A Soliloquy

DEEP CONFESSION

I want to live without thinking of death, wealth, anxiety, injustice, hunger, future, and a bad fate. I want to live in peace without worrying about something, a real peace in which I only think about what supper I will cook for my parents. That’s it.

I want to get up in a bright smile and no worries, reading online news with no information about violence, ISIS, Do[ugh]nut Trumpet, oppressive regime, and war.

I want to live when men start doing justice for women and stop lying. I want to live when men having a loyalty to their soul mates without looking for another woman to cheat with or in secret marrying without telling. Honestly, for those typical of men please repent. Woman is not someone whom you can satisfy with or lusting over then you get bored and find another woman. Woman is not someone whom you can be easily judged by the physical appearance, and got dumped just because she is not pretty.

I want to live when people are forgivable. Just because there is a person whom you do not like (or do not belong to your race or religion) is making a mistake, does not mean you can bash her/him for the rest of your life for the sake of your own good. Stop bullying.

I want to live when people stop being greedy so there will not be an oppressive regime (side eyeing Bassar Al-Assad). I want to live when there is no war like one of the movie quotes said “War makes no winner, only widows” by the Arrival which is true. Who is happy with the war? No one is even for whom has the authority.

I want to live with children smiling and only thinking about the school homework. I do not want to live by watching innocent children suffering, being orphan, haunted by the fear of getting murdered, working in the early age, or seeing their parents got killed in front of their eyes.

To be honest, I am tired of human. Human acts so inhumane to the point I thought of them are switching soul with satan. The Angel was right that human is continuously destroying the Earth. Are you happy now, human?

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REKOMENDASI YOUTUBE CHANNEL UNTUK BELAJAR AGAMA ISLAM

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Setelah lulus kuliah, I feel like I am so eager to learn more about my religion, Islam. Padahal saat kuliah, saya ikut organisasi keislaman di Fakultas. Mungkin dulu tak begitu tertarik, karena kesibukan kuliah (Karena saya sok sibuk). Mungkin karena faktor kedewasaan juga dan apa ya saya merasa lebih penasaran aja tentang hidup, kayak kenapa saya harus hidup, tujuan hidup, dan hidup saya sekarang benar nggak, agama saya benar atau nggak, dll. Intinya masih masih labil. Ya sudahlah, yang lalu biarlah berlalu. Jadi awal saya merasa sangat bersemangat mengikuti kajian via youtube itu gara-gara ingin tahu kisah hidup Rasulullah SAW atau Sirah Nabawiyah. Pas ketik di youtube tentang Sirah Nabawiyah, muncullah channel Ust. Khalid Basalamah. When I once heard his speech, I feel so calm and did not feel boring at all like I was always be? Ceramahnya beliau itu tegas, selalu berpegang teguh pada Al-Quran dan As-Sunnah, lancar, masuk akal, dan topik-topiknya bagus. Sejak saat itu, saya langsung ketagihan dan terus-menerus ingin mendengarkan ceramah beliau. Setelah tahu kajian Sunnah, apa yang dulu saya pikir dan tanyakan, seolah-olah sudah terjawab. Misalnya konsep tentang ajal. Dulu sempat takut naik pesawat karena dengan pemberitaan di media yang menyiarkan banyaknya kejadian kecelakaan pesawat. Jadi mikirnya, ya sudah naik kendaraan darat saja. Ternyata sesuatu itu punya ajal, jikapun seseorang meninggal di pesawat karena kecelakaan, maka berarti memang ajalnya sudah menjeput. Kalaupun hari itu ia tidak naik pesawat, pasti dia akan meninggal, entah dengan cara apa karena ajalnya sudah tiba. Jika ajal belum tiba, walaupun terjadi kecelakaan pesawat, pasti dia hidup karena memang itu belum ajalnya. Intinya seperti itulah. Ini bisa excuse pas saya ngerusakan barang di rumah, hahahaha. "Barang juga punya ajal, kalau ini rusak, berarti ajalnya tiba bukan karena saya." Secara saya dijuluki tangan penghancur di rumah. Kalau kata teman itu, tangan saya punya kelebihan tenaga dalam.

