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Sharing the same scholarly lineage as NU, Al Washliyah is ready to work with its new chairman

From Republika · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

At a glance

News Named sources Outcome reported
  • Nahdlatul Ulama elected KH Abdul Hakim Mahfudz, known as Gus Kikin, as chairman and KH Miftachul Akhyar as Rais Aam for the 2026-2031 term.
  • Al Jam’iyatul Washliyah chairman KH Masyhuril Khamis congratulated Gus Kikin and offered continued cooperation between the two organizations.
  • Masyhuril said the groups share a scholarly lineage linked to Ahmad Khatib Al-Minangkabawi and praised Gus Kikin’s business experience as a potential asset for organizational economic independence.

Al Jam’iyatul Washliyah is ready to deepen cooperation with Nahdlatul Ulama after the election of new leaders for the organization’s 2026-2031 term.

KH Abdul Hakim Mahfudz, widely known as Gus Kikin, was elected chairman of the Nahdlatul Ulama Executive Board, while KH Miftachul Akhyar became Rais Aam. The decision came at NU’s 35th congress at Bahrul Ulum Islamic boarding school in Tambakberas, Jombang, East Java.

Al Washliyah chairman KH Masyhuril Khamis congratulated Gus Kikin and offered prayers for his leadership. He said NU should become increasingly rooted in society and continue to support people seeking guidance on life and religious matters.

Our founders and scholars at Al Washliyah and NU had the same teacher, which means they share the same scholarly lineage. They studied under Tuan Ahmad Khatib Al-Minangkabawi, so Al Washliyah is certainly pleased that we can continue collaborating and working together to build the nation’s next generation.

— KH Masyhuril KhamisThe Al Washliyah chairman offered cooperation with NU after its leadership election.

“Our founders and scholars at Al Washliyah and NU had the same teacher, which means they share the same scholarly lineage. They studied under Tuan Ahmad Khatib Al-Minangkabawi, so Al Washliyah is certainly pleased that we can continue collaborating and working together to build the nation’s next generation,” Masyhuril told Republika.

Masyhuril also said Gus Kikin’s experience as a successful businessman could help strengthen the economic independence of religious organizations. In his view, stronger organizations would be less dependent on outside support. Gus Kikin was selected through the Ahlul Halli wal Aqdi mechanism after nine senior scholars deliberated over five candidates. AHWA member KH Anwar Iskandar announced the unanimous decision, which also received written approval from Rais Aam KH Miftachul Akhyar.

The AHWA members unanimously decided to elect KH Abdul Hakim, commonly known as Gus Kikin, as chairman of the NU Executive Board for the 2026-2031 service term.

— KH Anwar IskandarHe read the decision of the nine-member Ahlul Halli wal Aqdi body at the NU congress.
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Originally published by Republika in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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