Mahabbah Love Khalisa

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Rindang was happy after buying dozens of hijabs of one of the famous brands in Alindra Mall. Rindang wanted to share the hijab with her friends in the convert community. If most of the dress or hijab that Rindang wear comes from endorsement then to be shared he bought it himself.

"Awh!" Shady screeched as someone behind him stepped on his robe, almost falling to the floor. Fortunately Rindang still holding on to the edge of the escalator if not, surely now his face has kissed the rough surface of the escalator.

Shindang turned to find a woman who put on an innocent look. Leafy bit her lower lip trying to hold back the harsh words that were about to come out of her mouth. If the Prophet did not say that Allah hates people who say rudely, surely Rindang has issued an oath of absorbency to women who appear to be deliberately stepping on his robe.

"We know each other?" Shady after they got off the escalator. He noticed the look on the woman's face, "it looks like you don't, if you accidentally tease my shirt as if you can apologize."

"Why did you go to the mall wearing a kayak gini?" Reply to the blonde woman, he saw Rindang with a mocking look.

Lah than I do not wear clothes, can be excited at one Mall.

"It's not a musholla." Add that woman.

"It's not a mukena." Rindang cried not to lose, you know despite wearing a veil but his voice still sounded very clear in the crowd Alindra Mall that afternoon.

Rindang put 3 paper bags containing his groceries and lowered his body to clean the shoe stains at the end of his robe.

Crazy people! O Allah, give me a lot of patience.

"Celine, what the hell are you doing?"

"What the hell, this is the girl you see on social media." Celine pointed at Rindang.

"So you make me come here because I want to follow Rindang?"

Shady straightened his body hearing the conversation between the woman who had stepped on him and a man whose voice was so familiar. Rindang was not too surprised to see Jason before him, as two seconds ago he had suspected that it was Jason's voice. Then this woman? is she Jason's new girlfriend? seems yes.

After Jason graduated, Rindang never met his ex-girlfriend again. But Rindang could still recognize Jason's voice.

"I didn't pick up his shirt on purpose." Celine defended herself.

"So you mengginjek Rindang clothes?" Jason was surprised to find out that the debate between Celine and Rindang was caused by Celine stepping on Rindang's robe. "You think this can make other people wretched to know?" The omel.

"You came here on purpose just to pinch my shirt because Jason used to watch my social media?" Shindang saw the woman named Celine, now he began to understand the situation. "Why are you wasting your time trying to do all this?" Shindang almost laughed but he held her back for not wanting to humiliate Celine.

"I was just wondering what kind of girl makes Jason difficult to move on, it turns out the shape is like a gini?"

"Definitely?" Shindang repeated the word Celine said, it sounded exaggerated in her ears.

"When others look fashionable to the Mall, you even wear a kayak gini?" Celine looked at Rindang from head to toe. Celine was looking for Rindang's blemish but even she could not see 1 inch of Rindang skin surface.

Shady holding his breath as well as emotions that will soon explode like firecrackers on a holiday but he should not waste his energy on this.

"Fashionable is not my goal, I just follow God's orders and if it turns out your boyfriend can't move from me after all this time it means you can't make him happy like I used to do to him."

Celine wavered, she thought Rindang would mention the price of the clothes as a form of resistance to his words. But Rindang actually said something that made Celine lose terribly.

Rindang grabbed his groceries and passed from there after glancing at Celine sharply. Ah Rindang really did not want to waste his time on something like this let alone he was in a hurry to the meeting place with the converts.

"Rindang wait!" Jason Shouts.

"You want to chase him?" Celine held onto Jason's hand to chase after Rindang, seeing Jason in disbelief. Even Jason dared to do this in front of him.

"Please." Jason brushed off Celine's hand and ran after Rindang to the lobby of the Mall. "Wait for Rin, stop before I hold your hand."

Rindang stopped his steps even though he actually wanted to run but he knew Jason would definitely succeed in chasing him.

"I'm sorry for Celine's treatment just now."

"You're the guardian?"

"No, I mean—"

"You don't have to apologize for your boyfriend's mistakes."

"But everything happened also because of me so I have to apologize—not for Celine but for myself."

"We're done, if you're like this you can keep Celine or whoever's your girlfriend."

"Rindang, I also want to embrace Islam."

Rindang glared, did he not hear wrong?

"Don't mess around."

"I'm serious."

"Fix your intentions again." Leaving immediately went from there, he did not know if Jason really seriously wanted to embrace Islam. Even if Jason wasn't lying, it had nothing to do with Rindang. Jason can do that without saying it first to Rindang.

Rindang rushed into the car and plugged the gas out of the Alindra Mall parking lot. Rindang could not wait to share the hijab with her friends. Some of them are not veiled yet but Rindang will share it all. It is possible that their hearts can be knocked through the headscarf of her giving. They will never know where that guide came from. Sometimes it was like an arrow that suddenly pierced into the chest. Sometimes it is like a slow snail. Sometimes the directions also need to be picked up.

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"Why you?" Khalisa saw Rindang coming down from the car with a moody expression. Khalisa knew Rindang from infancy so even though he could only see a pair of Rindang eyes, he knew that his best friend was upset right now.

