Buya Syafii Maarif Buried In Husnul Khotimah's Graveyard

The funeral of the body of the late former General Chairperson of PP Muhammadiyah Prof. Dr. H. Ahmad Syafii Maarif at the Husnul Khotimah Donomulyo Graveyard was shrouded in a cloudy atmosphere (ANTARA/Sutarmi)

KULON PROGO - Burial of the body of former General Chairman of PP Muhammadiyah H. Ahmad Syafii Maarif or Buya Syafii at Husnul Khotimah Muhammadiyah Cemetery, Donomulyo, Kulon Progo Regency, Special Region of Yogyakarta.

Syafii's body arrived at the Husnul Khotimah Muhammadiyah Cemetery, Donomulyo, Nanggulan District, Kulon Progo at around 16.15 WIB, Friday, May 27.

Present at the funeral, among others, were Ketum PP Muhammadiyah Haedar Nasir, Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture Muhadjir Effendy and other officials. Meanwhile, hundreds of residents thronged the Husnul Khotimah Muhammadiyah Cemetery.

The Muslim scholar who was also the former General Chair of PP Muhammadiyah H. Ahmad Syafii Maarif or Buya Syafii Maarif died on Friday, at 10.15 WIB, at PKU Muhammadiyah Gamping Hospital, Sleman Regency, Yogyakarta Special Region.

Buya Syafii had been treated at the PKU Muhammadiyah Gamping Hospital, Sleman Regency, since May 14, 2022 due to shortness of breath.

Previously, in March 2022, Buya Syafii was also treated at the same hospital due to a mild heart attack.