BANYUWANGI – In the midst of commemorating the 92nd anniversary of Nahdlatul Ulama, Banyuwangi nahdliyin residents grieve. One of the charismatic clerics who is also the founder of the Sunan Kalijaga Islamic Boarding School, East Parijatah Village, Srono . District, KH. Mahrus Aly, died at 4.30 WIB with age 78 year, yesterday (31/1/2018).
Mustasyar PCNU Banyuwangi it, breathed his last at his home in the Sunan Kalijaga Islamic Boarding School complex, because of the stroke he had suffered since 2005.
The death of the kiai who was known to be quite pious, make the people of Banyuwangi grieve, especially nahdliyin residents. Since morning, Thousands of petakziah seem to come to pay their respects.
The original Kiai Makhrus from Parijatah Wetan Village, Srono . District, it leaves a wife, Hj. Umi Kulsum, 68, and three put1'a, Umi Habibah |, 48, And Ali Zainal Abidin, 43, and Agus Malik Ibrahim, 38. "Abah started getting stroke symptoms since 2005,” said Agus Malik Ibrahim.
Gus Malik, greetings Agus Malik Ibrahim says, before experiencing the symptoms of a stroke, he only complained about being tired. But after checking, Turns out he had symptoms of a stroke and was admitted to the AL Huda Hospital, Rooftile. “It's been a long time since I had a stroke,” the light.
Before he died, light him, on Tuesday night (30/1), his father looks like a healthy person and wants to eat. Just in the early morning, his condition dropped and finally died. “I had time for night prayers, because it looks healthy, but then drop,” the light.
Gus Malik added, when Kiai Mahrus dropped his body was quite weak. Until Dawn, it didn't get any better either. So that, all the family gathered. “Mother and children are all waiting,” he said.
The news of the death of the late Kiai Makhrus, in a short time spread in the community. The devotees seemed to arrive at the Sunan Kalijaga Islamic Boarding School complex. They also take turns to pray for the deceased. Right at 10.00, funerals are held behind the boarding school.
Gus Malik delivered, there are messages that have been conveyed by the deceased to children and students to always be guarded. That message, light him, to always maintain the boarding school and develop it.
"Another message in managing the pesantren is that it must keep up with the times by not leaving the foundations that have been built by the scholars",” he said.
According to Gus Malik, even though his father never took formal education, but really pays attention to the formal education of the students. So that, In his pesantren, Sunan Kalijaga Junior High School and Sunan Kalijaga Madrasah Aliyah have been established.
“Even though he is sick, he still teaches students,” he said.
