Dedi Mulyadi wept when they called him Akbar, the scavengers reading Al-Quran in the shops of the All Pages shop

KOMPAS.com RI DPR member Dedi Mulyadi cannot bear to cry when he hears the life story of Muhammad Ghifari Akbar, a 16-year-old scavenger who was caught doing the Quran while taking shelter from the rain in a tent in Braga, city. of Bandung.

The photo of the teenager who is familiarly called Akbar has also gone viral on social media and has attracted the sympathy of many people.

TO Kompas.com By phone on Thursday (11/5/2020), Dedi said that he called Akbar and immediately spoke with him for 20 minutes on Thursday. Dedi also heard the story of Akbar’s life directly from the teenager.

“I can’t bear to cry hearing Akbar’s story. I spoke to Akbar for about 20 minutes on the phone,” Dedi said.

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Dedi feels sympathy and empathy for Akbar because his life story is so inspiring.

There is an interesting thing about Akbar’s story that was captured by Dedi, namely that even though he was in a difficult situation, the teenager still felt empathy for other people who were more difficult.

“He always gives other scavengers that are difficult. Such traits are rare. He has difficulties himself, but he has more empathy for people who are more difficult,” Dedi said.

Of course, there is another story from Akbar that is also very moving. For years he searched for his mother while collecting garbage. So Akbar could not separate himself from the pareo and the Quran. According to Dedi, Akbar’s attitudes are exemplary.

Dedi also invited Akbar to his residence in Purwakarta on Thursday. Dedi has several plans for Akbar.

First, Akbar aspires to establish a pesantren. Dedi will also provide space to fulfill that wish, specifically by giving the children of Subang the task of teaching the Qur’an. While reciting the Quran, Akbar will also be educated again, especially to study the yellow books.

“I will ask the teacher to increase the deepening of the book. In fact, Akbar can read and understand several yellow books, but he needs to be re-educated so that his grades can increase,” Dedi said.

Additionally, Dedi will also give Akbar a job managing a waste bank in Subang. Dedi admits that he owns a garbage bank.

“He works to collect garbage. He must not get lost. He is concerned about garbage and waste management. He will become director of the garbage bank in Lembur Pakuan (Subang),” said the former Purwakarta regent.

In addition, Dedi also prepared a capital aid for his parents of 10 million rupees. So that when Akbar left, his parents could become entrepreneurs.

Also read: Photo of teenage scavengers reading Al-Quran in Viral Emperan, for years looking for mothers but not meeting

Previously reported, Muhammad Ghifari Akbar became famous after a photo of him doing the Quran while taking refuge in a viral shop on social media. Garut’s teenager picks up trash every day as he searches for his mother who has left him since he was 8 months old.

Armed with a sarong and Al Quran, Akbar often travels to various areas to find the woman who gave birth to him. However, so far, the mother has not been found. Akbar is resigned and still hopes his mother will meet him.