RRG is an acronym for the Religious Rehabilitation Group. The RRG is a voluntary group formed by individual ulama and asatizah (Islamic scholars and teachers) community in Singapore, primarily towards performing counseling works on the detained Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) members. The main objective of the RRG is towards countering the ideological misunderstanding of the JI members through counseling.
Since 2003, the RRG has performed more than 800 sessions of counseling.
RRG’s main and primary focus, is towards rehabilitating the JI detainees and their families. For the JI detainees, rehabilitation takes on particular importance, as rehabilitation seek to correct the offender's misinterpretation of religious concepts and way of thinking. This will not only prevent future criminal acts, but will also convince them, that such behavior and interpretation is inappropriate and undesirable.
In other words, the rehabilitated detainee is expected, not only to refrain from committing criminal acts, but also to recognize and accept that their understanding of Islam has been misled. In addition, since the JI’s ideology have affected their family members, their family need to be guided, so as to avoid and disrupt such a violent cycle.
Another important feature of the rehabilitation program is to stimulate the minds of the detainees to understand Islam in the Singapore context. The program aims to show that living Islam rightfully in Singapore is practicable and fulfilling. We also hope that such efforts would help in some way towards preserving the safety and security of our beloved nation, Singapore.
The RRG also conducts public presentations to the Muslim and Non-Muslim masses in Singapore. The RRG aims to portray that Islam is a religion of peace and mercy, and Muslims are good and proactive citizens of our beloved nation, Singapore.
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