MUI Bans Circulation Of The Mini Quran To Be The Key Hanger In History Today, September 21, 2016

The mini Quran used as a souvenir key hanger. (Istmewa)

JAKARTA History today, nine years ago, September 21, 2016, the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) of West Sumatra banned the circulation of the mini-shaped holy book Al Quran as a key hanger. MUI considers the Quran a guide to life that is inappropriate to be used as a toy.

Previously, the key hanger for the Mini Quran was widely sold in Pariaman. The goods can be obtained easily. Some buy them in market traders. Some also buy them online. However, this phenomenon was criticized by many Muslims.

Business matters sometimes do not know religion. An effort sometimes only leads to one goal: profit. This condition can be seen in the case of the rise of the mini Quran which is used as a key hanger.

The mini Quran, which is an accessory, is quickly becoming popular everywhere. Online shopping sites sell it a lot. An indication that there are many enthusiasts. The mini Quran is a selling item. Because small sizes of the Quran are easy to carry everywhere, so the key hanger is too.

The phenomenon of the mini Quran was then excited in Pariaman City. Mini Quran traders and traders were criticized. They are considered to have blasphemed Islam. This condition is because Al Quran is an important guideline for Muslims to live life.

The ulama also view that the Quran cannot be equated with toys. This condition made criticism appear to those who produced and sold the mini Quran. The criticism was immediately followed up by the Pariaman City Police.

Security forces are trying to explore the mini Quran traders who are decorations for key hangers. Officials move quickly to secure evidence from traders at Pasar Pariaman. They also appealed to the local community not to be provoked and raid traders individually.

"The trader and evidence in the form of the mini Quran have been secured for follow-up. The confession of the trader has sold two items to the public," said local Police Chief AKBP Riko Junaldy as quoted by the ANTARA website, September 21, 2016.

The problem with the mini Quran is the key hanger to Gusrizal Gazhar's ears. The chairman of the West Sumatra branch of MUI banned the circulation of the mini-Quran on September 21, 2016. He emphasized that the Quran was not a toy.

The Quran is a holy object. Whoever reads it can bring rewards. As a result, he asked the public to properly forge the Quran. Gusrizal also appealed to law enforcement officials to investigate who was involved in production and marketing.

"The Quran is clearly its function, namely as instructions and rules in life. Not for toys so it is clearly wrong to be used as a key hanger. So it is not limited to writing, but a divine revelation so that people should understand the proper way of placing it," said Gusrizal as quoted by the ANTARA website, September 21, 2016.