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Ust. Eman Badru Tamam Dari Abu Said dan Abu Hurairah radhiallahu 'anhuma dari Nabi salallahu alaihi wasalam, sabdanya: "Tidak suatupun yang mengenai seseorang muslim - sebagai mushibah - baik dari kelelahan, tidak pula sesuatu yang mengenainya yang berupa kesakitan, juga kesedihan yang akan datang ataupun yang lampau, tidak pula yang berupa hal yang menyakiti - yakni sesuatu yang tidak

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Ust. Eman Badru Tamam Dari Abu Abdur Rahman, yaitu Abdullah bin Mas'ud radiyallahuanhu katanya: "Seakan-akan saya melihat kepada Rasulullah salallahu alaihi wasallam sedang  menceriterakan tentang seorang Nabi dari sekian banyak Nabi-nabi shalawatuliah wa salamuhu 'alaihim. Beliau dipukuli oleh kaumnya, sehingga menyebabkan keluar darahnya dan Nabi tersebut mengusap darah dari wajahnya sambil

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By Irfan Nugroho Think about having a private island with your home facing directly to the sea. There is no crowd of tourists. Tranquile and peaceful. Hmmm... Much wonderful, right? But, how if you don’t have enough money to have such an island, or resort? Then I will show you the right place to feel the sensation of having a vacation on a private beach called Nampu Beach. Situated in the

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By Irfan Nugroho Held on 13th January until 5th February 2012, the Malem Sekaten (Sekaten Night) is a public fest for the ordinary people of Solo City, Central Java, Indonesia. Dated back to hundred years ago, some Muslim clerics were attempting to attract the local inhabitants to embrace Islam for the fact that most of the Javanese people in the past were praying statues and big trees. The

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Ustadz Abu Rusydan di acara bedah buku "Agar Pertolongan Allah Segera Turun" Penulis: DR. Majdi Al-Hilali Ukuran: 14 x 20,5 cm Tebal: 218 halaman Penerbit: Pustaka Arafah Oleh Ust. Abu Rusydan Buku “Agar Pertolongan Allah Segera Turun” merupakan suatu buku yang ‘aneh’ dan berani, ketika dihadapkan pada kenyataan bahwa beberapa ikhwan aktivis Islam sedang gencar menyuarakan perlawanan

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Oleh Irfan NugrohoDalam sebuah pelajaran agama Islam, seorang siswa ditunjuk oleh sang guru untuk membacakan satu petikan ayat suci Al-Quran secara nyaring di dalam keras. Dan tak disangka bahwa siswa kelas tiga tersebut tenyata belum mampu membaca Quran, sedang dirinya hafal dan fasih menyanyikan lagu-lagu barat.Di lain cerita, seorang pemudi siswa sekolah menengah sedang berbunga-bunga

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Welcoming Ceremony See me the one with brown t-shirt helping a wheelchair athlete Irfan Nugroho The fourth day as liaison officer of the sixth ASEAN Para Games was wonderful. It’s not because I have a lot of spare time in the morning up to the afternoon, but there was a welcoming ceremony for all the athletes participating in this event. Yes, dated on 14th December 2011, some athletes

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Oleh:  Ust. Eman Badru Tamam Dari Abu Yahya, yaitu Shuhaib bin Sinan r.a., katanya: Rasulullah s.a.w. bersabda: "Amat mengherankan sekali keadaan orang mu'min itu, sesungguhnya semua keadaannya itu adalah merupakan kebaikan baginya dan kebaikan yang sedemikian itu tidak akan ada lagi seorangpun melainkan hanya untuk orang mu'min itu belaka, yaitu apabila ia mendapatkan kelapangan hidup,

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Oleh: Ust. Eman Badru Tamam Dari Abu Said al-Khudri radhiallahu 'anhuma bahwasanya ada beberapa orang dari kaum Anshar meminta sedekah kepada Rasulullah, lalu beliau memberikan sesuatu pada mereka itu, kemudian mereka meminta lagi dan beliau pun memberinya pula sehingga habislah harta yang ada di sisinya, kemudian setelah habis segala sesuatu yang ada di tangannya beliau bersabda: "Apa saja

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Oleh: Ust. Eman Badru Tamam  Dari Abu Malik al-Harits bin Ashim al-Asy'ari radiyallahu anhu  berkata: Rasulullah bersabda: "Bersuci adalah separuh keimanan dan Alhamdulillah itu memenuhi timbangan, Subhanallah dan Alhamdulillah itu dapat memenuhi atau mengisi penuh apa-apa yang ada diantara langit-langit dan bumi. Shalat adalah cahaya; sedekah adalah tanda keimanan bagi yang memberikannya;

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Tears, Rain, and... Nap Irfan Nugroho As usual, 13th December 2011 began with the Subuh prayer activity. There were no changes in the number of the Subuh congregation that day. Still, there were only no more than 10 people at that time. This day, all buses began to as the rooster they had been set far before the APG was started. For your information, all the special buses departed from the

