Ba`asyir calls on govt to take stern stand on Ahmadiyah

"Ahmadiyah, either the Qadian or the Lahore version, is deviant because it recognizes Mirza Ghulam Ahmad as a prophet after the Prophet Muhammad," Ba`asyir said after attending a discussion organized by the Muslim Ulema Forum (FUUI) here on Monday.
He said the government`s decision to accept the presence of Ahmadiyah just reflected its political attitude.
Ba`asyir said the fatwa (edict) of the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) that Ahmadiyah was a deviant sect should remain a reference to Muslims in Indonesia.
He said here was no reason for the government not to disband the Ahmadiyah organization in Indonesia.
The government last Tuesday said it would not ban Ahmadiyah after their leaders issued a statement saying that they acknowledged Muhammad as the last prophet.
MUI considers Ahmadiyah a deviant Islamic sect because ..