If my children do not behave according to Islam, if they do not pray for instance, I will punish them.
Abu Bakar Bashir Quotes
We have shown that Islam can rule the world perfectly for 14 centuries, and during this time of Muslim power we did not borrow ideas like democracy from others, so why do we need to learn democracy from them now?
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| Birth: | 17th August, 1938 |
| Nationality: | Indonesian |
| Profession: | Activist, Cleric, Leader |
About
Abu Bakar Bashir is an Indonesian Muslim cleric and leader of the Indonesian Mujahedeen Council. He ran the Al-Mukmin boarding school in Ngruki, Central Java, which he co-founded with Abdullah Sungkar in 1972. He was in exile in Malaysia for 17 years during the secular New Order administration of President Suharto resulting from various activities, including urging the implementation of Sharia law.
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