God Speaks to Me Personally
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During former days I was an active Muslim, an organizer of the
Muhammadiyah
movement and a preacher of Islam. In 1947, I was chosen to be the Chairman
of the Kalimantan Muslim Congress in Amuntai, together with K.H. Idham
Chalid. In 1950-51 I became a Muslim priest in the army in Banjarmasin,
with
the rank of Second Lieutenant. My articles were published in Islamic
magazines such as Mingguan Adil in Solo; Mingguan Risalah Jihad in Jakarta
and Mingguan Anti Komunis in Bandung. I cooperated with aggressive
anti-Christians from 1936 in Muara Teweh (Barito) and until 1962
sympathized
with groups who intended to establish Islamic rule over Indonesia, which
would have automatically stood against Christians.
Actually, I had owned a Bible since 1936. However, I did not read in it to
find its truth, but to search for paragraphs which could support my
standpoint as a Muslim with an anti-Christian attitude, and thus be able
to
attack the Christian faith more effectively.
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