Indonesia: Remembering 2011 murders of 3 Ahmadi Muslims in Cikeusik

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“Today’s Ulema (religious scholars) are turning the clock back thousands of years by committing acts of utter barbarity and depravity all in the name of Islam and are instructing their followers to do the same." [His Holiness Mirza Masroor Ahmad]

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By Dr Abid Ahmad | February 6, 2013

Three years ago, on the 6th February 2011, three Ahmadi youngsters in Cikeusik, Indonesia were brutally murdered.

• - Tubaqus Chandra Mubarak (34) was a born Ahmadi Muslim who was survived by his pregnant wife. The assailants attacked him inside the Ahmadiyya Mission House with knives and then suspended him from a height and continued to beat him. He was later taken down and his dead body was further beaten and mutilated.
• - Ahmad Warsono (38) joined the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat in 2002. He is survived by his wife and four children. The assailants attacked him inside the Ahmadiyya Mission House with knives, machetes and sticks. His body was then brought outside where he was continually beaten mercilessly whilst the police looked on.
• - Roni Pesarani (35) joined the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat in 2008. He is survived by his wife and two daughters. The assailants attacked him inside the Ahmadiyya Mission House with knives, machetes and sticks. His body was then brought outside where he was continually beaten mercilessly whilst the police looked on.

At the time of attacks, a Press statement was released in which Hazrat Khalifatul Masih V said that these attacks had belied any form of decency and were conducted in such a barbaric way that initially the dead bodies of the Ahmadis could not be identified. He quoted a report by the Asian Human Rights Commission which stated that many religious scholars in Indonesia and their followers failed to see anything wrong with the attacks. His Holiness said:

“Today’s Ulema (religious scholars) are turning the clock back thousands of years by committing acts of utter barbarity and depravity all in the name of Islam and are instructing their followers to do the same. These people have even hardened the hearts of their children so much that when the murders and violence were taking place, children stood by applauding.”

His Holiness said that what pained him and all true Muslims most of all was that such brutality and violence was being committed in the name of the Holy Prophet Muhammad who had taught of love, compassion and mercy throughout his life.

His Holiness continued that the Ahmadi Muslims who had sacrificed their lives were true martyrs and were the shining stars of Ahmadiyyat. His Holiness said that the opponents of the Jamaat, wherever in the world they were, could try their utmost but they would never succeed in weakening the faith of an Ahmadi Muslim. Ahmadi Muslims were united and would always remain so not just in their faith but also in their loyalty to the countries. His Holiness said:

“Every Ahmadi Muslim, no matter where he lives, is loyal to his country. Indeed we pledge that we will never partake in any action through which our loyalty to our country could be questioned. As part of this loyalty we pray that may God release our nations from the clutches of the oppressive people.”

France 24 have published the video footage of the barbaric murders on their website under “The most striking videos of 2011”.


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