GROWING IN THE MIDDLE OF COMMUNIST AND ABANGAN - HISTORY OF MUHAMMADIYAH TULUNGAGUNG
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Penulis : SHUBHI MAHMASHONY HARIMURTI
ABSTRAK
Sejarah Muhammadiyah di Tulungagung selalu luput dari peneliti. Jangankan berbicara tentang persyarikatan, nama kabupaten yang dilewati Sungai Brantas ini saja masih kurang familiar. Data dan fakta terkait sejarah Muhammadiyah di Tulungagung wajib diteliti. Karena di wilayah ini sangat kental nuansa abangan di masa kini dan komunis pada era sebelum 1965. Riset ini menggunakan metode penelitian literatur. Meskipun kenyataannya sumber tertulis mengenai Muhammadiyah di Tulungagung cukup sulit ditemukan. Untuk menutupi kekurangan dalam hal literatur maka dimanfaatkan juga metode wawancara. Hanya orang-orang dengan kapasitas yang sesuai dengan bidang penelitian ini lah yang diminta untuk menjadi responden. Hasil riset dapat dijadikan pelajaran berharga bagi semua orang. Baik akademisi, warga Muhammadiyah, umat Islam, ataupun masyarakat Indonesia secara keseluruhan. Dikarenakan terdapat ibrah berharga. Ketika seseorang atau komunitas terkena tekanan bukan malah semakin kecil nyalinya. Namun sebaliknya. Justru lebih semangat dan menunjukkan berbagai prestasi membanggakan. Muhammadiyah Tulungagung patut diapresiasi di bidang keagamaan, pendidikan, seni budaya, dan politik.
Introduction
The growth of Muhammadiyah in Tulungagung, East Java deserves to be appreciated. It is not something simple for the organization carrying the modernity growing in the basis of communist and Abangan (those not adhere strictly to the precepts of nominal religion). Moreover, Tulungagung is not equal to other cities in East Java such as Lamongan in which the Tadjid is simply accepted.
In 1960s, it was not easy to follow Muhammadiyah - even to follow Islam was something uncommon for the people in Tulungagung. At that time, this City of Marble was mostly populated by community following communism and Abangan in which PKI (Indonesian Communist Party) was very powerful particularly approaching the movement of 30 September (G30S) of 1965.
In Tulungagung, a city that is only 70 km from Madiun, as the story goes, is claimed as the capital of community with the symbol of hammer and sickle. It is a small town in Southern East Java 120 km from the capital of Surabaya. This town is not really known compared to its neighbouring towns such as Blitar and Kediri. However, Tulungagung has some excellences not found in other places; one of which is that it is the largest producer of marble in Asia.
The history of Tulungagung sometimes is not known among researchers. The story of Kadipaten Ngrowo as the previous name of Tulungagung has been less famous compared to the history of Dhoho Kingdom and the imperium of Kahuripan in Kediri. Due to its infame, this research becomes interesting to be proposed. It is a must for the public to know about the history of regency that has 19 sub-districts.
Certainly, it is also with the initial development of the proselytization of Muhammadiyah that must be directly correlated to the communism and Abangan power. The non-physical and physical dispute emerged along with the growth of Muhammadiyah to give Enlightment to the city that is also called as Bumi Wajakensis.
A number of good deed activities even have been disputed, though the next generation today, as a matter of fact, can feel the benefits and even are grateful for the advancement concept carried by Muhammadiyah in Tulungagung.
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