JAKARTA - Photos of participants of Action 212 Volume Two circulated on social media who could not enter the Istiqlal Mosque this morning because the mosque doors were closed. According to the mosque management, the rumors circulating are not true.
"It's a thousand percent hoax," said Head of the Protocol Section of the Istiqlal Mosque, Abu Hurairah Abdul Salam on Tuesday (21/2) morning.
He explained, the rules at the Istiqlal Mosque other than the month of Ramadan, the mosque closes at 21.30 WIB. Opened again one hour before Fajr time. In the month of Ramadan, the mosque is open 24 hours.
He said, for last night's case, there were indeed five bus participants who came from East Java. They claimed to come from Madura. Participants enter the mosque after Isha time. The mosque provides opportunities for worship and cleaning.
"After approaching 10 (evening), we met with the head of his entourage, we announced to his entourage that the rules at Istiqlal, this mosque will be closed and will be opened again one hour before Fajr," he said.
Abu explained, the group from East Java understood and understood. The mosque management waited for them to leave the Istiqlal Mosque voluntarily. Then at 03.40 WIB the mosque was reopened.
"And what's in the photo, it looks like people are queuing up to enter, it's the Wali Songo pilgrimage group and school children, that's normal, they go to Istiqlal every day," he explained. He emphasized that in conclusion, the news circulating on Instagram, Twitter and other social media was a lie.