Qolbun saliim

Ada hal menarik yang saya dapati saat membaca posting di dinding beberapa teman saya seputar pemilihan capres RI1 tahun 2014-2019. Dan ini membuat saya berpikir bagaimana bisa seperti ini. Saya yang sebelumnya berpikir mereka adalah orang-orang yang baik dan benar serta berusaha sungguh-sungguh menjadi seorang yang baik dan benar bagaimana bisa sampai tercemari cara berpikir dan ucapannya (dari apa yamg mereka tuliskan di dinding mereka) seperti itu.  


Saya tahu saya tak berhak menilai mereka. Namun akal saya tidak bisa tidak untuk berhenti dan menganalisa letak kelirunya agar saya bisa mengambil pelajaran dan tidak terjerumus pada kondisi yang sama. Na'udzubillahi min dzalik. A'udzubillahi minasy syaithoonir rojiim. Aku berlindung kepada Allah dari godaan syaithan yang terkutuk.

Kampanye pilpres dalam perspektif tasawuf

Satu atau dua bulan terakhir ini, negeri ini sedang diramaikan oleh kampanye pemilihan presiden masa bakti 2014-2019 yang akan digelar pemilu-nya pada tanggal 9 juli nanti. Saya merasa perlu menuliskan sudut pandang saya sebagai pembelajaran dari Gusti Allah. Apalagi belakangan saya juga sedang kembali tertarik dengan kisah Mahabharata yang serialnya sedang tayang di ANTV.

Meraih berkah Rajab melalui Organisasi

Masih seputar kepemimpinan. Melanjutkan topik sebelumnya. Saya akhirnya harus mengubah materi pelatihan yang saya sampaikan dalam acara Rapat Pimpinan Nasional (Rapimnas) Jam'iyyah Kautsaran Putri Haajarullah Shiddiqiyyah (JKPHS). Hal itu setelah mendapat masukan dari Ketua Umum saya untuk menyampaikan materi yang merujuk pada sholat berjamaah. Setelah mencari beberapa artikel dan merefleksikan pengalaman pribadi saya dalam berorganisasi, saya buat format PowerPoint. Uji coba presentasi saya sampaikan saat saya diminta mengisi kelas manajemen dan keguruan yang waktu itu pengajarnya berhalangan hadir. Jadilah materi itu sebagai motivasi kepemimpinan.

Kepemimpinan dalam Proses Pembelajaran

Saya belum tahu akan diberi judul apa tulisan ini. Hanya saja, pengalaman yang sedang saya jalani kali ini adalah seputar kepemimpinan. Mungkin inilah pelajaran yang saya terima dua tiga pekan terakhir ini. Pengalaman itu bercampur dengan aspek-aspek lain menyangkut kepedulian pada orang lain, kondisi bangsa dan pembelajaran pada generasi muda. Saya pun sebenarnya telah menulis sebuah artikel tentang kepemimpinan khususnya pada perempuan. Saya belum bisa publikasikan artikel itu disini karena saya kirim ke orang lain. Baiklah! Biarlah judul itu muncul di bagian akhir tulisan ini.

Masalah Kepercayaan

Alam semesta ini dibangun oleh kepercayaan. Keperayaan antara Sang Pencipta dengan apa yang diciptakanNya. Dan kepercayaan adalah yang membuat alam semesta tertata dengan rapi dan teratur meski bagi sebagian orang terlihat acak (random) dan tidak teratur (chaos).  Keteraturan muncul karena ada kepercayaan; bahwa setiap makhluk bekerja mengikuti perintahNya yang disebut sunnatullah. Karena percaya itulah,  maka sumber dari segala sumber Yang Paling Terpercaya adalah Sang Pencipta, Al Mu'min. Dan hamba-hambaNya yang terpercaya disebut mukminiin.

Kenapa saya menulis masalah kepercayaan kali ini? Karena inilah pelajaran yang Gusti Allah sedang berikan kepada saya dalam tiga minggu terakhir ini.

