Lazuardi Love

LAZUARDI LOVE #146

Mantulangi residence whose building architecture is Dutch colonial era was crowded with sedesa residents, there are even residents who come from neighboring villages, neighboring districts even from the provincial capital itself. surname Mantulangi is one of the big clans, so a reasonableness if many members of his family are scattered even outside the region and abroad.

Ridhwan Mantulangi himself is a descendant of Jogugu Suwawa from the mother line.that is why molalunga activities are carried out by the citizens and sarada'a lead to traditional ceremonies for the kings and their descendants.

the scholars prepared provisions for mayit such as shroud that has been measured in length.spices used to powder the mayit to make it fragrant. meanwhile the body of Bapu Ridhwan bathed. other residents carried royong to build tents and some took stretchers from the mosque.The stretcher was then decorated with lace and some of it was decorated karawo style. in some places of decoration there is a cloth embroidered with Arabic script.

while Mariana, Chiyome and Saripah do tilawah, recite the Qur'an and spend all the juz that exist with other women, Kenzie, Trias and Adnan and other scholars sat in the front room around a stretch of white cloth on which dishes were placed along with customary requirements such as yellow rice and tilayaya, bilindi rice, pepper salt in small plates. they carry out the first tahlilan to release the body. Gorontalo people more familiarly call the term tahlilan with the name mongaruwa.

after the Mongaruwa is over, the event continues to eat together. Kenzie who lost his appetite only ate yellow rice and tilayaya.it was only a shade, just respecting the audience who was eating together. Trias behaved normally and ate the dishes in front of him, as well as Adnan.

after the meal together was finished, the men returned to the courtyard and sat on a row of chairs provided. while the body of Bapu Ridhwan began to be forgiven.one of the missionaries appeared to give takziyah advice to the Mantulangi family, who were not involved in the process, comfort them according to the message of the Prophet in the takziyah adab.

the officials in the local government agency Bonebolango regency are partly present. alas, the regent is on duty out of the area somehow for what business so as not to attend the service. his duties are replaced by deputy regent and assistant III of government.

arriving later the funeral sholatan event.citizens and officials who want to sholati mayit go to the well for ablution.after that the fathers lined up to form shaf. the body of Bapu Ridhwan lying in the bed box was placed in front of the imam.

after the prayer the corpse is completed. mayit is inserted in a coffin and carried to the cemetery of the Mantulangi family.heard again the lamentations of the jahiliyah of the abandoned mothers. Mariana was wailing to see the body taken to the grave. Chiyome herself had a release of emotion barged into the grave and wailed back to embrace the legs of the corpse.

"Ojichan... Ojichaan... hoka ni dokoni monku o itte iru no?... Ojichaaan.." lamented Chiyome hugged the fist, shedding her tears. (Grandfather.don't leave me... Grandpa, where else should I complain? granddad.).

Aisyah cried while holding Saburo who joined in crying. The lamentations of the mothers are increasingly heard.The lament of loss because of the death of a man who was so highly respected in the family environment. the fathers could only delay the laying of the body of Bapu Ridhwan and asked Kenzie to pull his wife out of the hole.the two embraced shed tears to see the body that had been placed in the indentation of the inside of the pit, he said, then covered with boards and coconut leaves embroidered in such a way.

Triassic just stood up shedding his tears.the teacher had gone. The knowledge that was plucked had been passed on to him.The sense of losing a student over the death of his teacher was so clearly drawn on the face of the police officer's student. Saripah herself can only hug her lover and shed tears on the back of the Triassic field.

Adnan steadfastly moved his hand that held a shovel, dropped the earth into a burrow assisted by other residents.until finally formed a mound of land that was then planted with a wooden tombstone.then all family members, and then all family members, including Chiyome, Trias and Saripah sprinkled flowers onto the mound while Mariana doused the mound with water from the pot.

the clerics again sat around the tomb of Bapu Ridhwan cross-legged and recited the Surah Yaasiin. Behind them sat Adnan, Kenzie and Trias.is in the section of the mother sitting in front of Mariana, Chiyome and Saripah.

the prayer recitation was finished and one by one the mourners left the tomb.resident Chiyome who sat back hugging the wooden tomb and shed her cries again.

