In addition to being places of worship, Jakarta Vice Governor Rano Karno encouraged mosques to enhance their role in empowering communities.

He made the statement while delivering remarks at the Anugerah Masjid Award 2025 at Graha Ali Sadikin, Jakarta City Hall, on Wednesday (7/2).

"The point is that we want to enliven and reawaken mosques so they're not only used for prayer, but also serve as centers for empowerment," he asserted.

On the other hand, Jakarta Baznas Bazis Chairman, Akhmad Abubakar, explained that the Mosque Award serves as a form of appreciation and motivation for mosque caretakers to improve services for the community.

"This award is meant to encourage mosque caretakers to enhance services to the community," he mentioned.

According to him, Mosque Award 2025 is divided into six categories: Child-friendly Mosque, Elderly-friendly Mosque, Youth-friendly Mosque, Underprivileged-friendly Mosque, Disabled-friendly Mosque, and Disaster-responsive Mosque.

Initially, 155 mosques were registered to participate. After administrative verification, 73 were eligible for judging and narrowed down to 5 finalists per category through further selection and field verification to ensure that each mosque's programs and vision aligned with the categori criteria.

In the end, three winners were chosen for each categoriy, except for Disabled-friendly Mosque, which had two winners. The first place winner received Rp 25 million, second place Rp 15 million, and third place Rp 10 million.

"In this event, we also signing an MoU with Bank Jakarta, Hebitren, DMI, and STIAMI. There's also a soft launch of UPZ app, Islamic lecture (tausiyah) by KH Ibnu Aqil Siradj," he said.

Here are the winners of Mosque Award 2025:

A. Child-friendly Mosque Category

1. Agung Sunda Kelapa Mosque

2. Al-Falah Mosque

3. Baiturrahim Mosque

B. Youth-friendly Mosque Category

1. Baitul Fatah Mosque

2. Jami Attaqwa Mosque

3. Jami Al Muttaqien Mosque

C. Elderly-friendly Mosque Category

1. Miftahul Jannah Mosque

2. Jami Alhidayah Mosque

3. Annur Permata Timur Mosque

D. Underprivileged-friendly Mosque Category

1. Jami Yasri Mosque

2. Arraudhah Mosque

3. Al Istiqomah Aneka Elok Mosque

E. Disabled-friendly Mosque Category

1. Baiturahman Jaya Ancol Mosque

2. El Syifa Mosque

F. Disaster-responsive Mosque Category

1. Al Bakrie Taman Rasuna Mosque

2. Baitus Shabirin Mosque

3. Gubah Alhaddad Mosque