Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan (AntaranewsKalsel) - Head of the South Kalimantan Regional Office of the Ministry of Religious Affairs (Kemenag) HM Tambrin states, Muslims in this region is very peaceful, so the rumor of ISIS adherents in here is inappropriate.
According to him, the issue of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in this area, even a twitter account @isiskalimantan do not need to be aesily believed, it must be checked and re-checked.
"The term in religion "tabayyun" which means thorough, careful, and check the truth of the news, so as not to cause the error information that could lead to disaster," he said on Friday.
It was explained in the Al-Quran , he said, O ye who believe, when it comes to you a news then check carefully that the disaster does not befall a people without knowing the circumstances that caused it.
"So it can not be taken as a benchmark only in an account in the virtual world there is an image of a masked person expressed support ISIS with a background of this area. It could have been done by a prankster or a lunatic," he said.
Because so far, he said, from the monitoring of Kemenag which has a network of up to district and city, sub-district or the Religious Affairs Office (KUA) known no Islamist radicals or who want to act toward terrorism.
"We believe that, because of our good relationship and coordination with all the religious leaders, particularly the kiai or figures in Islamic organizations, no one found the radicals," he said.
He states, vigilance against radicals who embrace the teachings of terrorism has to be done, but that does not mean suspicion spread that can result in mutual suspicion, until peace disturbed.
"It's a sensitive issue, so we hope that people will be very careful in scrutinizing the news of the radicalism, must check and re-check exactly the truth, to not cause a scandal," he said.
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According to him, the issue of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in this area, even a twitter account @isiskalimantan do not need to be aesily believed, it must be checked and re-checked.
"The term in religion "tabayyun" which means thorough, careful, and check the truth of the news, so as not to cause the error information that could lead to disaster," he said on Friday.
It was explained in the Al-Quran , he said, O ye who believe, when it comes to you a news then check carefully that the disaster does not befall a people without knowing the circumstances that caused it.
"So it can not be taken as a benchmark only in an account in the virtual world there is an image of a masked person expressed support ISIS with a background of this area. It could have been done by a prankster or a lunatic," he said.
Because so far, he said, from the monitoring of Kemenag which has a network of up to district and city, sub-district or the Religious Affairs Office (KUA) known no Islamist radicals or who want to act toward terrorism.
"We believe that, because of our good relationship and coordination with all the religious leaders, particularly the kiai or figures in Islamic organizations, no one found the radicals," he said.
He states, vigilance against radicals who embrace the teachings of terrorism has to be done, but that does not mean suspicion spread that can result in mutual suspicion, until peace disturbed.
"It's a sensitive issue, so we hope that people will be very careful in scrutinizing the news of the radicalism, must check and re-check exactly the truth, to not cause a scandal," he said.
Editor : Mahdani
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