Napak Tilas Gus Dur, Yenny Wahid Sowan To The Caretaker Of The Sunan Drajat Lamongan Islamic Boarding School

Yenny Wahid (right) visited the caretaker of the Sunan Drajat Islamic boarding school, Professor KH. Abdul Ghofur in Lamongan, East Java, Sunday (8/10/2023). (ANTARA/HO-Team Media Yenny Wahid)

The daughter of the 4th President of the Republic of Indonesia Abdurrahman Wahid (Gus Dur) Zannuba Ariffah Chafsoh or Yenny Wahid sowan (visiting) to the caretaker of Sunan Drajat Islamic Boarding School Professor KH. Abdul Ghofur in Lamongan, East Java, Sunday, October 8. Yenny explained that the visit was a tip of Gus Dur. Yenny went to the mosque and Sunan Drajat Islamic Boarding School, which was inaugurated by Gus Dur on October 29, 2000, to coincide with Yenny Wahid's birthday. "Silaturahmi and sowan kiai are the principles and traditions of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) that are maintained," he said in a written statement received in Jakarta, Antara, Sunday, October 8. According to him, the visit to the kiai is part of a way to maintain and care for Indonesia so that it remains harmonious, united, peaceful, and continues to strive to achieve the goals of prosperity, prosperity and justice. The momentum, said Yenny, is an effort to remind each other, strengthen each other, make efforts to jointly build the Indonesian nation, protect and care for the Indonesian nation so that it remains good, safe, peaceful and peaceful. Meanwhile, Sunan Boarding School Caretaker Drajat Prof. Dr. KH. Abdul Ghofur talked a lot about Gus Dur to Yenny Wahid. Kiai Abdul Ghofur shared a story about his friendship with Gus Dur. "I am Gus Dur's close friend, there are many memories of life stories with Gus Dur, among them I was told by Gus Dur to stop gambling practices somewhere, I ran them but on Gus Dur's orders," he said.

At the moment of the gathering, Kiai Abdul Ghofur specifically also prayed for Yenny Wahid. Yenny was also invited to tour the Sunan Drajat Islamic Boarding School area with Kiai Abdul Ghofur.