Langsung ke point ya, saya punya beberapa ulama favorit di Indonesia maupun di luar Indonesia. Ini adalaf daftar-daftarnya sekaligus link youtube channelnya:

a. Ust. Khalid Basalamah https://www.youtube.com/user/khalidbasalamah Ust Khalid pembawannya tenang banget, tegas, tidak banyak humor (saya tidak suka dengan beberapa ustadz yang banyak humor dalam ceramah). Dari ratusan ceramah beliau, yang paling saya suka adalah “Kenalilah Tuhanmu, Maka Engkau akan Bahagia part (2)” dan “Dahsyatnya Doa”. Very recommended. Maaf untuk ulama Indonesia, saya hanya suka Ust. Khalid jadi saya hanya bisa merekomendasikan itu. Sempat mendengarkan Aa Gym, Ust. Yusuf Mansyur, Ust (lupa nama-namanya, ingetnya Ust. Yusuf Mansyur sama Aa Gym karena mereka kan cukup terkenal). Intinya dari beberapa ustadz yang saya tonton, Ust Khalid yang paling saya suka ceramahnya. Kata teman, ada juga yang bagus, namanya Ust. Syafieq Riza Basalamah cuman saya belum pernah nonton. Mungkin bisa dicoba.

b. Dr. Zakir Naik. Kalau kalian suka belajar tentang kehidupan di Islam, ya mending nonton Ust. Khalid tapi kalau penasaran dengan agama lain, bisa cek ceramahnya Dr. Zair. Saya suka sekali karena hampir sama dengan Ust. Khalid, beliau tegas, selalu berpegang teguh dengan Al-Quran dan As-Sunnah, tidak banyak humor, sangat cerdas, pake logika dan contoh yang mudah kita bayangkan. Jujur, saya sekarang tahu bahwa memang Islam itu agama yang benar sejak menonton D. Zakir. Bukan berarti dulu tidak merasa seperti itu, tapi saya kan dari kecil Islam dan tinggal di lingkungan Islam, jadi ya sudah saya Islam, tidak pernah berpikir apakah agama ini benar. Terima kasih Dr. Zakir Naik. Saya juga sangat kagum dengan hafalan beliau terhadap semua scripture agama lain like beliau tahu bahwa Islamlah agama yang benar karena beliau menguasai agama-agama tersebut, tidak hanya Islam. Jadi tidak biased. Public lecture yang paling saya sukai adalah “Muhammad (PBUH) in the Various World Religion Scripture” dan debat “Was Jesus (PBUH) was crucified?” Ini adalah link channel beliau https://www.youtube.com/user/Drzakirchannel (Saya dengar tanggal 17 Mei kemarin, beliau ditanggap atas tuduhan terorisme dan pencucian otak while beliau hanya menyampaikan kebenaran. Jangan lupa kita doakan ya, karena beliau ini sudah memberikan banyak hidayah kepada kaum non-Muslim dan mengislamkan mereka. Tolong sekali, doakan beliau). Oh iya, saya memunyai pemikiran yang sama dengan beliau, ketika ada pertanyaan mengenai syiah, ahmadiyyah atau organisasi Islam yang lainnya, instead of menyalahkan atau membenarkan, beliau selalu bilang, "Saya Muslim", tidak ada embel-embel organisasi Islam seperti Ahmadiyyah atau yang lainnya. Sampai sekarang, saya juga tidak pernah melabel diri saya sebagai NU, Muhammadiyah, dll tapi Muslim itu saja cukup.

c. Talk Islam. Jadi Talk Islam ini berisi semacam poetry tentang Islam, terkadang juga video tanggapan terhadap orang-orang yang menjelek-jelekkan Islam. Setahu saya sih Steven Crowder bikin video the Quran Challenge yang isinya menjelek-jelekkan Nabi Muhammad SAW dan membandingkan dengan Nabi Isa a.s (Bukan seperti perbandingan, tapi lebih ke menjelek-jelekkan Nabi Muhammad dan meninggikan Nabi Isa a.s. Tolong kalau nemu video itu, langsung dislike aja). Dan direspon oleh Talk Islam dengan judul “Muhammad vs Jesus Christ” Sekarang mereka jarang aktif, jadi saya juga jarang cek. Ada juga beberapa cerita tentang musik, mualaf, orang Muslim di negara lain, dll. Yang paling favorit saya itu “Muslim vs Atheist (Jihad o Ignorance)”. Ini adalah link channelnya https://www.youtube.com/user/lebo2196

d. Omar Suleiman. Sebenarnya saya juga baru tahu beliau, jadi belum banyak mendengar ceramahnya. Setelah lihat sekilas, cara beliau berceramah itu relax, lancar banget (seperti membaca jadi terkesan agak membosankan. Kalau Ust. Khalid dan Dr. Zakir itu ada intonasinya tapi kalau Omar menurut saya sih stabil aja) Tapi saya suka topik-topiknya, seperti Jebreel, the Story of Jerussalem, dll. Saya suka cara berpakain beliau yang mengkombinasikan antara pakaian arab (yang panjang, apa sih namanya) terus pakai jas. Jadi enak aja dilihat. Nah untuk Omar Suleiman ini, saya nggak tahu channel resminya yang mana soalnya saya download di berbagai sumber. Kebanyakan lewat Bayyinah Institute. Ini adalah link channelnya https://www.youtube.com/user/BayyinahInstitute Bisa cek Nouman Ali Khan juga di channel ini. Katanya sih beliau juga bagus cerahamnya, cuman saya belum nonton, baru Omar Suleimen.

