Ahmadiyah and public order

Ahmadiyah and public order

I would like to correct some of the misunderstandings
published almost every day regarding Jamaah Ahmadiyah in The
Jakarta Post.

First of all, it is a big mistake to say that the Ahmadis go
to Parung, Bogor, to perform the haj. This is a lie. Ahmadis do
not believe in this at all. They would even consider such
thinking to be a sin. We can find many Ahmadis in Indonesia who
have been to Mecca to perform the haj. Ahmadis fully perform
and adhere to all Islamic beliefs, including the five pillars of
Islam.

Ahmadis also believe that Prophet Mohammad is the last prophet
of Allah in the sense that his teachings and sharia are absolute
and perfect. Nothing can be added to or taken away from this.
Ahmadis also believe that Prophet Mohammad is the highest prophet
of all. His status and closeness to Allah mean that he is the
last prophet. No one has the same status as he and no one will
achieve the same status in the sight of Allah again.

Ahmadis believe in Holy War, but through the Koran and as
described in it. They do not find any mention of the forcible
imposition of their ideas on others by war. And they also believe
that the Holy Prophet never used the sword to spread Islam. So,
this is what the Ahmadis follow.

Ahmadis also understand from the Koran and the sayings of
Prophet Mohammad that the basic requirement for a person to be
considered a Muslim is shahadat, while everything else is merely
detail. About the details, all the sects of Islam differ.

I fully agree that the Indonesian government should ban those
who disrupt public order -- in which case it is not the Ahmadis
who will be banned. If justice is done, that is!

FAZAL-E-MUJEEB
Jakarta