REFLEKSI PROGRAM 2000 JAAMIATUL MUDZAKKIRIIN

Garis start marathon
selalu dengan sejumlah besar peserta 

Baru-baru ini di Jakarta telah dilaksanakan acara berskala internasional yaitu lomba lari Marathon 10K. Meski acara tersebut diikuti oleh 35 ribu peserta dengan mayoritas warga Indonesia, pemenang 1, 2, dan 3 akhirnya dimenangkan oleh pelari Kenya. Ada peserta dari Indonesia yang meninggal dunia saat mengikuti lomba itu karena terkena serangan jantung. Lari marathon memang berbeda dengan sprinter atau lari jarak pendek 100 meter. Lari marathon butuh stamina lebih tinggi untuk menempuh jarak 100 kali lipat. Selain itu juga diperlukan semangat yang teguh atau bahasa tasawufnya istiqomah agar bisa sampai ke garis finish dengan selamat meski tidak harus menjadi juara.

Because of Love

Habitable Housing Program

There is a unique program that is annually carried on within the community of Shiddiqiyyah. I called it unique because honestly there are some contradiction to the fact that accompanied the program that to some people may sound extraordinary. This annual program is called Pembangunan Rumah Layak Huni - A habitable housing program for the poor. We have this program twice a year. The first program is executed in celebrating The Independence Day of our nation in 17 August 1945 and the second program is executed in celebrating The Youth Pledge in 28 October 1928.

Where do you rest yourself?

That morning, I met my girl friends and I saw them crying. They are coworkers helping each other in cross departmental function. And they started telling me their situation. And as normal female do in pouring their heart out, one of them began with the chronology of the event that consequently led them to get hurt. It's a problem at work where they are the middle person between two parties that each have their different needs. One is the producer and the other is the consumer, the customer. And you know they both naturally have different purpose to fulfill. And my friends were in the middle between the two. They are the customer service of the producer.

When the customer requested for earlier delivery and the circumstance didn't allow her to make decision, she asked for direction to her superior and got the answer from him "Ok, it is possible. We will fulfill the customer requirement!". So she informed the customer that decision. But the following day when her colleague checked the goods to the production foreman, she was told that he was instructed to not preparing it for delivery to customer. And she asked how could be. The answer given was 'Because their superior was under her (colleague) pressure to make that decision'. And she had to informed the customer about the cancelled delivery from the promised date, that day.

Now place yourself in her shoes, how would you feel?

I know how I feel. I will feel betrayed. I will feel that I don't have the support to do my work well because my superior stabbed me at my back. I will feel helpless. And the pathetic thing about this situation was, she was the trusted ally of her superior in executing the field work. She described the situation clearly that it was like she were standing right in front protecting the company's purpose. But when she turned her back and returned to her quarter, she was being shot right on her face.

Now as a person who got all the information at hand what do you think I should tell them? Because they asked me how they should tell the customer. In one part I know there is a broken heart to mend and in another part there is a (customer) promise to keep. Both are important. And both have humanly consequence. Both are matters of honor. And the heart wrenched situation for me was I know her superior too. How can I help to peace her mind, to solve the situation without trying to be a detractor to her superior or a meddler or instigator to each of them. They are all my friends both the superior and them.

Professionalism in Question

In such situation, because it is a work problem, usually people will rely on professionalism. What is professional? As freedictionary.com define it:
-adj.
1. following an occupation as a means of livelihood or for gain: a professional builder.
2. of, pertaining to, or connected with a profession: professional studies.
3. appropriate to a profession: professional objectivity.
4. engaged in one of the learned professions: A lawyer is a professional person.
5. following as a business an occupation ordinarily engaged in as a pastime: a professional golfer.
6. making a business or constant practice of something not properly to be regarded as a business: "A salesman," he said, "is a professional optimist."
7. undertaken or engaged in as a means of livelihood or for gain: professional baseball.
8. of or for a professional person or his or her place of business or work: a professional apartment; professional equipment.
9. done by a professional; expert: professional car repairs.
-n.
10. a person who belongs to one of the professions, esp. one of the learned professions.
11. a person who earns a living in a sport or other occupation frequently engaged in by amateurs: a golf professional.
12. an expert player, as of golf or tennis, serving as a teacher, consultant, performer, or contestant; pro.
13. a person who is expert at his or her work: You can tell by her comments that this editor is a real professional.

