Love At the End of Ramadan

Chapters 18. Picking Up Hidayah

The sinful deeds that make you sad and sorry are preferred by God over the good practices that make you boast...

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The baby's touch gently caresses Bougenville's foliage and flower petals. Making the two of them hug each other to the twig so as not to fall down. While whispering softly. Whispering prayerful sentences that seemed to invite the petals of flowers and leaves to participate in the prayer, praising the majesty of the Divine.

The flapping sound of the wings of the night beasts was clearly heard. They went out at night, passed around to and fro, to find food after a long day in hiding. Or maybe just perched on a branch while sharpening the sense of hearing and vision to enjoy the atmosphere of the night today. Surely while greeting the inhabitants of the earth with their distinctive voice that sounds so syahdu.

Dew drops also began to decorate the surface of the leaves. Its presence, makes the cool atmosphere so pronounced. Bandage the human body that was previously wracked by a sense of boredom is immeasurable.

Aisyah stared intensely at Kirana's body which was now in front of her with a white face. The middle-aged woman was endlessly smiling when she saw how beautiful Kirana's face was.

"What's up Umi? Why was Umi staring at Kirana like that? Does Kirana look weird with this mukena?"

Kirana could only wonder when she saw Aisyah's completely illegible facial expression. From now on, the middle-aged woman just stared fixedly at her face with a smile that was difficult to interpret. Kirana until felt that she looked strange with this face she was wearing.

"MashaAllah  .... Umi really does not think that you look very beautiful if you wear a mukena like this, son," said Aisyah praised while tidying up the mukena used by Kirana.

"Is that really Umi? Is it not the other way around? Kirana has never even worn a mukena like this. So, Kirana felt this must be very strange," asked Kirana who still did not believe the praise given by Aisyah.

Aisyah nodded slowly. "No son, what Umi said is true. You look so beautiful with this face."

"Thank you very much, Umi. Then, now what should Kirana do?"

"Poor prayers son!"

Kirana's forehead is wrinkled. "Prepentant prayer? What is Umi? Kirana just heard it."

Aisyah smiled faintly as she rubbed Kirana's shoulder. "The prayer of the Sunnah two rakaat to ask Allah for forgiveness for all the mistakes and mistakes we have done."

"Then, what should I read Umi? Kirana really doesn't know," asked Kirana in a slightly wistful tone.

"Do you remember Surah Al-Fatihah?"

Kirana nodded her head. Although all this time he did pray only when getting religious lessons in school, but he still memorized how Surah Al-Fatihah was.

"Yes Umi, Kirana memorized. And only that surah and Qulhu can Kirana."

Aisha chuckled in amusement when she heard Kirana mention Surah Al-Ikhlas with Qulhu. "The name is Surah Al-Ikhlas, son. So in those two rakaats, you can read Surah Al-Fatihah and Al-Ikhlas. For the prayer movement, do you remember?"

While Kirana just smiled clumsy while scratching the tip of her nose that did not itch. "Slightly forget, Umi."

"Yes already, it's okay. Before you perform the prayer, you can see the video first, son," explained Aisyah in a soft voice.

"Then, after the prayer, what else should Kirana read, Umi?"

"Many istighfar Nak. Astaghfirullahasim  ... That way your heart will feel that calmness. Hows it? Do you understand, son?"

Although still a little doubtful, Kirana's head still nodded. "Unclear."

"Alhamdulillah  ... May this all be a good start and become your way of hijrah, son!"

"Aamiin Umi .. thank you very much."

Aisyah held out a mobile phone towards Kirana. He found a video about the way of prayer. And Kirana also seemed so enthusiastic about learning to start improving.

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A prayer sheet has unfolded. On top of the prayer mat was a young woman complete with white face that she was wearing. He bowed in reverence, reciting istighfar sentences that sounded soft but very thrilling heart and soul. A sentence so longed by the khalik of His servants. When the servant came to Him with a pile of sins and sat down, knocking at His mercy.

The events she experienced lately seemed to make Kirana realize that God was greeting her. The woman only understood that if God had not given the test of life that befell her family, it is certain that she was still in error at this time. At this time he understood that there would always be wisdom in every calamity.

Kirana cried, spilling all the burdens that felt so heavy on her mind. The burden of past mistakes and sins that kept him away from the Creator. After meeting with a young man named Rama and all his family members, he opened his eyes if he had gone too far from his Rabb. And now, in the last third of the night, he has established himself and his heart to return to His fold.

"Allahu Rabbi .. witnessed by the raindrops out there. The breeze that felt so cold was piercing the bones and and the twigs of trees that swayed while glorifying Your majesty, I Kirana Anindya Shafa knocked at Your mercy door. Go back into Your arms and ask for the blessing of my life. May You forgive me, Rabb .... For it is your forgiveness that will make these footsteps ever more directed. Ridhoi my way to the light of Mu yes Rabbi  .... The light that can illuminate these footsteps that will never make me stray again." - Kirana wailed with tears that never stopped flowing.

Rama who was standing in front of this room can only look at the back of the beautiful woman who was struggling with a haru look. Both his eyeballs heat up when he sees the woman's back up and down irregularly which is a sign that he is dissolving in his regret because it has so far left his Rabb. However, Rama is grateful because at least now Kirana can return to her nature as a human being where she is just a weak creature that always depends on the love of God just like her and all beings in the world the nature of this world.

"Did that woman draw your attention so much that you looked at her so intently like this?"

A sudden baritone voice rang out beside Rama's body, making him startled instantly. He looked to the side, and his father was already standing there.

Rama smiled knot. "Abi? Since when is Abi here?"

Hakam shrugged his shoulders. "Come, but it seems that since Abi's son dissolved in his own mind while watching closely the woman who was struggling." Hakam sighed deeply then he exhaled. "Would Abi disguise the woman for you? I think you're very ready to live a married life, son."

Rama chuckled softly. "If the time was right, Rama would have asked Abi to propose to Rama. At this time Rama felt the timing was not right, considering the woman's heart seemed hard to touch."

"Hemmmm fine if it's like that. Whenever the time comes, Abi and Umi are very ready to welcome you to hurry up and give up your single time, son."

"Thank you very much Abi.”

Rama looked back at Kirana's back from where she was standing. The young man only seemed to be smiling.

From the first moment I saw you, I felt a foreign feeling. After I tried to dive in, it turned out that I did fall in love with you, Kirana. May God bless.

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