Jusuf Kalla Urges Indonesia's Mosques to Read the Qunut Nazilah for the Middle East
Jusuf Kalla, the General Chairman of the Central Board of the Indonesian Mosque Council (PP DMI), has urged all mosque operators in Indonesia to recite the qunut nazilah prayer during Friday prayers tomorrow. The prayer is an appeal for world peace in the midst of rising conflicts in the Middle East.
“We hope so (that all mosques will carry out the qunut nazilah); Friday prayers are tomorrow,” Kalla told reporters after delivering a sermon at the UGM Campus Mosque on Thursday, 5 March 2026.
The 10th and 12th Vice Presidents of Indonesia said the qunut nazilah prayer is an effort to seek peace in various regions afflicted by conflict.
“We pray for peace in the Middle East, especially to ensure Iran can be safe and at peace, and if necessary to prevail, not the aggressor. Also how Palestine, how Pakistan and Afghanistan should stop,” he said.
The exhortation was issued following heightened tensions in the Middle East after the United States and Israel launched attacks on Iran since Saturday, 28 February local time.
According to DetikNews, in recent days the allied forces of the two countries have attacked targets across Iran, including missiles, naval assets, and military command and control sites.
The sequence of US-Israeli strikes killed a number of prominent figures and senior Tehran officials, including the country's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Iran retaliated with missile and drone strikes against targets in Israel and against US bases in Gulf states.
Tehran claimed that at least 560 US soldiers were killed and wounded as a result of the retaliatory strikes. However the US has so far confirmed at least six of its soldiers killed and several other personnel injured.
CENTCOM, the US Central Command, which oversees US military operations in the Middle East, reported that US-Israeli forces had attacked nearly 2,000 targets across Iran, using more than 2,000 munitions since the operation began over the weekend.
According to CENTCOM, Iran responded with large-scale counterstrikes, launching more than 500 ballistic missiles and deploying more than 2,000 drones.