MUI Condemns Judaization of Al-Aqsa, Urges Special Fatwa

The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) has issued a strong condemnation of Israel's alleged efforts to Judaize the Al-Aqsa Mosque and the city of Jerusalem. The council views these actions as a direct threat to Islamic holy sites and a violation of international norms.

Prof. Sudarnoto Abdul Hakim, Chairman of MUI for Foreign Relations and International Cooperation, has called for a specific religious edict, or fatwa, to be issued. This fatwa would aim to protect the Al-Aqsa Mosque and formally reject the ongoing Judaization of Jerusalem, emphasizing the site's significance to Muslims worldwide.

According to Prof. Sudarnoto, Al-Aqsa Mosque holds a special status for Muslims as the first Qibla (direction of prayer) and the location of the Prophet Muhammad's miraculous night journey (Isra Mikraj). He stressed that any threat to its sanctity, legal status, historical identity, or religious function is an attack on the religious rights of Muslims and a blow to global human heritage.

Prof. Sudarnoto voiced deep concern and condemned Israel's actions, which he believes aim to erase the Islamic identity of Al-Aqsa. He pointed to restrictions on Muslim worshippers, the weakening of the Jordanian Waqf's authority, and attempts to alter the mosque's historical and legal status as serious breaches of international law and human rights.

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Any form of threat to its sanctity, legal status, historical identity, and religious function is a threat to the religious rights of Muslims as well as a threat to human heritage that must be protected by the international community.