Khalisa also just got out of the car in front of a building devoted to the meeting place of the Muslim community. Today he and Azfan were invited by Levin to share their experiences on Islam. Azfan was also asked to read some Qur'an verses in front of them.

"When I met Jason at the Mall, he was the same new girl but that's not what made me sprain."

"The girl menggajek clothes me and say, why do you go to the Mall wearing a dress like gini anyway?" Rindang imitated Celine's style of speech earlier. "But that's not what makes me sprain, eh but my clothes are unclean not made to pray?"

Khalisa was confused about what to respond because Rindang said many things in one breath.

"Not unclean if it stays clean again or if you doubt, change clothes."

Rindang took out his 3 paper bags from the back seat.

"So what made you sprain?"

"Jason wants to convert to Islam too he said, it's really strange that people just come in why tell me first."

"Seriously Jason said that?"

"You know, I don't trust him." Shady waving hands stepped first. "let's go in."

"Thank you guys for coming." Levin welcomes Khalisa and Azfan, "when the journey is far from home but you come early, others still many who have not come."

"It's okay Ko, I'm the same Mas Azfan emang no more work." Khalisa.

"I've prepared a chair for Khalisa, it must be difficult to sit down." Levin's taking them in. The building was quite spacious, there was one room like a hall without chairs. There is a door in the back of the room that connects the two toilets.

"No, I can sit down." Khalisa could not sit in a chair while the others sat on the carpet.

Khalisa and Azfan greeted everyone in the room. The male and female sit on the left and right sides separated by about a meter. Khalisa and Azfan also sat facing them all. Khalisa felt overwhelmed every time he saw them. The elect whose hearts are shone by the light of God's guidance. Khalisa is also proud of his father who has founded this community.

"We wait for the others first." Tukas Levin who was answered by Khalisa and Azfan.

"Why baby?" Azfan saw Khalisa twitching his back, he rubbed the part slowly. Lately Khalisa complained of back pain especially they have just traveled quite a long way.

"Peals." Khalisa complained but with a smile that is still faithful painted on his face.

Azfan led Khalisa's hand forward, "let me be a flinched."

"Xie-xie Mas."

"Bu yong xie, it's my job as Dad."

"Mas Azfan's Mandarin is good, who teaches?"

"The beautiful woman who is now beside me."

Khalisa lowered his head to hide his face which must have turned red.

One by one the members started coming. Finally Levin opened the meeting that afternoon with greetings and motivational words that could arouse the spirit of all of them. Even though their faith is still weak, there should be no giving up.

"For the uninitiated, I will introduce two of our special guests today namely Azfan and his wife Khalisa, Khalisa is the eldest son of Mr. Daniel." Levin circulated his gaze to all of them present at the meeting.

"Finally get to meet Mr. Daniel's eldest son in person." Say one of them.

"If you meet on the street, don't hesitate to say hello because Khalisa is super duper friendly." Added Levin. "Today Azfan will read the Qur'an, not without reason his voice is very good."

"Not better than Levin." Azfan Sahut.

"I used to train Azfan but now he's much better than me."

A boisterous laugh sounded in the room in response to Azfan and Levin's conversation. The two men of Sholeh who were humble to each other, there was no arrogance in their hearts despite the many praises that flooded the two. They have no right to boast because all this belongs to God.

Azfan recounts Adz-Dzariyat verses 51-56 on the prohibition to associate with Allah and the purpose of Allah creating jinn and man is to worship Him.

Azfan's voice rattled even though some of them did not understand the meaning of the verse. But the love of God that has been embedded in each of them has succeeded in growing love.

Azfan explained about the content of the verse with a language that is easy to understand.

"Our main purpose created on this earth is solely to worship Allah—not because of wishing heaven or fearing the torment of God but this is our form of love for the creator because it is not charity which makes us able to enter heaven but because of the love of God which is infinite in number, feel in the heart how wide the love of God then God willing the worship we do will be more delicious." Khalisa added.

Azfan's view was full of admiration for Khalisa, he was serious about nothing perfect in this world then where did Khalisa come from?

"Thank you that Khalisa is here, we would like to wish Khalisa and his baby a healthy and perfect birth." Tukas one of them.

Khalisa thanked them for praying for him and the baby in his womb.

"How about we all pray that the head of the convert community who is here to immediately get his soul mate so as not to continue alone." They said seeing Levin.

"Astaghfirullah." Levin was shaking, why did they take the initiative to do that?

"So has anyone stolen your heart, Levin?" Askthem.

"Well, you don't have to worry about the fate of your chairman." Levin grinned as he rubbed his chest, occasionally he saw Rindang who was in the front row.

"The enlistment will be taken by people." Knock them.

"When you're a mate, go nowhere." Levin said confidently, though his heart was filled with doubt. Can he express his feelings to Rindang? Levin was afraid that Rindang judged him strange because he used to put his love for Khalisa. Doesn't it seem strange that Levin likes two good friends. Levin who once expressed feelings for Khalisa with full confidence but got rejected now no longer has that much confidence. Especially after hearing that Rindang does not want to get married.

Azfan helped Khalisa get out of his seat. Today's meeting ended with a lot of lessons they learned. Not only community members who get lessons, Azfan and Khalisa also learn a lot from them. How the love of God is so firmly planted in their hearts. The story of their journey to find Islam is sometimes not easy but the love of God packed in it makes the path feel good.