Gus Miftah finally reappeared in public after more than a month of hiatus from preaching activities. The moment occurred at the Mujahadah event held at the Ora Aji Islamic Boarding School, Yogyakarta. The preacher's first appearance immediately attracted the attention of many parties.
The controversy involving Gus Miftah began at the end of 2024. He was in the spotlight after making a statement that was considered to be demeaning to an iced tea seller named Sunhaji. After that, he chose to resign from his position as the President's Special Envoy for Religious Harmony and limit his public activities.
Gus Miftah's return to preaching has caused controversy. However, Gus Miftah's move to return to the world of preaching has also been welcomed by a number of parties. Not a few have given their support so that he can strengthen his spirit to spread religious teachings.
"Keep up the spirit, Gus, everyone is never free from mistakes, but will always be given the opportunity to improve themselves," said @goruli.
"Keep up the spirit, Gus, keep being a good person, Gus," said @kekefloo.
"Learn from your mistakes, Gus, never do that again. Keep up the spirit, Gus Miftah," said @yuni.sarahtin.
"I'm so lazy," said @antojavcons.
"How come it's not like his character, huh... Usually he's sulking and saying rude things... hmmm," said @lialiaprincessus.
The following are Gus Miftah's first moments appearing in public after a long hiatus, collected by brilio.net from Instagram @ipangwahid on Saturday (6/1).
3. In that moment, Gus Miftah had a warm hug with Charly Van Houten who was also present at the event. The preacher could not hold back his tears when greeting the congregation.
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