Ganjar Berharu See Thousands Of Nahdliyin Ziarah To Mbah Hisyam Cemetery: May His Spirit Be Infectious To All Of Us

Ganjar Pranowo (Photo via Central Java Provincial Government)

Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo said he was happy with the pilgrimage made by thousands of Nahdliyin and PBNU ranks to the tomb of KH Hisyam Abdul Karim, founder of the Roudlatus Islamic Boarding School Sholichin Kalijaran, Karanganyar District, Purbalingga.

KH Hisyam Abdul Karim is known to be the grandfather of Siti Atikoh, the wife of Ganjar Pranowo.

"Today is very special for our family, because in the commemoration of the NU Century, thousands of nahdliyin and PBNU ranks flocked to visit to commemorate Mbah Hisyam's journey and struggle," said Ganjar in an upload on his personal Instagram account, Tuesday 7 February.

"Hopefully Mbah Hisyam's spirit and behavior will spread to all of us to spread a loving Islam and uphold the state," he added.

In the upload, Ganjar said that around 1925 he wanted to be a boy from the Jampes Kediri Islamic Boarding School, Mbah Hisyam first went to the Tebuireng Islamic Boarding School to sowan to KH Hasyim Asy'ari.

After some time when Mbah Hisyam was about to say goodbye, Mbah Hasyim went into the room and went out with a book.

"How surprised Mbah Hisyam was when he saw Mbah Hasyim leaving the room while carrying the book Al Muwattha," said Ganjar.

Ganjar said that Al Muwattha's book is a collection of hadiths compiled by Imam Malik, which Mbah Hisyam has been looking for for for several years. How grateful and happy Mbah Hisyam was when Mbah Hasyim actually offered the book as a gift.

Furthermore, the PDI-P politician said that after Jampes, it turned out that Mbah Hisyam Kalijaran had refused to return to her hometown.

Mbah Hisyam actually continued her scientific odyssey to the Cirebon Buntet Islamic Boarding School, Cilongok Islamic Boarding School to Sokaraja.

"And in 1929 with the blessing of the Kiai, he founded Islamic Boarding Schools in Sokawarah hamlet, Kalijaran Purbalingga village," said Ganjar.

Apart from Islamic boarding schools, Mbah Hisyam, said Ganjar, also devoted himself to the movement of independence and the flying of NU in his area.

Until finally Mbah Hisyam received his mandate as Rais Syuriah PCNU Purbalingga for 3 periods from 1973 to 1983.

"In fact, he continued to be solemn in NU until he breathed his last on Thursday, January 12, 1989," he said.

More than that, Ganjar said that currently the existence of the Kalijaran Sokawarah Islamic Boarding School in spreading the teachings of Ahlussunnah is managed by mutual cooperation with Mbah Hisyam's children under the command of KH. Achmad Mustaid Billah, who is the younger brother of his father-in-law.

Previously, Deputy Secretary General of PBNU Isfandiari Mahbub Djunaidi along with the kiai and thousands of nahdliyin visited the tomb of KH Hisyam Abdul Karim, founder of the Roudlatus Islamic Boarding School Sholichin Kalijaran, Karanganyar District, Purbalingga, Sunday (5/2/2023).

The tahlil and prayer activities together are a series of commemorations of Harlah 1 Century Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) in Purbalingga Regency.

They assessed that KH Hisyam Abdul Karim was a charismatic cleric, who played an important role in the syiar of Islam through NU.