Sufism Revealed in the Indonesian Media 

April 28, 2001

TVRI Interview (INDONESIAN TV)
Drs. Wahfiudin, Interviewer for Islamic Program on TVRI

Read transcript of Interview | Listen to Interview

After Fajr prayer (which MSN prayed at the studio), he was interview live on TV with millions of viewers watching. There are over 200 million people in Indonesia and over 170 million Muslims, making it the largest Muslim country in the world!

After the first interview, they recorded two interviews on Sufism addressing all misconceptions about the 'heart of Islam'. At the end, the staff of the studio received initiation (baya`) into the Order. Shaykh Nazim, Shaykh Hisham, and their delegation then departed the studio.

Meeting with The Honorable Dra Tutty Alawiyah, Minister of Women

At an event hosted at Asyfiiyah School of Islam, around 10,000 women of all ages - from orphans to university/college students -
gathered especially to welcome Mawlana Shaykh Nazim and Shaykh Hisham.

Shaykh Nazim and Shaykh Hisham were welcomed by a cheering,  overwhelming crowd. Lunch was served and after that Dra. Tutty Alawiyya introduced  Shaykh Nazim and Shaykh Hisham, speaking highly of them. Mawlana Shaykh Nazim then addressed the gathered crowd in a suhbat which made them so happy that they were cheering!

At the end of the day, Mawlana Shaykh visited Masjid Ar-Rahman, Sheikh Thahir Bin Abdul Fatah, in Pekalongan, the mosque where the 6000-member congregation has been reciting the Dalail ul-Khairat for the last 150 years .

Mawlana Shaykh Nazim praised them and spoke about the great blessings of Praising Prophet (s)
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