Jakarta, CNN Indonesia —
The two largest Islamic organizations in Indonesia, Nahdlatul Ulama (NOT) and Muhammadiyah asked the public not to make a fuss about Ade Armando’s statement regarding the absence of the five daily prayers in the holy book of the Koran.
Muhammadiyah Central Leadership (PP) Dadang Kahmad said Ade’s statement should not be exaggerated. Because he judged, Ade Armando is not a religious expert.
“He is not a religious expert, don’t respond,” he explained when confirmed CNNIndonesia.com, Wednesday (3/11).
Furthermore, according to Dadang, all Muslims also already know about the basic commands for praying five times a day.
Therefore, he considered that the public did not need to worry about the statement from the person concerned.
“Because he does not understand religion. All Muslims already know (the basis for the five daily prayers),” he said.
Similarly, the chairman of the Nahdlatul Ulama Human Resources Research and Development Institute (Lakpesdam NU) Rumadi Ahmad assessed that Ade’s statement was not merely seeking attention.
Because according to Rumadi, the statement has no benefit for Muslims.
“This just wants to be flirtatious. Useless talk,” said Rumadi.
Previously, Communications Lecturer at the University of Indonesia (UI), Ade Armando stated that there is no command to pray five times a day in the Muslim holy book, the Koran.
Ade also challenged all parties to try to find a verse in the Qur’an that commands the five daily prayers.
Ade’s statement was in response to the statement from the Imam of the New York Mosque, Shamsi Ali, who accused Ade of denying Islam because he did not follow Islamic law.
“In this world alone, there are many Muslims who do not pray five times a day. Do they deny Islam?” said Ade in a video uploaded on Cokro TV’s YouTube channel, Monday (1/11).
“I pray five times even though I know that in the Koran there is no command to pray five times a day. Just read the Koran, you will not find a verse that says prayer must be done 5 times a day,” he added.
(tfq / DAL)
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