The imam does not interrupt prayer or during the quake

The imam's courageous action not to abandon prayer, even though the whole country was wavering, has won great praise, writes the BBC.

mosque spokesman Mushola As-Syuhada has told of “BBC News Indonesian”, that most believers ran when they heard the sound from the roof because they thought the mosque would fall.

But imam Arafat stood by believing that his “only belonged to God” and that the mosque was the best “housing location”.

The quake that struck Indonesia's Lombok island killed more than 100 people and injured many others.