Indonesia honours Muslim scholar Azyumardi Azra with state funeral

A mourner fills in the guest book at the house of the late Muslim scholar Azyumardi Azra in Ciputat, South Tangerang, Banten, on Sept. 18. - Antara

JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/Asia News Network): The late prominent Muslim scholar Azyumardi Azra, who passed away on Sunday (Sept 18), aged 67, in Selangor, Malaysia, was laid to rest at Kalibata Heroes Cemetery on Tuesday morning in a state-funeral ceremony led by Coordinating Human Development and Culture Minister Muhadjir Effendy.

Islamic funeral prayers were recited earlier during the day at Hidayatullah Islamic State University (UIN Hidayatullah), where Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan marked Azyumardi’s contribution to democracy and progress.