Indonesia's biggest Muslim organization, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), will officially unveil its jihad monument to commemorate the battle of Surabaya, where many of its members fought as volunteers, in 1945.NU, which plans to present the monument on Sunday in Surabaya, East Java, hopes it will remind Muslim people of the true meaning of jihad.
Chairman Saiful Chalim of NU's Surabaya branch said that his organization wanted Muslims to understand that the concept of jihad is not merely a war against infidels. Chalim said, "In 1945, NU called on its adult members to perform jihad by joining Indonesian soldiers fighting against the Netherlands and Britain. This monument will be a reminder of our past struggle and the meaning of jihad."
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