Full Remarks of Chairperson of the Muhammadiyah Council for Religious Opinion and Tajdid on the Launch of the Unified Global Hijri Calendar

Muhammadiyah officially launches the Unified Global Hijri Calendar (UGHC) at Universitas ‘Aisyiyah (Unisa) Yogyakarta, on June 25. 

In his remark,  the Chairperson of Muhammadiyah Council for Religious Opinion and Tajdid Hamim Ilyas mentioned that Muhammadiyah’s adoption of UGHC represents both a theological fulfillment of ad-dīn alqayyim (as mentioned in Surah al-Tawbah 9:36) and a civilizational contribution to global Muslim unity. 

The remark of the Chairperson is available in Indonesian, English, and Arabic.