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By Irfan Nugroho Cerita ini bermula ketika seorang sahabat Nabi bernama Abu Thalhah pergi dari rumahnya untuk mencari penghidupan bagi keluarganya. Ditinggallah istri tercintanya, Ummu Sulaim sendiri di rumah bersama dengan seorang anak. Namun sesaat setelah kepergian Abu Thalhah, anak itu pun meninggal dunia. Ketika Abu Thalhah pulang, ia pun bertanya kepada istrinya, Ummu Sulaim, “

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 Abundant Learning from "The King of Throwing Class F57" Irfan Nugroho It was dawn at 4 am of 12th December 2011. The Subuh adzan woke me up, calling me to leave the comfortable bed for the Masjid that is 300 meters far away. About 1,500 people (athletes, officials, and liaison officers) were currently staying at the Pilgrim Dormitory of Donohudan that day, but the Subuh congregation was no

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Irfan Nugroho It was Thursday, December 8th, 2011 when I was appointed to be a liaison officer for the Indonesian athletic athletes who were going to take part in the Sixth ASEAN Para Games (APG) 2011. Officially, all the LOs of the APG 2011 would start working on December 12th, 2011. However, on December 11th, the head of liaison officer ordered all the LOs to standby since 11 am for an

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Irfan NugrohoKetahuilah, nak… Engkau adalah seorang pria yang akan menjadi pemimpin bagi keluargamu kelak.Maka dari itu, ketahuilah bahwa dalam kehidupan berkeluarga nanti engkau akan menjalin komunikasi dengan seorang makhluk yang sangat rapuh hati dan fisiknya. Ya, makhluk itu bernama ‘wanita.’Nak, aku mengamatimu di masa kecilmu ini bahwa engkau sering berkata keras dan berperilaku kasar

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Irfan Nugroho Pernahkah suatu saat kita merasa hampa, meskipun kita sedang berada di tengah keramaian. Yah, situasi seperti ini biasa muncul ketika kita sedang memikul beban berat di pundak kita lantaran satu atau lain hal permasalahan. Tidak jarang pula kita saksikan seorang kaya raya yang jatuh stress lantaran terus menerus kepikiran dengan hal-hal yang perlu dilakukan untuk menjaga

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Irfan Nugroho Allahu Akbar… Allaaaaaaaaaahu akbar! Adzan Subuh memecah suasana hening pagi itu tepat pukul empat dini hari.  Johnny, seorang siswa SMP kelas tiga yang sedang memasuki baligh, lantas terbangun dari tidurnya karena panggilan Allah tersebut. Namun, eits! Bukan bergegas membaca, “Alhamdulillahilladzi ahyana ba’dana amaa tama wa ilaihin nusyur…” (HR Bukhari & Muslim) justru

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Irfan Nugroho Nak, bayangkan suatu ketika selepas bel pulang sekolah kemudian engkau pergi keluar gerbang sekolah dan berjalan di pinggir jalan. Tiba-tiba, sebuah mobil menyrempetmu hingga engkau terhempas dua meter dengan posisi kepala mendarat di suatu dinding bata yang keras. Tak lama kemudian, engkau pergi meninggalkan dunia ini untuk selama-lamanya. Namun ketahuilah nak, bahwa dalam

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A Mujahid ulema, a hadith expert, and a humble merchant, Abdullah Ibn Mubarrak once said, “Are there any things destroying this Dien (religion of Islam) except the king and hireling scholars?” At a glance, what Abdullah Ibn Mubarrak said is almost the truth. The motifs behind all the destructions of this religion do really come from the authoritarian kings and the scholars who sell out this

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Irfan Nugroho Sungguh indah menyimak dan mengikuti perkembangan para Mujahidin melalui forum jihad internasional di situs www.ansar1.info. Kesan yang muncul dari melihat konten-konten “threads” yang diposting di situs itu adalah sebuah bentuk nyata dari “Barisan yang teratur seakan-akan mereka seperti suatu bangunan yang kokoh,” (Ash-Shaaf: 04). Terlebih dari itu, inilah suatu bentuk nyata

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Irfan Nugroho Cita-cita yang paling tinggi bagi seorang Muslim sepertimu adalah masuk surga, karena Allah hanya memberi dua pilihan “segolongan masuk Surga dan segolongan masuk neraka” (Asy-Syura: 7)? Maka aku pun berharap engkau masih ingat dengan metode manusia meninggal dunia, yakni dengan metode ‘khusnul khatimah’ atau mati dengan metode ‘su’ul khatimah. Jika akhir hayatmu adalah sebuah “

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Irfan Nugroho Hari ini melalui detik.com, seorang maniak Superman asal Filipina rela menghabiskan jutaan dolar hanya untuk melakukan operasi plastik pada wajahnya agar nampak seperti idolanya, Superman. Dia pun rela melakukan operasi transplan pada pahanya agar nampak lebih berisi seperti actor pemeran Superman. Selain itu, dia pun mau dan ikhlas memotong perutnya agar rata dan memiliki ‘six