I can always tell them that because they have been working for more than 5 years they should have been professional and tears shouldn't be shed just because they were in such situation. Just tell the customer there's a change on decision. Right?! In the name of definition. Crap! A very insensitive answer! Because a fact is a fact! We are talking about a broken heart here. A broken spirit to thrive.

So what did I do? I listened to their complaints and was emphatic to their pain and in between reminded them of the core values that should be there to help them to relate when facing the similar situation again in the future. And I know that just by listening to their story, I had helped them to ease the hurt they felt thus made them see the situation clearly to respond professionally in the unprofessional situation.

What is the core values that had been engaged here? Looking at the whole situation, I think there are several core values engaged here. Loyalty against betrayal. Honesty against hypocrisy. Professionalism against personal justice. Leadership against cowardice. Trust against yes-man.

And I don't have to tell them what is right and what is wrong. Because they already know and everybody knows. But knowing isn't always followed by practice. Because to put all together into practice require wisdom. And wisdom is not about knowledge. It is about practicality action that is heart-driven not a mind-driven. Action from the heart is reflected in the action that held fast to the principle core values. And the main purpose of heart-driven action called virtue is to keep humanity in peace and harmony whether it is one individual or many individuals doesn't matter. The immediate response sometimes isn't always acceptable to some people. Because some people may only have short sighted perspective in looking into things and some other may have far sighted perspective. It is up to the decision maker to tell the background way of thinking to the one with short sighted in making peace with them.

If professionalism is to be questioned, isn't it unprofessional reason that was given that caused the feeling of betrayed arise? Because my understanding of anyone entitled to be the leader should take full responsible of their word and action based on their own judgment instead of taking someone else to be the black sheep of their different decision especially when the authority to make decision is at their hand. Maybe some people have different opinion about this, I don't know. But my question to them will be: what is the sign of sincerity and chivalry then?

Because in the end of the line, customer was waiting for their response and they certainly couldn't give such unprofessional answer, I helped them to outline the letter of regret in postponing the delivery from the given schedule by keeping to the common procedure of full payment before delivery to the new customer. Of course the customer was unhappy but at least negotiation was still open for the next best thing. And they did. Partial delivery was then agreed to be on schedule and the balance was after payment. Now every body should be happy.

They know they have to move on and forget that episode of work life. But whether they realize it or not, the hurt had left its mark in the heart. Something needs to be strengthen in such situation. A lesson to learn to differ who is true friend and who isn't.

Functionality in Question

Of all the feeling we have that relate to other people, the feeling of worthiness is important. We know this. Because we see in nature when something is no longer important, it lost its significance, weathered down, dead and disappear or changed into something else. Because it is not about the look, it is about the work, its functionality fulfilled. In the same light this can happen to a person when they lost their feeling of worthiness. Some people place their worthiness based on the acceptance of other people whether it is their family, their friends, their work colleagues, their neighbors or their club members. Anyone or anything doesn't matter. As long as someone can provide them the feeling of importance, they will try to survive. To some people who have a weak heart, the acceptance of other people was so important that they would do anything to please them to the point that they lost their personal identity. And when the one to whom they rely their identity on, for some reason no longer give them what they need, they become depressed to the point of committed suicide.

