MOHAMMAD Natsir was once attracted to the nationalist teachings espoused by the Indonesian National Party (PNI). He frequently attended PNI meetings, which always stirred up rebellious sentiments against Dutch colonization. He even showed up in Bandung to listen to the public speeches of Sukarno, who at that time was known as PNI’s Great Leader.

However, Natsir became upset at the increasing mockery of Islam, which went throughout the 1920-193