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Campus dakwah the ideals of “clerical-intellectuals”. the PKI. Of the various universities Ideologically, HMI is often regarded organizations HMI experienced a heyday
activities in Salman At that time HMI appeared as a kind of Dachlan Ranuwihardjo, M. Imaduddin as an onderbouw (substructure) of the in the 1970s. Intellectual dynamics
Mosque at the Bandung social revolution of the Muslim students. Abdurrahim, Ismail Hasan Metareum, Masjumi, as Victor Tanja said basing his among HMI activists developed, such
Institute of Technology Along with the establishing process of Sulastomo, Endang Saifuddin Ansari and assumption on the decision of the 1949 as the presence of Limited Group by
Source: Documentation the newly nation-state identity, some others emerged as the leaders. Congress that HMI and PII were only Djohan Effendi, M. Dawam Rahardjo and
Salman Mosque ITB Muslims were also preoccupied with The development of HMI to becoming a student organizations. Another thing that Ahmad Wahib in Yogyakarta. In addition
political parties and ideological issues major organization cannot be separated encouraged many people’s assumption to the figures above, some national
surrounding the Jakarta Charter as the from the role of A. Dachlan Ranuwihardjo was the ideological proximity of HMI with figures were also born from the womb
Muslims’ attempt to color the nation’s (Chairman of HMI 1950-1951), who that of Masjumi. At the 5 congress in of HMI such as Nurcholish Madjid, M.
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political life. HMI was a students effort brought HMI to Jakarta in 1950. The Medan (1957), HMI demanded Islamic Amien Rais, FahmiIdris, Deliar Noer, Adi
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to characterize the campus lives. At growth of HMI was also possible parties like Masjumi, NU, PSII, and Sasono, and many others. Rahardjo
that time, secular student movements because Dachlan had also been close the like to be able to fight for Islam as underlined that HMI has an important
practically dominated campuses. Having to Soekarno, who morally supported for the state foundation of the Republic of role in shaping Nurcholish Madjid’s
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been attached to the Islamic symbols HMI struggle. Soekarno’s closeness with Indonesia in the Constituent Assembly. intellectuality. The politicization policy of
HMI was clearly having trouble in HMI is a factor that HMI had not been Sitompul asserts that such claim was the Muslims that was carried out by the
getting new members. The Indonesian dissolved by the president despite the legal because the Constituent Assembly New Order government forced the HMI
political situation that was still unstable request of PKI. 26 had the duty write a new constitution of to take a cooperative political stance.
also forced HMI to be involved in the the state. 28 In such political condition, Nurcholish
fight against the retirn of Netherlands In the course of time, HMI had become Sitompul also confirms that HMI and Madjid issued a very famous slogan
colonialism and also against uprising a more mature organization and Masjumi shared similiar ideology basic “Islam Yes, Politics No”. This was an
Communist Party of Indonesia (PKI) increasingly influential among the by but HMI remained an independent attempt to alter the pattern of Islamic
in Madiun. In late 1950s HMI began to students at either religious or secular organization and it was not under the struggle that had been more in politics to
the cultural pattern of struggle.
universities. Dachlan asserted that HMI
spread its wings outside Yogyakarta such has three personal characteristics: 1) supervision of Masjumi. It had also been
as at the University ofIndonesia (UI), the integrate with and within the national life proved that HMI activists were not forced Internal dynamics within HMI in the late
Institute Technology of Bandung (ITB), of the nation, 2) to think, to act, and to to choose Masjumi in the 1955 elections, 1960s shook HMI. Ahmad Wahib and
and Padjadjaran University and others. move independently, and 3) to maintain but it was up to their conscience. 29 Djohan Effendi were two HMI activists
In the 1960s, HMI had already had Islamic brotherhood. 27 from Central Java, known for their
mass basis in various public universities. As the oldest and the biggest student critical and progressive thinking. Since
In 1965-1966 those members would 25. Rahardjo, Intelektual Intelegensia,….. p.329. 28. Agussalim Sitompul, Historiografi Himpunan the 1967’s they did not feel “at home” in
Mahasiswa Islam tahun 1947-1993. (Jakarta:
26. Saidi, Islam dan Nasionalisme Indonesia,…p.
become the motor of resistance against 85-88. Intermasa, 1995), p.60. HMI as a student organization, because
24. M. Dawan Rahardjo, Intelektual Intelegensia 27. M. Rusli Karim, HMI MPO dalam Kemelut 29. Agussalim Sitompul, HMI dalam Pandangan 30. Latif, Inteligensia Muslim dan Kuasa,… p. 428.
dan Perilaku Politik Bangsa: Risalah Cendekiawan Modernisasi Politik di Indonesia. (Bandung: Mizan, Seorang Pendeta: Antara Impian dan Kenyataan, 31. Rahardjo, Intelektual Intelegensia dan Perilaku
Muslim, (Bandung: Mizan, 1996), p.55. 1997), p. 102. (Jakarta: Gunung Agung, 1984), p.62-63. ,…… p.37.

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