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Let Muslims solve Ahmadiyah: Minister
Wed, 05/28/2008 12:56 PM | National
JAKARTA: Religious Affairs Minister Muhammad Maftuh Basyuni has called on non-Muslims to stay out of the issue of Jamaah Ahmadiyah in order not to complicate the matter further.
"I need to make this request so Muslims can solve their own problem," he was quoted by Antara news agency as saying Tuesday at the opening of a ministry working meeting.
Basyuni was referring to some non-Muslim leaders who have taken the line of moderate Islamic scholars and human rights groups in opposing the government's plan to ban Ahmadiyah.
The minister also said the government would soon issue a joint ministerial decree against Ahmadiyah, but did not specify a date.
The Coordinating Board for Monitoring Mystical Beliefs in Society (Bakor Pakem) has recommended the government outlaw Ahmadiyah, which it declared a "heretical" Islamic sect.
The recommendation has been blamed for a renewed series of attacks on Ahmadiyah followers by hard-line Muslim groups. --JP
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Laiq Ahmad- Australia (not verified) — Thu, 05/29/2008 - 6:24am
Muslims do not need any judgmental decree to be Muslims from any religious or political authority. It is matter of faith which is not a political or religious issue & should not be complicated by religious boot leggers. Ahmadis should be allowed to practice what they preach. God is the ultimate judge of faith not human beings. Fear God & stop demonizing Ahmadis.
L.Ahmad
Sydney
Abdul (not verified) — Wed, 05/28/2008 - 8:47pm
Thus minister Muhammad Maftuh Basyuni is promoting taking the law in own hands ? In place to protect minorties he says to the majority, please go on with burning, hunting and murdering. He is a person without responsibility and a very dangerous man for the nation.