NSA:Indonesia
Indonesia |
||
|---|---|---|
| Membership | ||
| History: | ||
| - | Established | 1964 |
| - | Succeeded | Southeast Asia |
| Sister Projects | ||
The National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Indonesia is the body responsible for administrating the national Bahá’í community of Indonesia.
History[edit]
The Faith in Indonesia was administrated by the Regional Spiritual Assembly of Southeast Asia from 1957. In 1962 the government of Indonesia banned the Bahá’í community, and several other organisations with international affiliations, from conducting administrative activities within the country and organized teaching ceased.[1]
The Bahá’í community negotiated with authorities, noting that the government was for the most part supportive,[2] and in 1964 resumed activities with the National Spiritual Assembly of Indonesia being formed in 1964.[3] It was also responsible for administrating the Faith in the Mentawai Islands, Portugese Timor, and West Irian.[4]
In 1972 the Attorney-General of Indonesia reconfirmed the official ban on the Faith's administration, and prohibited organized teaching. In 1975 several Bahá’ís were arrested and given light sentences, and a few months later four Bahá’ís were arrested and sentenced to five years in prison. Accordingly the Bahá’í institutions of the country were dissolved.[5]
In 2000 the Government ban on the Faith was lifted,[6] with the National Spiritual Assembly of Indonesia being re-established in 2001.[7] In 2014 the Religious Affairs Ministry of Indonesia placed the Faith on its list of official religions firmly ending the period of restrictions.[8]
Past Members[edit]
| Name | Served |
|---|---|
| Mozaffar Samandari | 1964 - 1974[9] |
| Mr. Saliyanto | 1967 - 1974[10] |
References[edit]
- ↑ Bahá’í World, Vol. 19, pp 41-42
- ↑ Bahá’í World, Vol. 15, p 174
- ↑ Baha'i News (1964). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 400, Pg(s) 3. View as PDF.
- ↑ Baha'i News (1963). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 393, Pg(s) 3. View as PDF.
- ↑ Bahá’í World, Vol. 19, p 41
- ↑ https://www.ecumenicalnews.com/article/indonesian-government-recognizes-bahai-faith-as-a-religion-25990
- ↑ Ridvan 2001 message from the Universal House of Justice to the Bahá’ís of the World
- ↑ https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2014/08/08/welcoming-baha-i-new-official-religion-indonesia.html
- ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1999). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 26 (1997-1998), Pg(s) 277. View as PDF.
- ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1994). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 22 (1993-1994), Pg(s) 322. View as PDF.
