Betting Love Above Destiny
73 The Past and the Future

THREE AND A HALF YEARS HAVE PASSED.

From the time Arafka entered into being a santri in Alhasyimi.

"I'm just a person who just woke up from a long sleep. I'm no better than all of you here. I am like a baby who has just learned to crawl. While all the smean that are here, can already walk, even run. So, even though my son Kyai is the nanny here, but personally, I'm nothing."

As sincere as he felt, and as honest as that was how he felt. Not just made up for an image.

"Mas Rafka is like a person who just woke up from sleep, but during that time anyway, jennengan stay awake, very carefully and carefully, I testified," said Azmi, by conveying an analogy of Arafka's life journey.

"What has been awakened for a long time is often negligent and not kept awake, even sometimes sleeping again, but not with Mas Rafka, who diligently runs what is understood and then practiced, he said, while we only want to be limited to theory" said Nizam Ali.

and what both of them say is true. From the first time they knew Arafka, since the handsome young man joined together with Albadar, about two and a half years ago. Rafka for them is a person who is capable, polite and does not talk much. Respecting all his seniors and appreciating the contemporaries with him.and most admirable is, the young man practiced and carried out all that he knew from the study of asatidz, or even masyayikh especially shaykhona.

Every time, Rafka never stops to forge themselves, focused and solid with the principles that have been believed. Indeed, all that stood out from him was his performance as a melody guitarist Albadar, he was known and hailed from it, not from his academic achievements in Alhasyimi, but, his close friends, he said, moreover, the crew Albadar know, how his daily life, how his attitude and nature when facing something.

Arafka did not appear to be a smart person, pious, and skilled in certain disciplines. But it seems good qualities in everyday life and association, and only those who know it know it.

"Everyone, no matter how good he is, must have a past, Mas Rafka," said Ustadz Widad. "And no matter how bad someone's past is, he must still have a future. If Mas Rafka feels like he has a bad past, it's the fact that it's the past that's ushering in the good now, where we lost one step to, Mas Rafka," continue the teacher at Km again.

"And the example is the present." Ustadz fadil. "Mas Rafka was reluctant to be respected as Kyai's son because he felt he was inappropriate. Maybe another case if one of us who is in position, genengan at this time. No one can guarantee that we will not be proud. Being the son of the shaykhona is something extraordinary, an extraordinary destiny of God. A pride, but Rafka mas not necessarily proud of themselves," continued Fadil ustadz again.

"We remain friends, Mas Rafka, it's an honor for us. But let us respect, Jenengan as the son of our teacher, because we know, who we respect," Azmi breaks up, and her remarks are approved by others.

Arafka was still quietly bowed for some jokes, until then he looked up, and a smile appeared on his face. Ustad Fadil immediately embraced it followed by ustadz Widad. The brotherly bond was indeed so strong in their souls. After, passing enough time together, with mutual respect and mutual respect as fellow Muslims.

Zaskia looked down while wiping her tears. Nabila and Davina did not escape from participating in crying haru anyway, let alone Meidina Shafa, since Shaykhona and nyai sharifah left the hospital, he was silent a thousand languages, he was silent, while her tears always flowed down her father's face, I don't know what was being felt by Meidina Shafa even the girl herself could not interpret her feelings perfectly.

"But what about Albadar? how did it go when Rafka died?" the question from Nizam Ali was riveting among the haru taste buds they felt together. "From the past it has been a rule, that no sons of Alhasyimi masayikh should be allowed to become members of Albadar" he said again. And this must also be Azmi's question.

"Mas Rafka was the son of the shaykhona long ago, from birth. The reality is that he was with us all this time at Albadar," said Ustadz Fadil, which made them all look at each other in wonder, while Rafka herself appeared to be smiling.

"Indeed, let me enter Albadar" said the handsome young man. 'But of course through audition and selection as known smean all first," he continued. All know that the entry of the young man in Albadar membership is not through a special path, or a hidden path, but through an official path and a strict selection process, which was held by Albadar's management team at that time.

