Betting Love Above Destiny
67 Dian Moulidia
In order to resolve all the questions that dwelled in their minds, Shaykhona immediately said, "For all this time, during her studies at Alhasyimi, I never told her identity, at Rafka's own request to me. Because in Alhasyimi he wanted to be a student to study, not to be my son. These are the conditions he asked me to. A condition that I keep it a secret, if he's actually my son."
Kyai the nanny slashed for a moment her words, and turned to Arafka who was looking down. He then rubbed the handsome young man's shoulders slowly.
"But the whole extended family, and all the members of the council of the alhasyimi msyayikh know that he is my son. Because when I married her mother Arafka 25 years ago, the marriage was known and sanctioned by the entire extended family. And also with the approval of Sharifah's own nyai at that time."
Shaykhona touched her hand gently, looking at her with a warm look. It seems to show his great appreciation for bu nyai, who at that time wanted to accept her husband's second marriage with a breastplate.
Nyai Syarifah himself smiled gently, as if to show that this is the reality. Unburdened and uncomplicated, he decided to accept at that time.
"But, Fate lays down, so I can't raise my own son. And fate has returned it to me, right now. The destiny that God has set for us."
So he said with a sure tone. While the pair of eyes kyai Alhasyimi nanny teary, when recalling events twenty-five years ago.
AL-HASYIMI, TWENTY FIVE YEARS AGO.
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Alhasyimi pesantren, at that time was under the care of KH Umar Hasyim-founder and second caregiver of Alhasyimi, who was also the father of KH Abdullah Umar, Alhasyimi's nanny, at this time. While KH Abdulloh Umar, at that time still not plunge practically in the world of education Alhasyimi, because he was carrying out the task of teaching from pesantren where he studied in Makkah.
However, kyai Abdulloh did not live there, there were about two months, he went home. Because at that time Alhasyimi also needed to intervene. Besides his wife and two children who always missed his arrival, his eldest daughter ning Karimah, and his second son, Mas Ahmad Izzatil Fanani, who was then two years old.
While Irfan's mother Arafka Wafdan himself, is a beautiful woman named, Dian Maulidia. She is a woman who has worked as a young lawyer from Jakarta, although at that time she still did not have her own law firm.
The beautiful woman who had a very modern mindset was stranded in Alhasyimi, was on the promise of her late father, who was the chief doctor of a prominent hospital in Jakarta. According to his history, doctor Faishal, the father of Dian Maulidia was an alumnus of Al-Hashimi. In the past, after graduating from high school, before continuing his medical education, Faishal still served for two years in Alhasyimi, and became friends with kyai Umar Hashim at that time.
Faishal promised that if he married and had children, he would put them in Alhasyimi. Apparently, after he had a family, after obtaining his medical degree, he was only blessed with a daughter-Dian Maulidia-who was not at all interested in attending pesantren education.
The beautiful and intelligent woman chose to pursue her ideals and desire to become an advocate, against the wishes of Faishal who wanted to send her one-year items to study at Alhasyimi. Until Faishal's doctor died, the appointment had not been paid. Two years later, Dian's mother also died, while the promise was not finalized.
So then on the initiative of her uncle - the doctor's sister Faishal - who put little emphasis on Dian, that the promise was a debt to be paid, the beautiful woman was willing to briefly study at Alhasyimi, where she was not, with the meaning of having to leave the job as a young lawyer - which he had only been engaged in for the past two months - for a moment to become a santri in Alhasyimi.
The life of the pesantren in Alhasyimi, very contrary to the life of an Dian Maulidia. Hence he often questioned the rules applied in pesantren, with his questions being critical. Every answer he got, from some ustadzah and bu nyai, actually brought new questions that are more critical. So with this, they tend to be overwhelmed by asking Dian who is quite frontal, because they do not get satisfaction from the answers obtained.
Not only that, Dian also sometimes refused to close the aurat practically as a way to dress a santri. He also refused to follow all pesantren regulations because it was considered not in accordance with his mindset so far. Until then all the things about Dian came to the nanny, KH Umar Hashim.
