Deputy Katib Syuriah PWNU East Java KH Sholeh Hayat Dies, Remembered As "NU Database"

SURABAYA - The figure and deputy of Syuriah Katib for the East Java Nahdlatul Ulama (PWNU) Regional Management, KH Sholeh Hayat (74), died in Bangil, Pasuruan, on Friday, December 20, 2024 at around 04.45 WIB.

"Deep condolences for his return to Allah SWT's presence. May his solemnity in Jam'iyah NU be rewarded with a blanket of grace and a maghfirah of Allah SWT. Lahu-l Fatihah," said Deputy Secretary General of PBNU H Nur Hidayat as quoted by ANTARA.

Nur Hidayat, who is also a cadre of the East Java IPNU, remembers the figure of the deceased as a role model and said the big loss to the passing of KH Sholeh Hayat, who had served as Chairman of the East Java IPNU PW in the 1979-1982 period.

"God willing, Allah will give mercy and maghfirah to the deceased. May the bereaved family be sincere and steadfast," he added.

The plan is that the body of the deceased will be buried in Segok, Bangil, Pasuruan, after being prayed at the Jamik Bangil Mosque after Friday prayers. The body was dispatched from the funeral home on Jl Diponegoro Gg V No 165, Bangil, Pasuruan, at 10.30 WIB.

The deceased is known as Database NU because he collects a lot of NU-an archives at the funeral home in Bangil, even referred to as The Living NU Library and The Living NU Archive. The last message given by KH Sholeh Hayat to colleagues of IPNU East Java is the importance of understanding the history of NU birth and the role of scholars in Waru, MBO.

Biodata from the East Java PWNU noted that KH Sholeh Hayat was born in Gresik on September 30, 1949 and studied Islamic boarding schools at the Kebundalem Islamic Boarding School, Surabaya. The deceased also studied formally at IAIN Sunan Ampel Surabaya and Sunan Giri University Surabaya (Fulty of Law, 2004).

The experience of the late NU management is very wide, including as Chairman of the IPNU Ratting, Kebundalem (1967), Chairman of the East Java IPNU (1979-1982), and various other important positions in the East Java PWNU. In addition, KH Sholeh Hayat is also active in cadre NU, including National Level IPNU Cadre Education in Lampung (1969).

As an activist, KH Sholeh Hayat not only contributes to NU, but also writes books. One of them is entitled * "Kyai and Santri in the War of Independence" * which was published in 2016, discussing the role of kiai and santri in the resistance to colonialism in Indonesia.