JAKARTA – Saudi Arabia hosted what appears to be the world’s longest iftar table, spanning 1,200 meters, on Monday in the country’s West Sumatra city of Padang, attended by over 8,000 Indonesian citizens.
According to the Saudi Press Agency, the Saudi Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Dawah, and Guidance, represented by the religious attache in Jakarta, has been hosting iftar in several cities throughout Indonesia.
West Sumatra Governor Mahyeldi Ansharullah and Religious Attache Ahmed bin Isa Al-Hazmi attended the event, which was also attended by a number of politicians, Islamic organization leaders, and university presidents.
According to Ansharullah, the Indonesian government plans to submit the event to the Guinness Book of World Records. He expressed gratitude to King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed for their generosity and stated that the event would strengthen ties between the two countries.
