Indonesian Muslims are less reliant on the government in the administration of religious affairs, says senior Indonesian academic, Azyumardi Azra.
Azyumardi Azra, a former rector of Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University Jakarta, said Malaysian and Indonesian leaders, witnessing Iran’s boldness against the United States during and after its Islamic revolution of the late 1970s, regarded the religious zeal of Iranians as a cause for concern.
However, he added, the ban did not happen in Indonesia because there was strong resistance against it.Noting that there was more tolerance of Shia Islam in Indonesia than in Malaysia, he said this was because Indonesian Muslims were less reliant on the government in the administration of religious affairs.
“They construct their own mosques and madrasahs without government interference. They pay their speakers, unlike in Malaysia, where religious functionaries get salaries from the government.
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