On one occasion, right on Friday night, Kyai Umar specifically called Dian Maulidia for dinner with the kyai family in Dhelem. After eating it, accompanied by Nyai nanny, Kyai Umar invited Dian to talk. He asked the girl what exactly was not satisfactory for her about pesantren education.
Strictly, Dian stated that he was willing to follow the entire pesantren regulations, if anyone could answer all his questions around the rules and education of pesantren, if anyone could answer all his questions around the rules and education of pesantren, with appropriate and satisfactory answers according to his logic and the IQ level of the girl who is above average. Answers that will make him feel satisfied and no more refutation.
For example, when he asked why, in pesantren the clothes used are all covered. And the answer he got, for closing the law is obligatory.
Dian continued to ask, why is it mandatory? In this section, the answers that he can tend to be unsatisfactory. Until he continues to ask and ask others again and others with more frontal questions.
At the explanation of the girl, Kyai Umar smiled gently. Even in a casual tone he said, "If anyone can answer all your questions, with an answer that will satisfy your curiosity, and that answer is a man, are you willing to marry him?"
And with courage, Dian Maulidia replied, "If indeed anyone can answer all my questions Kyai, answers that can make me understand, not just answers that range from mandatory words, not just answers, it is as halal and illegal as I have heard. But the answer that fits all the contexts of life, not only within the scope of this pesantren, then I am willing to marry that person."
Thus firmly the young lawyer made a decision without needing to think or consider more deeply. He and Kyai Umar are like fighting in a betting arena, for the defeated punishment is marriage. Punishment, or reward? It depends on how the reader interprets everything.
In Dian's own position, he is not making a competition whose prize is himself. But, he was really caught off guard by the many rules and regulations that must be obeyed, without him understanding why and how. If it refers only to a rule contained in the textbooks, it is not enough to make him feel satisfied and enlightened. There must be a reeled and appropriate explanation, which does not differ between logic and the fairy of life that exists now, with the rules that have been set.
As for KH Umar Hasyim himself, he is also not making a competition with the new santri who wants to know and be critical. But because he saw that the big question mark in a Dian must be answered correctly and precisely. Furthermore, the girl needed a proper guide to direct her intelligence on the appropriate path. So that intelligence will lead him on the path of God.
How much intelligence deviates from the right path, when the thirst for a precise and accurate information about a truth, is unattainable. High logic, if not accompanied by adequate strength of faith, can lead to a path of disdain. That, which became a consideration for Kyai Umar in giving a decision.
Because there has been an agreement between Dian and Kyai. So, Kyai Umar then asked his son, KH Abdullah Umar, who at that time was returning from Mecca since a week ago, to face. To the eldest son who will inherit the throne of Alhasyimi, kyai Umar asked Dian to ask anything he wanted to know.
So, what happened then, is not just a question and answer witnessed directly by kyai Umar and Nyai. But also a long dialogue between Kyai Abdullah Umar and Dian Maulidia.
The young Kyai answered all of Dian's questions with an all-encompassing answer, firm, clear, precise and true, in accordance with the Quranic nash and hadith, which also deals with the social order of life, culture from the time of the prophet to the modern age. Which all the answers were able to silence all the question words that will be pronounced by Dian next.
The young lawyer, who was good at word processing, proficient in the order of language, was now only able to fall silent, and seemed to have lost all the vocabulary that usually amounted to thousands embedded in his mind. The beautiful girl was not only satisfied with all the answers given by Kyai Abdullah Umar, but she also promised to follow all the rules obediently, because now it was clear to her, he said, that the rule in Islam especially for women is as a form of protection, not to curb.
Kyai Umar Hasyim then asked Dian to carry out his promise, which is to marry someone who is able to provide the answers he needs, in this case it is Kyai Abdulloh Umar Hashim, of course.
Even the girl could not dodge, and could not resist. Moreover, the beauty of kyai Abdullah, following his good looks have fascinated Dian from the first look.
Kyai Abdulloh Umar who did not know of such an agreement between his brother and Dian Maulidia was very surprised, and could not accept the agreement.
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Thumbs yes brother.don't forget..
the comment is also yes...