI MPO" (HMI - Assembly to Save the Organization) which split by some members who disagree with the congress statement. At the congress in Jambi in 1999, HMI returned to recognizing Islam as the main source of values.

References[]

  1. ^ Sitompul, Agussalim, 1995, Historiografi Himpunan Mahasiswa Islam Tahun 1947 – 1993, Intermasa, Jakarta
  2. ^ Wahid, Abdul. Counterrevolution in a Revolutionary Campus: How Did the “1965 Event” Affect an Indonesian Public University?
  3. ^ Tempo Magazine. Karung Latihan itu Diisi Orang

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