JAKARTA - Welcoming the 1447 H Eid al-Fitr which the government has set to fall on Saturday, March 21, the Istiqlal Mosque will hold a takbir event entitled national takbir with the theme "Victory of Eid al-Fitr to sow goodness and achieve blessings" on Friday, March 20 night.
The national takbiran event tonight will be guided by the Minister of Religion (Menag) and also the Grand Imam of the Istiqlal Mosque, Nasaruddin Umar.
"Later tonight there will be a national takbir. It will start after Isya prayer, because there is no more tarawih. There will be a greeting from the Minister of Religion as well as the Grand Imam of Istiqlal," said Head of Social and Empowerment of the People of the Istiqlal Mosque, Jakarta, Abu Hurairah, Friday, March 20.
Abu explained that the Minister of Religion Nasaruddin would deliver a speech which would be followed by the beating of the drum, accompanied by the sound of takbir as a sign of the start of the national takbir to welcome this year's Eid.
In addition, the event will also be filled with Eid al-Fitr greetings from the countries of the Ministers of Religion of Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore (MABIMS) as well as representatives of embassies of friendly countries.
"We will send or receive greetings from representatives of Muslims there," said Abu.
Based on the schedule of events, a number of figures are scheduled to attend, including Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture Pratikno, Minister of Religion and Grand Imam of the Istiqlal Mosque Nasaruddin Umar, Governor of Jakarta Pramono Anung, Minister of State Secretary and BPMI Director Prasetyo Hadi, and Minister of Public Works and Director of BPMI Dody Hanggodo.
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