The Destiny of Love Rania
CHAPTER 21 (BEAUTIFUL DEBATE)

Upon arrival at the inn Rania went straight into the room, not caring about the babble that came out of Jeni's mouth when she saw Rania through the middle room.

“Tumben... again upset yes? Cook a true Muslim woman can be upset” Shouted Jeni which is certainly caught by the ears of Rania and Raisya who are in the room.

“Why Ran?” Raisya was also surprised to see the change in the face of his best friend who was very moody.

Rania did not answer immediately, she was busy typing on her phone, like texting.

“Serious times Ran, what's the matter sech? Any problems?” Raisya asked still very curious.

Only a headband is the answer. Raishyapun turned bright and again busy with his typing. After a long while, Rania finally let out a sound as well.

“I bangtung Sya..” said Rania with a voice that sounded syahdu.

“Hhmm.. confused why Ran?”

“I don't know where to start with you. But, I also can't save this all by myself.”

“You can start the story from which you want” Raisya said.

“He came.. he... who had long since disappeared from my life, and now.... came.. like opening a new page for my life, my dream that had been destroyed, now… afraid to step up to him because.. I do not want to be hurt for the second time Sya..”ucap Rania with a slightly vibrating voice.

“Cove problem?” search Raisya for reassurance. Rania nodded.

“You fell in love with who Ran is? Ustad Fory? But, instead... You have rejected his proposal?”

“Not... not... not him.” Answer Rania directly.

“So?”

“Love in my past Yes. Yesterday you asked me about excessive love. Have I ever loved a man too much? But at that time I seemed to be saved from your question so that I would not sin to cover it with lies. But, now... I think I can no longer hide it from you because everything is clearly visible from the look of my face which is again upset because of this pseudo love.”

“What happened in your past love Ran?” Raisya asked quietly in a curious tone. Raisya shifted her seat towards Rania. He is sure soon the great secret of Rania will soon be heard from Rania's own mouth.

“2 years ago I was stuck in the wrong love. Overly loved her, felt full of her, until one day she left me because of another woman... no matter the rain…. Still I wait for him.. cry in front of him. pleading before him... even recklessly threatening to die in front of him...” said Rania with tears that will soon spill. Raisya also empathizes with what Rania feels. Raisya never expected Rania, a Muslim woman who is almost perfect in her eyes and in the eyes of other youth proselytizing activists, apparently had experienced this kind of love problem. Raisya let out a long sigh, in his heart he prayed that Rania would not return to the heresy of her past because it was stored in the belief that Raisya had something happen to Rania these few days, and does Rania reject Ustad Foury's proposal also have something to do with this issue?

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The next day, Rania became ill. His body temperature rose dramatically to 39 degrees Celsius. Having found that his best friend Raisya immediately took the first action of compressing Rania with warm water, Raisya knew that Rania was very anti-drug so he did not offer Rania to take medicine first.

“Nothing ne Ran I stayin you college for a while?” Tanya Raisya was not happy to leave Rania because it happened that morning there was a lecture schedule.

“Iya nothing kok Sya, you leave aja gih all you bring my sick letter yes?” said it.

“Yes already, I ask for help from another friend? to take care of you. How to know they are no longer busy”.

“Gak nothing too. But, if they can't not be imposed, I don't want to trouble them Sya”

After that, Raisya departed with a previous request for help with Cici who happened to be off his lecture, Cici agreed with pleasure. Arriving at the campus, Raisya immediately entered the class along with a middle-aged lecturer who would teach them about Health Counseling that morning.

“So how about the task last week about the MDGS government program, one of which is related to gender equality, can you discuss the purpose of equality?” tina's mother, the lecturer reminded her students.

Raisya slightly flinched, he did not remember at all that such a task existed. Usually it is Rania who always reminds him but in recent days Rania has lost her concentration because of this heart problem she is facing and Raisya also understands her.

“I buk..” a beautiful, white and fashionable-looking woman raises her hand. Her name is Selvi,

“I think the government program on gender equality is a good program. As we all know that gender equality means equality and equality between the rights and duties of men and women. So nothing else is a differentiator. What men do can also be done by women, so that women are no longer underestimated, no longer subordinated. As a rough example ne ya. formerly women focused only on being a housewife, taking care of children, cooking, cleaning and so forth.. but now the fact that we see in the field turns out women are able to match men in terms of career. Women can also pursue careers, work and express themselves. And from this gender equality was born the idea of women's emancipation, an idea that I think is worthy of a thumbs up because she fights for women's rights, there is no longer a ban for women in expressing herself, she said, women are more free to do anything in the field they want. For example, in the matter of education as well, it used to be mandatory to be schooled high only men Because parents used to argue that men would support us while women work only in the kitchen, because the parents used to argue that men would support us, dikasur and gargled so ngak must be high school if the edges run also there. Allow friends.but because the emancipation of this woman makes everything upside down, women can achieve higher education, women can match men in work and even women can be leaders.” Clearly Selvi was excited and was greeted with thunderous applause in the class. Selvi smiled proudly feeling that his statement was 100% true and acceptable to all his friends.

But not for Raisya. When all the friends including the lecturer gave a round of applause for Selvi, Raisya just kept quiet and thought long. The look on her face showed disapproval of what Selvi had just displayed. His tongue was itching to speak and explain the truth.

