SURJ >Fight to survive

Submitted by Lady (Indonesia), Nov 26, 2009 at 05:10

Thank you SURJ for your warning. True, because of the majority of muslims in Aceh, then they allow to apply shariah. But remember the majority of Indonesia also muslims (not only Aceh), plus part of it, are non muslims. This is the example on how the islamist successfully apply democracy way within a country to reach their goal to apply shariah.

Indonesia is a seculer country, which has a long term complex problem in Aceh. To end the internal problem in Aceh, there was a special concession to come up to this situation, which allow Aceh to apply shariah law. But, it seems other province like West Sumatera followed Aceh, also applies shariah. Indonesia consist of many provinces which have pockets of population, either non muslims or muslims. We can imagine, if the seculer country of Indonesia allow all provinces, one by one to apply shariah? What happen to the non muslim population? Of course they will feel treaten and start to apply their own rule. In the end, there will be no seculer Indonesia anymore. But seems in Indonesia, there is still very clear to see, the group within muslim community, who wants to islamize Indonesia and who does not want. For example former president of Indoesia Abdul Rachman Wachid, thanks God, he is one of the cleric who does not want to islamize Indonesia. Seculer Indonesian people admire him for his idealism to make Indonesia keep with seculer way of life. He attended other religions worship (which was attacked by fanatics muslims). He is one of the cleric in Indonesia who loudly and openly against the fanatics actions and thinking to islamize Indonesia or the world. We need more muslims like him.

So I agree, survival in this situation is needed. But it does not means we must fight to all muslims (which still in grey area). Wahid is one of muslim who took action to speak loudly and put identity for himself and sided with seculer muslim and against fanatics ideology.

Thanks God, currently Indonesia central government is still leaning tight to secularisme, eventhough to let some provinces (Aceh and Padang) apply shariah. It shoudl be okay until now, because other non muslim region still free from shariah and not suppressed by the fanatic group. But oneday, when the good will of central government of Indonesia leave secularisme then leaning to fanatic muslims, then we can imagine what will happening in this 240 millions population of Indonesia?

Indonesia consist of islands which separate each tribes into separate region. There is a law in Indonesia that the tribe law is recognized by central government. The worries is when the inlfux of fanatic muslim flood the non muslim area and try to use democracy to achieve their goal to apply shariah, then there will be a time for non muslim to rise up against them. Exactly like the case in West Borneo or Central Sulawesi. As long as the muslims do not carry the pandemic ideology of islamize the world, plus follow the verses of Shura2:193 : "Fight against them (Kafirs, the infidel) until they until the idolatry is no more and Allah reign no more", then I guess Indonesia still a safe country free from war of religion.

My question is, will it happen in the future? I guess it depends on muslims themselves to clean the grey area to a place where they must stand? To follow the Quran interpretation as it is and become a jihadist like Hassan? Or to loudly modify that verses to more logic way of thinking by put that verses into the drawer!!! Plus against any muslim who embrace and apply that verses into this 21 century.

I guess, those fanatics will never success, I am sure there will be vast majority of moderate muslims who will put that verses into their drawer!!! Christians can do it after the dark age, why muslims can't?

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