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Irfan Nugroho Suatu sore ketika duduk di sekitar stadion Manahan, Solo, seorang nenek renta menghampiri dan menjajakan makanan ringan yang saya pikir anak muda zaman sekarang akan enggan untuk mencicipinya. Namun, seperti itulah kenyataan. Betapa banyak orang tua yang justru lupa (atau enggan) untuk memperbanyak bekal mereka untuk kehidupan akhirat daripada sekedar mencari bekal untuk

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Irfan Nugroho Masih ingatkah Anda pada medio 2009 dimana facebook mulai booming di antara orang Indonesia. Bangsa yang latah ini pun lantas menggunakan facebook sebagai wahana untuk berbuat kerusakan, mulai perselingkuhan, perdagangan manusia, hingga transaksi prostitusi secara online. Sebagai respon terhadap fenomena seperti di atas, kalangan ulama Nahdiyin di Jawa Timur kemudian mengeluarkan

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Ust. Mas’ud Izzul Mujahid Judul di atas merupakan penggalan sebuah hadist hasan shahih yang diriwayatkan oleh Imam At-Tirmidzi dari jalur Abdullah Ibn Abbas. Bunyi lengkap hadist tersebut adalah sebagai berikut: Dari Abul Abbas Abdulloh bin Abbas rodhiallohu ‘anhuma beliau berkata: Suatu hari aku berada di belakang Nabi sholallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam Lalu beliau bersabda , “Nak, aku akan ajarkan

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Irfan Nugroho Bayangkan sebuah keadaan dimana Anda sedang bersama tiga orang teman Anda, katakanlah nama mereka adalah si A dan si B. Dalam majelis tersebut Anda bercerita tentang apa yang Anda alami pada hari kemarin yang mungkin tidak begitu penting bagi orang lain namun hal tersebut adalah sesuatu yang special bagi Anda. Baru sekitar dua kalimat Anda keluarkan dari mulut Anda, teman Anda

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Irfan Nugroho Dr Raghib As-Sirjani, dalam buku kecilnya berjudul “Anak Muda Nyalakan Semangatmu!”, mengungkapkan bahwa salah satu sebab kemunduran generasi muda umat Islam ini adalah adanya rasa minder dalam hati mereka. Tidak dipungkiri bahwa memang ada nilai-nilai yang telah bergeser seperti nilai bahwa kemuliaan hanya diberikan kepada orang-orang bertakwa (lihat Surah Al-Hujurat: 13).

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Irfan Nugroho Istiqamah – bukan nama teman kuliah saya yang pasti – menurut Umar Ibn Khattab seperti yang dikutip dari kitab Madarijus Salikhin karya Imam Ibnu Qayyim Al-Jauziyah adalah “teguh hati pada menjalankan perintah dan menjauhi larangan dan tidak menyimpang seperti jalannya rubah.” Masih dari buku yang sama pula, Sheikhul Islam Ibnu Taimiyah – guru Imam Ibnu Qayyim Al-Jauziyah –

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Irfan Nugroho Belum lama ini saya terlibat percakapan dengan seorang ‘office boy.’ Seperti kebanyakan orang, sang office boy ternyata tipe orang yang senang omongannya didengarkan, maka aku bertanya mengenai keluarganya, terutama anaknya. “Anaknya gimana kabarnya, Pak?” tanyaku. “Wah, udah ‘nakal,’ Mas. Udah hampir dua tahun,” jawab beliau. “Wah, udah mau disapih donk?” lanjutku. “Udah

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Irfan Nugroho Satu hal unik sering terlintas di benak saya ketika menyaksikan pertandingan sepak bola, terutama ketika tim nasional Indonesia sedang bertanding di kancah internasional. Hal unik tersebut adalah adanya “mental terjajah” di antara pemain tim nasional Indonesia. Beberapa pemain timnas Indonesia sering bermuka masam sehingga malas tersenyum pada pemain lawan, terutama ketika

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Irfan Nugroho Politik pencitraan merupakan upaya seseorang atau lembaga untuk membangun kesan baik di tengah publik. Setidaknya inilah definisi ‘pencitraan’ yang bisa saya simpulkan setelah selama satu smester mengikuti kuliah “Public Relations” atau “Hubungan Masyarakat.” Inilah strategi yang biasa digunakan oleh orang-orang berduit yang berhasrat untuk menjadi presiden, anggota dewan,

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Irfan Nugroho Dalam beberapa kesempatan, saya sering meluangkan waktu di antarai senin-jumat untuk menyaksikan program “Orang Pinggiran” yang diudarakan oleh salah satu stasiun televisi swasta di Indonesia. Menonton acara tersebut ternyata mampu membuat saya bersyukur karena penghidupan saya ternyata jauh lebih ‘nikmat’ daripada mereka yang ditayangkan di program tersebut. Namun, pernahkah

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Irfan Nugroho Suatu saat menjelang hari raya Iedul Fitri, seorang teman menuju ke masjid hendak melakukan shalat berjama’ah untuk pertama dan terakhir kalinya dalam Ramadhan tahun ini. Aku pun bertanya, “Gimana kabar dari rantau? Ibumu sering bercerita tentang engkau. Katanya engkau udah ‘sukses’ di sana.” Tersenyum dan tersipu malu, teman tadi menjawab, “Ah biasa aja. Ya begitu lah…” Aku pun

