Ulema council slams government decision on Ahmadiyah

by uusjio | January 17, 2008 at 03:46 am

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"Ulema in the world have already declared Ahmadiyah to be a faith outside Islam meaning they cannot enter Mecca," Kholil said at a meeting with the Moslem Community Forum (FUI).
The Bakor Pakem`s ruling on Ahmadiyah completely contradicted the wish of the Moslem community in Indonesia, he said, adding that it marked the third time for the government to ignore a Moslem communiy aspiration.
The two ealier times were the non-enactment of the Pornography Bill and the permission given to Playboy magazine to circulate in Indonesia.
Meanwhile, the chairman of MUI`s Fatwa (Edicts) Commission, KH Ma`ruf Amin, said MUI was not involved in nor in any way responsible for Bakor Pakem`s decision on Ahmadiyah.
"The Bakor Pakem was previously supposed to consult MUI on the matter but this never happened and they took the decision on their own authority," Ma`aruf said.
MUI would stick to its stand that Ahmadiyah was a deviant sect and

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