Source/Credit: The Jakarta Globe
By Markus Junianto Sihaloho | February 17, 2011
Updated by Ahmadiyya Times
Ahmadiyah insists it is a branch of Islam and wants nothing to do with being forced to declare itself a new religion, one of its Indonesian leaders told the House of Representatives Wednesday.
“Ahmadiyah is still part of Islam and cannot be separated from Islam because Ahmadiyah was born from Islam,” Ahmadiyah leader of Ahmad Basij said in a hearing with House Commission VIII, which oversees religious affairs.
He the sect recognizes the core tenet of Islam, that there’s no God beside Allah and Muhammad is his prophet.
In the aftermath of recent deadly attacks on Ahmadiyah, Deputy House Speaker Priyo Budi Santoso said last week that the the group should “leave Islam and declare a new religion” if its followers cannot "repent, recognize their mistake and come back to mainstream Islam.”
For Ahmadiyah, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, who founded the group in 1889, is the last prophet [1], who came to the earth after Muhammad, he said.
Ahmadiyya Times update:
When verified independently from several sources closely following the DPR hearings in Indonesia, a part of the statement ascribed to the Ahmadiyah leader, Ahmad Basij was confirmed as incorrectly attributed.
"There is no 'last' in his [Ahmad Basij's] saying about Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad. Only prophet," said Dien Muhammad, an Ahmadiyya Times reader in Indonesia.
"Ameer said, Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad is a prophet in our beliefs," Dien Muhammad further reported.
The Jakarta Globe story continues:
Mirza Ghulam Ahmad and Ahmadiyah followers never add or reduce the content of the Koran as the Mulsim holy book, Ahmad told lawmakers.
“So what does the Tazkirah mean for you?” a lawmaker asked in reference to a book based on the experiences of the Ahamadiyah founder.
Many mainstream Muslims and organizations like the Indonesian Council of Ulema (MUI) believe the Tazkirah is the holy scripture of Ahamadiyah, replacing the Koran.
Syamsi Ali, a senior member of Ahmadiyah at the hearing, said it is wrong to believe that Ahmadiyah has any other bible[2] beside the Koran.
“Please understand that our holy bible is the Koran, not the Tazkirah,” Syamsi said.
Read original post here: Ahmadiyah 'Still Part of Islam' DPR Told
[1] The Ahmadiyya Times verification, as provided immediately after the reference point in the above story, was necessary because Ahmadiyya Times independently affirms that a part of the view attributed by the JG reporter, Markus Junianto Sihaloho to the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, is not held by the worldwide community.
[2] The Jakarta Post used the word 'bible' which is traditionally used to represent 'a revealed book.'
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