Hundreds of Thousands Join Haul Masyayikh and Prayers in Situbondo
Organizers said the event at Alun-Alun Situbondo was funded by donations from worshippers, not the regional budget.
Hundreds of thousands of people and worshippers of selawat nariyah from various regions attended Haul Masyayikh at Alun-Alun Kabupaten Situbondo, Jawa Timur, on Sunday, praying for clerics, kiai and the people of Indonesia. Situbondo Regent Yusuf Rio Wahyu Prayogo, who also chaired the committee, said the event was intended to pray for the late masyayikh and community figures across the archipelago and to follow their example. The joint prayer was led by KHR Moh Kholil As'ad Syamsul Arifin, head of Pondok Pesantren Wali Songo Situbondo. The event was also attended by pesantren leaders from various regions. In his sermon, KH Muhammad Abdur Rahman Al Kautsar, or Gus Kautsar, urged worshippers to regularly recite selawat nariyah. The committee said the event did not use APBD funds, but was financed through donations from worshippers.