Jokowi Sacrifice A Cow Weighing 1.2 Tons At The Al Akbar Mosque In Surabaya

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SURABAYA - President Joko Widodo sacrificed a cow weighing 1.2 tons to celebrate Eid al-Adha 1442 Hijriah at the Al Akbar National Mosque in Surabaya, East Java.

The spokesman for the Al Akbar National Mosque in Surabaya, Helmy M Noor, said that there have been seven Eid al-Adha times, during his tenure as President, Jokowi made sacrifices at the second largest mosque in the country.

"President Jokowi's cow for Eid al-Adha this year is a limousine. It weighs 1.2 tons, or exactly 1,232 kilograms," he said, quoted by Antara, Monday, July 19.

The sacrificial cattle are the best livestock products in East Java purchased from breeders from Sukapura District, Probolinggo Regency, East Java.

In addition to President Jokowi, the East Java Governor Khofifah Indar Parawansa, the Military Commander V/Brawijaya Major General Suharyanto, the East Java Regional Police Chief Inspector General Nico Afinta, as well as other Forkopimda officials, as well as the public.

"If the number continues to grow. The recapitulation for the total number of sacrificial animals can only be known later tonight at 00.00 WIB," said Helmy.

The plan is that the slaughter of sacrificial animals entrusted by officials and the public at the Al Akbar National Mosque in Surabaya will be held on Wednesday, July 21.

The whole process, he said, involved officers from the Surabaya Slaughterhouse Regional Company.

Helmy explained that to coincide with the Implementation of Emergency Community Activity Restrictions (PPKM) during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Al Akbar National Mosque in Surabaya canceled the congregational Eid al-Adha prayer for the general public.

However, he continued, tonight still holding a takbiran that the wider community could virtually follow through the Youtube social media channel.

"In addition, the sacrificial meat will later be delivered directly to the homes of the target residents who have been registered through the RT/RW in the Pagesangan and Gayungan Urban Villages, Surabaya," he said.