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The overdue fee issue needs to be resolved first while considering\nthe economic conditions.<\/p>\n
The overdue fee issue needs to be resolved first while considering\nthe economic conditions.<\/p>\n
WHEN inaugurating the building of the Protestant Church Congregation\nin Senen, Central Jakarta, on Saturday (14\/2), the Governor of DKI\nJakarta, Pramono Anung, forbade community organizations (ormas) from\nconducting sweeps of restaurants during Ramadan. The Governor also\nforbade \u2018sahur on the road\u2019 activities because they have the potential\nto trigger conflict between residents.<\/p>\n
The Governor asked all parties to maintain a peaceful atmosphere\nduring Ramadan. Ramadan should not be tarnished by actions that provoke\nunrest and anger. The DKI Jakarta government\u2019s policy was supported by\nthe Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI). According to MUI, the policy is\nappropriate because maintaining security and comfort for residents is\nthe government\u2019s task.<\/p>\n
The initiative of the DKI Jakarta Governor deserves support so that\nthe congregation can remain peaceful and harmonious while carrying out\nthe Ramadan 1447 Hijriyah worship. With great enthusiasm, Muslims around\nthe world welcome the month full of blessings, saying \u201cMarhaban ya\nRamadan.\u201d The term marhaban comes from the word rahiba which means\n\u2018wide, spacious, or broad\u2019. This means that the congregation must\nwelcome Ramadan with an open heart and full of joy.<\/p>\n
RAMADAN IS LIKE FERTILE LAND<\/p>\n
According to Quraish Shihab (2000), Ramadan is like fertile land that\nis ready to be sown with seeds of goodness. Everyone is invited to sow\nuntil the time comes to reap the results according to the seeds they\nhave planted. That is why we must prepare ourselves to welcome Ramadan\nby arranging our hearts. This is important so that we can use Ramadan as\na momentum to hone and nurture the soul through various main\npractices.<\/p>\n
In addition to increasing worship, Ramadan can be used as a momentum\nto evaluate habits that pollute the heart because in essence there are\nmany valuable lessons that we get while fasting during Ramadan. Among\nthem, lessons about honesty, patience, simplicity, social solidarity,\ncompassion for others, and hope for the rewards and pleasures as\npromised by Allah SWT.<\/p>\n
Unfortunately, not everyone is able to reap the benefits of the\ntraining during Ramadan. In fact, some members of the congregation\nbehave in a way that contradicts the values of Ramadan. Their behavior\ncan be categorized as a paradox of Ramadan. Among the behaviors that can\nbe categorized as a paradox of Ramadan is an excessive attitude in\ninterpreting the teachings of da\u2019wah amar ma\u2019ruf nahi mungkar.<\/p>\n
AMAR MA\u2019RUF NAHI MUNKAR<\/p>\n
Under the guise of da\u2019wah to command good and forbid evil (al-amru bi\nal-ma\u2019ruf wa al-nahyu \u2019an al-munkar), certain religious ormas groups do\nnot hesitate to carry out sweeps and anarchist actions. These religious\normas groups usually use Ramadan as a momentum to carry out sweeps in\nplaces that are considered to be sources of immorality. Sweeps are also\ncarried out on restaurants or warungs that open during the day during\nRamadan.<\/p>\n
These ormas groups argue that sweeps are part of the task of amar\nma\u2019ruf nahi mungkar. This view can invite debate because the task of\namar ma\u2019ruf nahi mungkar cannot be done by everyone. In this context, it\nis interesting to examine the view of the Egyptian scholar, Jalaluddin\nal-Suyuthi (1445-1505), who stated that not everyone can command good\n(what is considered good and commanded by sharia) and forbid evil (what\nis considered bad and disliked by sharia).<\/p>\n
Al-Suyuthi emphasized that only scholars and the government have the\nright to carry out the task of amar ma\u2019ruf nahi mungkar. Scholars have\nthe right to carry out this task because they have the capacity,\nespecially religious knowledge. The government is considered capable of\ncarrying out this task because it has power. Remember, one of the\ngovernment\u2019s tasks is to lead the nation towards glory and save it from\ndestruction. The government\u2019s task will be more effective if accompanied\nby the integrity of its law enforcement apparatus. With their power and\nintegrity, government officials will certainly have the authority to\ncommand good and forbid evil.<\/p>\n
If we refer to Al-Suyuthi\u2019s opinion, the task of inviting to goodness\nand forbidding and punishing perpetrators of evil should only be carried\nout by scholars and the government. Even in carrying out the task of\namar ma\u2019ruf nahi mungkar, the principle of compassion and respect for\nhuman values must be upheld. This means that in carrying out the\nprinciple of inviting to goodness and preventing evil, it should not be\naccompanied by doing similar evil. Isn\u2019t the principle in da\u2019wah\nsupposed to be more about inviting and embracing, not hitting? Moreover,\nthe Prophet Muhammad SAW advised that in da\u2019wah we always adhere to the\nprinciple of making it easy and not making it difficult, making it happy\nand not frightening. This spirit needs to be upheld by religious ormas\ngroups when interpreting Islamic teachings about amar ma\u2019ruf nahi\nmungkar.<\/p>\n
The bearers of the Islamic da\u2019wah mission must also realize that\nbecoming a good religious person takes time. In fact, often in the\nstruggle to become a good religious person, one sometimes has to go\nthrough a winding road. Whether they realize it or not, everyone must\nhave experienced a long and winding religious experience. That is why it\nis not an exaggeration to say that a person\u2019s religiosity is always a\nprocess (becoming). This process will continue until death comes. Every\nreligious person must realize that they are in the process of becoming a\nbetter person. Because religious behavior is a process, what needs to be\ndone is to provide continuous guidance so that a person wants to change\nfor the better.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/peaceful-ramadan-without-sweeps-1772075320", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }