Mirror of Clarity: Remembering Buya Syafii Maarif

His thinking was always grounded, open to the social and historical context of the reality that was happening.

As a nation, we are mourning the passing of Buya Syafii Maarif, a teacher of faith and the nation’s teacher. His passing is a sad occasion because we really feel lost. However, Buya Syafii's departure is also an occasion to reflect deeply on the life he lived and the condition of our nation.

Buya Syafii was a complete thinker combining piety and religious thought with open, deep, and broad streams of thought, integrating a strong commitment to religion with universal national and humanitarian commitments, and crossing religious boundaries.