Touch the other Side of Imagination

SEPENGGAL KISAH INSPIRATIF SEORANG MUALLAF

Berikut ini adalah sepenggal kisah inspiratif dari salah seorang pejuang wanita yang saya kutip dari Buku " The Great Woman - mengapa wanita harus merasa tidak lebih Mulia". 

Penulis : Muhammad Ali AL Allawi                

Judul Asli : Uluwwul Himmah ‘Inda An-Nisa

(Dari Anas r.a,  Rasulullah SAW bersabda ,

Telah cukup bagi kalian, dari wanita  wanita didunia (sebagai teladan) yaitu Maryam binti Imran, Khadijah binti Khuwailid, Fatimah binti Muhammad, dan Asiyah istri Fir’aun dari seluruh  wanita di dunia.)

Dalam buku tersebut ada kisah pejuang Dakwah wanita muda kebangsaan Amerika.

Hajar adalah nama baru bagi Yamila, seorang remaja Amerika berusia 28 tahun. Ia adalah mahasiswi fakultas Ilmu Sosial di Universitas Mizuri, Kolombia. Sebelum 2 tahun yang lalu ia belajar mendalami islam dengan penuh kesungguhan untuk mencari kebenaran islam. Sejauh ini, Ia adalah satu – satunya remaja pejuang dari kebangsaan Amerika berkulit putih yang berdakwah untuk Islam, melindungi dan membela urusan2 bangsa Islam.

Hajar menceritakan pengalaman uji cobanya, sejak dulu tlah terlintas dibenakku pertanyaan tentang alam dan khidupan.  Ia berkata "Dan sesungguhnya penelitian dan pemikiran ttg jawaban prtanyaan2 yg mengandung filsafat itu tlah melemahkan aku".

Ketika Hajar ditanya “Mengapa Islam menjadi satu satunya jalan yang mampu menyelamatkan manusia ?

Ia pun menjawab “sesungguhnya Islam adalah satu satunya agama yang memberikan solusi bagi masalah masalah kita yang bersifat social maupun politik kontemporer . islam adalah undang undang kehidupan yang mencakup segala macam aspek yg menyamakan antara tuntutan rohani dan kebutuhan 2 jasmani tanpa adanya pelanggaran. Aku telah menemukan beberapa jawaban yg memuaskan dari pertanyaan – pertanyaan yang bersifat filsafat yg mengacaukan pikiranku dan mengganggu tidurku.    Sejak memeluk islam ia mengubah gaya hidupnya, slalu mengenakan pakaian Syar’i, mngerjakan sholat 5 waktu & rajin menghafal Al Qur’an, tentu saja ia mnghadapi kesulitan –kesulitan yg besar dari teman2 & keluarganya namun Hajar sbg seorang muslimah Ia berkata : aku telah mendapati beberapa cobaan yg baik didlm mnjalankan akidahku. Dan hal ini sudah sepantasnya bagi orang muslim dan muslimat, sungguh telah terjadi penyiksaan terhadap mereka tp mereka tidak berpaling dari Islam dan aku pun demikian, tidak akan perduli kecuali akan tetap teguh dengan Islam.

Subhanallah Alhamdulillah...terbukti Kekuasaaa Allah Swt atas membolak balikkan hati para makhluknya sungguh luar biasa, DIA memberikan Hidayah kepada siapa saja yang dikehendaki-NYA. 

