Sheikh Abu Bakar Bashir Fatwa : To act Jihad in support of Burma Moslems Shoutussalam - A charismatic cleric from Indonesia, Shaykh Abu Bakr Ba’asyir -may Allah release him-, expressed his concerns over the massacre of Moslem in Burma which is still continuing ‘till now. Previously, he had sent an open letter to the Burma President, Thein Sein, in response of the tragedy. That letter had sent to the Burma Embasy in Indonesia on Monday (07/30/2012). It contained three demands of Moslem Ummah which have been represented by Shaykh Abu Bakr Ba’asyir to help the Moslem brothers of Rohingyas : You have to stop your acts of taking Moslems away from their houses, and slayering Moslems in Myanmar. Give them freedom to hold Islam and doing their religious Islamic activities. No more discrimination against Moslems. If the demands above not being fulfilled yet, he emphasizes mujahideen soldiers will crush their country as same as happened to Russia who crushed in the hand of Afghan mujahideen. “By the will of Allah, we can destroy you and your people like Russia, the socialist-communist country, or like America that will destruct soon (by the will of Allah). We are no longer want to hear our Moslem brothers cries in your country, nor in our country, the country of Moslems, that all the countries in the world belong to Allah. We are no longer permit anyone to shed, not even single drop of Moslem blood,” according to the letter. Shortly thereafter, the Burma Ambassador of Indonesia, Soe Pyo, pleaded the letter officially. The government denies any discrimination and massacre act of the Rohingyas. "Although it looks like a conflict between the two faith and religions as illustrated by several sources, which is not really true. The President of Indonesian Republic, Dr. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said properly in his press conference on Saturday, August 4, 2012 that Rakhine – Rohingya conflict is a general conflict, not religion ones. Accidentally, the Rohingyas are Moslems and Rakhines are Buddhists,” Soe Pyo wrote in the letter. However, it’s a fact that, the opression over Rohingyas Moslems are still continuing. Shaykh Abu Bakar Ba’asyir was angry upon the lies of Burma government. "Moslems minority always become the target of opression. But it’s different when Islam rule the government, actually the unbelievers get justice," said Shaykh Ba’asyir in an interview behind the jail placed in Nusakambangan, Cilacap, on Thursday (23/04/2013). From behind the bar of Super Maximum Security Prison, Shaykh make a call to all moslems to act jihad in Burma. Therefore, Jihad is the only solution to stop the genocide against Rohingyas moslem brothers. "That’s all was our own fault, doesn’t want to act jihad. Moslems in the Philippines was strong because they uphold the banner of jihad," he said. He was quoting the Koran surah al Maidah verse 82 : لَتَجِدَنَّ أَشَدَّ النَّاسِ عَدَاوَةً لِلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا الْيَهُودَ وَالَّذِينَ أَشْرَكُوا “Verily, you will find the strongest among men in enmity to the believers (Muslims) the Jews and those who are al Mushrikun (the polytheists).” Shaykh explained, "So, the worst hostility towards Islam are doing by the Jews and the polytheists." He also regretted the Buddhist’s attitude in Indonesia who not able to stop the massacre of Rohingyas Moslems by the Buddhists in Burma. “It’s a nonsense talk if Buddhism claims their teachings are religion of love. The fact is, the one who slaughtering Moslems are them!”
Posted on: Wed, 10 Jul 2013 10:12:01 +0000