I remembered the situation in my previous work. I was in the state of dispirited at work because I felt the environment was not in my favor to thrive any better. I had no support from my superior. I was stuck and no longer could learn anything new to broaden my perspective. I was left alone to deal with my work problem. As I looked back to that time, I realized that having all the feeling I felt at that time, I was prepared to be dead for them and alive to something new. I was to be dead to them, so when farewell happened I didn't feel sorry for my self nor for leaving my friends. I looked forward to the fertile ground that would help me to flourish and grow even more.

And I don't know why I feel this hunch again. The same feeling happened again to me yesterday. It started with an email from my staff asking about a meeting plan with regional chapter when preparation hadn't been made yet. As norm procedure, I consulted my superior if the plan was to be firmed up and changed into reality before I go with detail project management. What I needed was a YES or NO answer. Instead I got a confusing short answer that I was to check with my staff. I was dumb struck. What is this? Don't i mean anything anymore? Because if he told me to check with my staff and my staff asked me about it, the two can do it right away without I am in the middle. I was hurt because I perceived that short sentence as an insult to my sense of responsible. I felt like resign myself from the work right away. Swallowing the annoyed feeling, I answered my staff with general guideline and question to check on the detail event schedule and accommodation.

All these experience come down to the question of Where do you rest yourself?

The Unshakable Ground

If I weren't blessed with Self Knowledge, I know I would be dispirited, crying or disappointed like my two friends in receiving such situation. As a human being I know how it feels when we are not appreciated, not having a support from the one you respected or loved. That instead of support or appreciation you received an insult in the most unexpected time of your life. It's like being shot right through your heart.

Some people may take a long time to manage the feeling and all that is needed to harness back what they left in them called self dignity. I'm blessed with Self Knowledge - thanks to my master who taught me that - it helped me to clear the rubbish from my mind and bring out clarity from my heart.

With that clarity I don't have to tell my self, but I know with certainty the value of myself. That to them I may not be worthy but to my Lord I'm worthy. With the song of gratitude that I sing to Him inside I become a worthy human being. With the appreciation dance that I perform to the rhythm of life that He breathes through me, I become a precious human being. I may not be good and worthy to anyone else, but the fact that I am alive and given so much is a sign that I am good and worthy enough for Him.

And this whole situation giving me a clue that I need to prepare my self, for the wind of change is blowing in the air. I don't know what kind of change that will be given and happening, but I am preparing myself. I may have to start all over again from a scratch, but like a baby Moses I need to rest myself to the benevolence of my Lord. And the whole world may work against me, but one thing I can be certain of that as long as I have this breath, this Knowledge, my Lord is keeping me safe for the fulfillment of a living lesson. And when I'm done with this world, I know to my Lord I will return.

And because I'm not a selfish person, I know I also need to prepare others before my departure. So that when I'm not there, they know what they have to do, things that used to be my work. Because there is no two alike, I may be irreplaceable, but I can always share what I have and know with them. My sincere hope that when I'm not around they have someone better than me to do the work. Hopefully when the farewell is happening, they are as prepared as I am.

So I do have an unshakable ground. Because I rest myself the glorious, the benevolence, the greatness, the merciful of my great Lord.

Hasbunallohu wa ni'mal wakiil.

Orshid dan Kemerdekaan Bangsa Indonesia dalam Perspektif Idul Fitri

Allohu Akbar Allohu Akbar Allohu Akbar. 
Laa ilaaha illalloh Allohu Akbar
Allohu Akbar walillahil hamdu

Seiring dengan kumandang takbir menyambut datangnya Idul Fitri, sebuah pencerahan datang menghampiri. Tiada kalimat yang patut dikumandangkan selain kalimat keagungan tersebut. Kalimat yang mengagungkan mensucikan Allah sekaligus mensyukuri nikmat yang terlimpah curah di hari kesucian ini.

Idul Fitri kali ini sungguh istimewa bagi saya pribadi. Karena dengan bersandar pada kalimat agung dan suci tersebut, saya sebagai warga Shiddiqiyyah, sebagai pengurus Organisasi Shiddiqiyyah dan sebagai bangsa Indonesia telah diajarkan untuk melaksanakan kalimat agung dan suci tersebut dalam gerak hidup kita.

