7 Jam Saja

Tak terasa sebulan saya sudah stay di Salah satu negara Timur Tengah, Saudi Arabia. Benar kata pepatah, "waktu itu pasti terus berlari dengan cepat!", (jangan tanya pepatah dari mana, barusan saya yang buat ^_^). Pada momen ini masih lekat pada ingatan saya bagaimana pertama kali tiba di negara ini sebulan yang lalu.

Jadi begini ceritanya.. *dan kemudian suara angin berdesir, jangkrik, dan suara kodok bersaut2an..*

Setelah menempuh perjalanan sekitar hampir 12 jam, Alhamdulillah sampailah saya di tanah jazirah Arab, saya mendarat di Bandara King Khalid International Airport di kota Riyadh. Sebagai orang yang pertama kali menjejakkan kaki di Timur tengah, sendirian pula, saya mengalami rasa penasaran yang besar dan banyak pertanyaan dalam benak, kalut, gelisah, dan juga galau.. *lebay banget*..  seperti pertanyaan kemana dulu  setelah turun dari pesawat, kemudian setelah keluar dari bandara bagaimana suasana kota Riyadh, dan seterusnya dan seterusnya. Sendirian masuk bandara di negeri orang kali pertama sesuatu banget rasanya.

Alhamdulillah, saya memiliki teman yang sangat baik, Ilden namanya, dia menelponku bahwa ia sudah tiba di Bandara untuk menjemput saya, saat itu pukul tiga pagi, secara..pukul tiga pagi! anugerah banget saudara-saudara punya sohib seperti beliau, udah gitu beliau High Quality Jomblo lhoo.. (dibayar berapa nih ane sama ilden..hehe). Aku yang sedang membawa koper dengan penuh suka cita dan optimisme, sambil menerima telpon darinya kukatakan kepada sahabatku itu untuk menunggu sekitar mungkin beberapa menit lagi keluar bandara karena harus masuk ke bagian imigrasi.

Tibalah aku di antrian untuk imigrasi, ternyata sudah ada ratusan orang disana, dari berbagai etnis dan bangsa. Afrika, India, China, dan entah dari bangsa mana. Mayoritas India. Aku katakan kepada Ilden melalui sms, mungkin sejam keluar dari bandara karena cukup banyak yang di antrian imigrasi ini.
Sejam menunggu pun terlihat tidak ada perkembangan berarti, posisiku masih di antrian belakang, kupun sholat shubuh terlebih dulu. Setelah sholat kembali ke antrian, setelah menunggu sejam lagi, tidak ada pula  kemajuan dalam barisan ini. Ada apa gerangan sampai terasa lama ya antrian ini? ada perasaan yang tidak enak menggelayuti diri.

Dua jam berikutnya hanya sekitar beberapa meter aku maju. Masya Allah, sudah 4 jam antri tidak ada perkembangan!. Aku terus memberitahu kawanku itu bahwa antrian imigrasinya begitu lama. Aku hendak berusaha melihat-lihat counter imgrasi ingin tahu apa yang terjadi kenapa begitu lama proses imigrasi ini. Pastinya, rasanya ga enak banget kepada sahabatku yang sudah nunggu empat jam lamanya. 

Setelah aku berusaha melongok lebih dekat ke arah para petugas imigrasi, ternyata oh ternyata, para petugas imigrasi ini begitu terlihat santai nya melayani para warga yg ingin diproses, rekam sidik jari dan foto. KUlihat mereka sambil merokok, sambil mengobrol, sambil pegang-pegang hape, bahkan mondar mandir tidak jelas.

Di jam kelima aku menunggu ada kejadian yang cukup luar biasa menguji kesabaran, barisanku diselak oleh satu barisan wanita dari Afrika, mungkin TKW dari afrika ya..positif thinking ku mungkin karena mereka wanita jadi didahulukan.. oke gapapa deh pikirku saat itu..

