The opening of the Pre-Service Teacher Training Program (KKN) VII at the School of Islamic Sciences and Arabic Language (STIBA) Makassar and the Prospective Dai Service of the DPP Wahdah Islamiyah was held on Monday, February 26, 2024. The preparation is scheduled to continue until Saturday, March 4, 2024.
As part of the KKN preparation, Sheikh Dr. Salim Abdullah As-Assufyani was invited as one of the speakers to deliver material on the Provisions and Characteristics of Dai and the Method of Preaching on Monday, February 26, 2024. Still on the first day of preparation, KKN participants also received material on the Philosophy of KKN from Ustaz Rahmat Badani, Lc., M.A., and material on Compiling Work Programs and Final Report Formats by Ustaz Dr. Khaerul Aqbar, M.E.I. The event took place on the 2nd floor of the Anas bin Malik Mosque, STIBA Makassar Campus, with the participation of 289 student participants of the KKN program.
The series of activities during this opening moment included the Recitation of the Qur’an, as well as speeches from the Vice Chairman of the KKN Committee, Ustaz Irsyad Rafi, Lc., M.H., who opened the event, and a speech from the Chairman of the Department of Regional Affairs and Territories of the DPP Wahdah Islamiyah, Ustaz Akino Iskandar, S.Si.
In his speech, Ustaz Irsyad Rafi, Lc., M.H., urged the participants of the preparation to make good use of the KKN momentum.
“In the next two months, we will focus on implementing the programs that have been planned in each village,” he said.
He also emphasized the importance of completing various mandatory agendas at the end of the semester.
Meanwhile, Ustaz Akino Iskandar, S.Si., encouraged participants to become active agents of change in carrying out KKN.
“Students are known as agents of change and improvement, a responsibility that is in line with the call and command from our Lord. Therefore, it is highly expected for us to become pioneers and agents of change in the surrounding environment. It is important to assess ourselves on the first day of KKN, with the question, ‘Has there been any change in our KKN place during our presence?'” he concluded.
