HERBS

Mahabba (1)

A symbol is a word, sign, or gesture, used to represent something else such as meaning, quality, abstraction, ideas, and objects.

A feminine voice greeted Shinsuke's ears. Stealing two girls on a train is not his style, as he usually prefers to be alone and write things down. However, the girl who was being spoken to by the person who spoke earlier was a girl who captivated her heart. A Muslim from the island of a thousand mosques.

Her real name is Khadijah Gulzaarani. A month ago the girl once said a sentence that Isamu never expected would lead her to the imam of the mosque and a book that made her admire the extraordinary figure of the late prophet of Muslims. Namely, Takbirlah!

Give respect to the great man I will call his name! Say hello and greetings to him. He is the leader of all prophets and apostles. He is the one who saves man from destruction. He is the teacher of love. Muhammad bin Abdullah wa Aminah. The Prophet Shallahu Alaihi Wassalam.

Isamu was an atheist and told Khadija that God is only a human mind that embraces religion. Mystical stories created by humans as a form of sense can not keep themselves. He does not believe in God no matter what the story is, so says Isamu.

At that time, Khadijah just smiled. With all humility he said to Shinsuke, "That's true. We really can't take care of ourselves. The best keeper is the One who is in the mind. He who is always in the mind and also in the heart of His faithful being."

"Why don't you scold me for insulting your God, Miss?" Shinsuke asked curiously.

"Because you don't know. You do not know the truth. Someone who does not know, not scolded, but told."

"And why didn't you tell me about your deity?"

"Because I am poor, I am poor in religious knowledge. After all, you can ask the sheikh who is in the Kobe Mosque."

"They're gonna shoot me. Islam's horrible!" Isamu said with a mocking smile. His tone also sounded very mocking.

"If I'm not angry with you, let alone them? Believe me, they will welcome you. Islam is rahmatan lil 'alamin. No violence, but decisiveness!"

Something penetrated into his qalbu, a taste he could not express. After his conversation with the Nusantara girl, he actually went to the Kobe mosque.

A whisper of his heart led him to the Kobe mosque and inquired of the religion which Khadija knew was called Islam.

That night, after the completion of his isha, a sheikh who became an imam at the Kobe mosque he asked about the same-godly or abrahamic religion.

"Three samawi religions?" Sheikh Maulana Al Andunisiya repeated some of Shinsuke's questions calmly.

The man nodded, then responded with, "I mean Abrahamic religion."

The sheikh smiled. "Samawi means from the sky. How could the heavens lower religion, Isamu-san? And Abraham .. Muslims of the world call him Abraham. He is a Muslim."

"muslims? Didn't Abraham indirectly bring down Judaism, Christianity and Islam?"

Was it not his descendants who broke the religion into two other religions? From Ishaq who sent down to Jacob, Moses, and Jesus. Then his other descendant, Ishmael who sent down Muhammad brought Islam?"

The sheikh praised Isamu's knowledge of the names of prophets and apostles whom Isamu knew. As an atheist, his knowledge of history is worthy of his appreciation.

"Ibrahim did not cause division, but the father of Ishmael and Ishaq was a Muslim. Muslim means surrender. Surrender to God. Laa Ilaaha Illah."

"Can you give me proof that Abraham was a Muslim?"

"The Quran, the third letter of verse 67 confirms that Ibrahim was a Muslim."

"Muhammad's book that can't even read and write, do you believe?"

"Well, how could Prophet Muhammad Shallallahu Alaihi Wassalam have written a book while blind in reading and writing? Don't you think it's a miracle?"

"It could be the magic of a pedophile Arab who marries his follower's daughter who is even younger than his youngest child, whom he was previously a materialistic male for marrying the queen Mecca, the daughter of a rich nobleman who is a beautiful widow for the sake of treasure! Ah, Muhammad the marriage worker!"

Isamu hoped that the person he spoke to would beat him up because his lord was insulted.

The shaykh looked flushed in his face. Then he beristighfar in order to protect himself from the actions of a mute atheist who knows nothing in front of him.

"Find the truth by reading the sirah. Sirah means biography. If you also cannot believe, then read books that other than Muslims write about him. With notes not insulting sentences. Pure reality, not blasphemy."

Isamu feels weird. Why was he not shot or ganged up as often circulated on world television for clearly insulting the human Guide to Heaven. So the Muslims say about Muhammad.

At that time he was challenged to read and buy a book about the last messenger. The apostle was persistent and stern in calling that worship of God is absolute. He will not buy anything written by a Muslim. His father said first, if you want to know someone well is through enemies or rivals. For if it were a friend or a like-minded person, let alone in this case his people, it is clear that the last prophet would be praised.

He went to the bookstore and found a book called The "100 Ranking of the Most Influential Persons' History."

A work of historian, mathematician and astronaut Michael H. Hart. He's an American whose rumor is the most anti-Islamic country.

"One hundred of the most influential people in the world" he read.

He took the orange-covered book and took it to the cashier to have it.

After returning from the bookstore, he attended some kind of performance. A week ago there was information that a doctor and a man who mastered the science of comparative religion came to his country. He was interested and attended. Actually he had long been curious about the da'i of Bharata origin that was famous all over the world.

Isamu promised in his heart will not ask questions and only hear the contents that the doctor will convey.

He was amazed at the doctor's explanation of the concept of divinity in Islam. He justifies the evidence that the Koran has written, but recently he denounced it.

"Shameful! What kind of stupidity am I doing? I don't know the contents of the book, but I denounce it and accuse the bearer of witchcraft." Isamu muttered little.

You have recited part of the shahada as an atheist, La ilaaha! It means there is no God.

If you recite it again, Illah! You've already stayed away.

Shinsuke. He again focused his attention on the figure full of authority in front of the podium. An atheist woman creeds without coercion. His heart began to feel movements that he was unable to express with words. However, he was still not moved to embrace the religion perfected by Muhammad the Prophet.

After that, he accidentally met Khadijah again. You cannot say meet because only Isamu only realized that they were in one train.

The train stops at the station. The two girls were still busy talking about things that Shinsuke did not know. All he knows is that there are symbols. The rest he does not understand.

"Assalamu'alaikum!" greet Isamu to the two girls in front of him.

"Astaghfirullahal'azim!"

Two girls jumped. Surprised not playing. Suddenly greeting while they were busy talking about their duties.

Isamu laughed a little. "Are you surprised that my greetings are not answered? Is it not obligatory to answer the salutation?"

"Your questions are many." The response of Khadijah's friend. "Yes, the law to return greetings is mandatory. And it's mandatory not to bother women!"

Isamu showed an unpleasant face. "Am I interrupting? Sorry."

"Good to forgive is noble, otherwise?!"

"Fatma, that's it." Khadija. Then he turned to Isamu "Your greetings answered .. wa'alaikum,"

"Why is it incomplete?" protest the man.

"It's been answered!" the voice was voiced by Fatma. "Who the hell is he?"

"What I'm telling you about." Khadijah whispered to his friend.

"Ooo .. yes, yes, yes." Fatma nodded.

"HajimemashiteHome. My name is Fatma Maylily. Yoroshiku."

"Isaamu desu."

"Did? What the fuck is he?"

Khadijah shrugged in response to Fatma who questioned Shinsuke's attitude.

**BAHABBAH**

Two days after buying the book, then he had time to read the work of the American. Isamu. The author put the name of Prophet Muhammad Shallahu Alaihi Wassalam in the top spot.

Prophet Muhammad was ranked one in the hundred most influential people in the world.

"Who is Muhammad bin Abdullah?" ask him to yourself.

He did not understand why even Al Masih was ranked third. Paul is sixth. Moses, who is said to be Jewish, placed 15th. Is Islam hated by the West? Why is the main figure in the spread of Islam in the world even given the top spot?

The more curious he is.

"Even Umar bin Khattab was above the rank of Pope Urban II the crusader."

Umar bin Khattab was in the fifty position. The second largest contribution of the second Caliph Ar-Rashidin was the expansion of the Islamic Caliphate.

"What is Islam really?" ask him to yourself.

"I will buy the Koran and its translation, which Islam says is the guide of life."

***MAHABBAH***

Isamu had heard of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. To Isamu's knowledge, he was a German poet, statesman, artist, and scientist.

Even according to various sources that Isamu had read, he was one of the most genius people in the world with an IQ of about 240, while Einstein was 165.

