It Turns Out That This Is Because The Istiqlal Mosque Does Not Hold Friday Prayers For 2 Weeks

JAKARTA - In contrast to the At-Tien TMII Mosque, which continues to hold Friday prayers with strict health protocols. The administrators of the Central Jakarta Istiqlal mosque do not want to take the risk. They canceled Friday prayers for two weeks starting on Friday, June 25.

The Istiqlal mosque does not just set this rule. They saw that the cases of the corona pandemic were still high in Jakarta. And eliminating this refers to the Instruction of the Minister of Home Affairs No. 14 of 2021 and the Decree of the Governor of DKI Jakarta No. 796 of 2021. This was stated by the Deputy Chair of the Istiqlal Mosque Worship Organizer Abu Hurairah as reported by CNN Indonesia.

Not only Friday prayers, said Abu Hurairah, but the obligatory prayers and circumcision of caretakers every day as well. "Not holding outpatient prayers and Friday prayers for the public. Until July 5," he said.

Meanwhile, the At-Tin Great Mosque, East Jakarta, continues to hold Friday prayers with the implementation of strict health protocols (prokes) for worshipers. "We are holding Friday prayers by implementing strict health protocols," said Karnali, Head of the At-Tin Great Mosque Worship Division when confirmed in Jakarta, Friday, June 25.

Jakarta Deputy Governor Ahmad Riza Patria has banned Friday prayers at mosques that are in the red zone area until July 5, 2021.

Riza said this was stated in Governor's Decree Number 796 of 2021 concerning the Implementation of Micro-scale Community Activity Restrictions (PPKM) according to directions from the central government.

What the administrators of the Istiqlal mosque did not hold Friday prayers had a strong reason.