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Thursday, 03 June 2021

Abdillah Toha: Imam Khomeini Telah Melakukan Jasa Besar dalam Mengubah Tatanan Geopolitik di Dunia


islamindonesia.id – Abdillah Toha: Imam Khomeini Telah Melakukan Jasa Besar dalam Mengubah Tatanan Geopolitik di Dunia

Setiap tanggal 4 Juni, masyarakat Iran memperingati hari wafatnya pemimpin revolusi Islam Iran, Ayatullah Khomeini. Acara peringatan tersebut bertujuan untuk mengenang jasa, pemikiran, dan visi perjuangan sosok agung tersebut.

Pada tahun ini, 32 tahun sudah pemimpin revolusi itu meninggalkan dunia yang fana ini. Namun jejak intelektual dan pengaruh revolusi yang dikerjakannya masih menghujam di dalam sanubari masyarakat Iran.

Bahkan, bibit revolusi yang ditanamkan oleh Imam Khomeini sekitar 42 tahun yang lalu, kini telah berbunga lebat dengan menginspirasi perjuangan manusia-manusia merdeka seperti di Suriah, dan terakhir di Gaza, Palestina, dalam melawan rezim kejahatan global di tanah airnya masing-masing.

Demikian salah satu point pemikiran yang disampaikan oleh cendekiawan Muslim Indonesia, Abdillah Toha, dalam peringatan 32 tahun wafatnya mendiang Imam Khomeini dalam acara webinar yang bertajuk Political Islam from the perspective of Imam Khomeini: The international system and issues of the Islamic world.

Acara tersebut diselenggarakan oleh Institut Studi Politik dan Internasional (IPIS) pada hari Rabu (2/6). Hadir pula dalam kesempatan tersebut para pejabat tinggi Republik Islam Iran serta para intelektual dan tokoh internasional terkemuka.

Sebagai sosok intelektual yang dikenal konsisten dengan keberpihakannya pada nilai-nilai kemanusaiaan yang universal, Abdillah Toha menyampaikan rasa hormat dan penghargaannya pada negara Iran yang sampai saat ini masih tetap setia pada prinsip-prinsip moralitas yang diajarkan Imam Khomeini.

Menurutnya, Imam Khomeini  telah melawan rencana jahat Amerika Serikat (AS) dan sekutu-sekutunya yang ingin memiliki kendali penuh atas nasib masyarakat di Kawasan Timur Tengah. Meskipun untuk itu, rakyat Iran harus merasakan banyak kesengsaraan, karena dianggap sebagai penghalang atas ambisi setan mereka.

Lebih jauh, sosok yang pernah menjabat sebagai Ketua Badan Kerjasama Antar Parlemen (BKSAP) DPR RI ini mengatakan, bahwa tekanan dan permusuhan rezim kejahatan global atas Iran masih tetap berlangsung hingga saat ini.

Bahwa Iran saat ini masih berdiri dan bahkan lebih kuat dari sebelumnya, merupakan pukulan besar bagi ambisi imperialistik dunia barat. Hal ini tentunya menjadi inspirasi bagi kita dan banyak negara lain di dunia berkembang, bahwa kemauan Iran yang kuat dan keberanian mereka yang tak terbendung dan tidak membiarkan ditindas oleh kekuatan besar, pada akhirnya akan membawa kemenangan.

Mantan anggota Komisi I DPR RI ini menegaskan dalam paparannya, “Saya tidak ragu bahwa Imam Khomeini telah melakukan jasa besar dalam mengubah tatanan geopolitik di dunia dengan menunjukkan, bahwa berpegang teguh pada prinsip-prinsip yang benar dan adil pada akhirnya akan membebaskan dunia dari ketidakadilan (yang berasal) dari kekuatan despotik.”

Terkait dengan Indonesia, Abdillah Toha menyampaikan, bahwa bangsa Indonesia juga hingga saat ini masih setia dengan cita-cita para pendiri bangsa yang dipimpin oleh Ahmad Soekarno, yang menolak campur tangan pihak asing dalam menjalankan urusannya. Dan ini sejalan dengan cita-cita Imam Khomeini.

Meskipun pada prakteknya, bangsa Indonesia lebih banyak memilih cara persuasif, namun hingga saat ini Indonesia tetap menolak gagasan untuk adanya pangkalan militer di wilayah kedaulatan Indonesia.

