Jakarta –
Governor of DKI Jakarta Anies Baswedan will lay the first stone for the construction of the At Tabayyun Mosque in the Taman Villa Meruya (TVM) Housing Complex, West Jakarta (Jakbar). A number of banners against the construction of the mosque at the location of the green open space were installed.
Monitoring detik.com At the location, at 09.20 WIB, Friday (27/8/2021), it appears that the temporary tent that was erected to carry out prayers is still standing. There appears to be a prayer rug in the tent.
The management and committee for the construction of the At-Tabayun Mosque were seen preparing for the groundbreaking ceremony by Anies Baswedan. In addition, the stone inscription that will be signed by Anies was also prepared.
In addition, there were a number of banners with the words ‘Masjid At-Tabayun’ around the area that will become the mosque. The Kembangan police chief, M Khoiri, was also seen at this location.
The counter-construction banner of the mosque is also still being installed around the construction area of the mosque. Banners appeared to be installed in front of the houses of residents who were against the construction of a mosque at that location.
“We don’t agree with the conversion of green land for any development,” reads one banner.
Another banner reads ‘We need green open space for the common good and do not agree with the construction of any new buildings’.
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The atmosphere at the construction site of the At Tabayyun Mosque in West Jakarta (Karin/detikcom)– |
Anies Baswedan scheduled to lay the first stone for the construction of the At Tabayyun Mosque at 11.00 WIB. The plan Anies also perform Friday prayers at the mosque which is currently still in the form of a tent.
“After the groundbreaking ceremony, the Governor will carry out Friday prayers with Muslims at the At Tabayyun Mosque Tent. Because it is still PPKM, the groundbreaking ceremony and Friday prayers will be carried out with very strict health protocols,” said the chairman of the mosque construction committee. , Marah Sakti Siregar, in a written statement, Wednesday (25/8).
Sakti said that the mosque will be built on a social facility area of 1,078 m2 belonging to the DKI Provincial Government. The concept of the building is in the middle of a green park, with a building footprint of about 400 m2 or 40 percent of the area.
The building area will be 750 m2 consisting of two floors. Sakti said that the Muslim community at TVM had been expecting the construction of a place of worship for more than 30 years. However, Sakti said that so far it has been constrained by developers.
See also ‘F-PDIP and PSI Submit Interpellation Letter of Anies to the Chairman of the DKI DPRD’:
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