Lost in the Nabawi Mosque, Mbah Harto Instead Asks to Return to Cijantung to Manage Karang Taruna

Dream - There are always interesting stories from elderly Hajj pilgrims (lansia) during their stay in the Holy Land. Almost every day, the Saudi Arabian Hajj Worship Organizers (PPIH) of the Medina Working Area (Daker) find pilgrims who are lost in the Nabawi Mosque.

The vastness of the Nabawi Mosque, combined with the large number of pilgrims from various countries, often confuses Indonesian Hajj pilgrims, especially the elderly, who do not know the way back to their hotels and end up getting lost.

Like what Suharto experienced, a 71-year-old Hajj pilgrim from Kloter 34 Jakarta Pondok Gede Embarkation (JKG-34). This pilgrim was found separated from his group after performing congregational Isha prayer in the Nabawi Mosque.

At 10:30 PM Saudi Arabian Time (WAS), Mbah Harto, accompanied by other pilgrims who also did not know him, headed to the Main Special Sector (Seksus) Post of the Nabawi Mosque located at gate 333.

The Nabawi Mosque Seksus is responsible for handling Indonesian Hajj pilgrims who are lost or confused while in the Nabawi Mosque.

Ika Anisa, one of the elderly Hajj service officers who was on duty at that time, hurriedly approached Mbah Harto. She and other officers then asked where Mbah Harto was staying.

"Sir, where is your hotel?" Ika asked.

"My house is in Cijantung," said the elderly Hajj pilgrim, leaving Ika and other officers somewhat confused.

"I am a member of Karang Taruna," added Mbah Harto.

Ika continued to try to gather information to find out the name of the hotel where Mbah Harto was staying.

Instead of getting information about the hotel he was staying at, Mbah Harto asked to be taken back to Cijantung, Pasar Rebo, East Jakarta.

This elderly Hajj pilgrim claimed that he wanted to manage Karang Taruna in his village. Mbah Harto stated that Karang Taruna in his village would not function properly if he was not there.

"I have to go home. If I'm not there, Karang Taruna won't function. No one reports to the village chief," Ika imitated Mbah Harto's words.

Since it was already late at night, Ika tried to offer again to take Mbah Suharto back to his hotel.

"Sir, do you want to be taken to your hotel?" Ika asked.

However, Suharto insisted on going back to Cijantung to manage the organization he loved. "No. I want to go back to Cijantung, I want to manage Karang Taruna," Mbah Harto replied.

When checking Mbah Harto's health card that she brought, Ika found a mobile phone number written on a small piece of paper.

After contacting it, it turned out that the person who answered the phone was Mbah Harto's wife, who had already arrived at the hotel.

Another interesting story occurred when Ika tried to connect Mbah Harto with his wife through a telephone connection. Instead, Mbah Harto scolded his wife for not greeting him.

"Hey, why didn't you say hello!" Mbah Harto scolded his wife.

Since no solution was found, Ika finally asked for her phone back so that she could communicate directly with Mbah Suharto's wife. She wanted to explain her husband's situation, especially where he was at that time.

"Ma'am, he got lost, he's at gate 333, and he doesn't want to be taken back. What if we just pick him up?" she asked Mbah Harto's wife.

Mbah Harto's wife, along with the Hajj Sector 5 officers, where their hotel was located, finally agreed to pick up Mbah Harto.

During the three-hour wait for the pick-up, Mbah Harto shared many stories about his life in the village, especially about his successful siblings.

"My siblings have all succeeded, why haven't I?" he said.

By 1:30 AM Saudi Arabian Time, Mbah Harto was finally picked up by the officers from his accommodation sector, along with his wife.

Ika was grateful that the solution to serve Mbah Harto, who was lost, turned out well, although initially it was confusing because he insisted on going back to his hometown in Cijantung.

Source: Liputan6.com.