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By Irfan Nugroho Suatu hari di salah satu titik di kota Solo, sebuah mobil mewah berhenti lantaran lampu lalu lintas menyala merah. Tak lama berselang, seorang pemuda yang nampak sehat mendekat ke mobil tersebut dan mengadahkan tangannya sebagai simbol bahwa dia sedang meminta-minta kepada sang pengendara mobil mewah. Sang pengendara mobil mewah tersebut enggan untuk membagi sedikit

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Oleh Irfan Nugroho Mendidik anak tidak ubahnya membuat sebuah batu bata. Dari kubangan tanah liat basah yang diaduk hingga kenyal kemudian dicetak menjadi sebuah balok sempurna lalu dikeringkan dan dibakar hingga memerah dan keras untuk kemudian dijadikan sebagai bahan bangunan yang kokoh. Sebongkah tanah liat basah, bisa dibentuk menjadi apapun yang diinginkan, tergantung ketrampilan sang

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 Against them make ready your strength to the utmost of your power, including steeds of war, to strike terror into (the hearts of) the enemies, of Allah and your enemies, and others besides, whom ye may not know, but whom Allah doth know. Whatever ye shall spend in the cause of Allah, shall be repaid unto you, and ye shall not be treated unjustly (Al-Anfaal: 60) I’dad linguistically means

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dan siapkanlah untuk menghadapi mereka kekuatan apa saja yang kamu sanggupi dan dari kuda-kuda yang ditambat untuk berperang (yang dengan persiapan itu) kamu menggentarkan musuh Allah dan musuhmu dan orang orang selain mereka yang kamu tidak mengetahuinya; sedang Allah mengetahuinya. apa saja yang kamu nafkahkan pada jalan Allah niscaya akan dibalasi dengan cukup kepadamu dan kamu tidak akan

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 For My Brothers In Indonesia, I don't know why do I have to write and send this letter to you, the people of Indonesia, but if you are still asking me why? Probably the only answer I have is because your Country has the most Muslim population on the surface of this earth, isn't it so, Brothers? When I performed the ibaadah of hajj a few years ago, after returning from the throwing of the

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By Irfan Nugroho Speaking on a nationwide televised programme on June 22nd, 2011, Obama said that 10,000 US troops will be brought back home from Afghanistan. Then, do you really know the total number of US troops in Afghanistan currently? Yes, there are 100,000 US troops are ready to be killed by the Mujahideen of Taliban and Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan. Moreover, there are still more than

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(1. Nay! I swear by the Day of Resurrection.) (2. And nay! I swear by An-Nafs Al-Lawwamah.) (3. Does man think that We shall not assemble his bones) (4. Yes, We are able to put together in perfect order the tips of his fingers.) (5. Nay! Man desires to break out ahead of himself.) (6. He asks: "When will be this Day of Resurrection'') (7. So, when Bariqa the sight.) (8. And the moon will be

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By Irfan Nugroho In total, based on the report of PreventSuicide.Army.Mil released on May 19th 2011, there are 62 American soldiers got so frustrated that led to suicide during 2011. May 2011 is the worst month, then, since 21 cases were revealed, but the reason behind this is not unveiled yet. The lack of break between one to another deployment is said to be the onset, meaning that the US

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It’s been for about a year, the farming lands of people in my surrounding have been suffering from a severe hardship. The existence of wereng (a Javanese word for a kind of insect) on people’s farming lands is the onset, indeed. For that reason, there is usually a horrible feeling in the hearts of the people since from their farming lands; they gain financial needs for daily life. We, of

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Bismillahirrahmanirrahim… All praise belongs only to Allah, The All-Powerful over every thing. The One Who Gives Life and Takes Away Life, The One Who is Just over every thing, as well as The One Who Owns the Paradise and Hell. Salawat and salam always be showered upon the great exemplar, the just judge in his decision-making, Prophet Muhammad SAW, to his companions and the upholders of the

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The Southern Jakata’s Kuffar court sentenced 15 years of jail to Ustadz Abu Bakar Ba’asyir amidst the fact that he was not proven to get involved in any terror act. By using seven points of accusation, the Ustadz ABB, that’s he is usually called, was accused of having significant roles in the military training in the province of Aceh. In his verdict it was said that Ustadz ABB, who is not rich,

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By Irfan Nugroho Around 11 am, we left Khatim’s wedding for a place to have fun. It was Ii Ariyani who suggested us that we should take a visit to Bocor Beach, in the district of Kebumen, Central Java. We took a mini bus leading to the center of the city. It costs IDR 2,000 (per May 2011). Be patient, however, when you take mini bus as the main transport to the city; and that’s why we did

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Ust. Mu’inuddinillah Bashri Hanya orang yang beriman saja yang tidak akan rugi baik di dunia dan di akhirat (Surah Al-Asr). Hanya saja, apakah iman mereka itu asli atau palsu? Apa indikasi iman yang jujur? Apa indikasi iman yang tidak jujur (kemunafikan)? Surah Al-Baqarah: 177177. bukanlah menghadapkan wajahmu ke arah timur dan barat itu suatu kebajikan, akan tetapi Sesungguhnya kebajikan itu

