Ciamis Ahmadiyah Congregation Reopens Mosque

Jakarta. An Ahmadiyah mosque in West Java’s Ciamis district that recently was sealed by local officials was reopened by the congregation on Friday.

“There’s no valid reason to shut down the mosque,” Ciamis Ahmadiyah preacher Syaiful Uyun told the Jakarta Globe. “There are no articles in the joint ministerial decree [about Ahmadiyah] and the gubernatorial regulation that order the closing of Ahmadiyah mosques.”

A banner placed in front of the Ahmadiyah mosque Nur Khilafat, saying that Indonesia is the home for all religions.

Under the 2008 joint ministerial decree (SKB) on Ahmadiyah, members of the sect are not allowed to spread their teachings, but prayer or other internal religious activities are not forbidden. The gubernatorial regulation issued in 2011 reaffirms the ministerial decree.