e. 100 Tokoh Islam Pembawa Perubahan. Jadi channel ini mengsubtitle video (aslinya bahasa Arab cuman saya lupa, siapa aslinya yang membuat video ini). Channel ini rekomendasi dari Ust. Khalid dan pas nonton, ternyata bagus. Membuka wawasan jika ternyata umat muslim itu banyak loh yang jadi penemu, kita saja yang tidak tahu. Misal penemu Benua Amerika, pencipta pesawat, matematika, dll. Very recommended. Ini adalah link nya https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTYbjpIZZoeHcmzaHF9R4sQ

f. TEDx Talk yang berjudul “The Muslim on the Airplane” oleh Ammal Kassir. Mbak Ammal ini cantik banget, ceria, terus savage and I love it. Pembawaanya nggak ngebosenin dengan shade-shadenya. Saya nggak terlalu banyak nonton TED Talk, paling cuma beberapa pembicara dan topik yang saya anggap menarik. Talknya mbak Ammal ini dapat standing ovation loh. Jadi worthy banget untuk ditonton. Ini adalah link channelnya https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIAm1g_Vgn0

Udah itu saja, saya juga nggak terlalu banyak research karena saya itu kalau sudah nemu yang cocok, males cari yang lain. Jadi, rekomendasinya nggak banyak ;’)

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FOOL, MENGAPA MANUSIA PADA DASARNYA BODOH?

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Bukan bermaksud promosi lagu barunya Winner yang judulnya Fool tapi bisa deh cek lagunya. Berharap di album selanjutnya, Winner bikin lagu yang temanya tentang perjuangan hidup daripada romance. Kangen lagu-lagu jaman WIN, dimana lirik-liriknya sangat memotivasi. Cek Go up & Smile Again (My most favorite song of theirs) atau lagu-lagunya si Mino pas jaman SMTM4, Fear, lagu legendary banget yang bahkan liriknya dipakai di ujian sekolah. Bagus kok memang. Anyway, akhirnya sedikit lega juga setelah sesi curhat selama kurang lebih 2,5 jam dengan Mbak Nana. Curhatnya agak absurd makanya Mbak Na bilang, “Dek, kamu itu mikirnya kejauhan.” That’s me in a nutshell to be honest. Mikirnya jauhhh banget ke depan, mostly, galau tentang tujuan hidup sebenarnya apa *Masih Labil.

Berbicara mengenai hidup, pernah nggak sih berpikir, “Kenapa ya saya tercipta sebagai manusia? Kenapa bukan malaikat atau yang lain?” Pertanyaan saya di waktu SD dan baru saya tahu jawabannya sekitar beberapa bulan yang lalu. Telat banget ya tahunya, ketahuan juga kalau telat belajar agamanya. Well, better late than never. Terima kasih Dr. Zakir telah menjelaskan dengan sangat detail mengenai hal ini. Jawabannya karena kita bodoh alias fool. Kita, basically, memilih untuk menjadi manusia while sebenarnya kita bisa loh jadi makhluk lain, misalnya malaikat. Surat Al-Ahzaab (33:72-73), “Sesungguhnya Kami telah mengemukakan amanah kepada langit, bumi dan gunung-gunung, maka semuanya enggan untuk memikul amanah itu dan mereka khawatir akan mengkhianatinya, dan dipikullah amanah itu oleh manusia. Sesungguhnya manusia itu amat zalim dan amat bodoh, sehingga Allah mengazab orang-orang munafik laki-laki dan perempuan dan orang-orang musyrikin laki-laki dan perempuan; dan sehingga Allah menerima tobat orang-orang mukmin laki-laki dan perempuan. Dan adalah Allah Maha Pengampun lagi Maha Penyayang.”

Disebutkan bahwa gunung saja yang secara fisik lebih super power dari kita, tidak mau dan tidak mampu memikul amanah sebagai manusia, mengapa kita malah mengambil ujian (sebagai manusia)? Allah berkata bahwa jika kita memilih menjadi manusia yang notabene adalah the best creation, maka derajat kita akan lebih tinggi daripada malaikat karena kita punya kehendak bebas sedangkan malaikat tidak. Padahal jika saja kita memilih menjadi malaikat, ya kita nggak perlu hidup di dunia kok. Terus pertanyaanya, kapan Tuhan menanyakan hal itu dan kenapa kita nggak ingat? Jawabannya sudah obvious di Al-Ahzaab (33:72-73) di atas kok. Ya pastinya kita nggak ingatlah, kalau ingat, terus apa fungsinya kita hidup di dunia? Pada hari kiamat, Tuhan berfirman “Tidak ada satu manusia pun yang menentang pengadilan Tuhan.” Satu-satunya yang kita katakan adalah “Tolong beri kami kesempatan”, namun Tuhan berfirman “Sudah terlambat.”