Bertambah pula menunggu sejam. dan tiba-tiba sang petugas keluar dan menutup counternya tanpa ada yg berjaga disitu. "Heii, mau kemana loe? gue udh nunggu 6 jam dimari loe malah keluar ga ada yg gantiin..apa-apaan ini??" teriakku dalam hati, dan posisiku saat itu sudah nomor dua dalam barisan. Kebayang kan betapa dongkol nya saat itu.

Di jam 6.5 kembali barisanku diselak oleh 3 wanita afrika karena diininstruksi oleh petugas, oke deh gpp.. sambil muka manyun..dan.. Alhamdulillah di jam ke 7 lebih 3 menit 23 koma 5 detik.. (agak didramatisir), aku masuk ke counter untuk di rekam sidik jari dan difoto, terima 10 angka entry number and done. ga lebih dari 3 menit!.

Coba bayangkan man teman..bayangkan..kalau itu para petugas kerjanya bener ga pakai merokok, mengobrol, mondar mandir..insya Allah tidak sampai tiga jam saya mengantri.

Ada beberapa hikmah dari peristiwa menunggu antrian selama 7 jam ini. Pertama, yang pasti saya jadi banyak-banyak istighfar ketika rasa kesabaran sedang diuji seuji-ujinya. Kenapa baik untuk banyak istighfar? Karena selain memohon ampunan atas segala dosa kita, istighfar juga dapat mendatangkan kegembiraan seperti hadits dari Rasul Shallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam :

"Barang siapa yang selalu beristighfar,maka Allah akan menjadikan keluhkesah kegembiaran,kesempitan menjadi keleluasaan" [HR.Ahmad & Abu Daud]

Kedua, karena saya orangnya selalu berorientasi pada perbaikan, maka saya jadi terpikir bagaimana cara membuat sebuah pelayanan imigrasi itu baik, kepada siapapun, baik itu orang kulit hitam atau putih, kepada kelas atas atau kelas para buruh pekerja. Intinya, sebentuk pelayanan untuk kepentingan masyarakat umum itu adalah kewajiban seorang pemimpin untuk melayani. 

Sistem yang sudah baik harus ditopang oleh personal yang baik pula. kalau semua petugas disiplin, antusias, cekatan, insya Allah saya yakin pelayanan akan jauh lebih baik dan lebih cepat. Saat itu saya jadi terpikir ga mungkin membawa keluarga (anak istri) ke Riyadh mengingat pelayanan imigrasi yang kurang oke, tapi belakangan informasi yang saya dapat dari senior yang sudah lama bekerja dan stay disini, petugas imigrasi di Riyadh sangat welcome terhadap keluarga yang membawa anak istri, jadi mestinya didahulukan. Alhamdulillah deh seneng denger nya, berarti ada sisi baiknya juga ya para petugas imigrasi disini.
 

Selepas dari bagian imigrasi yang cukup menguji kesabaran iman dan taqwa itu aku memasuki wilayah bagasi untuk ambil koper. Setelah puaing -pusing (muter-muter) selama lima menit saya dapatkan koper saya dan sahabatku sudah menunggu di luar bandara. Sambil tersenyum kutanya sahabatku yang tersenyum menyambutku, "Berapa lama kawan kau menungguku? 7 jam saja. :)

*Kepada sahabatku ilden, terima kasih atas segalanya my brother, your kindness will be never forget.. i owe you much.. :)







 



 

Poetry from Rumi

I’m neither beautiful nor ugly
neither this nor that

I’m neither the peddler in the market
nor the nightingale
in the rose garden

Teacher give me a name so that I’ll know
what to call myself

I’m neither slave nor free neither candle
nor iron

I’ve not fallen in love with anyone
nor is anyone in love with me

Whether I’m sinful or good
sin and goodness come from another
not from me

Wherever He drags me I go
with no say in the matter

(Jalaluddin Rumi)

The Key Of Victory

From 14 centuries ago, Muslim troops under Muhammad the prophet won the first war against the enemies, Badr War. That’s very astonishing victory due to the number of Muslim (about 300 people) was less than Quraisy troops (more than one thousand people), it means Quraisy had more than 3 times in the number which is hard to believe how can Muslim can win the war.