"Father..you are gone now.no more playing with Saburo... no more my role model parents.." sedu Chiyome.

Kenzie touched his wife's shoulder. "Wiffy. have it. Don't torture Bapu with your lament." pinta Kenzie. "Father has calmed down.Didn't you hear him mention, your grandfather reached out to invite him? didn't he meet his best friend?"

Chiyome wiped away her tears that had soaked her face.His narrowed eyes had been wiped away for shedding many tears. Kenzie smiled flatly in the middle of his face.

"Let us pray for his calm. Wiffy wants to, right?" pinta Kenzie's.

Chiyome nodded slowly. Trias then read the prayer solemnly.

"Allahumma inni Abii Ridhwan Mantulangi.. fi zmmatika, wa habli ziwarika. faqihi fitnatil qabri wa adzabi naar.. wa Anta ahlal wafa'i wal haq. wagfirlahu... Innaka Anta al ghofuru..."

(Allah is Our Father... Ridhwan Mantulangi in Your providence, and in Your mercy.Remove him from the torment of the grave and hell.Because You are the one who forgives and witnesses his goodness.Please forgive him, have mercy on him, You are... Most Forgiving, Most Merciful.)

...*******...

the atmosphere of grief plagued the Mantulangi family. During the first days to the seventh day, the Mantulangi family held a mongaruwa event to pray for the safety of the late head of the Mantulangi family who was so respected not only among the family, but also among the family, but also the villagers. many residents who participated in the mongaruwa activity brought a variety of crops ranging from rice, fish and meat side dishes and vegetables as a form of social solidarity berakziyah.

Endrawan himself donated five kilos of chicken and beef to the family of his best friend.

"Bro.. this is excessive." Adnan said.

"No more.. there is still more good that your family has done to me. And this gift, still can't pay off that good." replied the fellow Endrawan.

the burly plontos man had indeed felt part of the family.whatever he would do as a form of service for Adnan's kindness towards him in the past.

"Still bro." Adnan replied in the end.

"Don't think about it." - timpal Endrawan.

Trias and Saripah themselves have never been absent from the family activities. and indeed they both have been known by most members of the Mantulangi family when both with Kenzie and Chiyome visited Suwawa and studied with Bapu Ridhwan several years ago.

The Endrawan took a deep breath. "Okay bro. I say yes first. God willing, the seventh day or night, I'm here again."

Adnan nodded. "I'll wait, bro."

Endrawan nodded back and stepped away towards the white New Suzuki Carry pick up car. The vehicle then moved away from the Mantulangi residence.

...*****...

it was the seventh day, at 4 p.m.

the man was wearing long-sleeved black brackets as well as long trousers.on the waist of a geringsing patterned bate cloth. his destiny was heart-red.

kenzie's eyes slowly closed and he improved his stance.The two hands then expanded and fused in the chest.After performing a silat-style homage, Kenzie began the movement, and, practicing all those dance-like movements of the langga, the kicking leg swings are so powerful as the hunches and swings of its claws that it looks agile and deadly.

Chiyome initially searches for Kenzie's whereabouts, but she later remembers a place and decides to go there while holding Saburo, who is, the woman stepped towards the place where the late Bapu Ridhwan had once taught her husband and Trias the art of langga.

his guess was not wrong. he saw Kenzie who was diligently practicing the art of langga in a style demonstration combined with silat.the woman stood in silence watching her husband drown in martyrdom danced the style.

before long, Trias and Saripah appeared there. Triassic wearing white cocoa shirt, complete with skullcap and khaki color cingkring pants. glove bate blue circular pattern on the waist.

the police officer stepped into the middle while looking at Kenzie who still continued to dance until the last movement. After returning to do the homage, Kenzie stood up straight and looked at the hut again.

"It's been a long time, huh???" Trias.

