Quotes by Abdurrahman Wahid

About Abdurrahman Wahid:

Abdurrahman Wahid was an Indonesian Muslim religious and political leader who served as the President of Indonesia from 1999 to 2001. The long-time president of the Nahdlatul Ulama and the founder of the National Awakening Party (PKB), Wahid was the first elected president of Indonesia after the resignation of Suharto in 1998.
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I told the students that we can exert pressure without resorting to violence, and that we can move towards democracy without violence; that way, God will allow it.

Abdurrahman Wahid

All too many Muslims fail to grasp Islam, which teaches one to be lenient towards others and to understand their value systems, knowing that these are tolerated by Islam as a religion.

Abdurrahman Wahid

I don't talk in ifs.

Abdurrahman Wahid

I am a follower of Mahatma Gandhi.

Abdurrahman Wahid

I do not like violence.

Abdurrahman Wahid

Well, the most important thing about Islam is that we have to differentiate between two kinds of Islam. The first one is the institution of Islam... second, the culture of Islam.

Abdurrahman Wahid

If we cling to the institution of Islam, then we tend to defend it against whatever we see as a danger to it, so because of this we see now that many people are defending states, defending territories, defending everything institutional in the belief...

Abdurrahman Wahid

Kita butuh Islam ramah bukan Islam marah

Abdurrahman Wahid

Author Bio

  • NameAbdurrahman Wahid
  • DescriptionThe fourth President of the Republic of Indonesia.
  • AliasesGus Dur
  • BornAugust 4, 1940
  • DiedDecember 30, 2009
  • CountryIndonesia
  • ProfessionPolitician; Journalist