Dahsyatnya tes ini (menjadi manusia) akan worthy banget dengan reward yaitu surga. Jangan pernah membayangkan surga seperti tempat paling indah di dunia, karena surga itu benar-benar tidak bisa dibayangkan betapa indahnya. Besar pintunya saja berpuluh-puluh tahun. Coba cek kajian Ust. Khalid yang judulnya “Kajian tentang Surga” jangan lupa yang pasangannya yaitu “Kajian tentang Neraka.” Tes menjadi manusia ini sangat berat, bahkan malaikat pun tak sanggup untuk melewatinya jika mereka ikut tes ini. Terdapat dua malaikat, Harut dan Marut dalam Surat Al-Baqarah ayat 102 yaitu “Dan mereka mengikuti apa yang dibaca oleh syaitan-syaitan pada masa kerajaan Sulaiman (dan mereka mengatakan bahwa Sulaiman itu mengerjakan sihir), padahal Sulaiman tidak kafir (tidak mengerjakan sihir). Mereka mengajarkan sihir kepada manusia dan apa yang diturunkan kepada dua orang malaikat di negeri Babil yaitu Harut dan Marut, sedang keduanya tidak mengajarkan (sesuatu) kepada seorang pun sebelum mengatakan:”Sesungguhnya kami hanya cobaan (bagimu), sebab itu janganlah kamu kafir’. Maka mereka mempelajari dari kedua malaikat itu apa yang dengan sihir itu mereka dapat menceraikan antara seorang (suami) dengan istrinya. Dan mereka itu (ahli sihir) tidak memberi mudharat dengan sihirnya kepada seorang pun kecuali dengan izin Allah. Dan mereka mempelajari sesuatu yang memberi mudharat kepadanya dan tidak memberi manfaat. Demi, sesungguhnya mereka telah meyakini bahwa barangsiapa yang menukarkan ayat (kitab Allah) dengan sihir itu, tiadalah baginya keuntungan di Akhirat, dan amat jahatlah perbuatan mereka menjual dirinya dengan sihir, kalau mereka mengetahui.” Malaikat Harut dan Marut diberi kesempatan untuk memiliki kehendak bebas karena mereka ingin mencoba tes yang dihadapi manusia. Akhirnya mereka malah mengajarkan sihir yang termasuk syirik, yaitu dosa terbesar padahal mereka tahu bahwa mereka salah tapi mereka tidak bisa mengendalikan diri. Cek kajian Ust. Khalid yang judulnya “Beriman kepada Malaikat”. Itulah sebabnya tidak sembarang orang bisa masuk surga, hanya mereka yang benar-benar mematuhi perintah Allah SWT. Kalau kata Ust. Khalid, di dunia ini hanya ada dua jalan, jalan setan atau jalan Allah. Tidak ada jalan tengah, tentunya kembali lagi kemanakah kita ingin berada kelak? Surga atau Neraka? Tahun kan mengapa kita bodoh? Kalau kata Winner, “I was a fool”

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A REGRET

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Most people, honestly, I am sure, they have at least a regret in their lives. Like “If only I bla la bla………… It would not end up like this”. I actually have many regrets in my life, one of them is letting my friend to take a scholarship in Iran. It was sort of complicated story though and I hope I am wrong about this. I had a male friend in the early days of college whom I like to joking with. He was nice, just his voice was somehow annoying. We were in team together in a group practicum and he was so nerdy and diligent. I used to borrow some of his books since he liked purchasing and collecting subject books. Someday he said to me, “Rosa, I get a scholarship.” And I was like, “Woahhh, that is very cool of you. What kind of scholarship by the way?” He replied, “I get a scholarship from the Iran government but I think I will not accept it.” As a scholarship hunter that time, of course I could not stand with him, “But why? Why are you such an ungrateful? Hundreds of people out there are willing to take it but you are simply declining it? What is wrong with you?” And he did not respond me.

In the sophomore year, we coincidentally were in the same class and we just talked about some things until a few weeks later, he never attended classes. I might a bit worry, it was not his habit to skip the classes without permission. One of my friends, all of a sudden, told me that he took his scholarship and went to Iran without telling the rest of his friends, including me. Of course, as a friend even though we were only a year friend, I feel so betrayed. How did he leave without telling the others? I was trying to contact him but it was so hard, did he want to cut people around him or what? Luckily in the next days, I could contact him through Whatssap.

