Until now the government still commemorates each dated May 20 as National Awakening Day. This date refers to the May 20, 1908, when the birth of the organization in a friendly gentleman Java with the Dutch colonizers named Boedhi Oetomo (BO). Many of BO is a member of Freemasonry and the Dutch accomplices. BO is also anti-nationalistic and tend willing to be the servant of the interests of colonialists. In addition to the Javanese, it is forbidden to be members of the BO.

National Awakening this nation should be BASED on the date of establishment of Syarikat Islam (SI) which has stood BO 3 years before standing. SI was founded on October 16, 1905 by Haji Samanhoedi and friends. "This is an Islamic organization the longest and oldest age of all mass organizations in Indonesia homeland," wrote KH. Firdaus AN.

In contrast to the BO which only fight for the people of Java and Madura, also only accept membership of the Javanese and Madurese, so that the managers had consisted only of the people of Java and Madura, SI is more nationalist character. SI membership is open to all people of Muslim-majority Indonesia. Therefore, the composition of the managers had consisted of various tribes such as: Haji Samanhoedi and HOS. Tjokroaminoto came from Central and East Java, Agus Salim and Abdul Moeis from West Sumatra, and AM. Sangaji of Maluku. SI has also aspire to Indonesian independence, something that was never mentioned by the BO. Thus, the National Awakening should be commemorated each dated October 16, not May 20.