Ridwan Kamil Remembers Eril's Departure: 14 Very Long Days, We Asked God, Why It Had To Take This Long

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JAKARTA - West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil recalled the loss of his son, Emmeril Kahn Mumtadz, who had been missing for 14 days in the Aare River, Bern, Switzerland, until he was finally found in a lifeless condition.

This he conveyed after Eril's funeral procession at the family cemetery in Cimaung, Bandung, West Java this afternoon, Monday 13 June.

For Ridwan Kamil, the 14-day search for Eril was very long and tiring. He admitted that he had asked the Almighty about the disaster that befell Eril.

"These 14 days have become so long in our lives. We wonder why it has to be this long, O Allah. Why not sooner so that everything passes quickly, so that we who live not too long feel blue. However, time is an impossible secret of God (difficult) to solve, especially regarding births and deaths," said Ridwan Kamil, Monday, June 13.

After Eril was found and brought back to the country, Ridwan Kamil realized that Eril's figure during his life was very full of benefits. 23 years Eril has lived in this world, he realized that Eril has not been able to produce great works.

However, from the disappearance of Eril to being found dead, Ridwan Kamil and his family felt sincere because they received so much empathy and prayers from various parties.

"23 years may not be enough to produce great works. But it has proven to be sufficient to become a human who is loved greatly. We learned about life which does not only consist of the length of the day but every breath that is used to do good even though it is small in the day to day. days," explained Ridwan Kamil.

"We let Eril go because we finally realized that Allah has sufficient for all of his deeds to cover the possibility of an increase in his mistakes. It might be difficult, but we actually have prepared our hearts that we will never see his body for the last time," he continued.

Eril's body arrived at the burial site at around 10.55 WIB. Under the bright sun, the people who had been waiting for the arrival of the deceased recited the recitation of remembrance of the sentence of monotheism.

At this location, people flocked to the cemetery to see Eril's body for the last time. Wrapped in a cloth, the coffin was lifted to the grave.

The funeral procession began with the chanting of the call to prayer to Eril's body. Ridwan Kamil, who was sitting right in front of the corpse, occasionally held the hands of his wife, Atalia Praratya, and his mother, Tjutju Sukaesih to strengthen themselves while looking at Eril's coffin.

Eril's body was lowered into the grave. Ridwan Kamil got up from his chair to join the symbolic burial, which was then continued by the officers.

After being buried, Ridwan Kamil and Atalia started to sow flowers on the ground where Eril's final resting place was and was continued by the family. Then, a collective prayer was said for Eril.