Kehilangan Sosok Teladan Sejati bagi Umat Muslim Indonesia :(

Ya ALLAH YA RAHMANN YA RAHIMM...hari ini bner2 gak bsa konsen kerja dikntr,,all day long seluruh stasiun TV & Headline News di media2 internet smuaaanya ngebahas ttg wafatnya sahabat muslimin Ustadz Jefry Al Bukhori,,smuanya berduka yg mendalam termasuk sy,,boss yg non muslim aja sengaja gak mau matiin TV diruang meeting yg tepat persis disblh ruang krja sy ,otomatis setiap kali berita duka itu disiarkan sy bsa mendengar & menonton dgn jelas,,smua komentar2 yg baik yg terharu yg memuji Almarhum & keluarga yg ditinggalkan..Subhanallah,,merinding sekali sy bolak balik nangis liat tayangan betapa dahsyat masyarakat khalayak berebut ingin menggotong jasad/jenazah ke dlm kubur,,Jum'at kali ini penuh berkah skaligus duka cita kehilangan teramat sangat, tp bagi Almarhum mgkn justru ini adlh saat paling berbahagia krn wafat di hari Jumat/mlm jum'at yg dijamin oleh Rasulullah utk dibebaskan dr siksa kubur betul2 suatu anugerah Yang Tak Tertandingi dibanding smua nikmat dunia,,mungkin gw gak bsa brhenti nangis2 bahkan smpe detik gw nulis status ini krn saking shock antara mrasa Kuasa & rahasia ALLAH utk umatnya itu sungguh tak terduga & antara gw teringat akan dosa2 gw sndri yg slama hidup byk gw perbuat,,meski Bulan Ramadhan thn ini brsedih krn Uje gak bsa ditengah2 kita lg tp setidaknya beliau sudah mndapat tempat yg sangat terbaik di sisi ALLAH ,,lah sedangkan gw ,udah gak prnh tau apakah masih bsa bertemu dgn Bulan Suci Ramadhan thn ini plus gw gak tau gw akan meninggal menemui Sang Khalik dalam keadaan seperti apa,,,Khusnul Khotimah atau Su'ul Khotimah,,Astaghfirullohhal'Adzim..mudah2an dicabut nyawaku dlm keadaan Khusnul Khotimah Ya Allah...Aamiin Allahumma Aamiin.

Ustadz Solmed pun berkata bahwa sederetan Ustadz para sahabat almarhum menyatakan kesiapan mereka sebagai ayah pengganti atas ketiga putra putri almarhum yg kini mnjadi yatim ,mewakili almarhum mereka bersedia dgn senang hati membantu jika ketiga anak Uje membutuhkan apapun...MasyaALLAH Allahu Akbar,,,bgtu bnyk yg menyayangi dan perduli dgn Uje hingga akhir hayatnya .

saya hanya mampu men-Aminkan doa doa dr K.H. Muhammad Arifin Ilham teruntuk Alm. Ustadz Jefry,,sungguh ketetapan ALLAH Swt itu Maha Dahsyat & Indah utk hamba2NYA yg bertaqwa...semua sayang UJE ....betapa bahagianya dpt dijemput oleh Malaikat Izrail k kembali kpd Sang Khalik di malam Jumat yg Agung yg menjadi harapan banyak orang, bgi sy sosok Uje adlh contoh teladan sejati bagaimana seorang manusia yg pernah terjerumus dlm dosa maksiat Narkoba & dipenjara kemudian bisa bertaubat taubatan Nasuha total setotal2nya hingga menjadi penebar dakwah yg mulia..sprti yg prnh diucapkan Umar Bin Khattab Radiallohu 'Anhu bahwa manusia yg mendapat Kemenangan bukanlah selalu orang2 yg terlebih dahulu berbuat kebaikan tetapi kemudian hatinya lengah, melainkan orang2 yg dahulunya pernah berbuat dosa/nista tp lalu Ia memilih utk bertaubat dgn jalan Taubatan Nasuha, benar2 konsisten memperbaiki diri scra total & tdak mngulangi kesalahannya lg. dan kini saya semakin takjub mengenang lagu sholawat Nabi yg dinyanyikan oleh Almarhum utk menghibur rasa kehilangan yg sy rasakan atas wafatnya beliau. 

Pada akhirnya kita smua menyadari bahwa yg terpenting dr smuanya adlh bagaimana akhir hidup kita saat ajal menjemput, khusnul khotimah atau su'ul khotimah...dan smua itu tidaklah mudah,,hrs melewati proses dalam keseharian hidup kita ditengah2 kluarga & masyarakat.

(kutipan dari K.H. Muhammad Arifin Ilham -> "SubhanAllah walhamdulillah kenangan indah bersama almarhum Uje. Abangpun (almarhum memanggilku abang) bahagia membaca hadist Rasulullah, "Tidaklah seorang muslim meninggal pada hari Jum’at atau malam Jum’at melainkan Allah melindunginya dari siksa kubur" (HR. Al-Tirmidzi, no. 1043). Allahumma ya Allah ya Rahmaan ya Rahiim ya Goffuur rahmatilah almarhum dg ampuniMu, terimalah almarhum disisiMu sebagai hambaMu yg sholeh...aamiin")

Dearest Jodohku..... ^.^*

Dear (Siapapun yang akan menjadi pasangan hidupku/Suamiku nanti yg belum kuketahui)...

