
***
Ezra was sitting at the back of his desk, working on his official report which had to be logged as soon as possible. Suddenly he remembered his meeting with Dinda this afternoon. It was clear Dinda's question that he had not been able to answer earlier. Because he has to go to the toilet.
He saw the watch on his left wrist.
"Almost four o'clock in the afternoon" murmured Ezra.
Ezra marked the data with a pencil. He stopped his activities. Then stand up from his chair with some files and walk to the table Haris is located not far from him.
"Ris, please continue this!" Haris received several sheets of paper from Ezra.
"Yoy!" Answer Haris briefly.
Ezra left his study. He walked down the lonely hallway to Dinda's room.
The door to Dinda's room was half open. Ezra who had arrived at the door, could see clearly Dinda who was seriously typing sitting in front of her computer desk.
"Tokay! Geck! Geck!" The door to Dinda's room was knocked.
Dinda straightened her head to look at the door.
"Hey, Brother Ezra! Come inside!" Said Dinda without moving from her seat.
Ezra walked slowly inside, towards the front of Dinda's computer desk.
"Busy?" Ezra.
"Sit down, Brother. I'll save this first!" Dinda ended her work. Save the file that he has inputted.
Ezra sat in the chair in front of Dinda's desk, which was not far from the door. Ezra sat waiting for Dinda while listening to the soft music set quietly by Dinda in her room.
Finished saving the data, then Dinda turned off her computer, also unplugged her socket. The music also stopped.
Dinda walked to her desk, sitting in a chair opposite Ezra.
"So si…,"
"Sir …,"
Ezra and Dinda simultaneously opened their voices, eventually both of them did not continue speaking.
"Eh, sorry," Dinda smiled.
"Sir Ezra alone comes first" Dinda let Ezra speak first.
"No, I just wanted it this afternoon what were you going to say?" Ask Ezra.
"Yes, that. I'd like to invite Brother Ezra and the rest of my friends to come to the princess's dorm."
"What's up? Not your birthday, is it?" Ezra looked at Dinda who was smiling.
"No. Not a birthday party. Hiii.. hiii…!" Laughter lirih Dinda.
"In the dormitory there is durian fruit, brother. Ask to help you spend,"
"Hem?" Ezra muttering.
"Heem. The plan is to make a durian dodol, brother. Hence invite all the friends to come over," finished saying, Dinda looked at the watch in her hand.
Ezra is too. The clock has pointed at four o'clock.
"Okay, I'm working on it. Want to go home now?" Ezra stood up from his seat.
"Yes" Ezra and Dinda came out of the room.
"Thank you, yes Brother. I'm waiting for night."
"Yes."
"Sir, I go first, because there is a schedule to go to the mosque ngajar najai children!" Dinda ran a little out of the office leaving Ezra.
Ezra nodded his head and escorted Dinda to the terrace of the office. After that Ezra went back into his room to continue his work.
***
In mosque.
Children ran in the courtyard of the mosque while waiting for their bodies to come.
"Hey, Dinda's ustadzah is coming!" Shouts Alia reminded her friends, after she saw Dinda appear not far from the courtyard of the mosque.
Not long after, Dinda set foot into the mosque foyer, standing in front of the children.
"Assynolt,"
"Waalaikumsalam, ustadzah," answered the children in unison. Then the children stood up from their seats and came to Dinda one by one in turn greeting Dinda and kissing her hands.
"Barakatallah!" Say Dinda repeatedly.
After reciting the prayer demanding knowledge, the children alternately setor reading the Quran. The Ustadzah listens and allows if there are readings that are not yet true.
An hour without feeling has passed. Teaching is over.
But, for children, stories are a lot of fun. They always demanded the Ustadzah to tell the stories of the prophets.
"Well, where did we get the story?" Tanya Ustadzah Dinda's.
"Emmm..," Alia was still trying to remember.
From the back bench Iqbal shouted. "Till this Ustadzah! When Adam and Eve ate the fruit, what was the fruit called? Uhm…,"
"Eating khuldi fruit." Another friend's friend.
"Yes!" Iqbal stood up.
"OKAY. Then yesterday the story came to Adam and Eve found out by God had violated his prohibition, which is to eat the khuldi fruit," Dinda paused while paying attention to the students one by one.
"Satan succeeded in persuading Adam and Eve with deceit. When Adam and Eve had tasted the fruit, it appeared to Adam and Eve, and they began to cover it with the leaves of heaven.
Then Allah called, 'Didn't I forbid you from the fruit tree and I tell you! Verily, Satan is a real enemy to you!"
Ustadzah Dinda stop. Silent atmosphere. No children talking. They all focus on listening to the story. All eyes were on the front, on the Ustadzah.
"Until here, do you understand, who are the enemies of Adam and Eve?" Ask Dinda.
"Satan!" Answer the children simultaneously.
"Hiii.. horror!" Alia shuddered.
"Adam and Eve realized their mistake, then they both begged Allah SWT for forgiveness. Allah, the Most Forgiving, accepts their repentance. Then God commanded them to come down from heaven to earth."
"Surely, God created Adam in the form of a man whose body was very tall and whose hair was very thick. His body was like a date fruit that was towering very high. Then God taught Adam the names of all things" Ustadzah paused. Silent atmosphere. No children talking. They all focus on listening to the story. All eyes were on the front, on the Ustadzah.
"After Adam and Eve had come down from heaven, they both begged Allah for forgiveness and repented of their actions. Adam and Eve then built a family by giving birth to 40 children born twins.
Okay kids, our story today gets here first, another time it goes on again, yeah. Let us now pronounce as our thanksgiving to God."
"Alhamdulillah." Say the children together with Dinda simultaneously as the closing of their meeting today.
"Now we are entering Maghrib time, let's prepare. Please turn to ablution! And don't play water, yeah!"
"Yes Ustadzah." Answer the children with passion.
"Let's go for a break!"
"Sholallahu ala Muhammad, sholallahu alaihi wasallam,"
Muadzin has entered the mosque. Not long after,
"Allahu akbar! Allahu akbar!" Adzan's voice began to sound. Dinda and the children went to ablution.
People began to arrive and enter the mosque wearing clean and neat clothes, they will perform congregational maghrib prayers.
Before the iqamah reverberated, they chanted praise.
"Robbana dholamna anfusana wailam tagfirlana watarhamna lana kunanna minal khosirin," the santri also took part in the praise.
Praise is what it means,
“Yes our Lord, we have wronged ourselves, and if You do not forgive us and give us grace, we must surely be among the losers." This is the prayer of Adam in asking for forgiveness and to preach to Allah.
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