“Indeed, Allah has bought from the believers their lives and their wealth, because the garden will be theirs, they will fight in the way of Allah and will kill and be killed.” (Qur’an 9:111) “Indonesian student ‘admits plotting suicide attack,’” UCA News, May 26, 2022: An Indonesian student arrested by anti-terrorism forces has admitted being […]
Indonesia: Muslim clerics demand Christian be ‘punished severely’ for calling for removal of intolerant Quran verses
That’ll show him Islamic tolerance, all right. “Indonesian govt targets ‘blasphemous’ Christian cleric,” by Konradus Epa, UCA News, March 17, 2022: Indonesia’s government and top Muslim clerical body have demanded police take action against a Protestant pastor for insulting Islam after he allegedly urged the religious affairs minister to remove 300 verses from the Quran. Reverend […]
Indonesia: At least 198 Islamic boarding schools have ties to jihadist networks
Indonesia’s National Counterterrorism Agency chief Boy Rafli Amar reports that “at least 198 Islamic boarding schools have ties to terrorist networks.” Training jihadists at Muslim boarding schools in Indonesia isn’t a new phenomenon. It isn’t about “infiltrating,” either, as the title of the article below suggests. It is a calculated effort by the founders, funders […]
Indonesia: Woman flogged 100 times for adultery, her male partner gets only 15 lashes
“The adulterer and the adulteress, lash each one of them a hundred times. And do not let pity for the two prevent you from obedience to Allah, if you believe in Allah and the last day. And let a group of believers witness their punishment.” (Qur’an 24:2) But she confessed, you see, and he didn’t. […]
Indonesia: Muslim kicks offerings at eruption site, ‘These incurred Allah’s wrath’
This kind of thinking leads to, among other things, jihad activity. There is no deed greater than jihad: a hadith has a man asking Muhammad, “Instruct me as to such a deed as equals Jihad (in reward).” Muhammad replied, “I do not find such a deed.” (Bukhari 56.4.2785) Thus if someone wants to win Allah’s […]
Indonesia: Member of top Ulema Council arrested for raising funds for jihad group behind Bali jihad massacre
No matter how many Islamic leaders — both political leaders and clerics — actively stoke the jihad or are themselves involved, the West maintains its blind spot. No other religious ideology promotes violent expansionism and rewards people for waging war against other groups because they are different. And no other religion prescribes such actions in […]
Indonesia: Couple flogged publicly for extramarital affair in Sharia-compliant Aceh province
A man and a woman in Indonesia’s Banda Aceh city, on Wednesday, November 10, were given 17 lashes publicly for having an extramarital affair, which is a moral offense as per Sharia, which is enforced in the city. The man and the woman were individually brought into the area, which is features a gallery […]
Indonesia: Officials in Sharia-adherent Aceh seize pet dog, leave it to die inside cabbage crate
Islam hates dogs: “Narrated `Aisha: “The things which annul the prayers were mentioned before me. They said, ‘Prayer is annulled by a dog, a donkey and a woman (if they pass in front of the praying people).’ I said, ‘You have made us (i.e. women) dogs.’ I saw the Prophet (ﷺ) praying while I used […]
Indonesia: Muslim cleric who converted to Christianity accused of blasphemy, tortured in prison
Many in Indonesia will be happy if Kace is murdered. The death penalty for apostasy is part of Islamic law. It’s based on the Qur’an: “They wish you would disbelieve as they disbelieved so you would be alike. So do not take from among them allies until they emigrate for the cause of Allah. But […]
Indonesia: Muslim mob attacks Ahmadiyya mosque with stones, sets fire to nearby building
A Muslim mob raided the Miftahul Huda Mosque belonging to the Ahmadiyya sect in Balai Harapan in Indonesia’s West Kalimantan province. The mob of around 200 local Muslims went to the mosque after their special Islamic prayers on Friday evening and tried to burn it down. When prevented by the police, they started pelting […]