A
Reflection On Aceh Jihad 2010: Conspiracy, Neo-Murji'ah,
Wasath (The Middle Path) Mazhab
Writers Articles And Opinions
16 April 2010
By Al-Ikhwah Al-Mujahidun
The
emergence of a jihad group which named themselves
Tandzim Al Qaeda of “Serambi Mekah” (Front Porch of
Makkah) in early March 2010, surely baffled many
parties. Especially that it was followed up by a
series of hunts, shootings and arrests on this Tandzim
Al Qaeda which had their shares in executing
resistance and inflicting heavy losses. All parties
made analyses together according to each of their
perspective. There are those who agreed, not a few who
are reviling. What follows is an analysis which was
featured in a blog, 'elhakimi', presented in parts.
May it be useful!
The Aceh Jihad that took place in early
March 2010 was very surprising. When earlier before
that, the society was preoccupied with the pandemonium
of the Century (corruption case-ed), and all of a
sudden reports about jihad in Aceh appeared, the
Century was forgotten right away. Surprising because
Aceh, which all these while was known as the base for
the GAM (Gerakan Aceh Merdeka or Independent
Aceh Movement), which was very local (GAM) in image,
suddenly turned into the base of Al-Qaeda which is
global in image.
What is more surprising, they – who are
always called terrorists - carried out resistance in
the form of gunfights in the open wilderness. The
result was so surprising, a number of the Densus 88
members, which was projected as a gangster forces like
the Blackwater – the sleeves rolled up to display a
macho impression- were killed by them.
All of a sudden, the news about Aceh
Al-Qaeda turned booming. The hot news of the Aceh
gunfights had not settled, it was immediately followed
up by the killing of (Ab)Dulmatin alias Amar Usman
whose head was priced at 10 million Dollars by
America. The Mass media were in noisy uproar blowing
up the event.
SBY, who had been struggling with grief
by the insistent pressure concerning the Century case,
suddenly had his face turned joyous and radiant. He
had found a good ammunition to cover the Century case.
On another angle, he who was on a visit to Australia
and received the "honor" to be the speaker in the
parliament of Australia – it was said that only 5
heads of state had been given the chance for it - was
having the special opportunity to bootlick Australia.
He, by saying "alhamdulillah", reported to
his master the success in capturing the ringleader of
the terrorists (read: a Mujahid figure) who all these
while had been targeted by the entire kafir
world.
A lot of analyses circulated amongst the society.
Unfortunately, in general they are divided into two
camps which are both equally wrong in addressing this
issue. Viewing the issue through wrong spectacles.
The First Camp: The Followers
Of the Theory Of Conspiracy
The followers of this mazhab
see the Aceh jihad as the conspiracy of SBY and the
police of RI (Republic of Indonesia) to merely divert
the public attention from the Century case which had
its climax in early March 2010. Or, the conspiracy of
maturating a situation to muzzle the radical camp so
that a maximum security is created for Obama's visit
to Indonesia scheduled for late March. (Alhamdulillah,
delayed till June, it was said).
A conspiracy theory in its essence is a
mechanism to “blame” the enemies by closing the eyes
to the reality that the movement of a resistance in
the midst of the Islamic ummah is real and cannot be
refuted. The conspiracy theory always has the
connotation that the enemies of the Islamic ummah
are very superior, they could plan anything and
achieve it just like in movie storylines, meanwhile,
the Islamic ummah are just a flock of “deaf
sheeps” who are stupid and oppressed. A conspiracy
theory is based on views that the film director of all
these events is the Jew, Israel, USA, Europe, CIA,
BIN, the police and etc. This theory wipes out the
taqdeer of Allah, the abilities of the Mujahideen
and the Islamic ummah. Whatever events that
harms the Islamic ummah, the answer is always
the same: there is a Jewish conspiracy behind it. As
if the Jews are "The Rulers Of The Whole Worlds" whose
entire plan could be accomplished resembling movie
scenarios at the hand of the film directors.
For example, when dissecting the
attacks on the WTC which had destroyed the symbol of
the American economy, these followers of the
conspiracy theory are chained by the beliefs that it
was all invented by America. Usamah bin Ladin was just
a pawn used by America to mess up the Islamic
ummah. The proof? In the past, when Afghanistan
was fighting the Soviet Union, the Mujahideen got
supports from America. It included Usamah bin Ladin.