Aku hanya gadis biasa yg lengkap dgn seluruh kekurangan dan kelebihan yg kumiliki,, aku mungkin bukanlah wanita mulia, sempurna & shalehah seperti Siti Khadijah & Siti Aisyah Radiallahu 'anhu istri Rasulullah...tetapi satu yg pasti ku ingin kau tau, aku menginginkan diriku menjadi satu-satunya "Siti Khadijah sekaligus Siti Aisyah" bagimu dlm 1x pernikahan ,yg selalu mendukung perjuanganmu di jalan yg benar, menjadi yg pertama dan yang terakhir bagimu, kebahagiaan kita yg kuharap bukan hanya sebatas di dunia ini saja tetapi hingga kebahagiaan dapat berkumpul bersama2 di akhirat yang abadi, di Syurganya ALLAH Swt itulah yg selalu menjadi mimpiku sejak dahulu, biarlah bidadari2 yg menantimu ikut cemburu,,mudah2an engkaupun memiliki satu visi misi yg sama dgn ku. aku tak memintamu mnjadi pria yg paling sempurna, namun jadilah Imam yang terbaik bagiku & keluarga kita, tak perduli jika mimpiku ini dianggap terlalu tinggi, semoga Allah Swt Yang Maha Pengasih & Pemurah mengizinkan harapanku ini dpt terwujud....  #MurniKataHatiSaya #BukanHasilCopyPaste

Arogancy Means Nothing (Curcol :D)

Teringat dulu slh ada satu teacher favorit sy di lembaga kursus ILP Pancoran Jakarta, she said like this "no matter how brilliant you are or how high class you are/How rich you are but if you don't know how being modest or appreciate others then you are NOTHING!" yeahh ,it's nothing. dan sampai saat ini sy sangat setuju dgn hal itu,,gak perduli seberapa guantengggnya anda,seberapa geniusnya anda, seberapa kaya rayanya anda, ataupun seberapaaaaa sukses prestasi anda/perusahaan anda atas proyek-proyek besar yg berhasil diselesaikan bagi saya smua itu gak berarti apa apa tuh selama anda mempertahankan ke-arogansi-an anda diatas segalanya dan gak tau bagaimana caranya menghargai orang lain :) ,,mungkin udah susah kali ya klo dr sistem management pusatnya udah di didik utk berwatak/bersikap arogan sampek ke sumsum tulang & mndarah daging,,ya paling hny sebagian kecil yg blm ketularan arogan itupun posisinya yg kurang kuat yg gak punya byk wewenang...I extremely Hate Office Politic.

KARTINI'S DAY....KARTINI INDONESIA

Hari Kartini yg biasanya slalu diperingati dgn cara anak2 sekolah berpawai keliling dgn dandanan pakaian adat brbagai daerah atau dgn berlomba foto busana adat dgn sahabat2 sy sejak dulu selalu menempati posisi yg berkesan di memory saya, tp yg jauh lbh penting adlh bagaimana kita sbg kaum hawa melanjutkan perjuangan raden ajeng kartini di masa kini utk memajukan pendidikan & kesejahteraan kaum wanita, meskipun sbnrnya sejak sblm ada Kartini sejarah Islam tlah membuktikan bhwa praktek ajaran Islam sudah sangat memuliakan para kaum hawa...bahkan seandainya seluruh pria memahami seberapa mulianya nilai/keutamaan posisi wanita di hadapan Allah & Al Qur'an ,kebaikan2 menuju Syurga srta dlm perjuangan scra Universal maka niscaya para pria berharap mrka dpt dilahirkan sbgai wanita :)


Dan yang saya ingin tekankan disini saya berharap diri saya sndiri dan juga teman2 wanita saya dimanapun mereka berada terutama yg masih berusia muda hendaknya dapat menggunakan masa mudanya semaksimal mungkin untuk berjuang membangun harkat dan martabat wanita , menjaga kehormatan wanita dengan cara  pandai2 memilih /menekuni pekerjaan2 (bagi yg senang berkarir) yang sekiranya tidak mengakibatkan jatuhnya harga diri wanita dan juga nama baik keluarga si wanita itu sendiri, memahami batas - batas perilaku yang harus dihindari dalam kehidupan sehari2 dan lain - lain, dan selalu ingat bahwa sehebat apapun wanita dia tetaplah membutuhkan seorang Imam yang patut memimpinnya, dan karena wanita adalah seorang ibu dari putera puteri generasi penerus bangsa maka pendidikan awal moral sang anak terpengaruh dari didikan yg diberikan oleh sang Ibu. Ibu harus menjadi teladan yang baik bagi anak2nya disamping keteladanan seorang ayah.

WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND

Dibawah ini adalah cerpen yang asli written in english yg saya dapet dr salah satu sumber    akademis yg dibuat oleh penulis aslinya, kisah dibawah ini saya pilih untuk menunaikan tugas Reading di semester 4 sabtu lalu dan saya fikir materinya sangat pas, apalagi saya tertarik sekali dengan point 2 pesan yang tersirat dalam kisah ini, yakni Keikhlasan. dimanapun, apapun dan kapanpun untuk menjadi Ikhlas itu mungkin agak sulit tapi bisa koq, percaya dan yakin saja bahwa segala apa yg kita kerjakan maka hasilnya akan kembali kpda kita lagi, dibarengi dengan niat yang tulus untuk menolong atau meringankan beban sesama. ALLAH Swt Maha Mengetahui apa apa yang dikerjakan oleh hamba-hambaNYA. So, every good things yo do, just do it sincerely with all your heart :).

WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND

One day a man saw an old lady, stranded on the side of the road, but even in the dim light of day, he could see she needed help. So he pulled up in front of her Mercedes and got out. His Pontiac was still sputtering when he approached her.

Even with the smile on his face, she was worried. No one had stopped to help for the last hour or so. Was he going to hurt her? He didn’t look safe; he looked poor and hungry. He could see that she was frightened, standing out there in the cold. He knew how she felt. It was those chills which only fear can put in you. He said, “I’m here to help you, ma’am. Why don’t you wait in the car where it’s warm? By the way, my name is Bryan Anderson.”

Well, all she had was a flat tire, but for an old lady, that was bad enough. Bryan crawled under the car looking for a place to put the jack, skinning his knuckles a time or two. Soon he was able to change the tire. But he had to get dirty and his hands hurt.
As he was tightening up the lug nuts, she rolled down the window and began to talk to him. She told him that she was from St. Louis and was only just passing through. She couldn’t thank him enough for coming to her aid.

Bryan just smiled as he closed her trunk. The lady asked how much she owed him. Any amount would have been all right with her. She already imagined all the awful things that could have happened had he not stopped. Bryan never thought twice about being paid. This was not a job to him. This was helping someone in need, and God knows there were plenty, who had given him a hand in the past. He had lived his whole life that way, and it never occurred to him to act any other way.
He told her that if she really wanted to pay him back, the next time she saw someone who needed help, she could give that person the assistance they needed, and Bryan added, “And think of me.”
He waited until she started her car and drove off. It had been a cold and depressing day, but he felt good as he headed for home, disappearing into the twilight.

A few miles down the road the lady saw a small cafe. She went in to grab a bite to eat, and take the chill off before she made the last leg of her trip home. It was a dingy looking restaurant. Outside were two old gas pumps. The whole scene was unfamiliar to her. The waitress came over and brought a clean towel to wipe her wet hair. She had a sweet smile, one that even being on her feet for the whole day couldn’t erase. The lady noticed the waitress was nearly eight months pregnant, but she never let the strain and aches change her attitude. The old lady wondered how someone who had so little could be so giving to a stranger. Then she remembered Bryan.

After the lady finished her meal, she paid with a hundred dollar bill. The waitress quickly went to get change for her hundred dollar bill, but the old lady had slipped right out the door. She was gone by the time the waitress came back. The waitress wondered where the lady could be. Then she noticed something written on the napkin.

There were tears in her eyes when she read what the lady wrote: “You don’t owe me anything. I have been there too. Somebody once helped me out, the way I’m helping you. If you really want to pay me back, here is what you do: Do not let this chain of love end with you.”
Under the napkin were four more $100 bills.

Well, there were tables to clear, sugar bowls to fill, and people to serve, but the waitress made it through another day. That night when she got home from work and climbed into bed, she was thinking about the money and what the lady had written. How could the lady have known how much she and her husband needed it? With the baby due next month, it was going to be hard….
She knew how worried her husband was, and as he lay sleeping next to her, she gave him a soft kiss and whispered soft and low, “Everything’s going to be all right. I love you, Bryan Anderson.”

There is an old saying “What goes around comes around.”

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