“Why are you so cruel, leaving for Iran?”

“You ever said to me to not to throw the chance away, have not you? I did like what you said to me.”

“Yeah I know, but leaving without telling?”

“I am sorry, there was a long story of it.”

And yeah, it was the last chance to contact him since he was back, being a – could not be contacted person- again. One day, I met with his relative who was being in the same organization with me. She told me about Syiah and I was so shocked after hearing the fact. I just knew, that time, Syiah is an extremist and I thought Syiah did not follow the Islamic rules, or simply, here I said that they are not Muslim. I mean, what kind of Muslim who downgraded the Prophet Muhammad PBUH’s companions except Ali? They accused Aishah ra as an adulterer and many more. They even let their followers to murder the Muslim Sunni by saying it was not sin? And Iran is the home base. I was doomed, did I send my friend to become the Syiah follower? I was in regretful for the whole time, furthermore when I tried to contact him, I end up being sad and mad. He was so hard to keep contact with. I gave up.

One day, without telling me or the others like usual, all of a sudden, he came to Malang and appeared in my college. Unfortunately, I already went to my kost. My friends were in bursting of unbelievable feeling. My friends said that he was looking for me but I could not come back since I was so tired. In the night, he came to my kost with my other friends. I was so mad and told him to not ignoring his friends in Indonesia. I asked, “You do not join with Syiah, do you?” He did not respond, just a smile. I could not ask any further, I did not know that his gestures indicated whether it means he joined Syiah or not. In the previous day, he came back to Surabaya.

Until now, each time I hear the news of Syrian genocide, I cannot believe that I have a contribution to make it heppens. I mean, if he really did join it (Naudzubillah) just how many sins that I would get? I am so pissed off Syiah but I cannot do something for the Syrian people except a pray. If only I knew that time about Syiah, I would not say that thing to him. I am praying now that he will never joined with Syiah. Either way, I was doomed and will always be regretful for my whole life. Intinya kata Ust. Khalid, "Jika kamu menjadi faktor dalam perbuatan jelek atau baik, maka dosa atau pahala akan terus mengalir di dalam dirimu." ................................................... DID THAT MEAN I SEND MYSELF TO THE HELL????????

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DEBATE REVIEW : DR. ZAKIR NAIK VS P. RUKNUDDIN HENRY

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Today, I finally watched the debate between Dr. Zakir Naik vs Pastor Ruknuddin Hendry, which I postponed to watch since I went to the outside of the city to do something. Let me introduce the both parties in which Dr. Zakir Naik represented the Muslim while Pastor Ruknuddin Hendry represented the Christian. Dr. Zakir Naik is well-known as the scholar of Comparative Religion Study who amazingly understands and memorizes the contents and the context of the holy books of all religions, from Al-Quran, The Bible, Taurah, Weda, and many more. While Pastor Ruknudiin Hendry is an Arab Christian Missionary. You can look up more detail about the both on the internet, if it’s necessary. Dr. Zakir Naik has a TV channel which was called as “Peace TV”, you can easily found it on Dr. Zakir Naik’s youtube channel for a better reference. I want to warn you first that please excuse both of my English writing and the context understanding of this debate since I downloaded the full video on Dr. Zakir’s Youtube channel without the hard English subtitle and understanding it by hearing (It might contain some errors). I actually could use the soft subtitle which had been provided by Youtube on the right bottom of the screen. Just hit the CC button then automatically, the subtitle would appear. However, I could not find the video that provided the hard subtitle in Bahasa, I only found the dubbing of Bahasa and to be very honest, I prefer not to download it as you know many terms that can not be easily translated into Bahasa. Also please bear with my messy grammar, I promised to myself that I have to develop my English skill through writing. You can download the video from the official channel of Dr. Zakir Naik on Youtube.

The topic was sort of sensitive though, especially for the Christians which was “Was Christ (PBUH) really crucified?” The purpose of this debate was letting for both parties to explain the real story of Jesus PBUH and the Cross and build up the spirit of friendship to understand each point of view. The finale result was not showing who was the winner nor the loser, but let the audience choose which study was more logical and fitted to their brain and heart. For me, it is such an interesting idea because I can learn more widely, not only about my religion but the other religions as well. There were three sections, the first was both parties did presentations. The second was rebuttal and the last section was an openl Question and Ask from the audience. I only review from the first section since it truly took many times. Just imagine the full debate was three more hours-long. The first section began, and Pastor Rukhnuddin started it off. Wait, I would review from the technical presentation and the content. I am trying to not sound so biased and pretended that I did not know Dr. Zakir. I am really trying to be as neutral as I could.

