JAKARTA - Indonesian Muslims starting today, Tuesday, April 13, have undergone ramadan fasting. Today's decision follows the announcement of Minister of Religious Affairs Yaqut Cholil Coumas after reports in 13 regions that witnessed the hilal, Monday evening, April 12.
However, this year is the second time the world's Muslims have had to fast during the COVID-19 pandemic that has not subsided.
Not to mention, lately Indonesia also faces a test. Natural disasters target the country, such as flash floods and landslides in NTT and NTB. Lastly, earthquakes that hit, such as in Malang, Aceh, Lampung. In fact, earthquake information is still there every day.
Therefore, President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) hopes that with the coming of Ramadan can be given grace and Indonesia can be kept away from diseases and disasters.
"Welcome to Ramadan, a month of reward and forgiveness. May we all always bestow mercy from Allah SWT, and this country is kept away from diseases and disasters," Jokowi said on his Twitter account, Monday, April 12.
Welcome to Ramadan, a month of reward and forgiveness. May we all always bestow mercy from Allah SWT, and this country is kept away from diseases and disasters. pic.twitter.com/uRNBH9pwiO
— Joko Widodo (@jokowi) April 12, 2021
Vice President Ma'ruf Amin said that Ramadan is still underway during the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, he said, fasting today must be lived with great struggle.
"Ramadan this time we are still in the struggle to end the COVID-19 pandemic for that in the month of Ramadan full of magfiroh, let us perfect all our external endeavors in overcoming this pandemic," Ma'ruf was quoted as saying from YouTube Vice President, Monday, April 12.
From the board, Chairman of Commission VIII of the House of Representatives Yandri Susanto invited all Indonesian Muslims to increase their faith and piety in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
"We expect from commission VIII of the House of Representatives for those who hold worship in mosques and prayers let's keep the health protocol because the pandemic is not over so we must remain vigilant," he urged during a press conference on the determination of the beginning of fasting virtually, Monday, April 12.
The PAN politician prayed that Indonesia could soon be free from the COVID-19 pandemic and other natural disasters.
"And we pray that this nation passes COVID-19 quickly and we look to a better future," Yandri added.
Not to forget, the Chairman of the Central Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI), KH. Miftachul Akhyar, also a people to help each other as worship in Ramadan. Considering the natural disasters that occurred in several regions in Indonesia.
"One important thing of Ramadan, which becomes part of worship, do not forget our social worship by helping others such as the disaster of our brothers in NTT and NTB. Because the best worship is worship in Ramadan," said KH. Miftachul Akhyar.
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