Thanks to an Acehnese merchant, Habib Bugak Al-Asyi, every pilgrim from Aceh can earn extra money for a living cost of 1,200 riyals this year. Or worth Rp 4,611,318 for the exchange rate of 1 riyal Saudi Arabia. The addition comes from Waqaf Baitul Asyi Management Agency in Makkah City, Saudi Arabia. Wakaf funds are only given to pilgrims from Aceh,
How come, there is a special addition for pilgrims from Aceh? Apparently, the luck for pilgrims from Aceh is closely related to the history of Acehnese ulama in the holy land.
It is Habib Bugak Al-Asyi, whose full name is Habib Abdurrahman Bin Alwi Al-Habsyi. He is the person who has donated his land for the benefit of the Acehnese who go on a pilgrimage or educate in the holy land.
Habib Bugak from Aceh who came to Makkah in 1223 hijriah bought land around Qusyasyiah area which is now around Bab Al Fath (between Marwah and Mosque of Haram). At that time, the period of the Kingdom of Ustmaniah.
However, later, the government of Saudi Arabia during the time of King Malik Sa'ud bin Abdul Azis, did the development of the Grand Mosque. Wakaf Habib Bugak land for Acehnese affected by the project. Habib Bugak's house was evicted with compensation. The wakaf land management agency then used the money to buy two land sites in the Ajyad area, about 500 and 700 meters from the Grand Mosque. Both these land then become a wakaf asset.
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