Bagaimana tidak, setelah sebulan menjalankan ibadah puasa Ramadhan yang di dalamnya kita diajar tidak hanya sekedar menjalankan ritual menahan diri di waktu siang dari hal-hal yang membatalkan, kita juga diberi kesempatan untuk mengambil mutiara-mutiara ruhani agar kita bisa meningkatkan kualitas ketaqwaan kita di sisi Allah SWT.

Demikian pula ketika saya diajak untuk memahami kembali misi ORSHID, saya melihat kesesuaian misi ORSHID dengan kalimat agung dan suci tersebut.

Adalah misi yang pertama "memayungi kegiatan warga Shiddiqiyyah". Bagaimana ORSHID akan mampu melaksanakan misi tersebut apabila tidak bersandar pada kebesaran Allah. Maka sudah sepantasnya kalimat suci itu dikumandangkan dalam batin setiap pengurusnya. Allohu Akbar Allohu Akbar Allohu Akbar.

Sedangkan misi kedua "Menjunjung tinggi sifat hati yang terpuji dan menghapus sifat hati yang tercela dan tamak" hanya dapat dilakukan ketika para pengurusnya bersandar pada kalimat suci yang berikutnya dengan menyadari Allah sajalah yang memampukan kita untuk bisa mencapai dan meujudkan misi organisasi tersebut. Kalimat yang kedua itu adalah Laa ilaaha illalloh Allohu Akbar.

Adapun misi Organisasi Shiddiqiyyah yang ketiga yaitu "mensejahterakan warga Shiddiqiyyah" merupakan bentuk syukur kita kepada Allah SWT dan pujian kita kepadaNya atas nikmat yang kita terima. Dan itu adalah cerminan dari kalimat pujian Allohu Akbar walillahil hamdu. Bahwa upaya mensejahterakan warga bukan disebabkan karena kami mampu, tapi karena kami ingin mengungkapkan syukur kami kepada Allah SWT. Dan hanya Allah SWT sajalah yang memberi kami kemampuan agar bisa bersyukur.

Sungguh bijaksana para penyusun muqoddimah Anggaran Dasar Organisasi Shiddiqiyyah yang dalam merumuskannya senantiasa dalam bimbingan Bpk Kyai Muhammad Muchtar Mu'thi Mursyid Thoriqoh Shiddiqiyyah.


Allohu Akbar Allohu Akbar Allohu Akbar.
Laa ilaaha illalloh Allohu Akbar
Allohu Akbar walillahil hamdu

Demikian pula apabila kita refleksikan kalimat mulia tersebut pada perjuangan bangsa Indonesia. Bahwa pada tahun ini kita merayakan kemerdekaan bangsa Indonesia pada bulan suci Ramadhan, mengingatkan kita pada saat-saat kemerdekaan bangsa Indonesia 67 tahun yang lalu yang juga terjadi di bulan Ramadhan. Dan setelah pernyataan kemerdekaan bangsa Indonesia, para founding father Negara Kesatuan Republik Indonesia menetapkan UUD 1945 dengan Muqoddimah nya yang mulia. Apa yang termuat dalam Muqoddimah UUD 1945 juga mencerminkan pengagungan, pensucian dan upaya syukur pada pendiri negara ini dalam menerima nikmat kemerdekaan.

Pernyataan kemerdekaan yang disandarkan pada berkat dan rohmat Allah SWT adalah wujud pengagungan kepadaNya. Meletakkan dasar negara di atas Kethuhanan Yang Maha Esa adalah wujud pensucian kepadaNya. Dan tujuan negara yang tercantum dalam alenia ke-4 adalah wujud upaya mensyukuri kemerdekaan yang telah diberikanNya kepada bangsa Indonesia.

