MA’RUF Amin was among the ulama (Islamic scholars) who denounced a statement by former Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama back in September 2016 in which he cited Chapter 5, Verse 51 of the Qur’an. A few days later, Ma’ruf signed a letter on MUI letterhead stating Basuki had insulted the Qur’an and the ulama.

At the mass ‘212’ street protest, Ma’ruf was scheduled to give the sermon at the Friday con