22 Nov 2011

The Miracle of Shalat

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Cover By: Satrio Amal Budiawan
Judul : The Miracle of Shalat
Penulis: KH. Muhammad Sholikhin
Editor: Hijrah S, Adhika Prasetya.
Penerbit : Erlangga, 2011
Halaman : xxiv+536


Buku ini hadir di tengah hiruk pikuk degradasi pemahaman sebagian umat Muslim—didominasi juga oleh kalangan Muslim muda—yang menganggap bahwa ibadah shalat adalah ibadah motorik belaka yang hanya bertujuan untuk mencegah perbuatan keji dan mungkar, dan apabila keduanya telah tercegah, maka shalat tidak diperlukan lagi.

Pemahaman yang salah ini bahkan sudah menjadi trend di tengah-tengah masyarakat kita. Shalat menjadi perbuatan yang gengsi apabila dilakukan, shalat tidak perlu dijalankan cukuplah dengan mengingat Tuhan. Sungguh sombong dan salah pemikiran seperti ini.

Menarik sekali apa yang ditulis oleh penulis dalam buku ini dengan menyebutnya sebagai teori “belah bambu”"lebih baik mana antara orang yang rajin beribadah, tapi tingkah lakunya buruk, dengan orang yang tidak beribadah, tetapi tingkah lakunya baik?".

Pemahaman yang “dipaksakan” rasional ini tentunya tidak dapat dipertanggungjawabkan bahkan pandangan ini justru meremehkan ibadah sakral shalat sebagai, kalaupun demikian adanya, yang perlu dilihat adalah orang yang mengerjakan shalatnya, bukan shalatnya.

Ada tiga poin utama yang membuat segala pemahaman di atas salah. Pertama, pemahaman seperti tersebut sangatlah “dangkal” karena ibadah shalat bukan hanya memiliki tujuan untuk media instrospeksi diri, tetapi juga merupakan wujud (baca: devosi/bukti) kehambaan yang nyata—konkret—dari keimanan seseorang yang tidak bisa diraba—abstrak.

11 Nov 2011

11. Trial Of Tears

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[Lyrics: John Myung]


[I. IT'S RAINING]


Under the sun, there is nothing to hide

Under the moon, the stranger waits inside
People disappear
The music fades away
Splashing through the rain
I'll dream with them one day
It's raining, raining,
On the streets of New York city
It's raining, raining, raining deep in heaven

I may have wasted all those years

They're not worth their time in tears
I may have spent too long in darkness
In the warmth of my fears

Take a look at yourself

Not at anyone else
And tell me what you see
I know the air is cold
I know the streets are cruel
But I'll enjoy the ride today

It's raining, raining,

On the streets of New York city
It's raining, raining, raining deep in heaven

I may have wasted all those years

They're not worth their time in tears
I may have spent too long in darkness
In the warmth of my fears

As I walk through all my myths

Rising and sinking like the waves
With my thoughts wrapped around me
Through a trial of tears

Hidden by disguise, stumbling in a world

Feeling uninspired, he gets into his car
Not within his eyes to see, open up, open up
Not much better than the man you hate

[II. DEEP IN HEAVEN]


[Instrumental]


[III. THE WASTELAND]


Still awake

I continue to move along
Cultivating my own nonsense
Welcome to the wasteland
Where you'll find ashes, nothing but ashes
Still awake
Bringing change, bringing movement,
Bringing life
A silent prayer thrown away,
Disappearing in the air
Rising, sinking, raining deep inside me
Nowhere to turn,
I look for a way back home
It's raining, raining, raining deep in heaven

10. Anna Lee

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[Lyrics: James LaBrie]


Helpless child
They invite your hands to fill their needs
Will you be the same
Shameless smile
To steal from you the innocence that bleeds
Will they feel your pain

Trying to believe

The scars unseen
The tears wash clean
You don't wanna breathe the air you breathe
You don't know how you'll live a life alone

She keeps holding on

Holding on to you
Let her breathe the air
Don't wanna be alone where do you belong
Anna lee

Behind those eyes

The vivid scene
A lucid dream within
Questioned secrets are revealed
And everytime
You can't deny
The lines that trace your skin
Wounds that never heal

Trying to believe

The scars unseen
The tears wash clean
You don't wanna breathe the air you breathe
You don't know how you'll live a life alone

She keeps holding on

Holding on to you
Let her breathe the air
Don't wanna be alone where do you belong
Anna Lee

And now she's calling out a name

Can't keep on hiding all her pain
You feel the rain move in
As you begin
To turn and answer the call

Trying to believe

The scars unseen
The tears wash clean
You don't wanna breathe the air you breathe
You don't know how you'll live a life alone

She keeps holding on

Holding on to you
Let her breathe the air
Don't wanna be alone where do you belong
Anna Lee

9. Just Let Me Breathe

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[Lyrics: Mike Portnoy]


Open your eyes
And turn off your mind
Step right up folks and you will find
Agrowing trend
An epidemic
Spread with zen
And hypodermics

Just close your mind

You can find all you need with your eyes

The big machines take care of

You until you kill yourself
And then the sales go through the roof
Calculated, formulated
Feed my head with simple thoughts
And let me breathe instead of being taught
All bottled up and tearing at the seams
I'm bored
Just let me breathe

A daily dose of eMpTyV

Will flush your mind right down the drain
Shannon Hoon and Kurt Cobain,
Make yourself a household name

Just close your mind

You can find all you need with your eyes

The big machines take care of you

Until you kill yourself
And then the sales go through the roof
Calculated, formulated
Feed my head with simple thoughts
And let me breathe instead of being taught
All bottled up and tearing at the seams
I'm bored
Just let me breathe

Strike up your best angst ridden posture

Manufactured anger
Let's not forget my legacy
All my heroes have failed me
Now they're dead and buried

Just close your mind

You can find all you need with your eyes

The big machines will take care of you

Until the fashion fades
And the checks go through
My bank roll's red and my face is blue
And still they'll turn their backs on you for
Someone new

Feed my head

With some real thoughts
And let me think instead
Of being taught
I'll say things
You won't believe
Just stand back
Just let me breathe.......