Maka sudah semestinya apa yang ditetapkan Allah untuk tidak diubah-ubah. Sudah semestinya upaya pengagungan pensucian dan pernyataan syukur itu kita wujudkan dalam diri kita sebagai warga Shiddiqiyyah sekaligus sebagai bangsa Indonesia. Semoga Allah SWT senantiasa melimpahkan pertolongan dan keridhoanNya kepada kita semua.

Selamat merayakan hari kemenangan.

Taqobbalallohu minna wa minkum
Taqobbal Yaa Kariim.

Road to Liberation

I don't know how I could come to the role of peacemaker. But it seemed that it was what I had to do this month. Not only one problems but two or three if I have to count on them. They're the problems that arised both at work and social work I am in. And I have to try hard to ignore the reluctance of each parties to cooperate with the others for the sake of the greater benefits and apply my wisdom in approaching the person as well as the situation carefully to unravel the knots.

Acceptance

Of all the reason I am chosen to be the peacemaker between both parties, I think the main reason is because both parties accept me. I mean I have given the chances to other person to be the peace maker or to be the decision maker to bridge the difference between them, some how it didn't work. Even the head of dept that I thought should be able to decide what to do in dealing with the situation, finally passed the authority to make decision to me for some reason.

Accepting the true self isn't about pride, it is about living this life

In such situation, there is nothing that I can do but practicing acceptance. Accepting the situation that is given to me to solve, accepting their difference, accepting their individuality, accepting their ability and accepting their possibility to achieve the goal and accepting their similarity in the whole process. This acceptance, at least from my side, help me to approach each parties without much problems. Oh, and I practiced indifference to show I am as much male as they are in resolving the situation.

During the process of reconciliation, I stake my position and reputation to ensure that they will do their part based on the plan I draw for them after considering the whole situation and that if one with higher authority ever question them, I will be the one to answer. It is a self guarantee that I have to let them know that they are accepted and that they all can contribute to the project.

You may say that I am tired of conflict that is caused by people who just can't manage their interest and give in to the greater reason. But let me remind you on the ancient wisdom of Tao Te Ching on this:

22. Home
Accept and you become whole,
Bend and you straighten,
Empty and you fill,
Decay and you renew,
Want and you acquire,
Fulfill and you become confused.

The sage accepts the world
As the world accept The Way;
He does not display himself, so is clearly seen,
Does not justify himself, so is recognized,
Does not boast, so is credited,
Does not pride himself, so endures,
Does not contend, so none contend against him.

The ancients said 'Accept and you become whole'
Once whole, the world is as your home.

People need to practice that to be able to work as a team. And I need to practice it to enable them to perform their best quality to achieve the greater goals. Besides that, I believe that working is about enjoyment. When we can't really enjoy the work and feel like at home because of some conflict arise, then the work will become a burden and the people involve will not endure.


Impartiality

One important character that I have to hold fast and show in being peacemaker is impartiality. That I don't favor one to the other. It's hard not to do that when I have mingled more with one side of the parties and understand their reason. Still I have to be objective in looking into the matters.

The challenge is the other party hadn't been so willing to cooperate and tend to use their own judgment rather than open up and accept the other to enable them to be a teamwork in achieving the same goal.

To be impartial then I have to befriend with them, look deeper into their nature to see the background aspect that made them reluctant to work as a team. By doing so, I can gather more information about them that will help me to bridge the difference. I also have to reserve my judgment to each party so that I won't violate the situation. It's an advantage that they both trust my judgment and my authority to be impartial. For I don't draw any profits or loss in their disagreement. My only concern is to help them work in a better working environment and that their skill and intention to be a beneficial person can be utilized at best. In doing this, I learn to practice the wisdom of Tao Te Ching as follows:

Even justice need to be upheld with a clear and open eyes
to know where they will lead to

56. Impartiality

Who understand does not preach;
Who preaches does not understand.
Reserve your judgment and words;
Smooth difference and forgive disagreement;
Dull your wit and simplify your purpose;
Accept the world.

