Istiqlal Mosque Receives Cows of President and VP
access_time September 11 2016 04:26 PM remove_red_eye 2035
Reported by Rudi Hermawan | Translated by
Reported by Rudi Hermawan | Translated by
One day ahead of Eid ul Adha, Istiqlal Mosque, Gambir, Central Jakarta starts to receive qurban animal in huge number.
The animals have arrived at 10 AM
One of the animals is donation from President Joko Widodo and Vice President Jusuf Kalla.
“The animals have arrived at 10 AM,” said Abu Hurairah Abdul Salam, mosque secretary, Sunday (9/11).
Djarot to Monitor Slaughtering for Qurban AnimalAccording to him, the cow of Joko Widodo has weight about 1.5 tons and Jusuf Kalla’s cow is 1.3 tons. The cows came from Tuban, East Java.
“Turkey community will also send their nine cows. We’ll also to buy five cows,” he added.
At this moment, his side has received 10 cows and five goats. The number is predicted to increase tonight.
