Not Nackal, Nurul!

Tommy Purifies Himself

Tommy now looks calmer than he was when he first came to the clinic.  This time Tommy is more determined.  For a few weeks he prepared himself.  Tommy has made his decision.  Once he learned what was new to him, he could easily accept it.

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At that time, a few weeks ago, he ventured to express his intentions to one of his friends, not Rudi let alone Brian.  In a campus environment with very hot conditions.

“ALLAHU AKBAR..

“Dimas!  Where are you going?” tanya Tommy stopped the footsteps of one of his friends who was just about to leave the student meeting room.  “We break again, right?” ask the boy to Tommy.  “Yes, I mean the cave, where are you going.  Praying?” ask Tommy.

“Iya, you know yourself, the cave is muslim.  It was outside already heard meandang adzan dzuhur, so the cave wants to go to the mosque now.  The cave wants to pray.  Why, Tom?” said Dimas.  “Gua... cave... can follow the prayer?” tommy hesitated.

“Lu?  You serious, Tom?  Yes, rich things so can't you bebandain loh!” said Dimas.  “Serious cave!  Actually the cave is interested in learning to be a Muslim,” said Tommy.  “Oh, learn.  Studying for doang?  Do not you politicize ntar, this business is a danger if politicized,” said Dimas.

Tommy embraces Dimas while taking him on a walk together leaving the room.  His voice was slow, hesitant, and he had a moment of wobbly looking around before he revealed something to Dimas.

“Serious cave, Bro.  Gua see lu is the most alim cave friend, the most diligent worship.  Gua hope you can help the cave about this,” said Tommy in a low voice that still sounds clear because he did it at close range.  “But you ever met ustadz or ulama ga, Tom?  Suaranin cave you learn the same rich people,” said Dimas while walking with Tommy.

“Sama you used to be, Bro,” Tommy said as he scratched his hump.  He was reluctant about the choice his friend had just made.  Seeing Tommy's clumsy expression, Dimas thought again.  “Maybe the cave can point the way for Tommy.  God willing if this child really becomes a convert later it is a kindness for the cave as well, his inner”.

Dimas allows Tommy to follow him to the mosque.  They walk in the campus environment.  The distance of the building where they were before with the faculty mosque is not too far away, but with this scorching weather, walking alone can make the distance feel even further.

Their steps stopped on the terrace of the mosque, Dimas who stopped him.  “Before entering into the mosque, we must be in a state of holiness, Bro.  Clean.  Our footwear comes off here, well put it on the shelf here.  Then, there is a thing called ablution, holy with water.  Here, gua pointin, all you follow the way wudhu cave, yes?” said Dimas.

Dimas tells the meaning of the movement of each washing, then tells the purpose of the prayer that was said after all the washing procession was done.  “What is every prayer there is a testimony of Muhammad as an apostle?  Gua hear in another reading there is also a mention of it?” ask Tommy.

Dimas smiled.  “That speech is not just a testimony in terms of speech, it is the creed of all Muslims.  No Muslim doubts the apostolate of Muhammad shalallahu alaihi wa salam.  Prayer is the main ritual in the worship of a Muslim, whose condition must be holy.  We have just been holy and intend to pray.  So, understand why in this prayer mention Muhammad shalallahu alaihi wa salam as an apostle?” clear Dimas.  “OK, understand,” replied Tommy.

“On prayer, as a people who follow the instructions of the Prophet, so every prayer he taught that followed.  If you have not reached the knowledge, just read basmallah.  We are allowed to pray any prayer, ask and surrender solely to Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala, but as much as possible we demand knowledge.  How prayer is taught, civilized in prayer, and so forth” continued Dimas.

“Wah, that means a lot of what the prophet Muhammad taught?  Until you Muslims memorize many prayers.  It's all as taught?” tommy said showing a look of amazement.  “Gua as a Muslim who science two still shallow can only know a little, Bro.  The most important thing is not memorization, but the meaning we know what enggak,” said Dimas.

“Bener... really.. Because Muslim prayers mostly use Arabic, yes,” said Tommy.  “Ya, already.  Talk about it later again.  Now we are ready to pray first,” said Dimas.

As he left the ablution site, Tommy commented to Dimas, “Wudhu had often seen the cave online.  The cave is pretty familiar.  But, just this time the cave ngelakuinnya directly that really guided the same you.”  “Ah, mentored?  Language lu!  Change it, what cave, guiding?  We're the same level, bro.  Cave is not your teacher,” said Dimas.

When he was about to enter the prayer room, Dimas stopped his steps and Tommy's steps.  “Well, gini, gua kan want to pray together, gua sure you have not memorized the way of prayer, so gua saranin you pay attention first from here.  Later if the cave with the others has been around praying congregation, the cave will point to you how and the prayers in it are rich how,” said Dimas.

“So, we pray together?” ask Tommy.  “Yup,” reply Dimas.  Tommy also responded.  He just sat in one corner with a view that can still reach men praying together.

Tommy watched the congregational prayer people.  The movement is so compact.  The atmosphere is so conducive.  There were indeed children in the back row who seemed to lack discipline, but they were guarded by old men who condoned the atmosphere in a polite way.  No noise that really bothers you.

Tommy really did not doubt the group of people who were in front of him.  His critical attitude was completely lost at this moment.  For Tommy, this is one of several ways of worshiping God.  Everyone can choose freely for his or her belief, for the religion he or she chooses.  Tommy's mind is so open right now.  He does not compare the differences of religions he knows.

As Tommy believes, nothing will change from him.  Before this he was a follower of another religion, believing in God.  For him, God has many languages that He understands, including the worship languages of different people.  God has a prerogative over all the laws known to man, though they are different laws according to man.  Tommy is just living life, living a destiny that leads him.