Then friendship and enmity,
Profit and loss,
Honor and disgrace,
Will not affect you;
The world will accept you.

In being impartial then I have to see the needs of those that is reluctance to cooperate. I have also let the problems dragged out for some time to give chances for each parties to work on their differences and seek agreement. Since they couldn't manage to give in, I know I have to do something about it and see what I can do to include any of them into the teamwork and draw a plan for them to enable them performing their skill as a teamwork in achieving the greater purpose. It is in progress. اَلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ after I laid the plan, they agreed to follow. I still have further outline the plan and tie the loose end to really make it happen. And I also have to monitor its progress. Once the purpose is accomplished then I can withdraw myself and pass the responsible to the appointed team leader.


Sincerity

Can you imagine what would happen to me and the others if I were having my selfish motives in being the middle-man?

I would lie to each one of them to fulfill my own agenda and create hatred that will burn each one of them to hate the other party more. And instead of getting better, I make the whole situation worse, like getting rid of the one that is being the weakest link in the teamwork.

It is the essence of surah Al Iklhas "The Sincerity"
that we should have no other purpose in living our life
but to fulfill His Decree upon us.

Of course it would give me satisfaction if indeed I had my own agenda. But then I also know if I were really having any, then it would last in a very short while. Because sooner or later they would distrust me and know that all my words were nothing but an empty promises and aspersion. And in the end, all the hard work in cleaning up my heart as well as governing my lower self would come to nothing. May Allah protect me against slanderous and deceitful heart.

Here is when sincerity is highly appreciated. Because sincerity isn't about winning's people opinion or making good impression on me. It is about doing the right thing for the greater cause and stand your ground. That each parties can serve their raison d'etre. That I can help to create peace in each parties while they do their part.

And for me personally it is in executing the command of Allah in the Qur'an 'And if two factions among the believers should fight, then make settlement between the two. But if one of them oppresses the other, then fight against the one that oppresses until it returns to the ordinance of Allah . And if it returns, then make settlement between them in justice and act justly. Indeed, Allah loves those who act justly. The believers are but brothers, so make settlement between your brothers. And fear Allah that you may receive mercy.' [QS 49: 9-10]

People have their own definition on sincerity. At least this is what I read in Wikipedia, that the way society act and think have affected us in defining this virtue of the heart. For me personally, I am aware that being peacemaker is also having possibility to be called 'double agent' in war or 'hypocrite' in a hostile environment.

But then people need to see deeper into the heart to start calling the person with such labels. If we can't see deeper into the heart, we can see their motives in the way they act and perform things. I am not about to point out the differences of those three terms. But their fundamental differences is in sincerity of the heart. And since people have their own ideas about sincerity, then it isnot mistaken that the content of surah Al Ikhlas "The Sincerity" in the Qur'an is as given "Say, "He is Allah , [who is] One, Allah , the Eternal Refuge. He neither begets nor is born, Nor is there to Him any equivalent." [QS 112: 1-4]

And if I shall be delighted for all the efforts that I have to put up with all the trouble and discomfit I have to face in settling the problems, the blessing that is given to the peace maker as the Bible said "Blessed are the peacemakers; for they shall be called the children of God." Matthew 5:9  will be very rewarding, not to mention the life experience itself is worth living. :)

†ђąηk ўσυ Allah, that for the decree and the guidance You had shown me to settle the matter.

