Muslims not accepted in Indonesia after Pakistan, thousands reached mosque by breaking lockdown

Posted on 24th Apr 2020 by rohit kumar

Jakarta Muslim fundamentalists now appear to be violating government guidelines in Indonesia, even after forcing mosques to be opened in Pakistan despite lockdown. Hundreds of people on the occasion of Ramadan in Aceh province of Indonesia People broke the lockdown and reached the Masjid for mass prayers. While most of them were wearing masks, but still the rules of social distancing The went fiercely ignoring the people who read a lot of almost prayers. Are facing reports of any kind from many parts of the country.

 

According to a report published in the BBC, these people have violated the guidelines of the government by doing so. A Namazi from Indonesia named Putri Sara told the BBC, 'There is a fear of corona virus but there is no fear of corona in getting out for namaz. To avoid this, the most important thing is to keep yourself clean. We are constantly washing our hands and wearing masks too. However, during this period, some people also appeared who had come to offer Namaz under the pressure of family members. One such person named Vahyuka said, 'I am afraid to offer Namaz together, so I am far from the line.'

 

Radical clerics gave fatwa

 

 

 

According to Indonesian media, many local maulanas in the area had given fatwa and encouraged people to do so. Professor of social science at Sia Kuala University in Ache, Marini Krastiani, told the BBC that people here thought it was better to follow the edicts of Islamic groups and fundamentalist clerics than the government's guidelines. Please tell that Ache is the only region in Indonesia where Islamic Sharia law is strictly followed. In this area, punishment for whipping is still maintained. On Tuesday, six people were flogged in violation of Islamic law.

 

President has also imposed restrictions on returning home on Eid

 

Earlier Indonesia, in view of increasing cases of corona infection, has banned the return of people's homes to celebrate Eid this year. President Joko Widodo said on Tuesday that a large number of people in Indonesia return to their homes from cities to villages in the last week of Ramadan, this year it is being banned due to Corona virus infection. Joko said- I have decided that 'Mudik' (Eid migration) is banned for all citizens this year. Indonesia's news agency Antara's Mutabik is an old practice of returning home to Eid ul Fitr in Indonesia called 'Mudik'. Under this custom, millions of people travel in the last Saptar of Ramadan.

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