Biography Emha Ainun Najib
Muhammad Ainun
Najib or commonly known Emha Ainun Najib or Cak Nun born in Jombang, East Java,
May 27, 1953. He was the fourth child of 15 siblings. His father, the late MA
Latif, was a farmer. He received his elementary education at Jombang (1965) and
SMP Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta (1968). And he entered Gontor Ponorogo modern
boarding school but later excluded because the demonstration against the
government in the middle of the third year of his studies. Then he moved to SMA
Muhammadiyah, Yogyakarta until graduation. Then he had continued to UGM Faculty
of Economics, but did not graduate yet. He Only got formal education ended in
Semester 1 Faculty of Economics, University of Gadjah Mada (UGM).
He had Five
years of living homeless in Malioboro, Yogyakarta between 1970-1975 when
studying literature to teachers who admires, Umbu Landu Paranggi, a mysterious
and mystic whose life greatly influence the course of Emha. He also
participated in theater workshops in the Philippines (1980), International
Writing Program at the University of Iowa, United States (1984), International
Poets Festival in Rotterdam, The Netherlands (1984) and Horizonte Festival III
in West Berlin, Germany (1985). In daily life, Emha directly involved in the
community and doing activities that summarizes and integrates the dynamics of
art, religion, political education, in order to foster economic synergy
potentialities of the people. In addition to the regular monthly activities
with community Padhang mBulan Society, he also traveled to various parts of the
archipelago, an average of 10-15 times per month with Music Kiai Kanjeng, and
on average 40-50 shows a mass which is generally done in the area outside the
building. Besides, he also held a Kenduri Love since the 1990's held at Taman
Ismail Marzuki. Love is friendship forum feast of culture and humanity are
packed very open, nonpartisan, light and wrapped in his cross-gender art. In
social gatherings, he did various deconstruction understanding of the values,
communication patterns, methods of transportation cultural, educational way of
thinking, as well as the pursuit of the problem solutions.
Together Music
Group Kiai Kanjeng, Cak Nun average 10-15 times a month traveling around to
different parts of the archipelago, with a mass event which is generally done
in the area outside the building. In addition, on a regular basis (monthly)
with community Padang Bulan Community, meeting socially active doing various
deconstruction understanding of the values, communication patterns, methods of
transportation cultural, educational way of thinking, as well as the pursuit of
the problem solutions.
In various
community forums Community Padang Bulan, it talks about pluralism often. Many
times Cak Nun called scholars who reject it straighten understanding of the concept
was described as that diversity management. He was always trying to correct a
misunderstanding about something, whether errors of meaning and contextual
meaning etymology. One is about da'wa, the world which he considered polluted.
According to him, there is no parameter who is and is not to preach. "The
main Da'wah not with words, but by behavior. People who rented berbuatrumah, in
Bugisan, Yogyakarta. Several cities in Java, once they came, for one or two
performances. In addition to performing, he also menjasjid, and a variety of
community residents was called missionary activities. "It's just been
preaching be good," he said.
That is why he
preferred to have his presence with Novia Kolopaking His wife, known as the
artist film, stage, and the singers and musical groups in the park Kiai Kanjeng
culture, cyberspace since the late 1970s, working with Dynasty Theatre - based
in ntuk service . Service is worship and should be done not only vertically,
but horizontally, "he said.
His career began
as Caregivers Space Daily Literature at the Present, Yogyakarta (1970). Then a
reporter / editor at the Daily Present, Yogyakarta (1973-1976), before becoming
the leader of Theatrical Dynasty (Yogyakarta), and bands Kyai Kanjeng until
now. Poet and columnist in several media.
He also
participated in various festivals and workshops, poetry and theater. Among
theater workshop in the Philippines (1980), the International Writing Program
at the University of Iowa, USA (1984), International Poets Festival in
Rotterdam, The Netherlands (1984) and Horizonte Festival III in West Berlin,
Germany (1985).
Cak Nun spur
multi-arts life in Yogya with Halimd HD, arts networker through Sanggarbambu,
active in theater dynasty and generating some of the repertoire as well as
drama performances. Among them: Geger Wong Ngoyak Tigers (1989, about the reign
of 'King' Suharto), Statue of Beloved (1989, about the cult); Miracle Lik Par
(1980, about the exploitation of the masses by modern institutions); Mas Shaman
(1982, about the failure of the institution modern leadership).
