By Yusuf R Yanuri 13/10/2022

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Religious moderation is an urgent matter to be taught to all religious groups. It is not an abstract concept that is used only to make money.

His presence was eagerly awaited by the community. In Transito Dormitory, Majeluk, Cakranegara District, Mataram City, NTB, there are refugees from Ahmadiyah Muslims who have been expelled from their hometowns for 10 years. They originally came from Sandubaya, Mataram. The area is inhabited by many Ahmadiyya congregations .

In the early 2000s, the life of the Sandubaya community began to be disturbed. Faintly sounded provocative sermons and recitations. Full of hate. In 2002, that dark event happened. A group of intolerant people forcibly expelled the Ahmadiyah congregation who had lived peacefully for years. That same afternoon, after the arrival of the intolerant group, the Ahmadiyah congregation fled to the East Lombok Police Station with makeshift clothes and goods. They left their home and hometown.

Under the pretext of security, they could no longer return to Sandubaya. After a month of evacuating at the East Lombok Police, the Ahmadiyah congregation was moved to the Transito Dormitory. At that time there were about 600 congregations who were brought to Transito.

The hostel was originally a transmigrant shelter. A few months of living in Transito with discomfort, some of the congregation began to rent houses. The house is free for the first year.

There are also those who move to Kalimantan, Sulawesi, and Java to try their luck and find a comfortable living space. Some of the Ahmadiyah congregation moved to Gegerung Village in West Lombok. They are looking for houses that are close to each other. The condition of the congregation there is getting better and better.

They managed to get up after being kicked out of their hometown and out of the inhabited Transito Dormitory. Social and economic life is slowly improving. Slowly they try to move on from the bad memories of 2002.

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Unfortunately, just got up from adversity, the nightmare came back. Faintly, there were sermons and recitations delivered in a tone full of anger. From a mosque, a loud lecture was heard about heresy. Consequently, people who are considered heretical must be expelled from Gegerung.

Apparently, it is very difficult to find a comfortable living space just to unwind at home. “If the people here can’t afford it, I will bring in masses from outside the village to expel the Ahmadiyah! Remember, the blood of the Ahmadiyya is halal,” said one ustadz who was agreed by dozens of his congregation.

In fact, it was the month of Ramadan in 2006. The month in which Allah showed His love and compassion on a large scale. Unfortunately, some people who claim to be His servants do not want to follow the compassionate nature of their Lord. In that month of love, the Ahmadiyya congregation was expelled for the second time. They were expelled simply because they believed in certain interpretations of Islam. Expelled by people who misunderstood the loving nature and teachings of Islam.

As told on the Project Multatuli website, a group of people came on foot. Some brought stones, wood, and fuel. The masses attacked blindly in the name of God. There was a scream of pain, a cry, as well as an echo of takbir from the other side. Some members of the Ahmadiyya congregation were injured. Fresh blood was seen flowing fresh on the temples, corners of the lips, and cheeks. Some were hit, some were hit by stones.

Not long after, the police took the Ahmadiyah congregation away. The police, an institution that aims to create security and public order, in fact only succeeded in taking away the Ahmadiyya congregation without being able to ensure that they had the right to live and worship at home comfortably.

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February 4, 2006, during the month of Ramadan, they were forced to return to the Transito Dormitory. Until now, there are 35 families who still survive in Transito. Including 51 women and children.

Persecution of a religious group does not only have implications for the prohibition of building mosques and congregational prayers. Persecution and discrimination have reached a disgusting stage, which is depriving people of living space. Humans who are positioned so noble in Islam are expelled like disgusting cockroaches.

This story has not stopped. In Garut, West Java, in May 2021, the Ahmadiyah mosque was closed and all forms of worship were banned. The same thing happened in Sintang, West Kalimantan. In Sintang, the Ahmadiyah mosque was not only closed, but also burned. God’s holy house was raped by His own people.

Unfortunately, the perpetrators are not only civil society, but also the state. Yendra Budiana, Spokesperson for JAI said that the state perpetrated the persecution of Ahmadiyah through the Decree of 3 Ministers Number 3 of 2008. Actually, the Minister of Religion Yaqut Cholil Qoumas has stated that the 3 Ministerial Decree cannot be used to discriminate against Ahmadiyah. However, implementation in the regions is not like that.

There are many discriminatory regional regulations that depart from the 3 Ministerial Decrees. In addition to the 3 Ministerial Decree, intolerant groups also often rely on the MUI fatwa in their respective regions. It is unfortunate that the Indonesian Ulema Council, which is supposed to be a group that protects the entire community, has played a role in unjustified discrimination.

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