Love is Cinto

Bismillaahirrahmaanirrahiim Tidak ada yang kebetulan di dunia ini. Semua kejadian, sekecil apapun, adalah bagian dari takdir Allah. Cara Allah mengajari, mengingatkan, memberikan petunjuk kepada hamba-hamba-Nya. Nyadar gak sih? Seringkali Allah dekatkan kita pada sumber-sumber cahaya/ petunjuk khususnya ketika kita memohon petunjuk dari-Nya. Memohon didekatkan kepada-Nya. Apapun sesuai kebutuhan kita. Skill atau ilmu atau reminder yang kita butuhkan untuk menghadapi ujian yang sedang kita jalani. Salah satunya adalah video ini. Udah lama banget ada di "Watch Later" (exactly 2 tahun lalu, masyaAllah - 9 Jan 2020), tapi qadarullah, baru hari ini ditonton sebagai teman makan siang. Anw, langsung aja ke point take-away ya: A. Dua tipe orang yang akan menolak petunjuk dari Allah (untuk memperbaiki diri): 1. Ujub 2. Sombong Orang yang memiliki salah satu atau kedua sifat tersebut akan sibuk mencari alasan instead of muhasabah dan memperbaiki diri. B. Cara-cara yang bisa kita lakuka...

From a substantial amount of life experiences, I've come to believe that nothing/ nobody  is worth to be pleased but Allah. And yet, I keep on repeating similar mistakes over and over again. And yet, Allah  always opens the door for us to repent. And ready to be loved, again. Nobody in this world loves us more than Allah. When the Mightiest and the Most Perfect Being loves us  unconditionally, forgives us no matter how many times we've screwed up, like no one else can do , shouldn't we at least feel the need not to let Him down? Try your (sincere) best to keep a good relationship with Him. Please, at least feel the urge to do so, Cin. Please help yourself on the day when nothing and no one can help you, And TAQWA is indeed the best form of self-love. Be patience. This world is indeed a very short journey. "Kalau mau caper, caperlah sama Allah. Percuma caper sama manusia. Rugi." Jakarta, 13 September 2021 Edited: 15 Sept 2021

Corresponding to the last post, I am not saying that every religion is right. NO! Tolerance does not go that far.  Sure, a person would say that his/her belief is the right one. If not, why would (s)he bother to follow its teachings? Saying “all religions are true” is so diplomatic speech. Deep down, we know what we believe in and why. And sure, as a Muslim, I would strongly say that Islam is the right one. That’s my ultimate truth. That’s for me. For you? You can decide it on your own and I respect that. To me, the above paragraph shows  tolerance in my humble opinion.  Tolerance allows you to respect others’ view even when you are standing across their position. It enables you to come up and say your opinion fearlessly even when nobody agrees with you (and you do not  force  them to). The ability to  acknowledge the existing differences  without violently impose our views on others [or vice versa], and eliminating the necessity ...

Banyak orang yang bertanya, “Kenapa kamu akhirnya memutuskan untuk berkerudung?” Kenapa ga dibalik jadi: “Kamu muslim kan? Kenapa tidak berkerudung?” Dan kebanyakan orang akan menjawab, “Belum siap” untuk pertanyaan yang kedua. KLISE. I used to hide behind that excuse too. My first reason to put on headscarf might not be a noble one. But I finally came to understand something very simple that kept pulling me away from wearing headscarf and be a true muslim: the idea of perfection. I’d write it in my perspective ya and this would corresponds to question no.2 with “belum siap” as their answer. Another reasons won’t be covered here. I used to have this in mind, “I will cover myself when I am ready.” And when is that? You must be questioning. That would be the day when I feel I have perfected my religion, my faith to Allah, be someone that wont be a stain on Islam, well, or at least wait until I could maintain my prayers. Nothing wrong with that reason o...