The Jakarta Post, September 29, 2005
Cianjur 'bans' Ahmadiyah
JAKARTA: The Cianjur regency administration in West Java has officially banned the
teachings of Ahmadiyah, more than week after hard-liners vandalized the mosques
and houses of the Ahmadiyah Congregation in the area.
Cianjur Regent Wasidi Swastomo signed the decree, which temporarily bans
Ahmadiyah from the regency, pending a nationwide ban expected to come from the
President, radio stations reported on Wednesday.
It was not immediately clear how long the temporary ban would exist.
Wasidi said earlier this week that Ahmadiyah teachings should be banned as they
were heretical, and that the decree was aimed at curbing controversial religious
teachings that created conflict.
Ahmadiyah differs from mainstream Islam because adherents believe that the last
prophet of Islam was not Muhammad, but Mirza Ghulam Achmad, who founded the
sect in the 19th century in Pakistan. -- JP
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