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Floating Mosque, The New Charm of Tanah Bumbu Religious Tourism

February 17, 2024

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Traveldiva – For Muslims, The month of Ramadan adds a religious nuance to everyday life, some of which are in the form of tourism religion. A similar thing also happened in Tanah Bumbu Regency, South Kalimantan. Results of academic studies of the year 2018 In the past, it was discovered that residents in the area had the motto Prostrate or Clean, This Honest and Peaceful Gratitude is religious. These findings are the basis for social responsibility initiatives in the business sector that will be more powerful if they are able to facilitate the religiosity of community members, coupled with efforts to provide religious tourism facilities that optimize the potential of the beautiful coastline there, while also making it a center of economic growth for local small businesses.

Morning at Siring Pagatan Beach, This intention was real when PT Borneo Indobara (PT BIB) officially handed over management of the mosque to the regional government in an inauguration that took place on Sunday, 26 December last year. "Overall the development is going smoothly, even faster than the target time given. This is a manifestation of the commitment of all parties, starting from the implementing contractor, professional staff, as well as support and direction from the district government, so that targets can be met. Of course, Its existence is expected to help increase regional economic growth because it also becomes a means of religious tourism.

Inaugurated mosque This marks the handover and offering from PT Borneo Indobara to the religious people of Tanah Bumbu. Our performance is through the religious pillar CSR program. This mosque is not BIB's mosque, but the mosque is Tanah Bumbu,” ujar Chief Operating Officer PT BIB, Raden Utoro.

Regent of Tanah Bumbu, Zairullah Azhar in his speech in front of hundreds of attendees, including the Director of Coal Business Development at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Labor Award, representative of the Sinar Mas Muslim Foundation, Condrokirono, Forkopimda ranks, ulama, related agencies, community and traditional figures, contractor, along with representatives of PT BIB and PT Golden Energy Mines Tbk., admitted that he always hopes that the presence of mining companies in his working area can provide blessings and miracles for all community members, express appreciation and gratitude.

“It turns out that today it came true. Tanah Bumbu has many magnificent mosques, and plus the presence of this Floating Mosque, we also have a religious tourism icon. BIB is an incredible masterpiece, incredibly terrible. We from the local government say thank you very much,” said the Regent about the Ziyadatul Abrar Floating Mosque

Even though it was accompanied by light rain, the beauty of the existing coastline and is often visited by local residents for tourism, doesn't necessarily disappear. While the ceremonial activities took place in the main room on the second floor, Residents began to arrive at the mosque grounds. Starting from those who are looking forward to the midday prayer service soon, which was also the first public worship service after the mosque officially opened, Also enjoy the atmosphere and views on the beach, by utilizing the shade of two gazebos in the corner of the mosque. Like a young family who came and chatted there, bringing their eldest child with them, toddler boy, along with his younger brother, who is twin girls.

The father said he had the intention of traveling because he had previously visited, The mosque is still closed to the public. Comes from the Kuranji District area, they blew away the raindrops in less than an hour's motorbike ride. The attraction comes from the design of the mosque - whose name means a place full of virtue - like a pinisi boat sailing the sea., with the screen spread out. Under construction which has been going on for years 2019, with quite challenging technological engineering and through a pandemic, and PT Borneo Indobara which is shaded by Sinar Mas Energy & Infrastructure invested Rp 43 billion.

For companies, There is another pride in Siring Pagatan Beach. "After it became clearer, the concept was a floating mosque, I made several designs from the floats, until it's not, The following is the height and low of the mosque, lengkap dengan biaya operasional pelaksanaan segala macam. After that, terpilih dua model yang kami ajukan ke Pak Bupati,” demikian Project Engineering Expert, Dwi Malvino Irianto bertutur bagaimana berawal dari gambar Masjid Amirul Mukminin di Makassar yang ditunjukkan atasannya, ia kembangkan menjadi desain tersendiri yang kemudian mendapatkan persetujuan Pemerintah Kabupaten Tanah Bumbu, South Kalimantan.Hal itu berlangsung di bulan Desember 2018. “Prosesnya terbilang cepat, pada hari itu juga, bupati sudah memutuskan memilih konsep dua lantai karena bangunannya terlihat lebih megah dan tinggi. Saya mengerjakan desain dalam waktu seminggu,” ujar Dwi.

Dirinya mengaku banyak mencari referensi seorang diri, hingga akhirnya terinspirasi pada rancang bangun yang banyak terdapat pada masjid di Turki. Of course, not only take the nuances of mosques during the Ottoman Caliphate in Turkey. “I tried to find the characteristics of buildings from South Kalimantan, and saw the sailboat in the district's logo. That's what I use as a reference, by designing a mosque shaped like a sailboat. along with time, There have been several revisions to include other elements that are typical of Tanah Bumbu Regency,” he recalled when referring to Regional Regulation No 26 year 2005 regarding the Tanah Bumbu Regency Symbol/Logo as a basis for developing ideas.

That afternoon the inauguration was over, Not long after, the family with three children moved away, Apparently the eldest felt hungry and asked to buy food. An initial illustration is that the presence of a mosque has the potential to stimulate the local economy. What's more, The local government has planned to develop the Pagatan area into an integrated tourist center by improving the area around the mosque, Next, build two roads specifically for tourism and one for general traffic. Ramadan this year, The people of Tanah Bumbu can do it at the Ziyadatul Abrar Floating Mosque, worship and travel.