Since his scientific journey, it turns out that Gus Baha only received two pesantren educations. The two Islamic boarding schools are the Narukan Pesantren which his father raised, and the Al-Anwar Sarang Pesantren. KH Nursalim, his father, had planned to send his son to Yemen. However, Gus Baha still chose to serve in the two Pesantrens.
Since 2003, after marrying Neng Winda, who comes from the Sidogiri pesantren family, Gus Baha has chosen to live in Yogyakarta. There, Gus Baha continued to maintain his knowledge and hone it by continuing to fill in the Koran. The study was attended by residents and alumni of al-Anwar’s students who deliberately followed Gus Baha to Yogyakarta to recite the Koran.
In 2005, two years after settling in Yogyakarta, his father, KH Nursalim, fell ill and forced him to settle temporarily in Narukan. However, Gus Baha later abandoned the initial intention to stay for a while because KH Nursalim died. This incident required Gus Baha to live in Narukan and replace his father’s position as the caretaker of the pesantren.
The Author’s View on Gus Baha
Like other Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) ulemas, Gus Baha has an astonishing simplicity. Simplicity wraps the quality of science, intelligence, and tenacity, especially in science.
Even as long as the writer follows his studies either directly or indirectly, Gus Baha has never shown an arrogant and arrogant attitude. However, his studies are rich, contained, and of good quality; they are always packed with jokes and a relaxed climate, as NU studies are expected.