GROBOGAN, CENTRAL JAVA — A new innovation was made by PT Autopedia Sukses Lestari. In the ‘Buy a Car for Free Qurbani’ campaign, every customer who purchases a car unit at Caroline.id during the period June 1-14, 2024, is entitled to receive a qurbani. Through Dompet Dhuafa, the qurbani will be distributed to remote areas of Indonesia.
“This is the first time Dompet Dhuafa has collaborated with Caroline.id in the THK (Tebar Hewan Kurban) program. It is a new innovation in sacrifice and can add value to Caroline.id which has high social values and involves its customers,” said Diana, Dompet Dhuafa’s Partnership Fundrising team.
His expressive facial expressions and body language became a whip of happiness, bringing a cheerful atmosphere when Dompet Dhuafa distributed qurbani meat to Dukuh Kedung Udal, which is inhabited by around 90 families in Padas Village, Kedungjati District, Grobogan Regency. The happy glow of the other beneficiaries there also instantly folded the pages of memory of the extreme journey during the distribution of qurbani meat that the Dompet Dhuafa team had just passed that afternoon.
“Finally I can cook meat soup and rendang today. Matur suwun nggih (thank you) Dompet Dhuafa, for bothering to come to our village,” said Mbah Satiyem (60), friendly, when receiving qurbani meat on Eid al-Adha 1445 Hijriah, Monday (06/17/2024).
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Dukuh Kedung Udal is located at the easternmost tip of Kedungjati Subdistrict, bordering Boyolali Regency. There is no pedestrian bridge, requiring the Dompet Dhuafa team to go through difficult access when distributing using two-wheeled motorbikes, crossing two dry rocky river paths and up and down steep hills.
“This is how it is, this dukuh is practically an isolated location. The easiest access is through Juwangi, but it’s a long way from Boyolali. The easiest one is this, up and down across two dry river channels because there is no bridge. If it rains, we can’t go home,” explained Ustaz Nur Cholis, one of the frontliners of the Cordofa (Corps Dai Dompet Dhuafa) da’wah service in the interior of the teak forest.
It was not the first time for Dompet Dhuafa’s THK (Tebar Hewan Kurban) 2024 team, Diana, to directly distribute qurbani meat during Eid-ul-Adha, which now reached Kedung Udal village. In fact, it is also an encouragement for her to convey the mandate of the qurbani donors to the recipients to remote areas of the country.
“The old man also told us a little about how difficult it is for them to send their children to school and access health care. You can’t imagine what the needs are if there are emergency illnesses and pregnant women here. I was moved and happy to see their honest happiness when distributing qurbani meat,” Diana admitted.
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When receiving the qurbani meat, Mrs. Lawiyam (53)’s eyes teared up because she admitted that she rarely eats meat. Living alone with her son, she still mows the grass and helps the corn farmers. However, due to illness, she is no longer as active as before.
“I can only be delivered (qurbani meat) like this, by Mr. Nur who often recites the Quran here, teaching the children here (Dukuh Kedung Udal). I am very happy because qurbani here is rather difficult, the road is like that,” said Mrs. Lawiyam.
It was also interesting to meet Mbah Suminem (70). Although she was already senile (forgetful), she remembered Ustaz Nur and cheerfully greeted him when receiving the qurbani meat.
“Meeting them sparked my social spirit, one of them was Mbah Suminem. I really want to be able to invite many parties to do something in this hamlet. For the past two years, I have been asked to teach Quran in Kedung Udal, as well as to distribute qurbani meat. Alhamdulillah, they are all happy,” said Ustaz Nur Cholis.
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“This is an interesting way of sacrificing, hopefully it will be the beginning of other good collaborations,” added Diana.
Of the 1,800 doka qurbani distributed in Central Java, Dompet Dhuafa slaughtered 95 doka qurbani in Padas Village, Kedungjati and distributed them to 960 beneficiary families from several villages. Alhamdulillah, your qurbani is always delivered. (Dompet Dhuafa)
Text and photo: Dhika Prabowo
Editor: Dedi Fadlil