Kenzie turned his head to look at Trias who was also staring at the hut.the man shakes back to look at the hut.

"Here, Bapu trains us. Do you remember?" kenzie Fishing line.

"Sure.. When I forgot the candrad, did we both?" trias fishing rod with a smile.

Kenzie looked at his best friend with a deep look. Triassic understood the meaning of the gaze.he momentarily sneered and then did a change and formed a combat pattern.His gaze became sharp towards Kenzie.

"To remember the services of the late Bapu Ridhwan to us. let Kenzie, entertain him with our game!" exciting Trias.

Kenzie took a deep breath and went back and forth after forming a combat pattern.His gaze also sharpened towards Trias.

"Let's get out all your best techniques!" answer Kenzie anyway.

and the two of them came crashing into each other with the sound of a loud and uniform room, witnessed by Chiyome who was holding Saburo and Saripah who stood quietly beside the slender-eyed woman.

...********...

on the seventh night, the Mantulangi family held a large mongaruwa event which continued with the takjizah event to invite the villagers and bring famous missionaries to fill in the delivery of grief advice.

the next morning, the morning before the tinilo pa'ita, the entire Mantulangi family held a mutimuwalo ritual. The ritual was a bath together in a stream. led by a hulango, in the house of residence, all members of the nuclear family, the ritual was to take a bath together in a stream. led by a hulango, including Kenzie and Chiyome followed the bontho procession.the hulango smeared his index finger with a baluran of betel nut and mashed betel chalk.

hulango or shaman (not shaman santet. more towards the paranormal or sepsialization of traditional ceremonies) menotok certain parts on the body of family members such as the forehead, both shoulders, arms and knees.

after the bontho procession, the entire nuclear family members moved out from the front door. Grandma Juma, the oldest of all the nuclear family members, was dressed in all-white clothes and clamped down on a small stool of coconut shredder.

the family group arrived at the front of the river Bone. hulango then told Grandma Juma to sit on a coconut palm and the hulango then broke the coconut fruit right above Grandma Juma's head.

the coconut water went down to wet the grandmother's head. hulango then ordered Grandma Juma to grate the meat of the coconut fruit. After that, grated coconut flesh was mixed with water and taken by the hulango.

the hulango then squeezes the coconut grater to produce rough coconut milk water.The first squeeze is splashed to Grandma Juma. then successively to each member of the nuclear family according to the age level.

after that, Huango gave a betel nut to Grandma Juma. The old woman then broke it. Huango then swept the betel nut into the river.

then the process of bathing as usual while the hulango splashed water using betel leaf to members of the nuclear family who were bathing.

Kenzie splashed Chiyome's head with the water he had taken from the stream. Chiyome looked at her husband with a loving look.

"Arigatoyoooooo's chat... Shin'ainaru.." said Chiyome softly. (Thank you dear)

Kenzie nodded. "Wiffy wants to know the philosophy of this activity?" kenzie Fishing line.

Chiyome looked at him deeply. Kenzie continued saying, "To recapitulate the departure of Bapu Ridhwan towards its nature.The river flow signifies the journey to the end.The white coconut water signifies the cleansing of the heart. the grated coconut is our emotion and activity while this bath symbolizes the attempt to wash the grief and start a new life by mengikhlaskan."

Chiyome watched and lived every word that came out of her husband's mouth.After which the lady with narrow eyes nodded and smiled.

"Alright, Hubby... Wiffy will be stronger in the future." Chiyome replied softly.

Kenzie nodded. "Let's go home. After this we will carry out the custom tinilo pa'ita." asked Kenzie while standing up. One of the family members gave the pajamas a bath to Kenzie that he gave to his wife.

Chiyome put on the clothes and both pulled over to the side of the river and both stepped following the other party who had left the river first.The Mantulangi family group returned to the residence, they came in through the back door.

after cleaning themselves and changing clothes.all members of the Mantulangi family then carry out the custom tinilo pa'ita. the plan was that the place would be placed in the tomb until forty days arrived and a similar custom was held to replace the wooden headstone with a stone headstone.[]