 Fakih , who had begun making contacts within the republican government , participated in the Indonesian Islamic Conference ( Muktamar Islam Indonesia ) in Yogyakarta from 7 to 8 November 1945 . As a result of these talks , Masyumi was made into a political party representing Islamic interests . Although Fakih returned to Gresik after the conference , he and his family soon evacuated to Malang due to the outbreak of a battle at Surabaya between Republican soldiers and British forces tasked with repatriating Dutch prisoners of war . 
