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PADANG LAWAS– Partimbakoan Hamlet, Gunung Manaon Village, Portibi District,
North Padang Lawas Regency, North Sumatra Province, is located on the banks of
Berombang river. It borders Riau Province on the east side.
In the village, there
is a humble madrasa named Madrasa Sulaiman Al-Rasyid. The brick walls are not
plastered, and the windows have no panes, only woven wires. The building is
divided into two, separated by a plywood board.
Ustaz Hasbulloh
Panigoran established the madrasa in 2020 out of concern about the future of the Muslim generation in Partimbakoan. At that time, there is no Islamic education
institution that the locals can access.
“Along with a friend, I established this madrasa. Even though the building is modest, this is the only place where the village children can study Islam” said Ustaz Hasbulloh when met by the ACT Labuhanbatu team, Thursday (10/14/2021).
Front side of the
Sulaiman Al-Rasyid building. (ACTNews)
Students who study
at the madrasa are not required to pay. They pay only if they can because most
of their parents are farm laborers and rubber tappers whose income is
uncertain.
Ustaz Hasbulloh
himself works as a rubber tapper, earning IDR 50 to 100 thousand a week
depending on how much rubber he managed to collect.
“I am not married, and I financially support
my mother. Because my income as a rubber tapper is not enough, I sometimes fish,”
said Ustaz Hasbulloh.
To support Ustaz
Hasbulloh's dedication, Global Zakat-ACT financial assistance with the hope
that it can encourage him to continue educating Muslim children in the area. []
