The author wrote, "ANYTHING we see can teach us, as long as we think and connect our hearts with God when we see it."
The author got this sentence from a poster purchased from a street corner. The poster was purchased because the sentence aligned with his thinking.
The author did not include any hadith or Quranic verses because the poster did not contain any. This led to a misunderstanding with the Unisba religious teacher.
"Including a hadith is just a reservoir. I think it's my own thinking. I'm a plagiarist, and I'm quoting the thoughts of a certain person. That's a hadith. Should I call it a certain thing?"
Based on this hadith, the author wrote that we must think about verses with our hearts and connect with God. Don't be like the Japanese. When you eat a mangosteen, you have to rip off the skin. It's bitter, so you have to peel it first. The same applies to verses from the Quran. Ustadz Unisba commented that if we think about Allah's verses and their provisions, why do we pray 2 rak'ahs of Fajr prayer when we're feeling refreshed? Meanwhile, we pray 4 rak'ahs of Asr when we're feeling sluggish? So, we must be mindful and sami'na wa atho'na.
It's the anus that causes gas, so why wash other parts besides the anus? So, it wouldn't occur to us. The same goes for verses. If we think about verses, we wouldn't think about them.
The author doesn't mean thinking about farting, but rather thinking about verses that are mutasyabihat (unclear and ambiguous), verses that have multiple interpretations. Meanwhile, verses that are definitive remain sami'na wa atho'na.
Furthermore, the author quotes Jeffry Lang's opinion from his book "Even Angels Ask."
That we must first doubt a verse of the Quran, only after understanding it, can we believe it. The Unisba Ustadz commented, "We should not doubt the Quran. The Quran is a guide for believers."
The author understands that Jeffry Lang did not doubt the Quran, but rather began with doubt to give rise to questions. Every question has an answer. These answers are what we need as the basis for practicing our understanding.
6. Wanting to be a butterfly
At that time, the author realized that he was like a hileud ateul to the Unisba Ustadz. However, he was confident that by fasting from a caterpillar, he would become a butterfly, loved by many, even children. But that would not be the case now.
So, the author wrote a poem entitled "Cocoon."
As usual, this time the Unisba Ustadz refused, citing verse 69 of Surah Yaasin:
"And we did not teach him (Muhammad) poetry, nor was poetry suitable for him." The Quran is nothing but a lesson and a book of enlightenment."
However, the author will continue to compose poetry, adhering to the hadith of Bukhari, which states:
"Indeed, information is magic, and poetry is wisdom (knowledge)."
7. Cunning Officials
Once, the author was visited by a lecturer who owned a printing press and asked, "Do you want money for this?" He said, "Sir, I only pay you Rp 75,000 per month. I only pay you Rp 30,000 per month. I entrust money to So-and-So."
The gift was a tip from the printer because the author typed the Madani magazine manuscript, which was printed there.
The author stated that he hadn't.
"That's right, Tis," said the lecturer in question.
"Yes, sir," said the author.
The author immediately confronted Mr. So-and-so (the Secretary of Madani magazine and then Dean) and asked about the money. Mr. So-and-so denied it. "I think you're taking my money," he said.
"That's right, I'm mistaken. I apologize," the author said, resigned.
"I'm sorry, sir. I'm from Entis. I'm offering a written apology to the Unisba academic community."
What did he mean?
The author didn't want to escalate the issue, so he complied with what Mr. So-and-so said.
This was commented on by a Unisba cleric.
"People who apologize and then do it again. Apologizing again and then doing it again is a sign of a hypocrite."
The author became furious. So, he revealed what really happened. The person who made the claim was the one who gave the money. So, it's authentic.
Shortly after, the cleric was admitted to the emergency room. His heart was failing.
God's Face and Hands Are Everywhere
One day, the author wrote that God's face and hands are everywhere.
A Unisba cleric commented: "If we are Allah, we are everywhere. We are everywhere. We are everywhere."
I'm tired!
So, the author explained his understanding that the face signifies existence and the hands represent power.
