TEMA: MODERASI BERAGAMA 

Assalamualaikum warahmatullah wabarakatuh

ْ ‫ات ال ُْم ْختَلِ َف‬

‫اَ ْش َه ُد اَ ْن‬  ،‫ات‬ ِ ‫اد‬َ ‫اع ال َْع‬ ِ ‫ بِاَْن َو‬، ‫هلل الَّ ِذي َج َع َل اِنْ ُدونِ ِسيَّا َد ْولَةً ُّم ْستَ ِقاًّل‬
ِ ‫اَلْحم ُد‬
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‫ أما بعد‬.‫حم ًدا َع ْب ُدهُ َو َر ُس ْولُ ْه اَل نَبِ َّي َب ْع َد ْه‬ ِ ِ
ّ ‫ َواَ ْش َه ُد اَ َّن ُم‬.‫ك لَ ْه‬ َ ْ‫اَل الَهَ االَّ اهللْ َو ْح َدهُ اَل َش ِري‬
First of all, let’s give thanks to allah for all the blessings given to us. So that we can
meet in this occation.

The second time, blessings and greetings, we convey to the prophet Muhammad.

Let me introduce myself. My name is Sania Hilyal Husna. I’m in the eighth grade of MTs
NU Ma’rifatul Ulum. I also study at the boarding school of Ponpes Wafiyyul Quran.

Ladies and gentlemen,

I’m here to deliver speech about religious moderation. I’m quite nervous right now, but I
have to control it. If there are many mistakes, I hope you all understand.

As we all know that Indonesia is a country with diversity, diversity in culture, ethnicity
and religion. This diversity makes Indonesia a unique and interesting country. While on
the other hand, we have to protect and preserve it. So let's take care and manage it
properly because all of that can be a potential source of conflict, negative fanaticism,
unfair competition, disputes, even clashes that can undermine the country's philosophy,
Unity in Diversity.

Do we want our country to be divided? Of course not.

So, what should we do?

First, we must be moderate and not excessive.

In the Koran surah al-Baqarah verse 143 explains,

‫الر ُس ْو ُل َعلَْي ُك ْم َش ِه ْي ًدا‬

َّ ‫َّاس َويَ ُك ْو َن‬ َ ِ‫َو َك ٰذل‬
ِ ‫ك َج َع ْل ٰن ُك ْم اَُّمةً َّو َسطًا لِّتَ ُك ْو ُن ْوا ُش َه َداۤ َء َعلَى الن‬
Thus We have appointed you a middle nation, that you may be witnesses against
mankind, and that the messenger may be a witness against you.

Not excessive and not extreme and radical in carrying out religious teachings.
The second step is to be tolerant. That means we respect each other, especifically
religious differences. Then where is the point of tolerance according to religion? the
answer is in the Koran sura al-kafirun verses 4-6.

 ‫لَ ُك ْم ِد ْينُ ُك ْم َولِ َي ِديْ ِن‬ ‫ َوٓاَل اَْنتُ ْم ٰعبِ ُد ْو َن َمٓا اَ ْعبُ ۗ ُد‬ ‫َوٓاَل اَنَ ۠ا َعابِ ٌد َّما َعبَ ْدتُّ ۙ ْم‬
And I shall not worship that which you worship.
Nor will you worship that which I worship.
Unto you your religion, and unto me my religion.

That is the principle of tolerance that Allah directly mentions. In Indonesia, many people
interpret tolerance if we have a Christian friend and bring us cakes. And he said to me,
happy fasting. The question is: Is that what tolerance called? Then where is the
tolerance border if it’s like that?

That is not tolerance because Allah has clearly mentioned; Unto you your religion, and
unto me my religion.

Tolerance is respect between people, but it is not about faith and belief. We can’t say
“Come with me, brother. We pray to the mosque. Next week I’ll go with you to the
church”. We can’t do that. We respect them, but it doesn’t mean we also worship what
they worship. So, we as students will play a very big role in achieving the unity of the
people through religious moderation.

That’s all I can say.

Stay safe, stay healthy.

‫واهلل الموفق الى اقوم الطريق‬

Wassalamu’alaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh.