The Famous Ulama Syekh Ali Jaber Was Stabbed By An Unknown Person In Today's Memory, September 13, 2020

The famous cleric, Sheikh Ali Jaber, who was stabbed by an unknown person while giving a lecture at the Falahuddin Mosque, Bandar Lampung on September 13, 2020. (ANTARA)

JAKARTA Memories of today, five years ago, September 13, 2020, the famous cleric, Sheikh Ali Jaber, was stabbed by an unknown person at the Falahuddin Mosque, Bandar Lampung. The incident made Sheikh Ali immediately rushed to the hospital for further help.

Previously, Sheikh Ali was known as a famous cleric in Indonesia. His schedule for lectures to various regions of the archipelago is often full. He was able to present a form of loveful Islam.

No one doubts Indonesian Muslims in terms of glorifying the ulama. The ulama are often used as guidelines for good Muslims. The case of a cleric's lectured style all depends on taste.

Indonesia guarantees a person's freedom to like certain ulama. There are those who like soothing scholars. There are also likes passionate scholars. Everyone has their own follower base. However, there is one cleric who can enter all circles: Sheikh Ali Jaber.

Sheikh Ali is comfortable being among Indonesian Muslims. Vice versa. Indonesian Muslims like Sheikh Ali's lectures. His calm speaking style became the main attraction. This style makes him like being able to present a loving Islam.

Lately, the schedule for his lecture has been piled up, from city to city. All the events always get a lively welcome. However, not when Sheikh gave a lecture in Bandar Lampung on September 13, 2020. The presence of Sheikh Ali was eagerly awaited.

The person waiting for his arrival was buried at the Falahuddin Mosque, Bandar Lampung. However, not long ago he gave a lecture, suddenly Sheikh Ali was attacked by an unknown person with a knife. The sharp weapon hit Sheikh Ali's right arm. People were then excited and secured the stabbing perpetrator.

The stabbing perpetrator ran from the right and immediately went up to the stage and stabbed Syekh. His stab in the right arm. We all didn't expect the child to run from the right, we thought we wanted to give his cellphone to Ali Jaber. Syech was also immediately taken outside the Falahuddin Mosque for treatment," said a local resident who was at the location, Andika as quoted by the COMPASS.com page, September 13, 2020.

News of the stabbing of Sheikh Ali spread everywhere. Among state officials began to condemn the perpetrators of the stabbing. Mahfud MD, one of them. Mahfud could not understand that people could be hostile to Sheikh Ali who always gave calming lectures. The stabbing perpetrator named Alfin Andrian, a young man from the local village who was only 23 years old at the time.

Mahfud considers the stabbing perpetrators to have damaged peace. Anyone who is hostile to harming the ulama must get the punishment accordingly. Mahfud also asked the police to immediately find out the network affiliated with the stabbing perpetrator.

"Perpetrators of stabbing are enemies of peace and destroyers of unity who are hostile to scholars so that they must be tried fairly and openly, and their networks may be dismantled which may be behind them. So far, he has always prayed while helping the COVID-19 task force and the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) to make people aware to pray at home in the early days of the corona incident," Mahfud said as quoted on the website.co, September 13, 2020.

Sheikh Ali Jaber is from Saudi Arabia, born in Medina on February 3, 1976. He died in Jakarta due to illness due to exposure to COVID-19 on January 14, 2021 and was buried in Cipondoh, Tangerang, Banten.