From the gesture itself, Pastor Ruknuddin was more likely to be more friendly and smiley. He dressed up casually, not like many pastors in general who were usually more formal in dressing. From the technical presentation, Pastor Rukhnuddin seemed a bit nervous, made small jokes, not very serious-type (he said by himself), the gestures could not stay still like he walked on tiptoe (Probably he was nervous), he focused on the finding of the ayah/verse in the Bible, yes he did not memorize the Bible, and seemingly not really preparing for this debate (He asked his student besides him if I am not mistaken). However, he was kind-type and open minded person. The points of his presentation in term of the crucifixion were:

a. a. The central of the cross for many Christians. The Christian believed that the cross is a place of curse. God sent Jesus, a sinless man (Was it mean that Jesus not God as most likely of Christian believed?) to the earth. He was willing to sacrifice himself on the behalf of the people who committed sins by letting him to be crucified. And God accepted it as he was a sinless man and like only certain person could do this such as Jesus PBUH. His death was the key for those who believe in him, then their sins would be removed. If you remove the cross from the Christians’ live was equal to removing the Christians faith.

b. b. The book of Genesis (He did not mention the chapter nor the verse). It told about the creating of Adam and Eve. As we knew Prophet Adam PBUH disobeyed God that He threw him and Eve away for the heaven. It was also the beginning of the existence of the sins on the Earth. The Garden of Eden on Earth was beautiful but Prophet Adam nor Eve could not enter into it because the Angelic being kept it with the sword, he was swirling the sword to the left and right to protect people from entering into it. If people wanted to enter, it had to do with the sword that was in short, there should be a sacrifice. It had correlation with Jesus PBUH story which he was crucified to sacrifice himself on the behalf of the Christians’ sins. And Jesus PBUH once said, “I am the door”.

c. c. The story of Prophet Abraham PBUH. He had two sons from two wives, Hagra and Sarah, they were Issac PBUH and Ismail PBUH. Prophet Abraham PBUH was well-known for being tested to slaughtering Ismail. However, it was replaced by the lamb to be sacrificed instead. The summary of this story was God was demanding a sacrifice for Himself. From this, he said that God delivered us His own Son which was Jesus Christ who had to be sacrificed. Why Jesus Christ? Because he was more perfect than Angels and willing to be servant of the sins. The Christians who look at Jesus hung on the cross and receive his faith, tonight their sins would be washed away. And all the good deeds without believing that Jesus was crucified is useless.

d. d. Jesus PBUH was perfect lamb for God (not physically but symbolically) as we might know when we were about to slaughter the lamb, it should be perfect lamb, not blind, not limping. Just like Jesus Christ since he was perfect that he had to sacrifice himself.

From his talks, literally, he proved that Jesus was crucified by the concept of sacrificing. His first until the last story, it was all talked about sacrificing such as Prophet Ismail PBUH. To be honest, I think it is still absurd because he did not give the other reasons that would be matched to the topic. I mean sacrificing is still very general topic. I am disappointed too since I wished I could hear more evidence about this but honesty I already knew the whole story. I expected more evidence in the bible about the cross physically not just guessing and correlation. He also did not mention the verse nor the chapter clearly and just said the bible said bla bla bla (He did once if I am not mistaken). One thing I feel a bit confused until now, he said that God sacrificed Himself as Jesus PBUH. But Jesus PBUH was hung on the cross for God. So, God was sacrificed Himself for Himself? And why he said earlier that Jesus Christ was perfect since he was the son of God? I did not get the concept, maybe the trinity concept (?) To be clear, Pastor Rukhnuddin believed that Jesus PBUH was crucified.

Now is Dr. Zakir’s turn. He dressed up like usual if you already knew him, a suit with an Islamic cap (Sorry I do not know “Kopiah” in English). He was serious, gave a very clear explanation, he directly quoted from both Al-Quran and the Bible, to the point, memorized the contents and the context so no need to bring and read both Al-Quran and the Bible, and very calm and relax. If you look up from both sides, Dr. Zakir was more prepare and mastering the technical presentation (Since it was his field). The points of his presentations were:

a. Surah An-Nisa Chapter 4 Verse 157, it was said that Jesus PBUH (the son of Marry) was not killed nor crucified. It was very explicit, clear, and unambiguous statement.

b. The definition of the word “Crucify”. According to the Oxford dictionary, crucify is to put to death by fastening onto the cross. In short, someone who was crucified must die, if not she/he was not crucified (logical). The definition of Resurrection (the same source) is the rising from the death. Idem with the logical.

