Donggala, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia - Saturday (9/11) Amirul Ummah Foundation visited the earthquake-affected region in Donggala Regency, South Sulawesi.

One of the agendas from the visit was to provide assistance for the repair of the Miftahul Jannah Mosque which was badly damaged by the earthquake.

As it is known that two years ago, Donggala Regency became one of the regions affected by the earthquake disaster. Thousands of lives were lost, while thousands more had to evacuate in temporary housing.

Many people's houses were destroyed, as well as houses of worship. Even though it has been 2 years, until now the local community is still recovering to be able to be active as usual.

Miftahul Jannah Mosque is a mosque located in Batusuya Village, Donggala Regency. The mosque is one of the first and oldest large mosques (Jamie) in the village. So that apart from being a means of worship, the Miftahul Jannah Mosque is also a historical symbol for the Batusuya Village community.

The earthquake that happened two years ago made this mosque level with the ground. Until 2020, the community has not been able to rebuild this mosque due to limited funds. Because the community only relies on self-help without donors.

The assistance given by Yayasan Amirul Ummah is enough to meet the material needs such as cement, plywood, and counter poles which are targeted to be completed in the next 2 weeks.

Yazied as Program Coordinator expressed his hopes regarding this aid program.

"It is hoped that this Ummah Bangun Masjid program can once again make the Jamie Miftahul Jannah Mosque prosperous, so that the residents of Batusuya Donggala can have muamalah and worship together in this mosque." said Yazied.

The local community really misses the establishment of this mosque which is the pride of the villagers. "When the earthquake happened, I didn't think about my family at home, I just remembered the mosque. And I was really shocked and overwhelmed when I saw everything flattened to the ground, including the mosque. Oh God." said Mansyur, who is also the Imam of the Miftahul Jannah mosque.

Until now, the community can only worship in temporary mosques. As a result there is no suitable mosque. However, in this temporary mosque, some activities such as tarawih during Ramadan cannot run due to the small size of the mosque so that it cannot accommodate the congregation. The hope is that with this assistance, the mosque will be completed soon and the community will soon be able to carry out worship activities as usual.

Source:- https://beritadesa.online/yayasan-amirul-ummah-salurkan-bantuan-untuk-pembangungan-masjid/