Ahmadiyya Respond to Attacks on Social Media after the Destruction of Miftahul Huda Mosque: Love for All, Hatred for None

Abstract

Ahmadiyah – particularly members of the Qadian sect – are frequently persecuted in Indonesia as a result of their religious worldview, which is considered deviant by the dominant (mainstream) that identified as hatecrime and and occurs as a form of the phenomenon of godly nationalism, namely persecution involving community organizations and the state. The destruction of the Miftahul Huda mosque in Sintang Regency, West Kalimantan, has brought one type of persecution to the fore. Despite the fact that the mosque attack ceased on September 3, 2021, violence against JAI continued. JAI has come under fire on social media. The purpose of this research is to see how the Ahmadiyya religious philosophy reacts to the violence they face. And the extent to which Ahmadis have embraced the Ahmadiyya’s peace-loving teachings in response to the Miftahul Huda mosque’s post-destruction onslaught, particularly the attack on the official JAI Instagram account, @ahmadiyah.id. According to researchers, Ahmadiyya teachings have been persecuted in India and around the world since their origin. When confronted with this, the Ahmadiyah replied with a religious ideology of love and peace, symbolized by the motto “love for all, hatred for none.” The Ahmadiyah response to the post-destruction attack on the Miftahul Huda mosque on social media exemplifies the realization of this peace-loving philosophy.

Presenters

Muhammad Rizkita
Student, Islamic Philosophy, UIN Sunan Kalijaga, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Shabrina Salsabila
Student, Islamic Elementary Education, UIN Sunan Kalijaga, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Details

Presentation Type

Focused Discussion

Theme

Religious Community and Socialization

KEYWORDS

Jemaat Ahmadiyya Indonesia,love for all hatred,hatecrime,minority religion