Al-Asyi Commander Slams Government Plans Central to Manage Land Endowments Aceh in Mecca
Pang Ulee Commander Al Asyi, Tuanku Warul Waliddin (center) with Nazir Waqaf Baitul Asyi, Sheikh Abdul Latief Muhammad Baltouw at the time of handing the Dana Baitul Asyi to the 2016 pilgrims in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
SERAMBINEWS.COM, BANDA ACEH - The news about the Government of Indonesia's plan to invest in Aceh's wakaf land in Saudi Arabia has provoked a reaction in Aceh. One of them was revealed by Aneuk Muda Alam Peudeung Al Asyi (Commander Al-Asyi) Command. Through the release to Serambinews.com, Saturday (10/3/2018), Commander Al-Asyi criticized the plan that carried by the Haj Financial Management Agency (BPKH) is. "Do not bother the history of Aceh for the sake of Indonesia which is certainly disappointing the people of Aceh," wrote Pang Ulee Commander Al Asyi, Tuanku Warul Waliddin.As reportedly, the Haj Administration Management Agency (BPKH) will make a visit to Saudi Arabia to meet with the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) and several investors.This meeting is to discuss investment cooperation opportunities and placement of funds One of the investment plan is to build hotels on the land owned by the people of Aceh in Mecca.These plans were submitted members of the Financial Executing Agency Haji Anggito Abimanyu, when meeting Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia Jusuf Kalla, at the Vice President's Palace on Friday (9/3) Anggito came with the President's Special Envoy to the Middle East and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Alwi Shihab. will cooperate with IDB and will also meet with some investors in Saudi Arabia, u To do the administration, the closest is to the wakafnya land of Aceh in Mecca. Then there are some other Saudi investment opportunities, "Anggito said, Friday (9/3/2018). Anggito said the Aceh Government has a land of waqf which is located about 400 meters from the Grand Mosque. The wakaf land belonging to Aceh has already been pledged for investment. "The pledge of waqf already exists, and has been invested by the wakif in Saudi Arabia, and we are in the process of negotiating," said Anggito.According to this, Commander Al-Asyi expressed his objection to what has proposed by Anggito to Vice President Jusuf Kalla "There has been a lot of sacrifices for Acehnese for Indonesia, including Aceh as a nation has been dwarfed into a tribe today," he said. He explained, the history of Habib Bugak Al-Asyi who every year to travel to the Land of Hijaz Mecca to send donations of the Sultan of Aceh to the Grand Mosque is something that can not be denied by all parties. "It has become a sweet historical incarnation of the relationship between the Sultanate of Aceh and the ruler of the Hijaz, so that the Acehnese become very familiar in the Holy Land of Mecca, have a land investment there, until there are some who finally diwaqafkan as did Habib Bugak Al Asyi," said Pang Ulee Commander of Al Asyi, Tuanku Warul Waliddin. Tuanku Warul Walidin who is a descendant of the Sultanate of Aceh said, waqf Habib Bugak Al Asyi is still very well maintained management to this day. Profit sharing from the management of this wakaf can be enjoyed by all pilgrims who perform Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, every year. "We are convinced that other Indonesians can tolerate this condition and do not need to be questioned for generalization," "Aceh has a long history as the former Central Empire of the Five Great Emperium of World Islam. Our thanks to the Nadzir Waqf Representative, Sheikh Abdullatif M Baltow, who annually administers the waqaf proceeds very trustfully, "added Pang Ulee Commander Al Asyi, Tuanku Warul waliddin.