MUI Condemns Allegations Of Planned Elimination Of Imam Mahdi Fake In West Sumatra

West Sumatra Province MUI Fatwa Commission Muhammad Hidayat when interviewed in Padang, Friday (18/10/2024). (ANTARA/Muhammad Zulfikar)

The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) of West Sumatra Province (West Sumatra) strongly condemns allegations of heretical sects as well as plans for the practice of making fake Imam Mahdi that occurred in West Pasaman Regency.

"The MUI strongly condemns this alleged deviant sect," said West Sumatra Province MUI Fatwa Commission Muhammad Hidayat in Padang, Antara, Friday, October 18.

This was conveyed by Hidayat following the polemic of the plan to build a fake Imam Mahdi which shocked the community in Jorong (dusun) of Cubadak Village, Nagari (Village) Lingkuang Aua Timur, Pasaman District, West Pasaman Regency.

Responding to the case, the West Pasaman Regency MUI immediately went to the location and met several people including foreign nationals who were suspected of being involved in corrupt sect practices. The West Pasaman Regency MUI has also issued a decision containing several important points.

First, public reports regarding the alleged deviant sect were acknowledged by the person concerned. MUI concluded that the understanding or belief conveyed was misguided and deviant.

Furthermore, the agency rejected the presence of foreigners, namely Osama Altaaf, Nasar and his colleagues who spread understanding of the emergence of Imam Mahdi named Muhammad Bin Qosim, a Pakistani citizen.

The West Pasaman Regency MUI also appealed to Muslims not to be influenced by an understanding, or to immediately trust unclear claims, including unlawful acts.

The agency also asked the authorities to be proactive in tracing related parties, and to anticipate the spread and emergence of deviant understandings.

"The MUI invites and urges the public to be critical and continues to review the problems of the end of the day through clear sources, namely the Al Quran and As-Sunnah," he appealed.