“Buk, can I express an opinion too?” Ask Raisya.

“Ya please if you want to add”

“Not just add buk, exactly want to refute.” Reply Raisya

“Hah? Refute? What I want to refute, I think everything I say is true Kok” Selvi said directly.

Raisya seemed to not care about Selvi's protection, he immediately spoke.

“Begini.. which I understand and God willing this is a truth because the proposition is strong, that...In general, Islam views men and women in the same position, without any difference. Each one is a creation of God burdened with the responsibility of worshiping Him, fulfilling His precepts and shunning His prohibitions. Almost all of the Islamic Shari'a and its laws apply to Adam and Eve equally. So too with the promise of reward and the threat of torture. Not distinguished from each other. Each of them has the same duties and rights before God as His servants. As the word of God Swt.

وَمَا خَلَقْتُ الْجِنَّ وَالْإِنْسَ إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُونِ

“And I did not create jinn and men but to worship Me.” (QS. Adz-Dzariyat [51]: 56)

And also in this letter….

مَنْ عَمِلَ صَالِحًا مِنْ ذَكَرٍ أَوْ أُنْثَى وَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ فَلَنُحْيِيَنَّهُ حَيَاةً طَيِّبَةً وَلَنَجْزِيَنَّهُمْ أَجْرَهُمْ بِأَحْسَنِ مَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ

“Whoever does good deeds, both men and women, in a state of faith, verily We will give him a good life, and We will reward them with a better reward than they did  (QS. Nahl [16]: 97)

وَمَنْ يَعْمَلْ مِنَ الصَّالِحَاتِ مِنْ ذَكَرٍ أَوْ أُنْثَى وَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ فَأُولَئِكَ يَدْخُلُونَ الْجَنَّةَ وَلَا يُظْلَمُونَ نَقِيرًا

“Whoever does good deeds, both men and women, while he is a believer, they enter into heaven and are not persecuted in the least.” (QS. Nisa [4]: 124)

However, this does not mean that men and women are equal and equal in every way. Equalizing the two in all roles, positions, social status, occupation, types of obligations and rights is equal to violating nature. Because, the undeniable fact that between men and women there are fundamental differences, so that if we look at both with the naked eye though. Biologically and physically, men and women are distinctly different. Similarly, in terms of nature, reasoning, tendencies, emotions and potential of each are also different.

Moreover, women with the habit of doing the process of reproduction, pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, menstruation, while men do not. So it is unfair if we then impose a role that is not in accordance with the basic habits and tendencies of each type.

Men are leaders for women. Leader for his wife and children, so no woman can be a leader as Selvi said earlier. This is not just my talk, but it is God's word.

“The (male) is the leader of women, because God has exaggerated some of them (male) over others (women), and because they (men) have given up some of their possessions.” (QS. An-Nisa` [4]: 34)

Actually the idea of emancipation is a misleading idea, why? For this idea arose from secular western thinkers who forced man to abandon his own nature. The secular character of the West, separating religious affairs from the world, makes a clear line with Islam. They sued the role of Muslim women who impressed only on the domestic territory. According to them, being a mother to children is not a noble job. Therefore they also demand that women be equal in various things, in various sectors and night work. Women are competing to penetrate the public area with the label of career women. Women are increasingly being exploited for their sexual attractiveness in beauty events, SPG, television commercials, movies, soap operas and so on. So obviously the idea of emancipation is not to glorify women but to demean women. No story, the fate of women became better with the idea of emancipation. There are, women live well only under the auspices of Islam. Because islam glorifies women.” Raisya said ending his long explanation. Selvi whose face had been blushed red because it was strongly denied by Raisya, did not want to look defeated. He's back talking.

“OK. I appreciate your opinion Raisya. But remember. our discussion from the beginning is about gender equality, right? But why so deviated into the world of Islam. I think I'm ne ya. Gender equality has nothing to do with Islam, nothing to do with it. This idea is to keep the discrimination of women from men, so that women are not oppressed anymore by men, women can advance and advance in any field without any rules and prohibitions that bind us. Including also if you want to be associated with religion, there should also be no ban” he said aloud.

Raisya took a deep breath and again ready to refute Selvi's wrong opinion.

“Sorry. even though you think this has nothing to do with Islam. Let's associate it with Islam. How does Islam view emancipation? Islam is very much a woman. I explained a little about the situation of women before the coming of Islam. Before the advent of Islam, people looked upon the woman as despicable. Never mind glorifying her, looking at her as a woman only does not. They also think that having a daughter is a disgrace to their family so do not be surprised in the days of Jahiliah first when girls born were immediately killed. But after the light of Islam came all upside down, women became highly venerated, respected and guarded. The problem of discrimination between men and women is actually nonexistent. Even women are more fortunate to be weighed men, men, women are not obliged to make a living and women become administrators and housekeepers it is actually a very noble task and bring rewards of course if we intend it because of Allah Almighty. So it is no longer just a mere tradition but includes the obligation and code of a woman will definitely become a mother” explained Raisya while smiling at Selvi who still seems to have not received the explanation of Rania. Raisya is ready to receive a second refutation from Selvi because he believes Selvi is not easy to give up. Raisya really enjoys this beautiful debate especially if there is Rania, he will be more haunted.

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