Islam Yes, Islamic Party No

[1][2] The slogan soon became a catchphrase in Indonesia that helped fight the notion that voting against Islamic parties was sinful for Muslims.

Many Muslim clerics joined the race underlining an approach that disseminated the idea that Islamic votes were related to voters' "afterlife in heaven."

The slogan became very popular and eventually enabled Muslim voters to dissociate their religion from their political orientation.

[5] He criticized the idea of joining human organisations, i.e., political parties, to God which claim divine sanction for their petty interests.

[13] Many religious leaders in Indonesia, however, still believe that thoughts of Madjid and his famous jargon are still relevant to modern-day situation.