Munas Orshid: By Product Barokah dan Rohmat Alloh

Tulisan ini adalah tulisan rekan organisasi yang mengerti keterlibatan saya dari awal di Organisasi Shiddiqiyyah dari sudut pandangnya sendiri. Dia mungkin tidak tahu pergolakan dan perjuangan yang harus saya lalui secara batiniah untuk mengalahkan suara lain yang mengusik, atau percakapan batiniah sepanjang jalur pantura (pantai utara jawa) ataupun jalur Kota Batu - Jombang saat menuju atau kembali dari tugas. Alhamdulillah atas pertolongan Allah semua bisa dijalani dengan selamat hingga ke titik akhir laporan pertanggung-jawaban dan pelaksanaan Munas. Saya salin dan masukkan disini sebagai pengingat bahwa semua hanya terjadi atas berkat dan rohmat dari Allah Ta'ala semata. Dan apabila Allah menghendaki sesuatu yang lain untuk terjadi, maka hanya kehendakNya-lah yang pasti akan terjadi.

Atas Rohmat Allah Yang Maha Bijaksana Maha Perkasa
semoga by-product Munas ORSHID mampu menerangi
kehidupan ummat manusia

Bicara tentang by-product Munas III kemarin, saya sudah menemukan beberapa. Karena rekan-rekan kerja saya di kepanitiaan kemarin semuanya adalah para pemuda yang sama sekali belum pernah menangani acara Munas. Pelajaran-pelajaran baru sepanjang persiapan dan pelaksanaan kepanitiaan berkombinasi dengan komitmen mereka untuk mendukung suksesnya acara tersebut di tengah terbatasnya waktu istirahat mereka (baik liburan yang tersita maupun tidur malam yang berkurang), dana dan pengalaman telah memberi kebahagiaan batin bagi saya bahwa sesuatu telah diajarkan dan ditularkan dalam bentuk tindakan. Tentang itu insha Allah akan saya tuliskan di bagian terpisah. Kiranya Allah meridhoi ikhtiar kami ini.

Subhanalloh Alhamdulillah Astaghfirullah.

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Teman teman,

sekedar iseng, ingin menggali ingatan teman teman akan beberapa Munas yang lalu. Kalau di pabrik, kadang ada istilah by product, atau produk sampingan.
Timbul ke iseng an: Apakah Munas nanti akan menghasilkan produk sampingan juga ?
Semoga

Lho, apa produk sampingan Munas Magelang ?.
Sepengamatan saya, setidaknya ada 3 calon bintang yang bersinar kala itu, dan Alhamdulillah satu sudah menjadi tulang punggung DPP
Siapa yang satu itu ?
Mbak UC. Hehehehe.
Dia muncul, melewati jalur LTIS, dan menunjukkan kapabilitas nya.
Dan saat ini menjadi wasekjen DPP, ikut serta memutar roda harian DPP

Timbul pertanyaan: apa yang menyebabkan seorang bintang bisa muncul ?
Ya memang ada bakat, kemampuan, kemauan dan keadaan yang memungkinkan tersingkap nya hijab sehingga mutiara yang tadi nya tersaput asap rokok, bisa kelihatan

dalam Munas Magelang, beberapa peran  rapat, ke panitia an, kepengurusan, diserahkan kepada wajah wajah baru pertaruhan memang, karena sama sama belum tahu kapabilitas nya tapi memang kadang layak di pertaruhkan
saat itu, mbak UC  aktif di OC, di percaya untuk memimpin rapat, ikut dalam mengkompilasi hasil rapat dan semua berjalan dengan sangat baik

Yang diperlukan oleh kita kita yang sudah tua ini, memberi kepercayaan lebih kepada para yang muda
Ciptakan suasana yang memungkinkan mereka tumbuh
Kalau memang harus bertaruh dengan resiko gagal, mari kita jalani dan ambil resiko itu

Dan yang muda, semoga berkenan mendengar dari yang tua, mencerap, mempertimbangkan dan menyesuaikan dengan kondisi aktual
dan yang tua, tidak perlu memaksakan pendapat nya, hanya karena tahu lebih dulu

Dengan demikian, Inshaallah akan muncul para kader baru, para calon bintang yang meneruskan kejayaan Orshid... 
Semoga barokah dan rahmat Alloh terlimpah pada acara Munas nanti, dan lebih banyak by product lain.
Amin.

salam,

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