Yogyakartans reject sultan’s ‘sabda’ and ‘dhawuh’

- Main Event
Some Yogyakarta inhabitants have communicated discontent at Sultan Hamengku Bawono X’s
late sabda raja (regal proclamation) and dhawuh raja (illustrious request), saying that he has
damaged their conventions.
“The sultan ought to pay consideration on history, particularly the title of the Yogyakarta
exceptional district and the deeds of the kraton [palace],” said Subhan Nawawi, the leader of
Bantul rule’s Laskar Santri, and NGO, on Tuesday.
- Elaboration
Since the foundation of the castle, the ruler has dependably been male on the grounds that in
the Javanese royal residence custom, bobot (quality), bibit (birthplace) and bebet (rank), are
connected with the male genealogy.
Subhan included that the sabda raja April 30, which dropped the title of “Khalifatullah King”
would meet with feedback, particularly from the Muslim group, on the grounds that the castle
additionally assumed a vital part in Islamic religious effort, or dakwah.
Thusly, he said, other than a ruler, the sultan was the religious pioneer, or imam, of the
individuals. “An imam ought to be male,” Subhan called attention to.
The Mataram Nahdliyin Community has likewise dismisses the sultan’s choices by holding a
tirakatan petition to God gathering at the Senopati Panembahan Mausoleum in
Kotagede,Yogyakarta.
The gathering contradicted the sabda raja on the grounds that it said the title of “Raja
Abdurrahman Sayyidin Panatagama Khafilatullah” for Yogyakarta sultans was suitable for guys
and was a piece of a custom.
“The title is a convention, which is an integral part of the presence of the Mataram kraton,” said
Mataram Nahdliyin Community facilitator Muhammad Alfuniam, otherwise called Kang Niam.
Kang Niam included the title was a type of acknowledgment that the Mataram Ngayogyakarta
Hadiningrat kraton was the successor of an Islamic kingdom sociologically, verifiably and
profoundly.
“We will likewise hold a tirakatan gathering and Islamic Mataram kratonceremonial dinner and
ideally the castle, particularly the sultan, won’t disregard history and convention,” Kang Niam
said on Tuesday.

Other than changing his title, the sultan additionally changed the title of the eldest of his five
girls, issuing her the new title of Gusti Kanjeng Ratu Mangkubumi Hamemayu Hayuning
Bawono.
Eyewitnesses saw that the sultan’s choice was made to clear a path for Mangkubumi to turn into
the sultan’s beneficiary, as he had no children.
In spite of conflicting with the regal explanation and request, on the other hand, Subhan and
Kang Niam said all matters identified with the castle administration progression were the
privilege of the royal residence alone.
“The progression is an inner matter of the castle and we won’t meddle in light of the fact that we
have no privilege,” said Kang Niam.

- Source
https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/05/13/yogyakartans-reject-sultan-s-sabda-and-
dhawuh.html