c. Not a single verse in any of the Gospels mention that Jesus PBUH was Resurrected. The Gospel of Luke chapter 24 verse 37 says that the Disciples were terrified and affrighted and SUPPOSED him to be a spirit. The point was why the disciples thought Jesus PBUH to be a spirit while exactly he did not look like a spirit? It was because they heard that Jesus was put on the cross and dead. In the Gospel of Mark Chapter 14 verse 50 that the disciples deserted him and fled (ran away). Then Jesus clarified in the Gospel of Luke chapter 24 verse 39-40 that in short he explained (sorry I just wrote based on my hearing so I could not catch up all contents) he was himself because a spirit doesn’t have flesh and bones as you see I (Jesus PBUH) have. Then in the Gospel of Luke chapter 24 verse 41-42 says that the disciples did not believe it because of the joy and he asked “Do you have anything here to eat?” Then they gave him a piece of broiled fish and honeycomb. It means that he was not a spirit nor resurrected but still alive because he ate.

d. Next was the story of Marry Magdalena in the Gospel of John chapter 20 verse 1 as well as the Gospel of Mark chapter 16 verse 2 that in the third day of Jesus PBUH was supposedly to dead, Marry went to the Tomb to massage Jesus PBUH. Why did she go to the Tomb and massage a spirit? So, it is also means that he was alive since how did somebody massage a spirit? Did not make any sense at all. Ok next was in the Gospel (phew) of John chapter 20 verse 1 and the Gospel of Mark chapter 16 verse 4 that the stone had been removed and the winding sheets unwound? So does the spirit require the stone of the entry of the tomb to be removed? It was also means that Jesus was physical body and he was still alive. Then in the Gospel of John chapter 20 verse 15 in short that Mary guesses Jesus as gardener. Why did she guess him as a gardener? Because he was in disguise. And why was a spirit disguised like a gardener? Next I just shared the reference and the contents you can search by yourself since Dr. Zakir used many references that I could not catch up. Gospel of John chapter 20 verse 16-17, the Gospel of Mark chapter 16 verse 11, the Gospel of Matthew chapter 12 verse 38, the Gospel of Matthew chapter 39 verse 39-40 (I think it was very clearly said he was still alive since the signs about him being alive or not is on par with the sign of Jonah, the Christians and Muslims must know this story. In case you do not know, Prophet Jonah PBUH for 3 days and 3 nights in the belly of whale did not die. Hence Jesus PBUH who put on the cross was not dead either based on this story). To summary from Dr. Zakir’s talk is that Jesus was hung on the cross but not die. He could not use the word “crucify” since Jesus was no dead. The English dictionary does not have a word of put on the cross but not dead, hence he used “Crucificted” or “crucifiction”. In short, Dr. Zakir denied that Jesus was crucified, he is still alive until now. He was risen up by God and will come someday as the sign of Kiamah.

From Dr. Zakir’s talk, I feel it more clearly, authentic since he used both Al-Quran and the Bible. In short, it was very amazing explanation, note that I promise to not sound biased but it is the reality. You can try to watch by yourself and you can notice who is more trustworthy. In the end, it is back to the audience whether they want to follow Pastor Ruknuddin or Dr. Zakir. You have a brain that is enough to choose which is more logical and fit to your heart. I do respect the both since they had a courage to do debate that was witnessed by millions of people over the world and not all people willingness to do it. I also respect the concept of the debate that is not putting down nor downgrading one another but respect each point of view. You can either choose Dr. Zakir's or Pastor Ruknuddin's talk. My review is 100% based on the debate, not one sided judgment. Try to watch it, believe me, it was really interesting debate. Actually there were two sections left, the rebuttal and QA. If you are curious, you can search in easily on Dr. Zakir Naik's youtube channel.

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EUPHORIA DR. ZAKIR NAIK VISIT INDONESIA 2017

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Ketika mendengar jika Dr. Zakir Naik akan mengunjungi Indonesia, “Alhamdulillah.” I could not hide my feeling that I was so happy hearing the news. Akhirnya, ulama favorit saya akan memberikan public lecture ke Indonesia. Setelah kecewa dengan pembatalan ceramah oleh Ust. Khalid beberapa minggu lalu, Alhamdulillah Dr. Zakir bisa menggantikan kekecewaan saya. Blessed. Kenapa sih saya sangat mengagumi sosok ulama asal India ini? Of course karena beliau mempunyai ilmu yang tinggi, tidak hanya mengenai Islam tapi juga agama lain. Tidak hanya hafal Al Quran tapi juga Injil, Weda, dan kitab-kitab agama lainnya.

