Indonesian Muslim Shura Council

Indonesian Muslim Shura Council

The Indonesian Muslim Syuro Council or Masyumi Party is a political party that was established on November 7, 1945 in Yogyakarta.

This party was established through a Congress of Muslims on 7-8 November 1945, with the aim of becoming a political party owned by Muslims and as a unifying party for Muslims in political aspects.

Masjumi was eventually dissolved by President Soekarno in 1960 because its figures were suspected of being involved in the rebellion movement from within the Revolutionary Government of the Republic of Indonesia (PRRI).

Through the Muslim Charity Coordinating Board (BKAM) Islamic leaders did not just give up, at its session on 7 May 1967 a committee of 7 (seven) was formed, chaired by a Muhammadiyah figure, H. Faqih Usman

After going through several meetings and hard struggles, the government finally gave permission to build a new political party that would accommodate the aspirations of Muslims

Parmusi was ratified by Presidential Decree no. 70 dated February 20, 1968, then he was appointed general chairman Djarnawi Hadikusumo and general secretary Drs. Lukman Harun, both of whom were Muhammadiyah activists.

After the official establishment of the government intervention against the Parmusi party, the aroma was very strong, when the first party congress was held on November 4-7, 1968 which was held in Malang, East Java.

Muhammad Roem was elected as chairman, Muhammad Roem had been Minister of Foreign Affairs and PM of the Masyumi party, in the struggle for independence as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Negotiator for the government of the Republic of Indonesia he was famous for the Roem-Royen contract.

The government's reaction came immediately, by disapproving Roem as chairman of Parmusi, as one of Masyumi's top figures, it was feared that Roem's appointment would resurrect Neo Masyumi

through the secretary of state Alamsyah Ratuprawiranegara sent an express telegram to the ongoing congress, that the government did not approve of the election of Muhammad Roem as chairman of Parmusi.

At the end of the congress, Djarnawi Hadikusumo and Drs. Lukman Harun as chairman and general secretary of the Indonesian Muslim Party

The leadership of Djarnawi Hadikusumo and Lukman Harun did not last long, because the government considered that the leadership duo from Muhammadiyah was considered by the government to be uncooperative with the interests of the authorities.

There was coercion of will. John (Jailani) Naro and Imron Kadir, respectively as chairman and secretary of PARMUSI, resulted in an event from this coercion Parmusi experienced sharp conflicts within the party's internal circles.

The government ended through its Presidential Decree No. 77/1970 dated November 20, 1970, again intervened by appointing a Muhammadiyah figure who was considered cooperative with the government, namely HMS Mintaredja

At that time he was appointed as Minister of Social Affairs in the ORBA Cabinet. After the 1971 elections the government required parties to implement political party fusion or restructuring, merging, simplification of political parties in Indonesia.

Parmusi and other Islamic parties, namely NU, PERTI and SI fused in the United Development Party

Masyumi was initially established on October 24, 1943 as a replacement for MIAI because Japan needed an agency to garner support from the Indonesian people through Islamic religious institutions

However, Japan was not very interested in Islamic parties that had existed in the Dutch era which were usually located in urban areas and had a modern mindset

so that in the first weeks, Japan had banned the Indonesian Sarekat Islam Party and the Indonesian Islamic Party

Besides that, Japan is also trying to separate the Islamic intellectuals in urban areas from the kyai in the countryside

Rural kyai played a more important role for Japan because they could mobilize people to support the Pacific War, as workers or soldiers

Masjumi at the time of the Japanese occupation was not yet a party but was a federation of four Islamic organizations that were permitted at that time

Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), Muhammadiyah, Islamic Community Association, and Indonesian Muslim Association.

After becoming a party, Masyumi founded the daily newspaper Endless in 1947

Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) is one of the Islamic mass organizations that is very active in the formation of Masjumi. An NU figure, KH Hasyim Asy'arie, was elected as the highest leader of Masjumi at that time

Many other NU figures sit on the Masjumi management and that is why NU's involvement in political matters is difficult to avoid

Nahdlatul Ulama then left Masjumi through a decision letter from the Nahdlatul Ulama Supreme Management (PBNU) on April 5, 1952

As a result, there was political friction among Masjumi intellectuals who wanted to localize the NU kiai on religious matters only