Shiite cleric jailed for blasphemy in Indonesia

Dailystar: SAMPANG, Indonesia: An Indonesian court sentenced a Shiite cleric Thursday to two years in prison for blasphemy, saying his teachings deviated from mainstream Islam and had caused “public anxiety”.

Tajul Muluk was arrested in April by police on the island of Madura off eastern Java amid anti-Shiite attacks that rights groups say were led by Sunni Muslims.

“Based on witness accounts and evidence presented, the defendant has been proven legally and convincingly guilty of blasphemy causing public anxiety,” chief judge Purnomo Amin Tjahjo told the Sampang district court.

During his teachings, Muluk said the Koran was not an authentic text, that Muslims should pray only three times a day, and that the hajj pilgrimage to Mecca was not obligatory, witnesses had told the court.

Mainstream Islam teaches that the hajj is one of five pillars of Islam and that Muslims should pray five times a day.

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2 replies

  1. Watch out Shias of the world!! They are coming after you, once they are done with Ahmadis!!!
    Inna lillah!!

  2. Shias were among those who aggressively spearheaded the movement against Ahmadis just in Bughz-e-Mawaiya.
    Now see what are they getting in return? Same way when Sikhs at the time partition joined the hands against Muslims and now………..

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