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Istiqlal Mosque
Istiqlal Mosque is the largest mosque in Southeast Asia.
This mosque is a pride for the nation of Indonesia, as a
manifestation of an expression of gratitude to Allah SWT for the
outpouring of His grace, the nation's Muslim -majority

Indonesia can successfully fight for independence and the
formation of the State of RI. Hence it is called Istiqlal mosque
means FREEDOM.
After the transfer of sovereignty from the Dutch
colonial government to the Republic of Indonesia in 1949, the
building was an idea Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta by Mr KH.
Wahid Hasyim (Minister of Religion in 1950) and Mr. Anwar
Tjokroaminoto, hereinafter designated as the Chairman of the

Istiqlal Mosque Foundation.
In 1953 the committee was formed for the construction
of the Istiqlal Mosque, which is headed by Mr. Anwar
Tjokroaminoto. He expressed the idea of the construction of
the Istiqlal Mosque to the President DR. Ir. Sukarno and has
received rave reviews, even the President will fully support the

construction of the Istiqlal Mosque.
In 1954, DR. Ir. Sukarno by diangat Committee as Head
of Technical Development Istiqlal Mosque, and since then he
is active in the activities of the Istiqlal Mosque, among others,
as Chairman of the Jury to judge the contest mockups Istiqlal.

1. Where is Istiqlal Mosque located?

2. What is it used for?
3. What does it mean?
4. What tense are used in the text above?

Let’s learn the differences of those two texts by answering
these questions.

1. What will the visitors commonly do when they visit Tanah Lot
and The Istiqlal Mosque?
2. In Identification section, what information can we get from
text 1 but we couldn’t find in text 2 and vice versa?