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By Irfan Nugroho It took us about an hour to reach Kebumen from the Kutoarjo train station. To those having such a trip first time, I do highly recommend you not to take mini bus as it takes longer. Well, up to this writing gets published, it costs 4,000 IDR to get to Kebumen from Purworejo. Acting out like a "bill collector", Ii Ariyani was collecting our money to go to Kebumen

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By Irfan Nugroho As I have told you in the previous writing, the present journey was aimed at attending a friend’s wedding ceremony. No matter what, most of the day – Friday, May 27th 2011 – was spent in having fun, hanging around the small city, called Kebumen. It was written on the ticket that we would be arriving at the Kutoarjo train station – in the district of Kebumen – at 07:44 am.

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The journey is merely aimed at having a vacation, but we did it in the name of "Attending Friend's Wedding Ceremony." For Khatim, enjoy the new life with your wife. Wish you have a happy family that is under the guidance and blessing of Allah the Almighty. Amen. It was 4:00 o’clock in the morning. I found it’s hard to wake up after having a terrible futsal game last night. Walking through the

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By Irfan NugrohoDiscussion on the intention of the Indonesia’s Ministry of Communication and Information to block ‘terrorists’ webpages have aroused about a year ago, when a Mujahid (but the government and the media call him “terrorists”) Abdullah Sunata wrote a message to all Indonesian Muslims on his blog www.7ihadmedia.wordpress.com.Soon after this, the Indonesia Police – in cooperation with

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Kak Irfan Nugroho Sebagian orang tua di jawa, khususnya mereka yang tinggal di pinggiran, punya ungkapan khusus untuk menghibur anak-anak mereka yang masih balita ketika jatuh atau terpeleset saat belajar berdiri atau berjalan. Mereka biasa mengucapkan kalimat semisal, “Mpun… mpun.. Cup..! Kodok è mpun mlayu…” (Sudah sudah… Jangan nangis lagi. Kataknya udah lari..” Sekilas memang kita bisa

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Oleh Kak Irfan Nugroho Waktu shalat berjamaah tiba. Seorang mahasiswa yang dengan bangga mengenakan jaket hitam bertuliskan “Langkah Kammi Langkah Perubahan” melangkah menuju masjid yang hendak saya tuju. Saya berpikir mahasiswa tersebut akan melepaskan jaket kebanggaannya ketika shalat lantaran khawatir akan mengganggu konsentrasi jamaah lain yang ada di belakangnya. Namun ternyata,

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Endang Syaiful Aziz, Lc Dakwah diwajibkan atas setiap Muslim yang mampu untuk menyampaikannya. “Sampaikanlah oleh kalian semua dariku walau hanya satu ayat.” Para ulama juga berpendapat bahwa “setiap Muslim wajib berdakwah dalam hal yang mereka ketahui.” Sehingga, setiap Muslim wajib berdakwah dimanapun kapanpun. Al-Fushilat: 33 33. Siapakah yang lebih baik perkataannya daripada orang yang

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“Good morning, O the ‘father of the Quraisy’!” said Shafwah bin Umayah to the “Father of the Quraisy,” Umair bin Wahab. Further Shafwah greeted Umair, “Good morning the son of Wahab. Come here...! I have something to discuss.” In the city skirt of Hijr, Umair bin Wahab and Shafwah bin Umayah were talking about the War of Badar where the Quraisy Family suffered from heavy defeat. As the result of

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September 11th, 2010, a Pastor of a small church in Florida decided to shelve his intention of holding the ‘International Burn A Quran Day’ after massive pressure from the Muslim Ummah. Even matter, some high-top country officials like Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono – president of Indonesia – and Barrack Obama – president of the US – urged the immoral event cancelled. While the public’s attention was

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Oleh Irfan Nugroho 11 September 2010, seorang Pendeta dari sebuah gereja kecil di Negara bagian Florida membatalkan sebuah event yang ia namakan dengan “Burn the Quran Day” (Hari Membakar Al-Quran) atas desakan Umat Islam. Bahkan, beberapa kepala Negara seperti Presiden Indonesia Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono dan Presiden Amerika Serikat Barrack Husein Obama juga mendesak agar acara tersebut

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Oleh Irfan Nugroho Artikel ini saya tulis atas pengalaman saya sebagai staf pengajar untuk dua sekolah negeri di Jawa Tengah. Kurangnya rasa hormat terhadap sebagian guru, kurangnya ghirah untuk membaca, dan merosotnya moral Pelajar (pelajar) secara umum kemudian membuat saya menelaah beberapa kitab untuk merumuskan beberapa poin yang harus dimiliki oleh seorang Pelajar Muslim sehingga dia layak

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Umar Ibn Abdul Aziz was one of the greatest Amir Al-Mukminin (leader of Muslim believers). It is said that under his leadership, wolf and goat lived side by side in harmony. It is also said that a month after he passed away, wolf and goat no longer lived in harmony. He was a lamp for those judges living after him. When he was holding the authority over the vast areas of Islamic conquest, he once

