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A humble doctor

Sebut saja Namanya dr C..... Selama Ramadan ini, 2 minggu berturut turut ada seseorang yang menghadiri kajian lokaliti kami yang sosoknya menarik buatku. Beliau seorang pensiunan, asli dari Iraq dan dulu bekerja sebagai GP (Dokter Klinik setara spesialis). Di usianya yang sudah senja, beliau bisa di bilang masih aktif. Kemana mana masih nyetir sendiri, belanja sendiri, masak sendiri dan yang lebih keren lagi, wawasan politik dan pengetahuan Islam beliau patut di acungi jempol. Tanpa ragu, tanpa canggung, beliau duduk bersama kami, sharing semua pemikiran2nya yang dikemas dengan bahasa yang captivating . Diskusi kami berkembang dari bahasan Taqwa, tajwid, tafsir ayat dalam Al Quran sampai urusan politik dan kondisi kaum muslimin di Iraq dan akar masalah dari konflik2 yang terjadi di negeri Muslim.  Sampailah kami berdiskusi tentang image dari seorang perempuan muslim. Di negeri barat seperti Inggris, menjadi seorang wanita muslimah yang berkerudung tidaklah se-se

{Percakapan} Who creates Allah ﷻ ?

As she munched the watermelon Rumaysa (5 yo) whispered to me: "I am sorry Mama, I have a very rude thought about Allah" Me: "Oh Dear! What thought would that be?"  "I am thinking, if all of us are created, who created Allah ?" Me:"awwww that’s not a rude thought, Sayang...in fact that’s a very smart question!  Allah ﷻ was not created by anyone nor He had a son nor parents. He has no beginning and no end hence He is almighty! If Allah was created by SomeOne, then He is not Allah and we would have to worship the one who create ‘that Allah’.  "That mean Allah has been living for sooooo long" Me:"Yes... Rumaysa... He is ever living" Lesson: indeed life of a mother is full of surprises! I would never thought I would receive such question from my 5 years old but I must thank my ‘teacher’ during my youth days..... they have given me the answer and show me the path (by the will of Allah). Not only it’s beneficial for me now but it has bee