The chain-links of logic were arranged,
and the conclusion that came out was so ridiculous.
They did not realize that this theory could drag other
conclusion; that Prophet Musa AS was actually an agent
of Fir'aun. The proof? Because, he had been brought up
by Fir'aun in his palace.
The followers of the conspiracy
mazhab do not believe that the Mujahideen are
capable of launching such a spectacular attacks as the
11 September. They are imprisoned by the experiences
of the Islamic ummah which have been occupied
for so long, it is not possible that from amongst the
Islamic ummah, there are some who are able to
resist the kafir.
The followers of the conspiracy
mazhab bicker that the American technology is so
sophisticated that it is impossible for a civil
aircraft to slip away from the espionage radar of the
Americans, in its own country. They are forgetting the
Powerfulness of Allah, Who could make the fire that
burns, unable to burn Ibrahim AS. They are forgetting
the taqdeer on the WTC destruction had
precisely allowed the Jews to sniff the plan of the
attacks earlier, and they allowed it to happen so as
to inflame the war against the Islamic ummah
which they liked to happen. This is the way of the
taqdeer which Allah wills for the destruction of
the WTC.
The followers of the conspiracy
mazhab wrongly concluded. They think that the
acts of the Jews that allowed the attacks to run
smoothly was a proof of the conspiracy between the USA
and Usamah bin Ladin. Subhanallah... just
because of this misleading theory, they accused the
Mujahids, whose jihad performance are acknowledged by
the world, as agents of America. Blaming the jihad
figures as betrayers because of the conspiracy theory.
The
followers of this mazhab are numerous in
number. The PKS,
HTI and almost all the elements in the Islamic
ummah, which are opposition in ideology but
modernists, use this mazhab. Look for example
at the websites of Eramuslim and
Hizabuttahrir. Their analyses are always founded
on conspiracy theory. How sad!
Second: The Followers Of Neo-Murji'ah
The followers of this mazhab
believe 100 percents in the information that come from
the government, in this case the police. That, the
executors are from amongst the Islamic ummah
who are deliberately fighting a “valid” government.
The followers of the Neo-Murji'ah react by being
hostile towards the executors and believe that the
incidents are certainly real, not the inventions or
the products of a certain conspiracy, such as from the
government.
The
followers of this mazhab are generally from
amongst the Salafi Murji'ah. They reject the
conspiracy theory, but on another angle, they
blaspheme the Mujahideen with sharp words. Normally,
by calling them Khawarij.
Feel free to see this phenomenon at, for an instant,
the websites of the SM (Salafi Murji'ah) and
Radio Rodja Cileungsi. One of the important
figures of this mazhab is Zainal Abidin (the
founder of Radio Rodja).
The error of this mazhab lies
on their blind hatred towards the Mujahideen. They
totally do not want to acknowledge the status of the
"terrorists" as Mujahideen. To them, the Mujahideen
are more hated compared to their hatred for George
Bush, Ariel Sharon, Geert Wilders and other destroyer
of Islam personalities.
Yours truly wonders, perhaps they have
never truly learn the concept of Wala' wal Bara'.
Even if they had studied it, it was surely in a wrong
perception. They love the Sunnah very much,
unfortunately they are unable to choose which are
friends and which are foes. They identify the term
Terrorist as Khawarij. The result, according
to them, the Terrorists will become the dogs of
Jahannam!
Wasath (The Middle Path) Mazhab
Contrary to the blasphemies of the SM,
the followers of the wasathmazhab,
with full of love, refer those who are given the title
'Terrorist' as Mujahideen. Terrorists who are Muslim
of course, and are defending Islam and the Islam
ummah. Unlike the Terrorists of the Basque Forces
in Spain who are Christian.
As well as,
not wanting to view the Aceh jihad with the conspiracy
theories. All are true, executed by a small number of
men from amongst the Islamic ummah who are
yearning for jihad and shaheed. They are
motivated by the rewards which are so tantalizing for
the activities of jihad and the bounty of dying
shaheed. As for its occurrence, which was soon
after the Century scandals began to expose more
offenders, they could not take it that the Aceh jihad
was the product of the police fabrications. It was
purely the taqdeer of Allah, which perhaps is
a form of istidraj
for SBY so that he feels he is loved by Allah, as he
is saved from the Century scandal. Whereas, the way he
was doing his bootlicking on Australia by giving
reports to that of his “master”, showed that SBY is
not a personality who fits to obtain help from Allah
in the context of love and mercy. But, a "help" in the
context of istidraj.