It turns out that now one fact is known that all of it is on the orders of his own brother. There must be a secret behind the order that crossed that rule. It is called crossing the rules, because from the beginning of its establishment, a regulation has been issued from the stakeholders in Alhasyimi, that the sons of kyai should not be entered into the Albadar. Then why, sheikhona actually ordered his own son to join the group of shalawat who had received a direct glint from the king of Indonesia dangdut.

"There must be a point" said Ustadz Fadil.

"What is it, Mas, if you may know," asked Azmi.

"At first I thought because I knew I liked music, and I could play some instruments. Perhaps by entering at Albadar it will be an entertainment for me who at that time, was actively learning to memorize the Quran. My entry at Albadar It was also an educational series of abas for me."

One night, when Arafka had made his way into Albadar, through his ability to play the guitar, the nanny called his son to the dhelem. And he said."Son, to the way of God, or to remember God there are many ways. In addition to the Mahdhoh worship such as prayer, Dhikir, and other worship from the small or heavy start, apart from that way, there are also through other means, there are also through other means, it depends on how the human being functions, for example through a musical instrument."

And Arafka asked what he meant. Because he had never heard of it before, then Shikhona explained that the way is with the heart. The heart is a place to know and feel God. Remembering God with the Heart can be used in many ways, especially in what is liked or hobby.

"Pick your guitar, play the tone according to the rhythm. Focus your attention. Don't use your mind, don't use your feelings, but use your heart, say God's name in every quote on your guitar, or in every breath you take. Practice it every time you play that instrument."

This is actually a difficult lesson. Because of this kind of lesson, it already exists at a fairly high tawhid level. Which will not be easy to practice if no one is a guide. Because this is a sir or cryptic worship, which is not easy to do. But not something that can't be done.

The author himself must choose the right words to explain, so that there is no misunderstanding. But this part is important to include, considering that the character in this story is a player of one of the musical instruments in a shalawat group, while in fact he is the son of a cleric figure. Of course it is not uncommon for a big pesantren kyai, to let his son jump into a music group, even though the group is specifically for shalawat songs. If not for a very strong and precise reason.

Until now, there are still two opinions about shalawat accompanied by music, some allow, some do not. Allowing refers to one goal that is to promote prayer and to promote society, because humans are social creatures that cannot be separated from each other, he said, then doing something together will attract their interest more than the things done individually. Examples of shared. Therefore many figures who then create a group of shalawat whose purpose is to invite praying together. And then accompanied by music to make the shalawat chant more alive and become a trigger spirit.

As for those who forbid, because it refers to one understanding, that worship must be carried out purely and consequentially. Of these opinions, here is not to review which is right, which is wrong. Only maybe this is important to convey because it relates to the storyline presented.

To better know more clearly about the may or not of the above, it is welcome to ask the more competent to give an appropriate answer, as well as the right and true.

Back to the story:

As for the purpose and purpose of the shaykhona including his son in Albadar, is still in the series of education from him for the son to know God in other ways.

There is one opinion that says, the success of an education is not because it has achieved a certain achievement, or has earned a certain academic degree. But, when from all that is learned can be directly attributed to the power of the Creator of all things. And that is, the purpose of the upbringing of shaykhona to Irfan Arafka.

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Assalamualaik..All my best friends. Sorry if in this chapter there are some things that the discussion is a little out of flow. Not to discuss things that are outside the realm, but only a little to convey because it has something to do with the story presented.

And, in this chapter also next chapter, may still talk about the main character. Arafka's. The goal is not to flatter the character too much to look perfect. No. gabe. We know together that no human being is perfect. Perfection belongs to God alone. I'm just here to tell you about someone's journey to find the truth. And want to convey also, that do not arbitrarily we judge others are worse than us just because it looks from the behavior that outwardly only. We never know what is in his heart. It could be that the person often remembers God in his heart, often reciting in silence. And we also never know the dhikr of who is preferred by Him. Us, or him..

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