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-as long as you don’t mind clutter and chaos.

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Know more about Makkah. Get a detailed idea of how the City became the Holiest Site of Islam. Refer to the blog and read now.

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Di Balik Keshalihan Pemuda Ismail, ada Ayah dan Bunda yang Tangguh

(Poin-poin Khutbah Idul Adha yang disampaikan @edgarhamas di Masjid Al Jihad Kranggan, Kota Bekasi 10 Dzulhijjah 1444 H)

Ibrahim, nama mulia itu terulang 69 kali dalam lembar suci Al Qur'an. Beliau, kisahnya menjadi inspirasi bagi milyaran umat manusia. Namun kali ini aku akan mengajakmu lebih dekat dengan sosok istimewa yang tak kalah hebatnya: sang putra, Ismail alaihissalam. Tadabbur tentang beliau akan ku mulai dengan sebuah pertanyaan: di usia berapakah Ismail kecil saat beliau ditinggal di lembah Bakkah bersama ibunya?

Dalam Kitab Umdatul Qari karya Al Ainiy, kala itu usia Nabi Ismail baru 2 tahun; sedang banyak butuh bonding dengan ayah dan ibunya, sedang saat itu sang ayah pergi ke medan juang di Palestina. Namun lihatlah; sang Ismail bertumbuh menjadi manusia hebat yang lurus pembawaannya, santun akhlaqnya dan lembut budi pakertinya. "Maka Kami beri kabar gembira kepadanya dengan (kelahiran) seorang anak yang sangat sabar..." (QS Ash Shaffat 101)

Betapa takjubnya kalau kita peka, ada fakta penting ketika Ismail mendengarkan perintah Allah lewat lisan ayahnya untuk menyembelihnya. Ayat 102 surat Ash Shaffat mengabadikan momen itu, ketika Nabi Ibrahim berkata, "Wahai anakku! Sesungguhnya aku bermimpi bahwa aku menyembelihmu. Maka pikirkanlah bagaimana pendapatmu!”

Apa jawaban Ismail? Apakah beliau berkilah? Kabur? Lari tunggang-langgang? Menganggap orangtuanya sebagai toxic?

Ternyata jawaban Ismail begitu tulus sekaligus berhati besar menyambut perintah Allah itu, "Wahai ayahku! Lakukanlah apa yang diperintahkan (Allah) kepadamu; insya Allah engkau akan mendapatiku termasuk orang yang sabar.” Jawaban yang hanya datang dari lisan manusia yang keyakinannya utuh dan murni, akidahnya kokoh tanpa banyak basa-basi. Aku semakin bergetar ketika membaca tafsiran ulama, berapa usia nabi Ismail saat ada di momen berat itu?

Ya, para mufassir mengatakan bahwa kala itu usia nabi Ismail sekitar 13-16 tahun!

Muda, tapi cara pandangnya bijaksana, bahkan melebihi orang-orang yang lebih tua dari beliau. Itulah yang membuatku ingin mengajakmu untuk mentadabburi: apa faktor-faktor yang mampu menciptakan mentalitas seperti yang dimiliki oleh Nabi Ismail muda?

1. Kemurnian Akidah jadi faktor penentu lingkungan sebelum yang lain.

Simak apa yang didoakan oleh Nabi Ibrahim ketika pertama kali menempatkan istri dan anaknya di lembah Makkah, "Ya Tuhan, sesungguhnya aku telah menempatkan sebagian keturunanku di lembah yang tidak mempunyai tanam-tanaman di dekat rumah Engkau (Baitullah) yang dihormati, ya Tuhan (yang demikian itu) agar mereka melaksanakan shalat..." (QS Ibrahim 37)

Yang jadi faktor utama yang membuat Nabi Ibrahim tenang menempatkan keluarga di lembah Makkah, bukan karena fasilitas, bukan karena resource melimpah; tapi karena di situ ada Baitullah! Dan visi Nabi Ibrahim begitu murni: agar anak keturunannya melaksanakan shalat. Barulah kemudian Nabi Ibrahim melanjutkan doanya sebagai pelengkap, "maka jadikanlah hati sebagian manusia cenderung kepada mereka dan berilah mereka rezeki dari buah-buahan, mudah-mudahan mereka bersyukur..." (QS Ibrahim 37)

2. Ayah dan Ibu yang Shalih Shalihah

Ismail muda mendapat contoh terbaik tentang keyakinan total pada Allah sekaligus mentalitas ikhtiar yang terbaik dari ibunya: Ibunda Hajar. Kala Nabi Ibrahim meninggalkan keduanya di lembah Makkah yang tandus tak bertanaman itu, Ibunda Hajar bertanya pada suaminya, "apakah yang engkau lakukan ini adalah perintah Allah?"

Ketika Nabi Ibrahim menjawab, "ya", respon Ibunda Hajar begitu dahsyat, "jika memang begitu, maka Allah sekali-kali tak akan meninggalkan kami!"

3. Kedekatan emosional antara orangtua dan sang anak.

Jika kita memerhatikan, saat Nabi Ibrahim mendapatkan perintah untuk menyembelih Ismail, beliau tidak langsung melakukannya dengan tergesa dan kasar. Tidak. Justru, Nabi Ibrahim dengan bijaknya mengabarkan lebih dulu pada anaknya dengan panggilan yang sangat baik, "yaa bunayya!" Wahai anakku sayang. Dan setelah Nabi Ibrahim selesai menyampaikan perintah Allah itu, beliau mengakhirinya dengan sebuah kalimat dialogis, "Maka pikirkanlah bagaimana pendapatmu..." (QS Ash Shaffat 102)

Seorang anak akan tumbuh mencintai model hidup orangtuanya jika memang terjadi dialog yang hangat dan kedekatan yang baik. Moga kita bisa mengambil inspirasinya!

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Tafsir Ibn Kathir: Surah Ibrahim Ayah 35-36

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

14:35 And (remember) when Ibrahim said: "O my Lord! Make this city (Makkah) one of peace and security, and keep me and my sons away from worshipping idols.

14:36 "O my Lord! They have indeed led astray many among mankind. But whoso follows me, he verily, is of me. And whoso disobeys me, still You

are indeed Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

Ibrahim's Supplication to Allah when He brought Isma`il to Makkah

Allah tells:

And (remember) when Ibrahim said:

Allah mentions here, while bringing forth more evidences against Arab polytheists, that the Sacred House in Makkah was established on the worship of Allah alone, without partners. He also states that Ibrahim, who established the city, has disowned those who worship others besides Allah, and that he begged Allah to make Makkah peaceful and secure,

O my Lord! Make this city (Makkah) of peace and security,

and Allah accepted his supplication. Allah said in other Ayat,

Have they not seen that We have made (Makkah) a secure sanctuary. (29:67)

and,

Verily, the first House (of worship) appointed for mankind was that at Bakkah (Makkah), full of blessing, and a guidance for Al-'Alamin. In it are manifest signs, the Maqam of Ibrahim; whosoever enters it, he attains security. (3:96)

Allah said here that Ibrahim supplicated, (O my Lord! Make this city (Makkah) a of peace and security), saying, "this city,'' after he established it, and

this is why he said afterwards,

All praise is due to Allah, Who has given me in old age Ismail and Ishaq. (14:39)

It is well-known that Ismail was thirteen years older than Ishaq. When Ibrahim took Ismail and his mother to Makkah, while Ismail was still young enough to nurse, he supplicated to Allah,

O my Lord! Make this city (Makkah) a place of peace and security. (2:126) as we in explained in Surah Al-Baqarah.

Ibrahim then said,

and keep me and my sons away from worshipping idols.

It is proper for whoever supplicates to Allah to also ask for the benefit of his parents and offspring, as well as himself.

Ibrahim then said;

"O my Lord! They have indeed led astray many among mankind. But whoso follows me, he verily, is of me. And whoso disobeys me, still You are indeed Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

Ibrahim next mentioned that many among mankind were led astray because of idols, and he disowned those who worship them and referred their matter to Allah; if Allah wills, He will punish them, and if He wills, He will forgive them.

Isa, peace be upon him, said similar words,

If You punish them, they are Your servants, and if You forgive them, verily, You, only You are the Almighty, the All- Wise. (5:118)

This supplication refers this and all matters to Allah, not that it is actually going to happen.