On another angle, the wasath mazhab
also do not blindly defend the Aceh jihad as an
absolute truth without any flaw. This Mazhab
still give critical analyses on the amaliah
(work) of Aceh jihad, with evaluating comments so that
they will become lessons for the following
generations. Not because of the factors of hate or
envy at all. But the spirit of mutual consultation
with love. Rabbana la taj'al
fi qulubina ghillan lilladzina amanu !
This reflection is written in the
paradigm of the wasath mazhab. Thus, it might
be hurtful for those who are supporting the Aceh jihad
blindly as if there was no flaw. My apology!
Reviving The Aceh Jihad
The Aceh jihad attempted to maintain
the land of Aceh, which is full of blessings, so that
it remains having the aroma of jihad, continuing what
had been done for a long time by Allah Yarham
(the late) Daud Beureuh (Read: Ber'eh) with his DI/TII
movement, in the time of the holy war (fi
sabilillah) launched by the people of Aceh
against the kafir Dutch.
The jihad land of Aceh had its chance
of being straddled by the aroma of tribalism; the
sentiment of the Acehnese fighting the Javanese under
the name 'GAM' (Gerakan Aceh Merdeka or
Independent Aceh Movement). With the death of the
ruh of the GAM opposition- as the ruh of
tribalism is genuinely weak – the opportunity to
cleanse the aqeedah of the people of Aceh
from the tribal sentiment is open. To return them to
the aqeedah of Islamiyah, by which
the jihad must be in the paradigm of fi sabilillah,
not fi sabili GAM.
Unfortunately, it appears that the
executors are still unable to realize this mission,
because the people have been so pro-government after
having been through the traumas from the impacts of
the GAM's activities in the past. They had been so
traumatic towards anything that reeks of weapons. They
had been tired of violence.
This trauma can only be healed with
da'wah, which would straighten the aqeedah
of the people of Aceh from the aqeedah of
Nationalism or Tribalism and return it to the
aqeedah of Islamiyah. To conduct
da'wah and preach to them to love jihad, die
shaheed and hate the systems which are non-Islam.
The choice of Aceh to be made as a
jihad front, or any other territories in Indonesia for
that matter, should be studied in depth. Jihad
requires a "trigger" which could attract the Islamic
ummah to unite in a massive number. If the
igniter is not strong enough, the society won't be
motivated to support jihad. The fact is that the
executors did not think well about this igniter. They
only make the fardh (obligation) of jihad and
the honor of dying shaheed as the igniters.
Whereas, the Islamic ummah had already been
so chained by materialism and the pleasure of living
(in peace).
The doubts of the society will still be
unanswered, if in case they are already signaled to
support the Aceh jihad: so jihad against who if the
location is in Aceh? This question is apparently to be
more fluently answered by the police; "see, these
people are evil, there is no manifest enemy but they
are inciting people to war. The only want to make
troubles. If the people Aceh join them, it would only
add to the sufferings." This DA'WAH of
the POLICE is proven more effective and more simple,
that it could be easily understood by the people.
The success of Abu Mus'ab Az-Zarqawi in reviving jihad
in Iraq, was due to the very strong igniter i.e. the
presence of the foreign invaders who
are kafir and very barbaric.
Those three words (in bold) became
the igniters which are very strong, that it even
managed to attract the forces of Saddam into the ranks
of jihad.
The triggers used by the executors are
the vocabularies of jihad, fardhu 'ain,
Al-Qaeda and die shaheed. Whereas,
these words are still very absurd amongst the society
who inhabit the surrounding areas of that "jihad
proclaimed" land of Aceh . How could jihad in the
mountains exist, if the society in the foothills do
not support, give logistic assistance and etc. In the
count of days, they would surely be furled easily.
The Aceh Mujahids seemed to be in the belief that
jihad is an objective, not the means. In fact, what's
even more extreme is making the death of shaheed
as the objective that results in the absence of the
contemplation on the analysis of victory or defeat,
being capable or incapable. The essence is simply
jihad. Just like the solat, the essence is
that it has to be performed anywhere and in any
condition, even in sickness. Whereas, if the Mujahid
only plans to die (shaheed), he is already
planning for defeat.
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