There is a verse that states this, namely in the last verse of Surah Yaasin: "So, glory be to Allah in Whose Hand is the dominion of all things, and to Him you will be returned."
9. Prayers can be made in any language
One day, the author said that prayers can be made in any language. Allah will surely understand.
A lecturer commented, "Do I pray in Sundanese?"
Thus, everything that comes from the author is always expanded, but the expansion is excessive. The author also understands. The author doesn't think prayer can be performed in any language other than Arabic because prayer has its own guidelines. Therefore, prayer is established based on these guidelines.
There will be an example later. Mamah Dedeh always prays in Indonesian according to her theme after every action.
10. Making Arguments about Deeds
Things like those in point 9 often occur (practice first, then argument later).
Other incidents include:
The author is phlegmatic. He's a thinker. He thinks about what he's already thought about. So, if there's a problem, it becomes a thought.
The author always thinks about family finances, which are "more than the ceiling." He thinks about his friends who are in college, while he only went to high school. Those who have graduated are working in offices or established companies, while the two of them work from home. Their future is worrying. That becomes a thought. As a result, the author has difficulty sleeping. He can only fall asleep in the middle of the night. Even though he goes to bed in the middle of the night, he always wakes up in the third quarter. Because I didn't yet understand the tahajjud prayer, I didn't pray it. I just meditated, hoping for an idea. If I got one, I wrote it down. Who knows, it might be useful in the future. After that, I didn't sleep anymore.
One day, Indung Barudak, who was accustomed to tahajjud, commented, "Sir, rather than going back and forth, pray tahajjud."
Another characteristic of a phlegmatic person is a love of peace. So, for Indung Barudak's sake, I pretended to pray tahajjud. I only performed 3 rak'ahs without praying afterward because I hadn't memorized them yet.
Indung Barudak asked, "Sir, are you sure you're going to pray 11 rak'ahs?"
"Three rak'ahs, Ma'am."
"Three rak'ahs are going to be a bit slow. You're going to pray 11 rak'ahs, sir."
The author obediently prayed 11 rak'ahs. As I stood before declaring my intention, a clear thought crossed my mind. Rather than pretending to perform 11 rak'ahs, it was better to do it for real. Immediately, this second tahajjud prayer was performed with a sincere intention for Allah. All thoughts racing through my mind were completely surrendered to Allah. After the tahajjud prayer, my heart felt at peace. The various thoughts that had been bothering me seemed to be reset. I felt reborn. Perhaps because I was no longer thinking, I felt sleepy. I looked at the clock. It was approximately one-sixth of the night. It was around that time that I fell asleep.
It turns out that there is a hadith related to my condition, namely the time of the Prophet David's prayer that is most beloved to Allah.
Throughout every period of my life, since elementary school, I have always loved those I deem worthy of love. Loving others, it turns out, has a hadith. I have a habit of immediately implementing a text (nash). Later, I learned the text: "Whoever hastens to implement the Shari'ah, the angels will assist him."
The author prayed: "O Allah, grant me a good ending three times. O Allah, grant me a good ending."
Later, Ustadz Amat stated in his Friday sermon that our goal is a good ending.
Since elementary school, the author has always been honest, and it turns out that honesty is one of the Prophet's qualities.
Although the author hasn't yet found the rationale for it, if his heart permits, he practices it. Ultimately, almost everything he does has a rationale.
Regarding the statement by Al-Mutakalimin, the author sees himself as the one who likes to make excuses for his actions.
When he was a furniture entrepreneur, his products were considered expensive even though the materials he used were substandard. When complained about, he argued that his actions were "bad teak boards."
Because of his unpleasant behavior, he began to be the subject of gossip. He argued for his charity by saying "It's important that you don't talk about it, but it's important that you don't talk about it."
When the Author is Crazy, Allah, the Author, thinks that the Author is being disturbed by the Jinn Korin. Jin Korin scolded Al-Mutakalimin with the words "You gedzul ustad. As soon as the lecture was finished, he immediately counted the envelopes."
His charity was postulated as "Saheula anan".