Respond To Ferdinand Hutahean's Tease 'Your God Is Weak', Mahfud MD: God Is Not Weak

Minister of Police Mahfud MD (Nailin In Saroh/VOI)

JAKARTA - The Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs (Menko Polhukam) spoke about the tweet of politician Ferdinand Hutahean 'Your God is weak' which was viral and polemic.

Through his Twitter account, @mohmahfudmd, Mahfud said that Allah is not weak as stated by Ferdinand Hutahean.

Even Mahfud said that the 4th President of the Republic of Indonesia Abdurrahman Wahid or who was usually called Gus Dur had said that God no longer needed to be defended by anyone. This is because the power that God has is very strong.

"God is not weak. If Gus Dur said "God doesn't need to be defended" instead, he said that God is all-powerful, so he doesn't need to be defended with violence and brutality," Mahfud wrote in his upload, quoted on Friday, January 7th.

Mahfud even said it was found in several hadiths. The existence of the hadith, said Mahfud, also strengthens the belief, especially for Muslims, that Allah is Strong.

"There are many arguments, for example, the Qur'an Surah Alhajj verse 74: Innallah qowiyyun aziiz, 'Verily Allah is Strong and Mighty'," said the former Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court (MK).

God is not weak. If Gus Dur said "God doesn't need to be defended" then Gus Dur would say that because God is all-powerful, there's no need to defend him with violence and brutality. Many arguments, for example, the Qur'an Surah Alhajj verse 74: Innallah qowiyyun aziiz, "Verily Allah is Strong and Mighty"

— Mahfud MD (@mohmahfudmd) January 6, 2022

As previously reported, Ferdinand Hutahaean was in the spotlight because of his tweet on his Twitter account @FerdinandHaean3 on January 4, 2022.

"It's a pity that your God is weak and must be defended. If I were, my God is extraordinary, omnipotent, HE is always my defender and my God doesn't need to be defended," wrote Ferdinand on his Twitter account, @FerdinandHaean3.

As a result of this upload, the Indonesian Youth National Committee (KNPI) to the Criminal Investigation Unit of the Police reported Ferdinand to the police. It didn't take long for the status of the case to be upgraded from an investigation to an investigation on Thursday, January 6.

In this case, Ferdinand is suspected of violating Article 45 a paragraph 2 in conjunction with Article 28 paragraph 2, Law 11 of 2008 concerning ITE, and Article 14 paragraph 1 and paragraph 2 of the Criminal Code.