What is Ulil’s Sin Against Islam And The
Muslims That He Deserved To Be Killed?
Rabi-us-Sani 29, 1432 A.H, Monday, April 04, 2011
Ulil Abshar Abdalla, a
prominent figure of the Liberal Islam Network (JIL) was sent a
package of book containing a bomb, Tuesday (15/3/2011) at KBR
68 H, Utan Kayu, East Jakarta . The book containing the bomb
was entitled “They Must Be killed! Because Of Their Sins
Against Islam and The Muslims (– trans.)”. What is Ulil's sin
against Islam and the Muslims that he has to be killed?
Ulil's Sins Against Islam and The Muslims
It is not strange if Ulil, a prominent figure of the JIL
became the target of assassination. The track record of this
man who was born in Pati, Central Java, on 11th January 1967,
is already known as “anti-Islamic Shari'ah”. On 18th November
2002, Ulil wrote an article in the public's daily, the Kompas,
entitled “Refreshing The Understanding of Islam (– transl.)”
which reaped the death fatwa from the Forum Ulama Umat
Indonesia (FUUI).
In that horrendous article, Ulil tampered with Islam as
sadistically as he could, which of course, became Ulil's most
severe and never forgotten sin against Islam and the Muslims.
In that article Ulil insulted the Islamic Shari'ah, and
considered it as only an Arab culture.
“The aspects of Islam which are a reflection of Arab culture,
for example, need not be followed. For example, the issue of
jilbab, amputation of hands, qisas, stoning, beard, robe, need
not be followed, because those are only the particular
expression of local Islam in the Arab.”
Ulil does not believe in the Islamic Shari'ah or what he
called as the law of God.
“I think, there is no such thing as “the law of God” in the
sense as most Muslim people understand. For example, the law
of God on theft, transaction, marriage, governance, etc.
What's there are the general principles which are universal,
which in the tradition of classical Islamic law study, is
called maqasidush shari’ah, or general-purpose of Islamic
Shari'ah.”
Furthermore, Ulil also insulted the noblest human being in
Islam, Prophet Muhammad SAW and considered him as having many
flaws.
"How to place the position of Rasul Muhammad SAW in the
context of this kind of thinking? I think, Rasul Muhammad SAW
is a historical figure who should be assessed critically,
(thus he is not only a myth that is admired, without looking
at his aspects as a human who also has many flaws), and at the
same time as a role model to be followed (qudwah hasanah)."
Ulil even acknowledges all religions as true, intermixing and
saying that the truth of Islam can be found in the
philosophies of Marxism.
“I even see further: each value of goodness, where ever its
place, in truth is also an Islamic value. Islam-as once
presented by Cak Nur and a number of other thinkers-is a
“generic values” that can exist in Christianity, Hinduism,
Buddhism, Konghucu, Judaism, Taoism, local religions and
beliefs, etc. It could be that the truth of “Islam” can exist
in the philosophy of Marxism.”
From Ulil's article in 2002 which was featured in Kompas
alone, the sins of Ulil against Islam and the Muslims are
deemed as unforgivable. Unfortunately, Ulil did not stop
insulting Islam and the Muslims.
In 2005, he wrote a letter from Boston which again and again
was insulting Islam and creating controversy. Ulil said in the
letter that what’s wrong today are not only the Islamic ummah,
but also Islam itself.
“I think, indeed there is something wrong at this time, not on
Muslims, but on Islam itself. If this is not admitted, then
the “culture of death” (I don't want to call it “martyrdom”)
such as that exploded in Bali, would be constantly colouring
Islam, in the future. Only when the Muslims realize the
mistake, and acknowledge it as a kind of disease, that they
will immediately rush to the doctors, and seek treatment. The
“Politics of denial”, to continuously refuse while saying that
“This is not Islam, it is an action of a sole individual,”
only lengthens the life of the disease, will make it
increasingly chronic, and undermine Islam itself. That culture
is just a parasite that must be cut off.”
The Sins Of Ulil and JIL Reaping Adzab & Disasters
Those sins of Ulil specifically and the JIL generally, against
Islam and the Muslims could be the reason why he was sent a
package of book containing a bomb. This could be seen from the
title of the book “They Must Be killed! Because Of Their Sins
Against Islam and The Muslims” sent by someone named Drs.
Sulaiman Azhar, Lc. And claiming to be from Ciomas, Bogor.
In the letter, the sender explained that the theme of his book
is “A list of names and the sins of the Indonesian figures who
deserved to killed”. In the 412 pages book, it could be
ascertained that the name Ulil was in the list regardless of
what sequent number it is on and whether the book has really
been written and published.
The name of Ulil in the book entitled “50 Prominent Figures Of
Liberal Islam In Indonesia” written by Budi Handrianto and
published by the Hujjah Press, was ranked number 48 and placed
in the category of “The Successors Of The Struggle” of the JIL
in Indonesia. Ranked in number 49, was the name Zuhairi
Misrawi, which uniquely was also nearly killed because of his
work in the JIL. The same goes with Masdar F Mas’udi (ranked
number 19 and included in the category of the JIL Seniors).
The following is the chronology of the event as contained in
the book "Disbelief Thinking Of The Paramadina Sect", (Wihdah
Press, 2004, pg. 146).
Mid February 2004, the Muslim public of Egypt and Indonesia
were in hullabaloo with the threat of murder against Masdar F
Mas’udi and Zuhairi Misrawi by Limra Zainuddin, the President
of the Indonesian Student Union in Egypt (PPMI).
