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Thousands of South Sulawesi Madrasah Scouts Hold Rain Prayer During Prolonged Drought

From Republika · () Indonesian

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  • Thousands of participants at the South Sulawesi Madrasah Scout Camp held a rain prayer in Gowa on Sept. 3, seeking relief from a prolonged drought.
  • The prayer was led by Islamic Religious Affairs counselor Solihin and attended by religious and regional officials.
  • Gowa MUI chairman KH Abubakar Pakka prayed for rain to support communities, agriculture, daily needs and worship across South Sulawesi.

Thousands of young participants and officials gathered at the Yasin Limpo Cadika campground in Gowa for a prayer traditionally performed to ask for rain, as South Sulawesi faces a prolonged dry spell.

The rain prayer, known as Sholat Istisqa, took place on Sept. 3 during the 2026 South Sulawesi Madrasah Scout Camp. Islamic Religious Affairs counselor Solihin from the Gowa office led the ceremony.

Participants included the campers, officials from the South Sulawesi regional office of the Ministry of Religious Affairs, the head of the National Zakat Agency, representatives of the Gowa Interfaith Harmony Forum and KH Abubakar Pakka, chairman of the Gowa Indonesian Ulema Council.

In his prayer, Abubakar asked that rainfall become “a blessing and happiness for us all,” allowing people to strengthen their worship while meeting their daily needs. He also prayed for useful rain that would bring mercy and blessings to Gowa and the wider province, nourish the soil, provide water for residents and make daily activities and religious observance easier.

May the rain that falls become a blessing and happiness for us all, so that it can be used to perfect our worship of You and meet our daily needs.

· KH Abubakar PakkaThe chairman of the Gowa Indonesian Ulema Council delivered the prayer during the rain-prayer ceremony.
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