Learning Islam
Aug 7th, 2007, in News, by PatungIndonesian Muslims still have some way to go in learning Islam.
The minister of religion, Maftuh Basyuni said on 4th August that Islam did not teach violence or radicalism, and radicalism could not be allowed to flourish Indonesia because most people were opposed to it and it had no basis in the Quran. He advised people to not only read the Quran a lot but to learn it and understand it.
Maftuh Basyuni, jealous obsession.
Muslims must also give room for people of other religions, he said, because in the Quran it was written: “for you your religion, for me my religion”.
He was speaking in Ciawi, West Java, after laying the foundation stone for a printing press building that will be the first centre of Quran printing production in Indonesia, costing 26 billion rupiah to build and expected to produce about one million copies by the end of 2007.
My obsession is that within two years it will be printing five million copies a year.
He admitted to being jealous that Indonesia was the biggest centre of Bible production in south-east Asia, and hoped that the press could produce cheap, pocked-sized Qurans so that people could learn Islam anywhere. antara
Meanwhile in Jakarta former president Megawati Soekarnoputri, not ordinarily known as an authority on religion, spoke on a similar theme after appointing the first office-bearers of the PDI-P’s new Muslim political wing Baitul Muslimin Indonesia (Bamusi, BMI).
Megawati Soekarnoputri, there’s more to life than shopping.
She said it was peculiar now that Indonesia had entered an era of democracy and respect of human rights that some people went about committing violence in the name of Islam. The founding fathers in 1945 knew that sectarian conflicts were dangerous because they weakened the country and allowed colonialists a foot in the door. The violence that had occurred in Central Sulawesi, the Moluccas, and West Kalimantan should serve as motivation for Indonesian Muslims to learn what Islam was really about, she said. mediaindo
306 Comments on “Learning Islam”
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Barry prima says:
Pak Alauang is a muslim, he’s just in denial.
He is not kejawen either, I have a lot of respect for kejawen, and Pak Aluang is a about as representative of Kejawen as sadam hussein is of islam.
Javanese Kejawen is an antithesis to Islam, and being Javanese means you are immune to Islamic orthodoxy.
Give me some examples? Like I said previously, don’t just claim Kejawen due to a javanese birthright? Tell me who your sources are and whether you are actually initiated into Kebatinan/kejawen or not. Then we can talk.
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Al-Hikmah says:
That’s all?
Ended at October 18th, 2008 at 5:01 pm by Barry prima? -
Aneesa says:
Dear all
Islam is made for peace to all and if Indonesia muslims don’t bother to listen and follow the path of Islam. It is thier choice. As i am a muslim it is written in the Quran that every single person on the earth is born as a muslim. Some may not follow the path of what we have been set by ALLAH. They make their choices by thier own, so the Indonesia muslims didn’t follow Allah’s words we have nothing to do with them. Any people who have been disrespectful to Islam are they people I Reject to thier points. and further notice to others who are reading this . I ask you that you do not disrespect Islam and think positive thank you!
from
rifghtful muslim
P.S The words which Allah has passed to us are PERFECT and there isn’t any person on this earth who has been perfect for life except Muhammed (S.A.W).message to Aluang Anak Bayang
I have to disagree with a few points of yours, although some people may disrespect Christanity i don’t think you should say that other’s are also saying it. I have to say to you that your manner towards islam is quite disrespectful.
So from futher on now i say you say positive thoughts and not try to hurt anybody’s feelings. AND DON’T SAY ANYTHING BAD TOWARDS MUSLIMS NOT FORGETTING TO NOT SPEAK ON SOMEONE ELSE’S BEHALF.
THANK YOU FOR TAKING IT INTO NOTICE. -
To Aluang Anak Bayang
in my further message before i didn’t mean that you were being disrespectful i just said so in that message you had sent was a bit disrespectful
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poppie says:
Hello, My name is Poppie.
I am a christian and believe strongly in God.
I am doing my homework, and it is to compare two different cultures traditions which affect there way of communicating.
I am asking you, what is respectful and what is disrespectful to muslim girls?Thankyou.
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