Menurutnya, bahwa setiap negara mungkin memiliki sistem pemerintahan yang berbeda berdasarkan latar belakang budaya yang berbeda, tapi selama nilai-nilai kemanusiaan universal dan moralitas menjadi dasar dari prinsip-prinsip negaranya, maka dunia akan menjadi tempat yang lebih baik untuk hidup bagi semua.

Tidak ada negara yang berhak mengklaim bahwa sistem pemerintahannya adalah yang terbaik dan negara lain harus menerapkan hal yang sama.

Berikut ini adalah teks pidato lengkap Abdillah Toha dalam acara webinar tersebut:

Bismillah Arrahman Arrahim

Mr Chairman, His Exellency the Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran, honorable speakers of this webinar, excellencies,

It is a great honor for me to speak in this international meeting and seminar, especially when we are speaking of and commemorating the passing of a great man who until today has and continues to inspire not only the people of Iran but the whole world of conscientious people.

In my country Indonesia, we remember the late Imam not only as a great leader but also a man of learning  and a great soul who struggled against the oppressors, risking his life and believed in the divine wisdom that will ultimately bring justice to the oppressed. A leader who led a very simple life and dedicated his entire life towards establishing a just and equitable ummah, free from the tyranny of men, wherever and whenever they are in the world.

I live in a country where the majority of the people are muslim and yet not as homogeneous as the inhabitants of Iran. We have more than 17,000 islands with more than 200 local languages and ethnicities. Spread over an ocean whose length from the western tip to the east of the archipelago is more than 5000 km, and a coastline of not less than 50,000 km long.

One of our biggest challenges is to ensure unity in diversity and maintaining independent foreign policy, not to be swayed by competing world powers who are often unashamedly showing hunger for political  hegemony and greed for economic resources.

In line with the aspirations of Imam Khomeini, it is also the determination of our founding fathers led by Ahmad Soekarno to ensure that the country remains as steadfast in conducting its affairs, independent of any meddling by foreign entities. From the beginning of the republic, despite many persuasive attempts, we have always rejected the idea of foreign military base on our land.

I have great respect for a country such as Iran who until today still holds the principles of moral strength and determination propagated by the Imam, despite the many tribulations instigated by foreign powers, notably the United States and its allies, who regard Iran as an impediment and obstacle to their satanic ambition to have full control of the fate of the people in the region.

The successful resistance of the Syrian people in the struggle against friends of the zionists and the recent shock felt by the criminal regime in the so called Israel  as a result the determination of the Palestinians in Gaza, no doubt have been inspired by the consistent will of the Iranian leadership under the guidelines bequeathed by the late Imam.

I can still clearly remember 42 years ago when I was much younger, watching an impressive elderly person in black robe stepping down from the airplane that ended his 15 years of exile from his beloved country to free his people from the tyrannical regime of the Shah.

A view I will never forget that projected the image of a person who did not give in to whatever and however huge an obstacle facing him and enemies waiting eagerly to stop him from achieving his aims. This of course later we know that he had to face a bloody and criminal aggression of Saddam for eight years out of his ten years in office. It is no secret that Saddam did this with the encouragement and help of the old colonial powers.

That this pressure and hostility still continue until today, more than 40 years after the establishment of the Islamic Republic, and that Iran today is still standing up and even stronger than before, is another big blow to the imperialistic ambition of the western world on the one hand and an inspiration to us and many other countries in the developing world, that strong will and unstoppable courage and not to let being bullied by big powers, would ultimately bring victory.

I have no doubt that Imam Khomeini has done a great service in changing the shape of the geopolitics in the world by showing that clinging to the right and just principles would eventually rid the world of injustices of despotic forces.

Different countries may have different system of governing based on different cultural backgrounds but as long as universal human values and morality are the foundation of its state principles then the world will become a better place to live for all. No country has the right to claim that its system of governmant is the best there is and that other countries must apply the same.

Let us now pray on the occasion of the day of the passing of Imam Khomeini may Allah the Merciful and Compassionate bring peace to the soul of the Imam and place him at the highest level in the hereafter together with our beloved prophet PBUH and his household and loyal companions. Amiin ya mujib alsailin. Thank you.

Abdillah Toha

Speech at the international webinar on the occasion of commemorating the passing of Imam Khomeini.

02-06-2021

AL/IslamIndonesia/Foto utama: Abdillah Toha/FB

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