The Love of the Sinner
Chapter 41. Loss
Read until it's over, yeah. Then, like and comment. Hope today you guys are not angry with me 🤭😘.
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Chapter 41
Joseph's grandfather looked pityfully at Aulia. Again destiny must make him feel parting with the person he likes. He hoped that Allah would show his power to Ahmad, by healing the young man who was lying down and chanting tawhid.
"Grandfather, marry us now. I beg!" pinta Aulia again.
The eyes of the adorable belong to Aulia because most of them are crying, now glancing at Ahmad. She hoped her future husband would agree with her wishes.
"Laa ilaha it is" said Ahmad.
"Kek~," Aulia said softly.
"Follow what Ahmad wants, son," said Yusuf's grandfather.
Aulia was crying in the arms of Halimah's grandmother. He could not see Ahmad who was enduring the pain of the sakaratul death.
Tahlil sentences slid from Ahmad's mouth incessantly though very slowly and guided by Yusuf's grandfather. Ahmad's face now looked calm and radiant. No more must the pain implied from the radiance of his eyes or face. His mouth also uttered two sentences of shahadah with a soft voice, but it sounded clear to those who were near him.
It was not only Aulia, Joseph's grandfather, and Halima's grandmother who wept. The doctor who had been there had been crying too. He had only now seen a patient who welcomed his death with calmness and a happy smile. As if this was the time he was waiting for.
"Son, let Ahmad go. Let him feel at ease as he heads towards the call of his Lord because his time in this world is coming to an end" Joseph's grandfather said.
"Mas Ahmad, I am ridho .. I let you go. God loves you more, God knows what's best for you. May you be placed with those who love God and are loved by God. You deserve that, Mas," said Aulia while trying to hold back her crying.
"Laa ilaha illah" said Aulia beside Ahmad who still recited the phrase tawhid.
Joseph's grandfather, Halimah's grandmother, Aulia, and the doctor together uttered the phrase tawhid. Ahmad's lips smiled and his eyes closed slightly, after saying the tahlil sentence one last time.
"Innalilahi wa innailaihi rojiun (We belong to Allah and all will return to Allah Subhanahu wa ta'ala)."
Yusuf's grandfather closed Ahmad's eyes in prayer. Although sad, but Joseph's grandfather was happy, seeing the good ending of one of his foster children.
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The news of Ahmad's death caused uproar and sadness for those who knew him. The neighbors who were near the house or the merchants who were near his shop, all cried for the departure of the male sholeh.
So many people who participated in breaking Ahmad's body. The people wave alternately in turns. Makes many people feel jealous. The spacious mosque felt small because of the number of people who want to pray the corpse.
Although Ahmad's body was buried near his family's grave, mourners would not stop and pray for him. The surprising thing was the arrival of children in several orphanages, Tahfiz children, and Ahmad's friends during school.
"Look, so many people love Ahmad. He was a good young man, even God loved him, and called him very quickly" Joseph's grandfather told Aulia.
"Grandfather's right. Mas Ahmad is certainly happy at the moment. There are so many people praying for him. Will Aulia later when she dies also be like this? Many prayed," replied Aulia.
"Every living thing will feel its name dead. It's just the circumstances that distinguish. Did he die in a state of husnul khatimah or khusnul khatimah," said Yusuf's grandfather.
"Most people are afraid of death. Every human being has a time limit, so when the queen has come we can not rewind it even for a moment or otherwise we can not also advance it," continued Halimah's grandmother.
"When we love God and devote ourselves only to God, meeting Him is the most awaited thing. But death is not to be sought. But, prepare yourself for death because it could come suddenly," explained Joseph's grandfather again.
"Prepare ourselves and our provision for life in the afterlife later," added Aulia.
"Yes. Many do good deeds while we are still given a chance to live" concluded Joseph's grandfather.
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It turns out that the santri in Pesantren Al-Ikhlas also perform ghoib prayers for Ahmad. Too many mourners in Ahmad's house and the people sholled his body, making Fathir ask the santri, ustadz, and kiai to pray ghoib in Al-Ikhlas mosque.
A month later, Ahmad died. There are still many mourners who come to visit the tomb and its residence. Yusuf's grandfather lived for a while in Ahmad's house because there were still many mourners who came there. He entertained people who deliberately came to pray for Ahmad.
In addition to Yusuf's grandfather there is also a Slamet pack who accompanied the house and also RT and RW sir. They were all people who loved Ahmad.
Iqbal now holds the power of Ahmad's shop. According to what Ahmad asked Slamet.
Before his death, Ahmad had made several power letters to Mr. Slamet. His business property is authorized to Iqbal with a net profit of 40% for Iqbal, 20% for orphanage children, 20% for hafizh children, 20% for pakirs, poor, and the elderly. Meanwhile the house that was occupied and the house that was to be made into a dowry had all been changed in the name of Aulia. Plantation land and rice fields covering an area of 2 hectares in waqfkan to the people.
Although Iqbal and Aulia had rejected it all, they finally accepted it. Aulia felt very heavy while accepting all of that. Her marriage failed, but the house was given and in her name.
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Two years later.
It is very hard for Aulia to forget the figure of Ahmad. The man who became his dream. Although sometimes there are men who want to ask for her, Aulia finds it difficult to accept their proposal.
"Find your partner. It's not that Ahmad asked you to do that" said Yusuf's grandfather.
"Aulia has not yet been able to open her heart to receive a proposal from a man, Kek. Somehow without realizing it, the figure of Mas Ahmad has always been a benchmark for Aulia in finding a life partner," said Aulia. She knew this could not be, but it was a figure like Ahmad whom she dreamed of being her husband.
"Grandmother is sure you can definitely find a figure that will make your heart shake when you see it" seduced Grandmother Halimah.
"Grandmother and Grandpa love it when teasing Aulia about a mate," whined Aulia.
"Do you want your grandfather to marry someone?" ask grandfather Yusuf.
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Will Aulia accept back the arranged marriage suggested by Joseph's grandfather? Wait for it to go, yeah!
The hardest part was made while writing this story. Feeling is difficult from last night, until I have to read my work at the death of Zahra first, there can only be a shadow. 🥺🥺
I know many are disappointed in Ahmad's death. If I make Aulia the same Ahmad, yes it has come here because they certainly live happily by filling each other's shortcomings and accepting them as they are. So, there will be no story of justice for Ara later, there will be no regrets Rangga family, there will be no struggle Aulia to find her paradise. I would like to thank my friends who have read my work. My principle in writing is to convey a good in every story I want it a lot or a little value that can be taken by the readers. Hopefully in this story you can also take a wisdom or learning.