Beside the badr war, there were many wars which the number of Muslim troops were always less than their enemies (see the Uhud war, Tabuk war, Khandaq war, etc). We can find the exception in Hunain war, when Muslim’s number had more troops than the enemies. They were almost got the shellacking due to they thought with the bigger number of troops could bring them to the victory. According to this, Allah relegated His saying :

“In truth, Allah has helped you (Oh Mu’minin) in many battlefields, and (remember) in Hunain warfare, which is when you became arrogant because of lots that do not provide benefits to you at all, and the earth which has been widely felt narrow for yourself, then you run the rear with separate divorced” (Qur’an At Taubah 25 ).

The shortage condition of power not only happened in the Muhammad the prophet’s era but also in the previous and after his era.

In the previous Muhammad’s era, almost all prophets were in the shortage condition. Ibrahim and his follower’s power were less than Namrudz’s power, so in order to beat him, Allah only sent him a mosquito to kill him. That’s condition almost the same with Musa and his follower which their power were less than Fir’aun’s power, then Allah killed him by His ocean.

In the after Muhammad’s era, we still remember the great history of Muhammad Al Fatih, the conqueror (or we can say the liberator of the City from colonization) of Konstantinopel (now, that place is called Istanbul in Turkey). Commonly, at the time of beginning of war, the commander always reminding the troops about their physical preparation such as the weapons, war uniform, and another physical shapes, but we found different from Muhammad Al Fatih when he prepared his troops. Do you know what questions from Muhammad Al Fatih to his troops before they conquered the city?. He gathered his troops and asked them whether they had never missed Sholat from their teen until that time. After that, Muslim troops under Muhammad Al Fatih won the warfare and conquered the country. This history was very amazing because the connection between all troops and Allah was really kept tightly.

Those phenomenon were very interested, because Muslim had usually won the warfare with the number of troops less than the enemies, as we know from Qur’an Al Baqarah 249 :

And when Thalut out with his army, he said: "Verily Allah will test you with a river. So who among you drink water, she is not my followers. And whosoever not drink it, unless little scoop by hands, then he is my followers”. Then they drink it unless some of them. And when Thalut and those who believe with him had crossed the river, the people who had been drinking said: "There is no ability for us on this day against Goliath and his army. People who believe that they would meet Allah, said: "How many little ones who can beat a lot of class with the permission of Allah?. And Allah is with those who steadfastly persevere." (Qur’an Al Baqarah : 249)

Those victories must be happened because of their connection to Allah were very closed. They had kept their worship and kept themselves from any sins which can cause victory didn’t descend from Allah. We still remember the question one of the Khalifah when Muslim was defeated in war, whether they had Siwak (brushed their teeth). Keeping the cleanliness is one of sunnah from Muhammad the prophet which is also the efforts to keep the relation with Allah.

Build strong Jamaah to reach the Victory

“Allah loves those who fight in him in an orderly rows as if they were structured like a building firm” (As Shaff : 4)

We can get the positive side from Ali Bin Ali’s stated : “Goodness that is not structured can be defeated by evil structured”. The strong Jama’ah which are get the closeness to Allah and avoid the sins together can get the victory due to their loyalty.

Commemorate to the victory

“Aid and victory comes from Allah then so praise Him” (An Nashr : 1)

It’s so clear the victory only the right from Allah, that’s the essence. There are no victory nor loose without Allah's permission. After the connection between us and Allah has been built, the steps after that are building the physical preparations such as power of troops and strategies. Allah shouldn’t give help and aid (victory) if His servant only pray and don't do anything. So, human obligations are work and pray, the victory will be given by Allah to anyone who is Allah’s will.

“Hey the men of faith, remember the grace from Allah to you when comes to you the troops, and then We send them hurricane and the troops that you are not able to see them….” (Al Ahzab : 9).

Many wars that angels came to help Muslim troops which couldn’t be seen by Muslim themselves but could be seen by the enemies.

Let's reach the victory by enhancing our self, bring our self closer to Allah and estrange from any sins. This is time to unite our potentials, consolidate our ranks and then commemorate the victory of Islam in this universe.

Wallahu'alam

Aji Teguh Prihatno