Abdullah bin Amr narrated that the Messenger of Allah recited Ibrahim's supplication,

O my Lord! They have indeed led astray many among mankind.,

and the supplication of Isa,

If You punish them, they are Your servants. (5:118)

then raised his hands and said,

O Allah, Save my Ummah! O, Allah, Save my Ummah! O, Allah, Save my Ummah!

and cried.

Allah said to the angel Jibril, "O Jibril, go to Muhammad, and Your Lord has more knowledge, and ask him what makes him cry.''

Jibril came to the Prophet and asked him, and he repeated to him what he said (in his supplication).

Allah said, "Go to Muhammad and tell him this;

`We will make you pleased with your Ummah, O Muhammad, and will not treat them in a way you dislike.'''

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SubhanAllah 😭😭😭 I just read the tafsir of this ayah:

‎إِنَّ أَوَّلَ بَيْتٍۢ وُضِعَ لِلنَّاسِ لَلَّذِى بِبَكَّةَ مُبَارَكًۭا وَهُدًۭى لِّلْعَـٰلَمِينَ ٩٦

Indeed, the first House [of worship] established for mankind was that at Bakkah [i.e., Makkah] - blessed and a guidance for the worlds.

The tafsir explains how Allah has made Makkah and His House, the Kaabah, beloved to us to such an extent that even if visiting it was not an obligation, we would still long to visit it.

This deep love for the Kaabah is something that cannot be fully quenched, even by seeing it in person, and being far from it leaves our hearts restless.

SubhanAllah, the power of this verse and the beauty of the Kaabah are truly remarkable, and it is a blessing to be able to experience them. May Allah guide us all and grant us the opportunity to visit His House in Makkah! 🥺🫶🏻

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‏﴿إِنَّ أَوَّلَ بَيتٍ وُضِعَ لِلنّاسِ لَلَّذي بِبَكَّةَ مُبارَكًا وَهُدًى لِلعالَمينَ﴾

{Indeed, the first house set up for the people was the one in Bakkah, blessed and a guidance for the worlds}

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Mecca?

Desecrations

The Stone has suffered repeated desecrations and damage over the course of time. It is said to have been struck and smashed to pieces by a stone fired from a catapult during the Umayyad Caliphate's siege of Mecca in 683. The fragments were rejoined by Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr using a silver ligament.[37] In January 930, it was stolen by the Qarmatians, who carried the Black Stone away to their base in Hajar (modern Eastern Arabia). According to Ottoman historian Qutb al-Din, writing in 1857, the Qarmatian leader Abu Tahir al-Jannabi set the Black Stone up in his own mosque, the Masjid al-Dirar, with the intention of redirecting the hajj away from Mecca. This failed, as pilgrims continued to venerate the spot where the Black Stone had been.[39]

According to the historian al-Juwayni, the Stone was returned twenty-three years later, in 952. The Qarmatians held the Black Stone for ransom, and forced the Abbasids to pay a huge sum for its return. It was wrapped in a sack and thrown into the Friday Mosque of Kufa, accompanied by a note saying "By command we took it, and by command we have brought it back." Its abduction and removal caused further damage, breaking the stone into seven pieces.[40][41][42] Its abductor, Abu Tahir, is said to have met a terrible fate; according to Qutb al-Din, "the filthy Abu Tahir was afflicted with a gangrenous sore, his flesh was eaten away by worms, and he died a most terrible death." To protect the shattered stone, the custodians of the Kaaba commissioned a pair of Meccan goldsmiths to build a silver frame to surround it, and it has been enclosed in a similar frame ever since.[39]

In the 11th century, a man allegedly sent by the Fatimid caliph al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah attempted to smash the Black Stone but was killed on the spot, having caused only slight damage.[39] In 1674, according to Johann Ludwig Burckhardt, someone allegedly smeared the Black Stone with excrement so that "every one who kissed it retired with a sullied beard". According to the archaic Sunni belief,[43] by the accusation of one boy, the Persian of an unknown faith was suspected of sacrilege, where Sunnis of Mecca "have turned the circumstance to their own advantage" by assaulting, beating random Persians and forbidding them from Hajj until the ban was overturned by the order of Muhammad Ali. The explorer Sir Richard Francis Burton pointed out on the alleged "excrement action" that "it is scarcely necessary to say that a Shi'a, as well as a Sunni, would look upon such an action with lively horror", and that the real culprit was "some Jew or Christian, who risked his life to gratify a furious bigotry".[44]

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Berjuang itu lebih penting daripada berhasil~

Hasil quran journaling hari ini pilih ayat random dan nemu konsep tawakkal dari kisah Nabi Ya'qub dan anak-anaknya yang kalau ditadabburi tuh maa syaa Allah banget. Setelahnya, nonton Series Ramadhan Perempuan Peradaban eksklusif dari Ustadz Salim A. Fillah yang membahas kisah Siti Hajar. Ternyata, kisah Siti Hajar pun berkorelasi banget sama konsep tawakkal yang udah aku tadabburi sebelumnya. Qadarullah--bukan kebetulan--yang sudah Allah rancang sedemikian rupa buat jadi booster di hari kedua Ramadhan ini.

Dari kisah Nabi Yaqub yang Allah ceritakan dalam Al-Qur'an, bisa kita simpulkan kalau manusia itu tetap butuh ikhtiar. Meski nanti ujungnya kayak gimana, itu mutlak dari takdir yang Allah tetapkan buat kita. Sejalan sama apa yang dibilang Syaikh Muhammad Mutawali Asy-Sya'rawi beliau mengatakan, "engkau bekerja dengan anggota tubuhmu dan hatimu bertawakkal."

Artinya, tawakkal atau berserah diri pada Tuhan itu bukan berarti berpangku tangan.

Terus, dari kisah Siti Hajar. Inget enggak apa yang Siti Hajar bilang saat Nabi Ibrahim meng-iyakan bahwa ditinggalkannya mereka di Lembah Bakkah itu adalah perintah Allah?

Kata Siti Hajar, "Jika demikian, Allah tidak akan menyia-nyiakan kami."

Kalimat singkat yang di dalamnya ada banyak keteladanan. Terbayang kah bagaimana rasanya menjadi Siti Hajar saat itu? Baru melahirkan, ditinggalkan di padang pasir tanpa ada satu pun tanaman, sisa perbekalan tinggal sedikit. Setegar dan sekuat itulah imannya hingga ia menjadi seorang Ibu yang sangat pemberani.

Saat perbekalannya habis, Siti Hajar bolak-balik lari dari bukit Shafa ke Marwah, sampai 7 kali. Padahal, sebenarnya 2 atau 3 kali pun cukup untuk meyakinkan kalau memang di sana tidak ada apa pun, tidak ada makanan, tidak ada orang yang bisa dimintai tolong.

Lalu, kenapa Siti Hajar terus menerus bolak-balik? Karena ia tidak mengharap pada apa yang ada di bumi, melainkan langit. Ia sedang menunjukkan kesungguhannya, bentuk ikhtiarnya. Bagaimana hasilnya, sudah ia tawakkal-kan kepada Allah. Hingga kemudian air zam-zam memancar dari arah yang tak pernah diduga.

Hikmah yang bisa aku ambil dari cerita ini adalah bahwa memang ikhtiar dan tawakkal adalah 2 hal yang tidak bisa diabaikan salah satunya. Ikhtiar kita menunjukkan kesungguhan kita, untuk hasilnya tawakkal-kan pada Allah.

Dan hasil? Kadang tak sesuai dengan ekspektasi kita. Namun, yang harus diyakini adalah bahwa apapun hasilnya, percaya itulah takdir terbaik dari Allah SWT.

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[lampirannya-izzah]

Ujian terberat kita akan datang pada apa yang paling dijunjung tinggi oleh hati.

Nabi Ibrahim 'alaihissalam menjunjung tinggi tentang cinta dan keluarga. Maka Allah uji dengan ayahnya, dengan perintah menyembelih Ismail, juga meninggalkan Hajar & Ismail kecil di lembah Bakkah

Nabi Muhammad SAW menjunjung tinggi tentang kejujuran. Beliau dijuluki Al Amin selama 40 tahun. Lalu Wahyu datang dan kaumnya mengatakan " Kami tidak percaya padamu "

Maryam menjunjung tinggi tentang kehormatan dan kesucian. Maka Allah uji dengan hadirnya Isa 'alaihissalam

Dan semua mampu menuntaskannya dengan baik.

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*Part 1 Kisah Saidah Hajar, ibunda kota Makkah*

Kisah ini pasti sudah tidak asing lagi, kan?

Dalam rukun haji itu tidak ada rukun minum atau mandi air zam-zam tapi Sai tanda bahwa Allah memuliakan ikhtiar Saidah Hajar ketika mencari Air artinya _se-begitu Allah sangat menghargai ikhtiar)_

And, ada part yang sangat lucu dan gemes menurutku, fokus kepada Saidah Sarah 🤣 btw, Bunda Sarah yang minta nabi Ibrahim nikahin bunda hajar, yang pada awalnya ditolak oleh nabi Ibrahim. _Beliau yang minta, beliau yang cemburu dan beliau yang marah_🤏🤣🤣

Itulah sebab Saidah Hajar di ungsikan ke bakkah lalu ketika nabi Ibrahim hendak meninggalkan Saidah Hajar, Allah perintahkan kepada nabi Ibrahim untuk segera meredakan kecemburuan Saidah Sarah

Btw, nabi Ibrahim dan sayyidah Sarah sepupu ternyata ✌️

"kalau perempuan itu ada di depanku sekarang , demi Allah akan aku ~potong tiga bagian tubuhnya~"

"Perempuan itu, yang dikatakan bukanlah fakta tapi hanya sebatas ungkapan perasaan"

Ust Salim Afillah✌️

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old backstory sketches for my halfling

…but dating back two generations

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Percayalah Allah telah mentakdirkan segala sesuatu sebelum engkau ada, tak perlu risau dengan masa depan, tak perlu gundah dengan segala keinginan yang belum engkau dapatkan...

Allah lebih mengetahui apa yang terbaik untukmu

Dibawah atap pondok Bakkah, 30 Januari 2024

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“What is Lawful.” The Advent Contemplations, Part 11. From Surah Ali Imran, contained in the Glorious Quran.

In #10 Muhammad says we need to donate law and order from the government to the people if our time on earth has any chance of being well spent. In this era this means strict enforcement of laws that broker power away from tyrants and tyrantitas back to the people, guaranteeing free distribution of wealth, property ownership and human equity. 

Now it’s time to analyze one of the biggest hobgoblins that differentiates secular and religious law, and creates underclasses, AKA the Food Fest. 

Muhammad noticed something I did about the Torah, it is not a dietician’s guide. Muslims, after the Prophet have always wondered why Jews are so uptight about food! Jesus talked about food restrictions, not even once, Krishna said “what comes out of a man defiles him, not what goes in.” 

Here is Muhammad’s argument about food, in the literal sense: 

All food was lawful for the children of Israel, except what Israel1 made unlawful for himself before the Torah was revealed.2 Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Bring the Torah and read it, if your claims are true.”

Then whoever still fabricates lies about Allah, they will be the ˹true˺ wrongdoers.

Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Allah has declared the truth. So follow the Way of Abraham, the upright—who was not a polytheist.”

Surely the first House ˹of worship˺ established for humanity is the one at Bakkah—a blessed sanctuary and a guide for ˹all˺ people.

In it are clear signs and the standing-place of Abraham. Whoever enters it should be safe. Pilgrimage to this House is an obligation by Allah upon whoever is able among the people.1 And whoever disbelieves, then surely Allah is not in need of ˹any of His˺ creation.

The last two stanzas say it all, “whoever enters the House of Worship and studies the Quran, they are a source of safety for the world, they make of it a refuge. If we refuse to ponder this, just use and abuse everyone and everything, then Muhammad says there is no point to this place and our lives. 

 It isn’t that difficult to tell we things are not going so hot, how no one feels safe or glad. There are clear signs. 

So what are we supposed to do? Allah says forget about the Food Menu follow the path of Abraham which was to worship God through hospitality, food, and tending to the needs of the poor and making friends of one’s enemies. 

And what a good time of year to start doing it too!

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