Japanese students learn to read Quran in Indonesia

Surabaya, NU Onlline
Two Japanese students learned to read the Holy Qur'an in Luqman al-Hakim girl’s junior high school, in Pesantren Hidayatullah, Kejawan Putih Tambak, Mulyorejo, Surabaya.
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"Two guests from Japan who visited our school recently to conduct educational cultural exchange are Chizua Toma and Ayumi Nakasone," said the Head of Luqman al-Hakim girl’s junior high school, Somi Suradi, in Surabaya recently.

The arrival of two Japanese students have become international experience for the local students. So that the local students could be inspired to continue their education in Japan.

"I saw that Indonesian students are also diligent," said one Japanese student, Ayumi Nakasone, who was also a teacher of mathematics in Japan.

She offered local students to continue their education in Japan, saying that the Japanese government did welcome students from Indonesia to study in Japan.

In this educational cultural exchange, Chizua Toma who was also a bank employee in Japan was asked to become an impromptu teacher. Chizua taught Japanese language directly interpreted into Indonesian language by an interpreter.

Several girl students of Luqman al-Hakim school also became teachers for Chizua and Ayumi in reading the Holy Qur'an.

"Qulhu ..." said Zoya, one of the students when teaching Chizua and Ayumi. 

Although Ayumi and Chizua are not muslims. They felt happy to be taught to read the Qur'an.

“Not only studying culture, but also Islam,” Ayumi said. (masdar)