Masdar F Mas’udi, Director of the Pesantrens (Islamic Boarding
Schools) and Society Development Association (P3M), on Friday
afternoon in February 2004 was in Hotel Sonesta, Cairo. He was
there because of a thanksgiving ceremony entitled “Education
and Bahtsul Masa'il (Discussion of Issues) on Emancipatory
Islam”. This event was held at the five star hotel, from
Saturday to Monday. The activity was jointly organized by the
P3M, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) Syuriyah Managing Committee, and the
local student organization, “Discussion Of Breakthrough
Strategy”. The participants were made up of approximately 75
Indonesian students in Egypt representing a number of
connexions. Egyptian thinkers, Prof. Dr. Hassan Hanafi and Dr.
Youhanna Qaltah, were scheduled as speakers.
That afternoon, Limra went to the hotel to oppose the event.
After seeing the hotel manager, he met the committees from the
representatives of Indonesian students in Cairo. Limra spoke
of the reasons for disapproving the event, because the
thinkings of Zuhairi was considered as disturbing the public
mind.
“Zuhairi's statement that says solat is not obligatory. And
the issues of Muslims marrying mushrik women,” Limra said. “As
well as Masdar's view on hajj,” Limra added. Only a few
minutes after Limra was at the hotel lobby, Masdar appeared
along with several students.
Limra submitted copies of the letter of objection from the
PPMI to Masdar. The letter dated 5th February 2004 asked the
Ambassador of Indonesia to Egypt to quash the event to be held
by Zuhairi Misrawi as the coordinator of the P3M Emancipatory
Islam Program. The rejection, he said, was based on the
aspiration of the Indonesian students in Egypt. The end of the
letter from PPMI implied a threat. “You can already read what
would happen, if Zuhairi's event is still going to be held.”
Responding to the issue, Masdar tried to cool the atmosphere
by offering dialogue. Limra refused, for the reason that it
was only a waste of time. He assessed Masdar's view on the
violation of the time of Hajj as having pried up the aqeedah.
“It was just a thinking. You don't have to follow it,” Masdar
said, arguing. “You just can't,” Limra said in a raised voice.
“I am tired of taking care of problems like this, it has made
my own program neglected. Since the 'eid, I have been angry.
And now I am still angry.”
Masdar then challenged, “Supposing this event is still going
to be held, what will happen?” Limra responded to it by
hurling the threat to kill Masdar. Masdar then taunted Limra,
“Can you make me the threat letter saying that I will be
killed?” And Limra eluded, “I can only pass on it orally, I
have many things to do.”
Masdar again asked, “So, there is totally no way out?” Limra
was fuming. He was breathing heavily. His right hand took the
ashtray on the table, and then pointed it to the face of
Masdar. “Should I kill you now?” Limra snapped.
In other texts (the threat was quoted in the chronology
documents made by the committee team circulated in the mailing
list of the students of Al-Azhar University, Egypt), Limra
among others mentioned: “I will kill you or Zuhairi. If it’s
not you who’s going to be dead, or Zuhairi, then I’ll be the
one who’s going to die. The choice is either my dead body or
your or Zuhairi’s dead body. If you still insist, I will
personally kill you.”
A similar incident had also happened on a liberal figure from
Egypt, Dr. Faraj Faudah (1945-1993). Dr. Faraj Faudah was
killed after the “big debate” incident between the secular
camp in Egypt and the Islamic camp, in 1992. Dr. Faraj Faudah
was killed six months after the debate, i.e. in April 1993, in
Egypt.
Sheikh Muhammad Al-Ghazali, who was the “debate opponent” of
Faudah was brought in as an expert witness in the trial for
the killing of the secular prominent figure. Al-Ghazali's
testimony was then talked about a lot in the mass media of
Egypt, there were both the pro and cons. This was because,
apparently in the court, Al-Ghazali stated unequivocally that
the people who claim to be Muslims but publicly refused the
implementation of Islamic Shari’ah and invited to replace the
Shari’ah of Allah with the shari’ah of thaghut, then those
people have already been out of the religion of Islam alias
murtad.
Sheikh Umar Bakri Muhammad in an article in Shari’ah Magazine
entitled "The Secularist’s Attack on Islam and Muslim"
revealed that there are Muslims who propagandize non-Islamic
ideas. The evil attitudes and deeds of those people have
already been uncountable, in fact they are the most dangerous
threat for the existence of the Muslims and the re-emergence
of the Khilafah, because they are the unseen “threat” (munafiq).
Abdurrahman Al Maliki in "Nidzomul Uqubat fil Islam", included
the activities of disseminating kufr ideology into the
sanction which is of the ta’zir type, namely the sanction that
is imposed on the immoral acts in which there is no Had and
Kifarat.
“Anyone who does the activities of disseminating the kufr
ideology, or Kufr thoughts, he will be liable to imprisonment
starting from 2 years to 10 years. This is if the person is
not a Muslim. If the perpetrator was a Muslim, then on him
will be assigned the penalty for murtad, i.e. death penalty.
And anyone who does the spreading of the kufr religion in the
midst of the Muslims, then he will be given the same
sanction.”
“Any writing or calling containing insult against one article
from the aqeedah of the Muslims, then the perpetrator will be
liable to imprisonment starting from 5 years to 15 years, if
the perpetrator was not a Muslim or his insult cannot be said
as making the speaker kafir. However, if the perpetrator was a
Muslim and if the insult could be said as making the speaker
kafir, then he will be given the sanction for murtad (death
penalty).”
Wallahu’alam bis sowab!
Original article by: M. Fachry
International Jihad Analysis
Source: Arrahmah
Submitted
by a Mujahid