Rows of red chilli plants stretch across the agricultural area of\nPesantren Az-Zikra in Gunung Sindur, Bogor Regency, West Java. Among the\nverdant rows, farmers pick the ripe chillies ready for harvest. However,\none particular habit makes the farming activity here feel different.\nBefore entering the field, the farmers first chant dhikr.<\/p>\n
The caretaker of Pondok Pesantren Az-Zikra, KH Muhammad Abdul Syukur\nYusuf, explained that the farmers are accustomed to performing dhikr\nbefore starting work. He said this practice is part of an effort to\nensure the agricultural activities are not solely profit-oriented, but\nalso possess a spiritual dimension. \u201cBefore entering the field, our\nfarmers perform dhikr, reciting \u2018Masya Allah La Quwwata illa Billah\u2019\nwhile in a state of ablution,\u201d he said during a conversation at the\npesantren in Gunung Sindur, Bogor Regency, on Friday.<\/p>\n
According to him, this concept is part of Pesantren Az-Zikra\u2019s\nbroader mission to ground the practice of dhikr in various daily\nactivities. \u201cBecause we want to ground dhikr, even though it is not yet\nideal. Slowly, we are trying to ground dhikr wherever we can,\u201d said the\nsuccessor to the late Ustadz Arifin Ilham\u2019s da\u2019wah. This concept\nsubsequently gave birth to the term \u2018Agro Zikir\u2019, where agricultural\nactivities within the pesantren environment are combined with the\nhabitual practice of dhikr as a spiritual effort to achieve optimal\nfarming results.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/blending-dhikr-and-ablution-the-blessed-story-of-chilli-harvesting-at-az-zikra-islamic-boarding-school-1786377168", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }