Indonesia: Ahmadiyya mosque confiscated, demolished

The foundation stone for the new mosque was laid during the demolition process of the old [Ahmadiyya] mosque. The new mosque, named Al Mujahidin [mosque of Jihadists], will be built exactly at the same location.

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Source/Credit: Gala Media | Abdul Musawir Maala
Translated and edited by Abdul Musawir Maala


Sukabumi (via Gala Media), Hundreds of people demolished Al Mubarak Mosque, at Selabinta Street, Panjalu Sub-Village, Warnasari Village, Sukabumi County/District, Friday, Dec. 12.

The mob action was conducted after Deputy Clerk of the Court, the Confiscator from Religious Court of Sukabumi District, A. Djudairi Rawiyan, S.H., announced the decree of execution on land and mosque which had been used for worship by Jamaat Ahmadiyya.

The Al Mubarak Mosque action was conducted by the Confiscation Team of Religious Court of Sukabumi, at 9.00am. The team was accompanied by dozens of police officer from Sukabumi City Police Department, to conduct the decree implementation on mosque which is normally used by Jamaah Ahmadiyya previously.


To avoid mayhem during the decree implementation, the police stood guard around the location. Because of the apparatus’ quick response, the action was conducted smoothly.

The mosque demolition was conducted under the implementation decree on case No.77/Pdt G/2008/PA CBD, Religious Court of Sukabumi District on Waqaf Land stated that the land and mosque are revoked from the control of the defendants.
As a result, the Religious Court handed over the waqaf land and the mosque to the execution petitioner.

Build a new mosque

After the decree implementation, people from Panjalu Sub-Village, Sukabumi County surroundings are building a new mosque.

The foundation stone for the new mosque was laid during the demolition process of the old [Ahmadiyya] mosque. The new mosque, named Al Mujahidin [mosque of the Jihadists], will be built exactly at the same location.

"The execution [of decree] is part of the struggle of Muslim. We keep insisting to the government to disband Jamaat Ahmadiyya in this country. We plan to complete rebuilding of a new mosque at this location, which will be named Al Mujahidin," said the Head of Islamic Traditional School Annidzom, K.H. Abdullah Mukhtar, to Gala Media on Friday, Dec. 12.



--Translated and edited by Abdul Musawir Maala


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