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Dari situs http://www.libforall.org ternyata Dewa bersama komponen JIL yang lain memang memerangi konsep Jihad dalam Islam sehingga ummat Islam ridho dengan penindasan AS dan Israel seperti yang terjadi di Palestina, Iraq, dan Afghanistan. Oleh karena itu Dewa membuat lagu "Laskar Cinta" untuk melawan "Laskar Jihad" yang dianggap penuh kebencian. Ketua LibforAll: C Holland Taylor yang menulis buku "A Christian Guide to Prosperity." Misinya membuat ummat Islam bersahabat dengan Barat melalui sosialisasi Islam Mistik (Tasawuf) dan Pluralisme. Selan Ahmad Dhani juga ikut Abdurrahman Wahid sebagai penasehat senior serta Azyumardi Azra, Franz Magnis-Suseno SJ, Abdul Munir Mulkhan (Muhammadiyah), Nasr Hamid Abu Zayd (penafsir Hermeunetika) Untuk lebih jelasnya silahkan lihat di situsnya. No to the warriors of jihad! Yes to the warriors of love! A constant theme in our planning is how to promote a popular culture of liberty and tolerance in the Muslim world, so as to influence the general public, and not just an intellectual elite. LibForAll's CEO (C. Holland Taylor, left) at an award ceremony with Abdul Munir Mulkhan of the Muhammadiyah (the world's second-largest Muslim organization), Abdurrahman Wahid of the Nadhlatul Ulama (the world's largest Muslim organization) and Ahmad Dhani (celebrity singer, songwriter and leader of a band called DewaIndonesias best-selling rock group for more than a decade). Munir, Abdurrahman Wahid and Dhani are all Sufi Muslims, as is Dhani's spiritual mentor, Faiz. Contemporary mystics, Dhani and Faiz deftly employ their knowledge of human psychology to discredit religious extremism in the eyes of the public, in a form of ideological jiu-jitsu. (Ahmad Dhani on the cover of the Indonesian magazine, Syir'ah. The story is entitled: "The Sufi Understanding Behind Dhani.") Some of the music awards won by Dewa over the past 12 years. The words Laskar Jihad mean The Warriors of Jihad. Its also the name of a radical group responsible for slaughtering thousands of Christians in the Indonesian provinces of Maluku and Sulawesi in recent years, and for having driven nearly half a million others from their homes. Ahmad Dhani in his studio (left) in August of 2004, discussing the lyrics of Dewas latest album (then being recorded) with LibForAll CEO Holland Taylor. The album was called Laskar Cinta, which means, Warriors of Love. Asked on national TV about the difference between Laskar Jihad and Laskar Cinta, Dhani replied, "The first group spreads hatred for one's fellow man, while the second spreads love for all humanity. Any Indonesian who thinks healthily will agree that what I'm saying is true." Asked by a reporter why he had called his new album Laskar Cinta, Dhani replied, To fill the emptiness of Laskar Jihad, and spread the virus of [spiritual] love among the young generation. Since the albums launch in November of 2004, the slogan has spread throughout Indonesia: No to the Warriors of Jihad, Yes to the Warriors of Love! Laskar Cinta quickly rose to the top of the charts, as millions of young Indonesians eagerly embraced its message of love, peace and tolerance. Not surprisingly, religious extremistshorrified to see their indoctrination of young Muslims into the culture of jihad undermined so effectivelyhave condemned Ahmad Dhani and publicly accused him of heresy. You may read coverage of these events in the Washington Post. Inspired by Faizwho conceived the original idea of Laskar Cintathe members of Dewa have deftly employed popular culture to disseminate a spiritual and progressive interpretation of Islam in the worlds most populous Muslim nation. Their songs continue the venerable Sufi tradition of worshipping God through profound love poetry, set to contemporary music. Like the Diwan of Hafez, their lyrics are open to multiple interpretationseither as praise of the earthly beloved, or a call of longing to the Divine. The Prince of Love Song: Ahmad Dhani Lyrics: Ahmad Dhani, Faiz M. Second after second, each following the next as the minutes fly past. The days keep slipping by month after month as well. The constant cycle of age after age This life, too, is bound to end in death. Time will annihilate everything on earth but not my love for You, Because I'm the Divine Prince of Love. Night after night yields to dawn as morning turns to midday. Passing years dissolve into the flow of centuries all that is young must grow old. The seasons are constantly changing This life, too, is bound to end in death. Nothing in this world is eternal nothing everlasting Time will annihilate everything on earth but not my love for You, Because I'm the Divine Prince of Love. Oneness Song & Lyrics: Ahmad Dhani This I is really You My love is really Your love This I is really You My soul is really Your soul My longing is Your longing My blood is Your blood There is nothing but You Whom I worship night and day I call Your name With every breath I take I call Your name I call Your name Its with Your hands that I touch With Your feet I walk With Your eyes I see With Your ears I hear With Your tongue I speak With Your heart I feel There is nothing but You Whom I worship night and day I call Your name With every breath I take I call Your name I call Your name http://www.libforall.org/home.html Chairman & CEO: C. Holland Taylor was educated at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and Princeton University; has studied in Berlin, Germany; and has been involved with the Muslim world for nearly four decadeshaving spent years in the Middle East and Indonesia. At the age of 26, Mr. Taylor co-authored two books (The Prosperity Handbook and A Christian Guide to Prosperity) which presented the case for economic liberty and political reform to a wide general audience. http://www.libforall.org/about-us-management.html -------------------------------------------------------------- Milis Masjid Ar-Royyan, Perum BDB II, Sukahati, Cibinong 16913 Website http://www.arroyyan.com ; Milis jamaah[at]arroyyan.com
