Raja Abdullah Mangkat, Makamnya Bernisan Tanpa Nama Sesuai Ajaran Islam
Laid to Rest in an Unmarked Grave, Saudi Arabia Buries King Abdullah
Editor : Ismail Gani
Translator : Novita Cahyadi
RAJA ARAB SAUDI Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, 90, meninggal di Riyadh, Kamis malam waktu setempat di rumah sakit setelah menderita pneumonia.
Puluhan ribu orang berkumpul di Mekkah dan Riyadh pada Jumat untuk menyatakan berkabung beberapa jam setelah diumumkan Raja mangkat.
Jenazah Raja dikafani dan diusung ke kompleks pemakaman di Mesjid Agung di Riyadh, ibu kota Arab Saudi, seperti dilansir MailOnline.
Keluarga dan para pejabat tinggi mengerumuni makam sederhana tanpa nisan sesuai keyakinan Islam.
Penggantina, Raja Salman, 79, menjadi pewaris tahta dan memimpin shalat jenazah untuk mendiang Raja Abdullah - saudara tirinya.
Istana Buckingham di London, Inggris menyatakan turut berduka dengan menaikkan bendera setengah tiang, Pangeran Charles akan mewakili keluarga kerajaan bertolak ke Arab Saudi untuk memberikan penghormatan terakhir.
Jenazah Raja Abdullah dimakamkan pada sebuah sebuah makam tanpa nisan di Riyadh sekitar 24 jam setelah kematiannya diumumkan oleh pemerintah Arab Saudi, sekaligus pernyataan berkabung nasional.
Keluarga, teman dan pejabat dari dunia Arab berkerumun di sekitar makam untuk memberikan penghormatan terakhir mereka setelah pemakaman raja Jumat siang.
Jenazah Raja Abdullah diselimuti kain ketika diusung ke Mesjid Agung Imam Turki Bin Abdullah di Riyadh. dengan
Puluhan ribu pelayat berkumpul di Riyadh dan kota suci Mekkah untuk memberikan penghormatan.
Kematian Abdullah dikonfirmasi di televisi kerajaan Kamis malam waktu setempat disertai pembacaan ayat-ayat suci Al-Quran.
Pemakamannya berlangsung di Riyadh, di mana, sesuai dengan keyakinan Islam, jenazah Raja Abdullah dikafani dan diselimuti kain yang biasa dikenakan mendiang.
Dia kemudian dimakamkan di sebuah makam tanpa batu nisan, sesuai keyakinan Islam.
Pendahulu Abdullah setengah saudara lainnya juga telah dikebumikan di kuburan tak bertanda di pemakaman al-Aoud di mana ia akan dikubur kemudian, serta kuburan sederhana lainnya di kota-kota lain.
Shalat jenazah dipimpin oleh Raja Salman, 79, yang menjadi pewaris tahta menggantikan mendiang saudara tirinya sebagai Raja Arab Saudi.
Pemakaman dihadiri oleh kepala negara Muslim dan tokoh senior lainnya, termasuk Presiden Turki Recep Tayyip Erdogan dan Perdana Menteri Pakistan Nawaz Sharif.
SAUDI KING ABDULLAH bin Abdulaziz, 90, died last night in hospital after losing his battle with pneumonia.
Tens of thousands of people gathered in Mecca and Riyadh today to mourn just hours after King's death.
The late King's body was wrapped in a plain cloth as it was carried into his funeral in a grand mosque in the capital.
Family and dignitaries crowded round as he was buried in an unmarked grave, in keeping with tradition.
The new King Salman, 79, has inherited the throne and led the prayers to the late Abdullah - his half-brother.
Buckingham Palace lowers Union Jack to half-mast, with Prince Charles set to visit Saudi Arabia to pay respects.
The body of King Abdullah has been buried in an unmarked grave in Riyadh less than 24 hours after his death plunged Saudi Arabia into mourning.
Family, friends and dignitaries from the Arab world crowded around the grave to pay their final respects following the monarch's funeral this afternoon.
Abdullah's body was shrouded in a simple cloth as he was carried into the Imam Turki Bin Abdullah Grand Mosque in Riyadh on a stretcher.
Tens of thousands gathered in the capital and Mecca to pay their respects, with Prince Charles set to visit the oil-rich Kingdom on behalf of the Queen to offer his condolences.
Abdullah's death was confirmed on state television yesterday with channels cutting to Koranic verses.
His funeral took place in Riyadh, where, in keeping with Muslim traditions, Abdullah's body was shrouded in a simple cloth as he was carried in by men wearing red-and-white checked headgear.
He was then buried in an unmarked grave, believed to show humility and a respect for Allah.
Abdullah's predecessors and other half brothers have also been interred in unmarked graves in the al-Aoud cemetery where he will be buried later, as well as in other simple graveyards in other cities.
Prayers were led by King Salman, 79, who has succeeded his half-brother as King of Saudi Arabia.
The funeral was attended by Muslim heads of state and other senior figures, including Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