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By Irfan Nugroho Facebook is an online social networking that was launched first in February 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg along with his roomates Eduardo Saverin, Dustin Moskovitz, and Chris Hughes. People registering for an account on the Facebook can add people as their ‘cyber’ friends as well as establish communication with them via messages or wall-to-wall service. Facebook is now the biggest

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By Irfan Nugroho All Indonesian students have been for a long time haunted by a phrase Ujian Nasional-UN (National Examination) because their ‘three-year study’ will only be determined by the ‘three-day exams’ called UN. Indonesian students could only succeed in higher education levels only after they passed the UN with score for each subject higher than 4,0 (in 2005 and 2006); 4,5 (2007); 5,0 (

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By Irfan Nugroho A report of www.islaminet.net on Wednesday April 28th, 2010 revealed a student of a senior high school in Bekasi, West Java, had uploaded a number of photographs on the internet, showing a himself put the Holy Quran above a closet and made a provocative writing calling for ‘war’ against Islam by describing Islam, Allah, Muhammad, and the Quran in extremely blasphemous words.

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Title: Bahkan Barat Pun Butuh Islam (Even the West Need Islam) Authors: Sayyid Quthb, Dr. Abdullah Azzam, and Sheikh Sulaiman bin Nashir Al-‘Ulwan Publisher: Islamika Publisher Edition: 1st Ed. 2009 Description: 268 pages By Irfan NugrohoIt’s so unfortunate to see how the West run their life like these days. The advanced civilization in the West cannot bring them to a harmonious society. The West

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By Irfan Nugroho Actually, I began to love this song last year, when I was still working as an Indonesian-English translator. Indeed, I fell in love to this song soon after listening to another Red Hot’s great song, Snow (Hey Oh). I tried to browse YouTube for the official video of this song, but unfortunately, YouTube has no longer published official video from any band. What a fortunate, I got

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By Irfan Nugroho Currently, The Jakarta Post publishes opinion from those declaring themselves students of Islamic studies in frequent time. However, most of the opinion writers did not even use the Quran as their theoretical framework when they discuss Islam. Instead of using the Quran and the Hadith, they prefer to base their thought upon the Western mindset because they were educated in many

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By Irfan Nugroho A.    Introduction It is interesting to scrutinize how two Javanese people – a satay seller and a satay lover – spoke each other by employing two sentences that are disconnected. One day, the satay lover came to the satay seller. The satay seller alone was a warmth and smiling seller, and therefore he said, “Jenengan nopo, Mas?” (What do you do, Sir?) after knowing the satay

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A.    Formulation of Writing Theories Writing is viewed by Kooser (2006: 118) as communication just quite the same as speaking. The argument gets supported by Barry Holstun Lopez – the author of River Notes and Arctic Dreams - (in Kooser, 2006 : 3) as stating that writing is ‘telling the best story’ we know. Likewise, an outstanding writer, Bil Gilbert, says that ‘writing is telling a story to a

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Market Holding Market Holding seringnya diadopsi oleh perusahaan-perusahaan yang hendak menjaga saham pasarnya. Dalam konteks pemasaran tunggal-negara, strategi ini sering melibatkan reaksi terhadap perubahan harga-harga yang dilakukan oleh pesaing. Contoh, ketika suatu maskapai penerbangan menawarkan tarif khusus, maskapai lainnya juga harus berpikir bagaimana untuk menyesuaikan diri atau jika

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By Irfan Nugroho Being a teacher in Indonesia did not guarantee somebody for save financial needs in the past. But the current progress on Indonesian education gets improved fast and is a good news for those grappling with it. Therefore, being a teacher is no longer a nightmare, but a dream for so many Indonesian youths who want to get ‘save financial needs’ through teaching. It is because

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Oleh: Irfan Nugroho Pengantar Ketika kita dihadapkan pada suatu tata kelola pendidikan, maka di titik itu pulalah kita akan sering bersinggungan dengan apa yang disebut asas-asas – dalam hal ini asas-asas pendidikan. Hal ini karena asas-asas pendidikan telah disepakati sebagai ‘suatu kebenaran yang menjadi dasar atau tumpuan berpikir, baik pada tahap perancangan maupun pelaksanaan pendidikan

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By Irfan Nugroho I’m not a student of a journalism studies, but I do believe that one principle in the journalism is ‘informing to the public about the real facts of events happening in the other sides of the world. If said the media is a train and the above principle the railway, so I like to say that the current Western media coverage has derailed from the ‘railway.’ Of course both you and I

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By Emily Buchanan and Bhasker Solanki London has become one of the biggest centres for Islamic finance in the world, with five Islamic banks, and many others in the high street offering Islamic financial products, or "windows" as they are known. The growth of Islamic finance has been an unexpected outcome of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center of 11 September 2001. Islamic finance

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A crew of Arrahmah.com was making his office neat ofter being mussed up by the Indonesia's Anti-terror Squad By Irfan Nugroho It is unfortunate that the probe on ‘terrorist’ suspects in Indonesia has reached the journalistic areas. To those keeping an eye on Indonesia’s terrorist issue, the arrest of Muhammad Jibril, or Muhammad Ricky Ardan, is of course familiar with. Muhammad Jibril is