Sebelum resmi menyampaikan ceramah beliau di Indonesia, muncul beberapa berita negatif tentang beliau. Saya sih sudah nggak kaget, toh ulama Indonesia saja sering mendapat berita miring, apalagi ulama sekelas Dr. Zakir. Biasalah, berita sampah yang tidak suka dengan Dr. Zakir. Yang beliau merupakan salaf, membantu ISIS, dan lain-lain. Ingat jika orang baik juga punya banyak haters. I am not gonna talk about the haters since they are bunch of trashes yang tidak suka dengan kebenaran. Kalender saya kasi tanda tanggal 4 harus ke Ponorogo, menonton kajian Dr. Zakir Naik.

Saya akan mereview public lecture di Ponorogo. Pertama, UNIDA Gontor susah aksesnya. Jauh dari perkotaan, jauh dari penginapan (acaranya malam hari), diapit persawahan, jadi kurang cocok saja secara lokasi (opini saja). Kemudian dari sisi teknis acara, awalnya sudah baik (microphone, sound system) namun di tengah acara, banyak terjadi kesalahan teknis. Makanya Dr. Zakir kelihatan agak kesal dengan technical personnya. Dari segi translator, awalnya juga sudah baik. Namun ia melakukan kesalahan yang membuat Dr. Zakir menegur. Setelah itu, sepertinya mental translatornya agak down, jadi agak berantakan dalam menerjemahkan. Terjemahannya jadi lucu sih, misalnya “Get out of here” diterjemahkan jadi “Dikirim ke dunia lain.” Nggak bisa berhenti ketawa, cuma geleng-geleng kepala. Setelah itu translatornya juga agak kurang sopan saja ke penanya karena ia memberhentikan penanya di tengah pertanyaan. Sebenarnya sih ok aja, tapi nada nya ngajak berantem, “Stop stop!!!!!!” Terus kurangnya penanya non-Muslim, jadi agak bosan, kurang menarik. Ada non-Muslim bertanya, tapi pertanyaannya itu sama seperti pertanyaan-pertanyaan yang pernah diajukan, seperti pemimpin non-Muslim, apa tujuan manusia hidup di dunia, dll. Kalau sering nonton videonya Dr. Zakir, pasti bisa jawab kok. Overall, Public Lecture di Ponorgo lebih bagus sih ketimbang yang di UMY dari segi teknis dan translator (Saya streaming jadi tahu). Di UMY, di awal sekali Dr. Zakir bilang, “Please, increase the volume.” Tapi nggak ada respon. Saya saja yang streaming agak kesel karena nggak ada respon. Dari segi translator juga. Awalnya sih fine-fine aja tapi karena di tengah acara mentalnya down gara-gara ditegur Dr. Zakir, jadi agak ngeblank. Hahaha. Dr. Zakir sampai kesel banget, kelihatan. Terus sampai ada dua orang bukan penerjemah, yang harus membantu penerjemah. Parah pokoknya acara yang di UMY. Oh iya di Ponorogo, ada satu orang yang syahadat, sedagkan di UMY ada dua kalau tidak salah, di Bandung ada empat orang. Subhanallah. Baru tahu juga kalau di Bekasi, ada 16 orang bersyahadat. I am soooo happy. Pahalanya Dr. Zakir berapa ya, pasti banyak banget. Sudah ratusan orang yang bersyahadat di tangan Dr. Zakir, just imagine. Semua orang itu, pahala ketika awal masuk Islam sampai mereka meninggal, akan masuk ke Dr. Zakir. Keren pokoknya. Dari sini saya bisa menyimpulkan bahwa beberapa lembaga di Indonesia masih kurang siap untuk mengadakan event berkelas Internasional. Bukan bermaksud menjelek-jelekkan, coba lihat Peace TV di beberapa negara lain, pasti yang ribet secara translator sama teknisnya itu di Indonesia. Agak malu sih kalau pas ditayangkan di Peace TV. Ya gimana ya, masalahnya yang menyelenggarakan juga bukan lembaga yang sangat berkelas, jadi mohon maklum kali ya. Anyway, saya senang aja bisa bertatap muka langsung dengan Dr. Zakir Naik sekeluarga walaupun dari jarak jauh.

Sejak megenal kajian sunnah, saya sadar mengapa dulu para sahabat nabi rela meninggal demi melindungi nabi. Saya sempat berpikir, “Kok bisa ya sayang ke nabi sebegitu besarnya, sampai rela mati.” Saya sadar ketika Dr. Zakir ke sini, beliau menyebarkan kebenaran dan ketika ada yang menjelek-jelekkan beliau, saya marah sekali. Intinya saya sampai mendoakan keselamatan Dr. Zakir agar selalu diberi kesehaan dan keselamatan karena beliau benar-benar mampu membuat orang jadi kembali kepada kebenaran. Itu baru Dr. Zakir, bagaimana dengan Rasuullah SAW? Saya benar-benar mengerti mengapa para Sahabat relah mati demi Rasul? Subhanallah.

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