Residents Of Cianjur Hold Magical Prayers For Eril, Ridwan Kamil's Son

Residents of Cianjur held a occult prayer at the Great Mosque of Cianjur for Eril, Ridwan Kamil's son. (Antara/Ahmad Fikri).

JABAR - Residents of Cianjur held a magical prayer for Emmeril Kahn Mumtadz or familiarly called Eril, the eldest son of West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil who was lost in the Aare river, Switzerland.

Cianjur Regent Herman Suherman said the occult prayer was held after the Cianjur regency government coordinated with the local MUI, calling on all mosques to hold the occult prayer after Friday prayers in accordance with the direction of the West Java MUI.

"We call on every mosque in every sub-district to hold a magical prayer for Eril, Ridwan Kamil's son who has not been found until now after being reported missing in the Aare river in Switzerland," he said in Cianjur, West Java, quoted from Antara, Friday, June 3.

For the city area, he said, the occult prayer was held at the Great Mosque of Cianjur, led by the Chairman of the Cianjur MUI, KH Abdulah Rauf. The occult prayer aims to pray for the deceased to be accepted by the creator with husnul khatimah.

Abdul Rauf said the call for occult prayers in every mosque in the sub-district was based on an appeal circulated by the West Java MUI. So, most of the big mosques in Cianjur held a occult prayer after performing the Friday prayer.

"The Cianjur Grand Mosque was attended by most of the residents and officials within the Cianjur Regency Government. While reports from the sub-district were followed by many residents and Muspika. We pray for the late Eril Husnul Khatimah and the family left behind with patience and sincerity," said Abdul.

He added that before there was an appeal from the West Java MUI, his party together with cleric figures in Cianjur had held a joint prayer so that the search for the West Java Governor's first child could soon bear fruit.

"When we got the news that Eril was missing, we immediately held a prayer together with the ulama and the Cianjur Regent so that Allah SWT would give instructions and Eril would be found soon," he said.