West Pasaman Earthquake Victims Pray Tarawih In Emergency Mosque

The residents of Sungai Lampang Jorong, Tanjung Beruang Kajai, West Pasaman Regency, carried out Tarawih Prayers in an emergency prayer room with a tarpaulin roof because their prayer room was heavily damaged by the earthquake some time ago.

PASAMAN BARAT - Earthquake victims in Nagari Kajai, Talamau District, West Pasaman Regency, West Sumatra, performed the Tarawih Prayer in an emergency prayer room with a tarp roof during Ramadan 1443 Hijri. They prayed in congregation and Tarawih in the emergency prayer room because their prayer room was heavily damaged by the earthquake last Friday, February 25. The residents of Sungai Lampang, he said, were forced to pray in congregation under a makeshift tarpaulin tent which was used as an emergency prayer room. perform Isha prayers in congregation, Tarawih prayers and Fajr prayers in congregation. With a tarpaulin roof, covered with mats and half plywood walls, they can still carry out worship during Ramadan. worship temporarily)," he was quoted as saying by Antara. They were forced to worship in emergency tents because the prayer room where they usually perform Tarawih prayers was damaged by the earthquake, namely at the Nurul Islam Mosque. ," he said hopefully. A congregation of Tarawih Bakri Prayer (60) said he was still enthusiastic about worshiping even though it was only in a makeshift emergency tent.

"How else, we also want to worship while the existing prayer room is damaged. Hopefully the damaged prayer room can be repaired soon," he said. Apart from Lampang River, the same thing was also found in Padang Kajai Village, where residents prayed together in emergency tents with tarpaulin roofs. and covered with mats. Likewise in Lubuk Panjang and at the Kajai Grand Mosque where residents prayed together in emergency tents. Meanwhile, residents in Nagari Kajai generally still spend the night in emergency tents standing near their collapsed houses. there are some, but very few and need to be added," said one resident of Lubuk Panjang, Febri