Anies Baswedan Asks For The Blessing Of The Caretaker Of Al Qodiri Islamic Boarding School, Jember

Anies Baswedan will arrive at Notohadinegoro Airport in Jember on Saturday (6/5/2023) afternoon. (ANTARA/HO-FB Anies Baswedan)

Anies presidential candidate Rasyid Baswedan and his entourage asked for their blessing and prayers to the caretaker of the Al-Qodiri Islamic Boarding School KH Muzakki Syah during his political safari to Jember Regency, East Java.

"I am grateful to return to Jember and can stay in touch with the Caretaker of the Al Qodiri Islamic Boarding School KH Muzakki Syah. I ask for advice, instructions, hopes and prayers," he said at the Al Qodiri Islamic Boarding School in Patrang District, Jember Regency, as reported by ANTARA, Saturday, May 6.

Anies said that his party and his entourage had a relationship with the caretaker of the Al-Qodiri Islamic Boarding School so that they would always be given instructions and prayers, even the boarding school accepted his arrival and was warmly welcomed.

"We also pray that the caretaker of the Al Qodiri Islamic boarding school KH Muzakki Syah will always be given health and long life, so that he can become a role model for us," he said.

While carrying out a political safari in Jember, the former Governor of DKI Jakarta explained that his arrival to a number of areas was to carry out missions in order to bring justice, social inequality and others.

Meanwhile, the son of the caretaker of the Al-Qodiri Islamic Boarding School, Achmad Fadil Muzakki, said that Anies' arrival at the Al Qodiri Islamic Boarding School was only for friendship and asked for prayers because his party brought a mission, month.

"Pak Anies is just a gathering at the Al Qodiri Islamic Boarding School because at this time he is indeed the main agenda to attend Habib Sholeh's haul in Tanggul District," he said.

Ponpes, which was raised by KH Muzakki Syah, is often a reference for potential presidential candidates, such as former President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono who also asked for his blessing ahead of the 2004 and 2009 elections, then Prabowo Subianto's presidential candidate visited the boarding school ahead of the Presidential Election (Pilpres) in 2014.