The Rebel from Pamijahan

A PRAYER rug kept Busrol Karim company as he slept by the tomb of Sheikh Haj Abdul Muhyi in the Pamijahan village, Tasikmalaya, West Java. He slept sideways, facing the tomb. A man, also dressed in white, was sleeping next to him, several books lying beside him. “I spent all night here, to perform tawasul (to get closer to God), praying for the dead,” Busrol told Tempo after he awoke from his sleep on Wednesday, May 6.

Busrol is

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