Goethe loved to learn anything. Starting from philosophy, literature, state system, science, even fine art, and music art. His penchant for learning this made him acquainted with Islam and studied it quite deeply.

Isamu was quite surprised to learn that Johann Goethe wrote various poems about Allah, Islam, and Rasulallah Shallahu Alaihi Wassalam, furthermore, he often exchanged ideas with his friends through personal letters about Islam and his life.

Many books he read about Islam ranging from books in Arabic, books about the trip to the middle east, Muslim manuscripts such as Rumi, poetry, anthology, biography (sirah) of the prophet Muhammad, and others. Goethe himself often exchanged ideas with Orientalist scholars. He also read several translations of the Quran. From all this he then wrote some of his famous works such as "West-stlicher Divan" which some of his lyrics were inspired from some verses of the Quran.

"I'll follow in this man's footsteps. I will seek the ultimate truth about God, Islam, Muhammad and the Qur'an!"

Isamu read Goethe's opinion on Islam. In his writings, he revealed that he intended to celebrate the holy night when Prophet Muhammad was given the Quran directly from the sky.

He also wrote, "There is no doubt about the efficiency of this Book. That is why its real admirers declare that the Quran cannot be 'made' of man.

Goethe also added "This book will forever remain highly efficacious/effective."

After he read it, he bought another piece of Goethe. He took Divan to read it.

Isamu keeps finding out about Islam. He bought the Islamic scriptures and everything Goethe read about Islam.

In his work "Divan", Goethe wrote:

"Ob der Koran von Ewigkeit?

Darnach frag' ich nicht !

Da_er das Buch der B|cher

Glaub' ich aus Moseminen

Pflicht"

Does the Quran come from eternity?

I never doubted it!

It is the book of all books

I believe even though I am not Muslim.

He became more interested in the teachings of the Islamic religion.

So in the quiet night of the hustle and bustle, he opened the book of Allah. It opens from the left, as most people do not know if the Arabic reading is from right to left, which is actually like the Japanese system as well. Reading from right to left.

Isamu shed tears when he first read the letter of Al-Ikhlas. It was the letter he met and read for the first time. Then, Allah's destiny and guidance made him read the 225th verse of Al-Baqarah.

When reading the translation of the verses, God opened his heart. Allah is the guide and guide, leading Isamu back to his nature. Acknowledge God and mention His name.

"Holy Thee. Verily I wronged myself against Your existence, O Allah!" so the roar of Isamu at night, when it is silent. When the believers usually establish qiyamullail.

Hidayah comes to those who seek the truth. Hidayah will come only to whom He wills.

"ASHHADU AN LA ILAHA ILLA ALLAH WAY ASYHADU ANNA MUHAMMADAR RASULULLAH."

I testify that there is no god but Allah. And I testify that Prophet Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah."

Then after that, Isamu became filial!

Allah Akbar!

****MAHABBAH****

The fate of the sky that has been written in the Mahfudz Sea makes Khadija and Isamu meet again. They met in the courtyard of a mosque when they finished attending a lecturer who came from Malaysia.

Khadijah was still with Fatma, his friend the other day. Not only the woman, Isamu also saw another man with them. Maybe a college friend. You can see how young they are. Maybe twelve years different from him. The man surnamed Hanasaki approached the three students.

"Oh my God, this uncle again." Fatma muttered as she rotated her eyes.

After arriving right in front of the students, Fatma said a greeting that only the three replied with, "Wa'alaikum."

When Isamu was about to ask about the answer to incomplete greetings to the three, Khadijah immediately struck with an apology.

"This is how Islam teaches when it answers greetings from non-Muslims."

Isamu smiled as he looked deeply into Khadijah's eyes that were not as narrow as he was. While being stared down embarrassed with a heated cheek.

"Thank you for the explanation,”

"If I say the Shahada, will you marry me?" keep Isamu again.

Not only Fatma and the man, Khadija was even more than jumped. What was he doing in front of the mosque?

"Umar, are all the Japanese really this crazy?" Fatma asked a similar whisper to her male friend.

"I don't know either, Fatma. I don't know."

Umar's voice sounded so soft. Losing his spirit due to a Japanese uncle's proposal to his Khadijah.