President Jokowi Fully Supports the 30th National MTQ Event in East Kalimantan

Kapanlagi.com - The 30th National Musabaqah Tilawatil Qur'an (MTQ) will be held in Samarinda, East Kalimantan (Kaltim) from September 6-16, 2024. This event is confirmed to be opened by President Joko Widodo.

The Acting Governor of East Kalimantan, Akmal Malik, revealed that President Jokowi is very enthusiastic and fully supports the organization of this MTQ.

"The President provides full support and he conveyed that the organizing committee, the provincial government along with the Institute for the Development of Qur'anic Recitation (LPTQ), and also the Ministry of Religious Affairs should take good service steps," said Akmal when met in the Abdul Muis area, Central Jakarta, Wednesday (4/9/2024).

1. The Best and Greater

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Akmal Malik added that President Jokowi also hopes that this year's National MTQ will be the best and greater compared to previous editions. "He hopes that the organization of this MTQ will truly be greater than the previous meetings, so we have also conveyed to him that we will go full digital, the digital approach now," Akmal explained.

In addition, Akmal Malik stated that the organization of the MTQ in East Kalimantan is also expected to increase attention towards the new capital city of Nusantara (IKN) which has just started operating.

"We hope that the implementation of this MTQ can also boost attention to our support for the Nusantara Capital City," said Akmal.

2. More Festive

Meanwhile, the Director of Penais at the Ministry of Religion, Ahmad Zayadi, emphasized that the 30th National MTQ will be bigger and more festive compared to previous years. "God willing, in East Kalimantan it will be more crowded, bigger. Because the location is also in East Kalimantan where the IKN is, the beginning of the Nusantara Capital City is starting to operate. The resources that are multiplying are also, I think, extraordinary," he said.

Not only in terms of scale, this MTQ will also involve more participants, including scholars of the Qur'an. The champions from this National MTQ will later be prepared to represent Indonesia in various international MTQ events.

"At least every year Indonesia participates in 20 international MTQ events. The champions from this MTQ are candidates for participants in international MTQ," he concluded.

(kpl/far/phi)