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By Irfan NugrohoThe adzan Maghrib (call for evening prayer) was sounding around my neighbourhood. I saw a number of people walked to the mosque. But wait; there was something strange this time.Yes, the number of people going to the mosque was different today. The jamaah (congregation) was full, and indeed they were many this time.Then I remembered that today, August 21, 2009, was the first night

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Mr Maruge’s message to world leaders: "Thank you for free education."By Irfan NugrohoAugust 14th, 2009, the oldest primary school student in the world, a Kenyan citizen named Kimani Nganga Maruge, deceased at 90 years old.Mr Maruge was a holder of a Guinness World Record for being the oldest person to start primary school while he was aged at 84 in 2004. One thing that we should learn from the

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By Irfan NugrohoThough I’m not a great fan of Blink-182, I love to hear “Anthem” very much. Compared to Blink-182’s latest album that is too much market-minded, Blink-182’s Anthem tells us that Blink-182 once still had idealist-minded while they’re part of major label.“Anthem” can be said equal to Rise Against’s Paper Wings or Anywhere, but not as serious as Bad Religion’s. No matter what, this

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By Irfan NugrohoThe world was shocked to hear the death of Michael Jackson. A month later, Indonesians was shocked to hear another sad news about the death of Urip Achmad Riyanto (Mbah Surip).The two figures possessed some similarities. Both were singers and at their 50s too. However, both were totally different from each other. Things related to their death are perhaps the lessons to us.Almost

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Students of SMA 4 Pematang Siantar found themselves cannot enter their school anymore as the city government fenced the school. Clash between students, alumni, and school committee against the policemen was inexorable. (Photo:Politikana.com)By Irfan NugrohoSMA 4 Pematang Siantar stands in the heart of Pematang Siantar City, North Sumatra Province, Indonesia. The school is the most favourite one

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By Irfan NugrohoToo much desperate to read a report of Kompas.com titled “Alamaak…Lima Tahun Belajar Tanpa Meja dan Kursi!” (Oh my ghost… Five years of study with no chairs and tables).Sixty elementary students at SDN II Karang Bahagia, Bekasi District, West Java, have been running teaching and learning activities with no chairs and tables on classrooms for five years. They learn the school’s

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By Irfan Nugroho The 9/11 tragedy plays a great role in the onset of Afghanistan’s catastrophe. This situation got worse when Bush administration deliberately made two blocks; “you are either with us, or against us.” Consequently, a military programme called Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) was taken into the consideration to justify the military aggression in Afghanistan. About 28.300 US

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By Irfan NugrohoI first came to Sermo Dam on May 17th, 2009. As first I touched the soil around the dam, a friend of mine said, “Formerly, this area was a people’s settlement before finally they were uprooted fiercely from here to be settled in afar there.”Yes, to build this dam, 107 families were transmigrated to Bengkulu and Riau provinces, on the island of Sumatra, by the regime of New

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By Irfan Nugroho Live Again (the Fall of man) is the last track of Bad Religion’s album “The Empire Strike First” first launched in 2004. I have been hearing this song for more than four years, but I think I fell in love (again) to this song currently. I love this song for its drum beating, for its guitars, and for its harmony. One thing I dislike from this song is the lyric. Why? Yes, as the

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By Irfan NugrohoOf 37 European countries, Islam has become the second-largest religion in 16 countries (this includes the Baltic state but not the other former Soviet republic and Turkey) (Savage, 2004). According to the German Central Institute Islam Archive, the total number of Muslims in Europe in 2007 was about 53 millions (http://islam.de/8368.php).For the above reason, Islam has also become

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July 8th, 2009, can be the greatest day for those who win the Indonesia’s presidential election. That can also be the saddest day for those who have spent a lot of money and works just to grab the victory but lost finally.As of this writing was published, the quick count result unveiled that Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono appeared the winner, leaving behind his two competitors Megawati Soekarno Putri,

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An Uighur woman is hit as she protest against mass arrests since Sunday's Bloody RiotPhoto: News.Sky.comBy Irfan NugrohoSunday, July 5th, 2009, 156 people dead and more than 800 others injured as a protest turned violent in the city of Urumqi, China’s restive western region of Xinjiang. Authorities arrested 1,434 people in connection with the Sunday bloody protest. The BBC News reported that the

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Title: Sekuntum Rosela Pelipur Lara: Catatan dan Renungan dari Penjara Author: Abu Umar Jundul Haq Imam Samudra Edition: 2nd Ed. 2009 Description: 188 pages + 2 photo pages Publisher: Ar-Rahmah Media By Irfan Nugroho Several years after Bali Bombing, many are still in doubt and questioning the jihad conducted by either Amrozi, Mukhlas, or Imam Samudra. Not only the doubt comes out of those

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By Irfan NugrohoI read the printed edition of Kompas Daily (25/6/2009). Mr Liek Wilardjo, a lecturer of Satya Wacana Christian University suggested four urgent agendas to "save" Indonesia. One of those four points is the civic duty, or active citizenship.Active citizenship is the philosophy that citizens should work towards the betterment of society through economic participation, public service,

