Message from Ahok To 30 marabouts (Cleaning Mosques) were dispatched Umrah (Pilgrimage to Mecca)

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Message from Ahok To 30 marabouts (Cleaning Mosques) were dispatched Umrah (Pilgrimage to Mecca)

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Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama or Ahok remove departure 30 [marabouts] (2132823 "") (keeper of the mosque) in Jakarta Hajj Umrah. In his speech, Ahok assess the marabouts who will depart on Thursday, December 18th after tomorrow deserve a reward Umrah because of the work in which they live is noble.

"The task is not a task marabouts carelessly, is a great and noble task, make comfortable people worship and draw closer to God, so that we want fathers to go umrah," says Ahok at City Hall, Jalan Medan Merdeka Selatan, Jakarta Pusat , Tuesday (12/16/2014).

Ahok also expect return from Hajj, the marabouts increasingly viable and vibrant in the prosperity of the mosque. According Ahok, marabouts duty not only as a janitor mosque, but also consider how the mosque where work can be more visited by the public and filled with various religious activities.

"The task of these gentlemen a guarantee afterlife, why should the spirit that many visit the mosque. And I ask Mr. and Mrs. maintain health while there," said Ahok.

For this, Ahok also asked the marabouts to find vacant land around the mosque each will be purchased for the city government and diwakafkan for the expansion of the mosque.

"We want to marabouts could be the agent to be able to make people interested in coming to the mosque. That's why I want a yard, there are gardens, we also want tugasin Mr. and Mrs. buy-beliin surrounding soil. So, if people like to play on the field entry can be password, the password eg letter Ali Imron, could not. Maybe it will make people better, "said Ahok.

Ahok also said the move dispatch marabouts to the Holy Land has also been done when he became regent of East Belitung. At that time, Ahok has dispatched many marabouts and village clerics worship umrah. He even gives free gift pilgrimage.

"But it turns out in the city's old Haj quota waiting for him, so I've suggested in Parliament, why the hell ever relented pilgrimage not love yet. Kan pillars of Islam's hajj obligatory only once. As long queue, alternatively we go umrah alone," he said.

30 marabouts Results Selection

Assistant Regional Secretary of Public Welfare Jakarta Bambang Sugiyono previously said, the marabouts who go umrah are those who have passed the selection. For this year, there were 30 marabouts who will depart Umrah. They passed the selection of the 3,140 marabouts in 300 mosques in Jakarta.

"The priority of the mosque's guards were really diligent work, are elderly, have no other income besides being marabouts, as well as a small mosque mosque guards have not been many 'untouched' people," he said.

Bambang said, the number of marabouts who dispatched Umrah will continue to grow each year. The addition of a direct order from Ahok.

"Each year, maybe once or two times, marabouts dispatched Umrah. For marabouts who had been dispatched Umrah, so given the opportunity to [guard the mosque] (2132782" ") others. Mr.Basuki tell everyone who worked on the mosque was definitely a good guy , hence the need to be rewarded, "said Ahok.