Moreover, with
theater-Salahudin staging rasta rasta Khidhir (1990, on the ground Gontor a
player with all the students, and 35,000 spectators in the square madiun).
Oceans Veil (1990, staged a mass in Yogyakarta, Surabaya and Makassar), and
Kiai Sableng and king Faruq (1993).
Also staged Boat
Cracks (1992, on Indonesia Orba depicted through a pre-conflict situation
Mataram kingdom, as a book published by the Garda Library), in addition to the
meeting of the Devil, sir Kanjeng, Ambassador Of The Future. She also includes
creative writing poetry. Evidently, he has published 16 books of poetry:
"M" Frustration (1976); Poems Along the Way-poem (1978); Poem-Love
Poems (1978); Singing Bums (1982); 99 For My Lord (1983); Suluk coastal (
1989); Ocean Veil (1989); Thousand Mosques One number is (1990); Light Supreme
Light (1991); shred Diary Indonesia (1993); Abacadabra (1994), and Verses Amaul
Husna (1994)
In addition, it
has published the 30's book of essays, among them: From the Corner History
(1985); Literature That Frees (1985); Cup of Coffee Jon Pakir (1990); Markesot
recalled (1993); Markesot tells Again (1994); Opinion parody (1996); Punakawan
Movement (1994); Letter to Kanjeng Prophet (1996); Indonesia Important Part of
My Village (1994); Slilit The Kiai (1991); Sudrun Torts (1994); nod
rhythmically Foot Pak Kiai (1995 ); Cultural Balls (1996); Culture Slam (1995),
The Inferno of Democracy (1995); LORD Fasting (1996); Democracy Saridin Stupid
Version (1997); Barokah or Azab We Choose God (1997);
Nusantara Dajjal
Devil World (1997), 2.5 Hours Together Suharto (1998); Dead Ketawa Refotnasi
Ways (1998); Kiai topsy turvy (1998); Pilgrimage Elections, Political
Pilgrimage, Pilgrimage Nationality (1998); Recycle Bin (1998) ; Pledge Husnul
Khitmah (1999); Jogja Indonesia Go Round (2000); Mom son Tamparlah Mouth
(2000); Tracing Point of Faith (2001); Lessons Fasting 1 & 2 (2001);
Triangle of Love (2001): "Book of Peace" (2001); "Trilogy
Collected Poems" (2001); "Tahajjud Love" (2003); "Encyclopedia
of Thought Cak Nun" (2003); Folklore Madura (2005); Fasting yes Fasting
(2005) and the kingdom of Indonesia (2006, a collection of interview); Pagan
Liberal (2006), and, the Silent Street Emha (Ian L. Betts, June 2006).
Cak Nun Kiai
Music Group Kanjeng along with all-white outfit, air-blessings (singing) with a
strong gospel style with contemporary gamelan music accompaniment before the
congregation gathered around the stage Cut Meutia Mosque. After tarawih silent
prayer, and then the faint sound intro song Silent Night
Then came the poem,
"Sholatullah Alamulla / 'Ala Thoha Rasulillah / Sholatullah Alamulla /
Sholatullah Alamulla /' Ala yaasin Habibillah / 'Ala yaasin Habibillah
..."
Applause and
shouts of the audience was booming after it finished chanted prayers. "No
Christian song, no song Islam. I'm not singing, I air-prayers," he said
answering a question on the minds of the mosque congregation. It seems Cak Nun
seeks to overhaul the way people think about religious understanding. Not only
on the performances of the Quran and the Red and White Love My Country in Cut
Meutia Mosque, Jakarta, Saturday (10/14/2006) night, he did controversial
things. In the formation of communities, an oasis of thought emerged,
refreshing hearts and minds.
Subject
pluralism, often appears in discussions with community Cak Nun. "What is
pluralism?" he said. According to him, since the time of Majapahit kingdom
was never a problem with pluralism. "Since the days of our fathers, the
nation is already plural and can live in harmony. Maybe now there is no
intervention from outside the country," said Emha. He emphatically
declared support pluralism. According to him, pluralism not think all religions
are the same. Islam unlike Christianity, Buddhism, to Catholicism, to the
Hindu. "You can not be equated, the difference though is different. We
should appreciate it all, "said intellectual humanists.
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