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By Irfan NugrohoHave you ever heard a song that combines hardcore sound and the fast beating of typically melodic punk, but fits beautifully in acoustic version? To me personally, Rise Against’s “Paper Wings” and “Anywhere But Here” can represent the mixture of hardcore and melodic punk.Paper Wings is the fourth single of Rise Against’s third album Siren Song and the Counter of Culture; while

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By Irfan NugrohoAbout five million Muslims live in France today. France is now home to Western Europe’s largest Islamic community.The growing number of Muslims is of course followed by the growing number of people who demand the rights and freedom to imply Islamic teachings in their daily lives.Taken for example is the use of the burka, a garment covering women from head to toe, amongst the

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By Irfan NugrohoScheduled on July 8th, 2009, Indonesia is going to hold presidential election. Three president candidates are competing against each other to be the first person in Indonesia.Many issues surround them, ranging from neo-liberalism, trillions rupiahs of horses, military defense, and religion. Amongst those issues, the issue of hijab disturbed me so much.The politics of hijab can be

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By Irfan NugrohoI’ve just made a new header for Melodic-4.Blogspot.com today (June 18th, 2009). There is a tank no more, but a famous picture of Faris Odeh throwing stones to a tank and a phrase saying, “Scare up the new thoughts as you’re youth.”Is there any relation between Faris Odeh and the blogging world? I would say, “Yes! There is…”For more than a year, I’ve been grappling with the media

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By Irfan NugrohoFor more than a year, I have been living in the city of Yogyakarta, Indonesia. And during that time, I found no comfort from this city. There are some reasons why Yogyakarta is not comfortable for me, or perhaps, you feel the same as me.In Yogyakarta, a number of Islamic schools are standing in elegance. Many schoolgirls wear kerudung at schools but they admit that they are

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By Irfan NugrohoThe word “change” is often associated to “better.” Amongst the Indonesians, a phrase “agent of change” is embedded to the youth, especially to the Indonesian college students. During the time when I was in the college, I used to grapple with student activisms. Many friends of mine were likewise so enthusiastic of being active in student activism. The current situation at my

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By Irfan NugrohoSince Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009, I have become an uncle for a boy whose name, you know, Ahmadinejad. Hence, since that time, Ahmadinejad is my nephew.A wife of my brother-in-law gave birth to a baby on Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009. Due yesterday (08/6/2009), he hadn’t give the baby a name yet. When I came to his house, he asked me, “How about Ahmadinejad?”“Oh, my ghost! Where did you

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Hero Of WarBy Irfan NugrohoAmidst the tendencies of the newcomer punk bands that prefer softer beating and easy to discern lyrics, Rise Against keeps their heads mainly to political issues. You may agree or not, Rise Against is at the forefront of the current wave of political punk. Sure, for me, Bad Religion is still at the most forefront than the others.Rise Against is an American punk rock

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By Irfan NugrohoThe Indonesia-Malaysia border tensions is just arising again following breaches of Malaysian warships of KD Baung-3509, of about 13 kilometers inside Indonesia’s sea water on May 25, 2009. An almost the same violence also occurred on last Saturday (30/5), in which a Malaysian warship entered Indonesian sea water jurisdiction into 7.3 miles over Indonesia’s sea border

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By Irfan NugrohoThe Israel Settlement, without “expansion”, has been conducted since 1967 following the ceasefire agreement of Six-day war. As you Google for “Israel Settlement”, there you will see that the land where Israel is standing now is the biggest land capturing ever. Here are the facts retrieved from Wikipedia.org:From Jordan, Israel gained control of the entire western bank of the

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A Palestinian academic union urges British colleagues to back a boycott in support of 'our struggle for justice'By Amjad BarhamPalestinian academics have been heartened by the outpouring of solidarity with our people on the part of British academics and students – the latter attested to by the creative "student occupation movement" in the wake of the brutal Israeli war against the Palestinian

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People would remember clearly this smile, all the times By Irfan Nugroho Title : Mimpi Suci dari balik Jeruji Besi: Hikmah Mimpi yang Baik dan Benar Author : Ali Gufron Nurhasyim Mukhlas As-Tenjuluny Edition : 2nd Ed. 2009 Description : 145 pages + photos Publisher : Ar Rahmah Media You might ignore any dream you have when you

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Map of Muslim Expansion in the West in the Umayyad Period (661-750)By Irfan NugrohoToday (20/05/2009), I typed the Google News for “Obama, Israel, and Palestine” then I stranded on a blog www.mindyourowndamnbusinesspolitics.com. There I found something interesting there to write down here; that of about La Convivencia.The article on the blog entitled “Obama, Israel – Palestine, and A Dream

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By Irfan NugrohoIndonesian Super League remains some matches, but Persipura Jayapura has appeared to be the winner of this tough football competition. Salute and congratulation to you, to all the positive football you have performed during the competition.Indonesian Super League 2008/09 is the new form of football competition in Indonesia. It modifies the former one called Liga Indonesia.The Liga

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