Teach Me (Naina)
Chapter 29

The journey felt a little long because Naina did not know where to be taken by Alfin's brother. He glanced at the windows, rows of shops lined up neatly along the left side of the street. High-rise buildings, lined on the right.

They are in the center of the city, where economic struggles are evident. Their car stopped in the parking lot of an Islamic building. A boutique that provides Muslim clothing from children to adults, men are also women.

"Sister, what are we doing here?" ask Naina before they get out of the car.

"In there, there are as many Muslim women as you. They are just on their way to perfection. Comeing! You must like it," he asked as he opened the door followed by Naina who looked awkward.

Khadijah reached out asking Naina to hold her fingers. Doubtfully Naina grabbed the helping hand, joining them in entering the building.

"Assalamu'alaikum's chat. Welcome, Ma'am Colored! Please!" greet the two doorkeepers kindly.

"Wa'alaikumussalaam's chat. Thank you, a lot." Khadija smiled, then continued on with Naina after greeting the two.

Naina's heart warmed up, inside the building everyone was friendly. They entered the elevator to the third floor of the building. Where is ongoing an Islamic study that thoroughly examines the hijab.

"Come on! I don't think it's too late" Khadijah asked Naina to enter a door on the third floor.

There were a lot of women in there, most of them like her, there were even those who had yet to wear veils sitting among them quietly. Everyone was welcome in the building.

Khadijah invited Naina to sit on an empty bench, watching a tutor who explained how the Quran-style hijab tutorials.

"Here, we learn together" whispered Khadijah as she clapped Naina's hand.

The girl glanced at the links of their hands, she was like finding a family after a loss. Secretly Naina rubbed the corner of the eye. The taste of haru that rises in the heart makes it unable to hold back tears.

"Yaa ayyuhan-nabiyyu qul li`azwaajika wa banaatika wa nisaa`il-mu`miniina yudniina 'alaihinna min jalaabiibihinn, dzaalika adnaa ay yu'rafna fa laa yu`dzain, wa kaanallaahu gafinahrar raiimaa.

It means "O Prophet! Say to your wives, your daughters and the wives of believers, "Must they cover their veils all over their bodies." That is so that they are easier to recognize, so that they are not disturbed. And Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful."

(Q.S Al-Ahzab:59).

A verse is read by the bearer of the study on the podium complete with its meaning. Naina glanced at her own veil, comparing it to that of Alfin's older brother. It was so different, he breathed. Grateful to be reunited with a good woman like Khadijah.

Naina looked back at the podium, paying close attention to what the ustadzah said up there. He seemed calm and happy to convey what he knew. His lips continued to smile as long as it gave science to all present.

His voice softened, not a single word that came out from his tongue humbled others.

"What we need to pay attention to in this modern era, where fashion is always developing and attracting the attention of some Muslim women to follow the trend. Well, let's listen to the hadith of the Prophet. This sounds like:

"There are two classes of the people of hell that I have not seen both, those who carry whips like a cow to whip people (meaning despotic rulers), and women who dress but have been told*ng, tend to obedience and make others also tend to obedience. The heads of the women were like the humps of a crooked camel. They did not go to heaven and did not smell the smell of it. Though the smell of heaven was smelled from a distance of travel so many and so many times (very far away).”

(CHR. Muslim)

He smiled as he glanced at the worshippers present. Almost everyone checked their heads including Naina. This was what her brother Alfin had meant earlier. Why did he touch Naina's bun.

Naina's heart was broken, indeed she was a devotee of knowledge who knew nothing about Islamic law. Naina intends to learn more about Islamic law, especially for women.

He glanced at Khadijah's hand which patted the back of his hand. Gentle and motherly, Naina can feel peace in the heart through that touch.

The study closes by reciting the kafaaratul majlis reading.

"Subhaanaka Allaahumma wabihamdika asyhadu anlaa ilaaha ilaa anta astaghfiruka wa atuubu ilaik."

The study disbanded before Friday prayer time began. Khadijah took Naina out, both of whom got a parcel of hijab and inner hijab from the boutique.

"Alhamdulillah, I am very happy, Brother. Thanks, yeah. Thanks to my brother, I know the least about the hijab rules. I really still don't know anything" Naina said, bowing her head in embarrassment.

Khadijah raised the girl's face, smilingly looking at her.

"We are like a newborn baby. Like a baby, she must learn to crawl until she walks properly. We both learn, Brother is also not a pious man. There are still many flaws that you have to fix. Therefore, Brother often goes to study to add knowledge," said Khadijah with all his humility.

Naina smiled, nodded later. He hugged Khadijah's body, crying because of the woman's good attitude and behavior.

"Thank you. Thanks for taking me. I don't know what to say, I can only say a lot thanks to Brother," Naina said as she sobbed softly.

Khadija nodded her head, rubbing Naina's back gently. His heart felt happy every time he met fellow Muslims who wanted to study religion together.

He let go of a hug, wiping the tears on Naina's cheeks attentively.

"We're home, yeah. Brother interunited until your aunt's house," she said Naina was taken in with gratitude.

They continued to step into the elevator down to the first floor of the building. Khadijah again stopped his steps when his eyes caught a robe that he thought was suitable for Naina.

Naina frowned to see Alfin's brother approaching one of the gamis. It just stands in its original place, waiting without intending to buy anything.

Khadijah brought her favorite robe to the cashier's desk, paying without asking how much she should pay. He smiled happily, returning to where Naina was waiting.

"Yeah!"

Naina nodded, trailing behind Khadija without wanting to ask anything. The two got back in the car, sitting in the back seat side by side.

"Do you like to wear a dress?" ask Khadijah to Naina.

The girl shrugged her shoulders not knowing.

"I don't know, you don't have a gown" Naina replied shyly.

"Nothing, clothes do not have to be an important gamis not like the so-called ustazah earlier. Dressed, but tel*nj*ng," Khadijah said.

While driving, their car arrives in an alley leading to Aunt Naina's house.

"Till here, brother. Brother here is afraid to be tired," said Naina.

"Yes already. This is for you, our gift of introduction. Worn, huh?" Khadija held Naina's hand down.

The girl was stunned, glancing at Khadija with enlarged eyes, not expecting the robe to be bought for her.

"Take. Can't refuse," he said forcefully.

"But I don't have any gift for me to love my sister" said Naina Lirih.

"No need. You just take care of yourself before halal with Alfin, it's a gift that is unparalleled. Yes, my brother came home, yes. Assalamu'alaikum!"

Naina smiled, nodding her head slowly, saying, "Wa'alaikumussalaam!"

The two separated after a blessed day.