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Comment: MUI deplores attack on Ahmadiyah
July 30, Online: The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) deplored on Friday an attack on members of the Jamaah Ahmadiyah sect in Manislor village, West Java, a day earlier
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em>July 30, Online: The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) deplored on Friday an attack on members of the Jamaah Ahmadiyah sect in Manislor village, West Java, a day earlier. “It should have been settled persuasively,” said Slamet Effendi Yusuf, the head of the MUI’s Inter-religious Harmony Commission, as quoted by tempointeraktif.com. The way to settle this kind of problem could be through dialogues between representatives of the regional government and Ahmadiyah members, as well as members of mainstream Muslim organizations, he said. Slamet said settling the problem was easier said than done. On the one hand a joint ministerial decree on Ahmadiyah signed two years ago needs to be implemented. “But on the other hand, Ahmadiyah members insist to maintain their existence, exercise their activities and even try to expand their following,” he said.
Your comments:
Under the Islamic teachings a Muslim is prohibited from attacking another Muslim.
The Manis Lor incident would not have occurred if the Kuningan district chief rejected the recommendation of MUI and radical groups, and did not order public order officers (Satpol PP) to seal the Ahmadiyah mosques.
Sinargalih
Bogor
This is simple: Ahmadiyah has a legal right to worship. Kuningan district chief Aang Hamid Suganda had no legal right whatsoever to order the police to close the mosques in Manis Lor. His actions are unconstitutional and he should be punished.
Hard-line groups such as FPI who attacked the village have clearly broken the law and their violent members and chief, Habib Rizieq, should be arrested immediately.
Dennis
Surabaya
Everyone can comment and even condemn the attack by Muslims on the compound of the Ahmadiyah sect. But we have to realize that the clash would not have occurred if all sides had committed to respecting the joint ministerial decree, especially for Ahmadiyah followers.
Luerdi
Pekanbaru
