The Faculty of Administrative Sciences, Brawijaya University (FIA UB) held a Halal Bihalal for the FIA UB Academic Community as well as the Inauguration of the Baitul 'Alim FIA UB Mosque, Tuesday (4/7). The activity, which was centered in the Hall of Building E, 1st floor of FIA UB, was attended by hundreds of FIA UB residents, not only consisting of employees who are still active, but also those who have entered retirement. Also present were the Rector of Brawijaya University along with the vice rectors and several deans from other faculties among the invited guests. Meanwhile, the Deputy Mayor of Malang, Drs Sutiaji MM, was appointed to give an Eid al-Fitr sermon on the occasion.
Starting his speech, the Dean of FIA UB Prof. Dr. Bambang Supriyono MS conveyed his sincere apologies on behalf of the faculty leadership. The Dean realizes that while leading there must be mistakes or deficiencies that are not pleasing to the hearts of the entire academic community. The Dean also said that all the achievements that have been achieved by the faculty are due to the hard work of all FIA UB members. "On behalf of the leadership, I apologize physically and mentally if during our leadership there were things that were not pleasing to the hearts of the entire academic community," said the Dean.
In addition, the Dean also conveyed several things related to the renovation of the Baitul 'Alim Mosque. According to the Dean, the cost of renovating the mosque did not rely on the state budget at all. All the funds needed are purely met by parties concerned with the development. "There are no renovation funds from the state budget because it has been met from various parties, including BRI, Indonesian Power, also from lecturers, students, education staff, and alumni," concluded the Dean.
Meanwhile, the Chancellor of Universitas Brawijaya Prof Dr Ir Mohammad Bisri MS appreciated the steps taken by FIA UB not to rely on state funds in renovating this prayer room. According to the Chancellor, this step of FIA UB can be imitated by other faculties if they want to build facilities for the public. "I hope that this prayer room can be used as well as possible by the academic community of FIA UB," said the Chancellor.
On the other hand, in his sermon, Drs Sutiaji MM said that many people today are starting to forget their origins. According to Sutiaji, many people consider themselves the only factor of success in all aspects of life by denying the power of Almighty God. For that, Sutiaji advised that humans must always remember that everything that happens is inseparable from the permission and power of Allah SWT alone. "If Avanza is a product of Toyota, then humans are a product of Allah SWT. Don't forget Allah SWT in every aspect of our lives," concluded the man who also serves as Deputy Mayor of Malang.
