JAKARTA - Breaking the fast together was held again with great fanfare at the 99 Dome Mosque, Central Point of Indonesia Reclamation Area, Makassar, South Sulawesi, on Sunday, March 16, 2025.
This event is part of the two Holy Lands service iftar program organized by King Salman bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud, by providing 5,000 servings of iftar food for the community.
The chairman of the Activity Committee, Riswan Ilyas, said that this program aims to strengthen relations between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Muslim communities in Indonesia, especially in South Sulawesi.
"This activity is a special moment to strengthen the brotherhood of Muslims and show King Salman's concern for the Muslim community in Indonesia," he said during a site survey, as quoted by ANTARA.
Apart from being a form of global solidarity, this iftar program also includes the distribution of the Qur'an'an mushaf and dates as gifts from King Salman to the people of Makassar City. This is expected to increase the religious spirit and enrich the worship of Muslims in the month of Ramadan.
Riswan explained that this event could be carried out thanks to the collaboration between the Facilities of Religion and Education of the Saudi Arabian Embassy, the Provincial Government of South Sulawesi, and the I-Salam Karim Foundation.
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A number of important figures are scheduled to attend this event, including South Sulawesi Governor Andi Sudirman Sulaiman, Head of the Religious Attache of the Saudi Arabian Embassy Syekh Ahmad Isa Al-Hazimiy, and Mudir I-Salam Ustadz Dzulqarnain M Sunusi. Also present were local officials and local religious leaders.
This year, the iftar program initiated by King Salman has entered its second year of implementation in Makassar. Previously, this event managed to set a MURI record as breaking the fast with the longest dish, which stretches as far as 2,140 meters at the Losari Beach Pavilion.
Apart from Makassar, this iftar program has also been implemented in several other cities, such as in Padang City on March 8, Medan City on March 9, and Solo City on March 14, 2025.
This series of activities began with the launch of a program by the Saudi Arabian Embassy in Jakarta, which coincided with a joint iftar event attended by various high-ranking state officials.
Several figures who attended the launch of the program in Jakarta included Minister of Religion Nasaruddin Umar, Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani, Minister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin, Coordinating Minister for Community Empowerment Muhaimin Iskandar, and Minister of Home Affairs Tito Karnavian. In addition, ambassadors of friendly countries and representatives of Islamic community organizations in Indonesia were also present.
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