Suara.com – The Eid al-Fitr prayer which was held by the Management of the Taiwan Nahdlatul Ulama Special Branch (PCINU) in collaboration with the Taipei Indonesian Economic and Trade Office (IETO) managed to break a record by being attended by more than 15,0000 Indonesian citizens.
The Eid prayer, which was held in the courtyard of the Taipei National Taiwan Museum (NTM) on Saturday morning, was divided into six waves.
“In our estimation, around 2,500 students will participate in each batch,” said Chairperson of the Taiwan PCINU Tanfidziyah Didik Purwanto, as reported by Antara, Saturday (22/4/2023).
According to him, the number of worshipers who overflowed broke a record since PCINU Taiwan actively held Eid al-Fitr prayers in 2008.
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“Today’s large number of worshipers is due to the lax health promotion program compared to previous years,” he said.
Meanwhile, the Head of IETO Taipei Iqbal S Shofwan, on the occasion of attending the Eid prayer at NTM, advised Indonesian migrant workers to always comply with local laws and regulations.
“Don’t forget to always prioritize caution at work to avoid accidents,” he warned.
The Id prayers on the NTM page are supported by the Global Workers’ Organization (GWO) as a non-governmental organization engaged in empowering migrant workers in Taiwan, Bank Rakyat Indonesia, and two Indonesian martial arts school organizations with many followers in Taiwan, sure Pagar Nusa and Faithful Hat.
Apart from Taipei, PCINU Taiwan also held Eid prayers in 17 areas — starting from the north, east, to the south — some of which were supported by the local government.
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On this occasion, the ranks of PCINU Taiwan also invited worshipers to pray for the Eid prayer so that the escalating situation across the Taiwan Straits would subside soon and peace in the region be maintained.
The Indonesian government itself has also prepared emergency steps to evacuate around 350,000 Indonesian citizens if an unwanted situation occurs in Taiwan.
Several mosques in Taiwan run by the local Muslim association (CMA) also held Eid prayers on Saturday morning, as did those in mainland China and Hong Kong.
