Nama Bulan Ramadhan

Dear All,

There is a new book published by Al Bihar Jakarta, written by M. Zuhdi Zaini, a docent of UIN university Jakarta who also teach Islamic studies at UHAMKA and UMJ titled Nama Bulan Ramadhan: hidangan ruhani di bulan suci. For imawan/imawati (a members of Muhammadiyah Student Association) of Jakarta Timur who interested in this book please call me or meet me ! I will give it free

I felt not comfortable with Ahlul Bait term here, because in Muhammadiyah's perspective ahlul bait are all family of Prophet Muhammad SAW. Here, the writer call ahlul bait for a few people of Muhammad's family. As far as I know, the wifes of Nabi also called ahlul bait !

He write also about Imam (religious leader) with a title maksum (innocent). Oh my god ! I don't believe this. There is no gate between two taughts because fundamentally different between Syi'ah and Sunni. his book

Lagian... dalam konsep Syi’ah ada yang namanya taqiyah, kurang lebih artinya menyembunyikan keyakinan yang sebenarnya demi satu tujuan tertentu ! Demikian pernah disampaikan oleh Ketua PP Muhammadiyah Kyai Haidar Nashir. So, in my opinion this book is not my own reading because more of the content are syiah’s taughts !!!

Bagi Imawan/imawati IMM Jakarta Timur yang ingin mengasah daya analisis paham keislaman ala Muhammadiyah dan dibedakan dengan paham Syiah, bisa membandingkannya pada buku ini.

One more, hadits – hadits disini tidak semuanya bisas dipercaya. Muhammadiyah memilih hadits yang sahih,sedang disini hadits yang “sahih” menurut paham Syiah juga ada ! Bagaimana kita menyikapinya !:

Yang saya rasakan Muhammadiyah itu adalah organisasi yang teguh memegang prinsip keyakinan. Beberapa kaidah ushul fiqh yang dipakai di Muhammadiyah menunjukkan itu. Misalnya, “ dasar dari segala macam ibadah itu haram, kecuali ada dalil yang memperbolehkannya”. Demikian pula dalam membaca hadits Nabi, yang diutamakan adalah periwayatannya yang mutawatir.

negeri 5 menara

a country with 5 minarets is a new book, published recently by Gramedia Pustaka Utama, a giant publisher in Indonesia. This book actually a fiction based on a true story about a friendship in a pesantren called "Pondok Madani" in East Java. Since the author is alumnus from Pondok Modern Gontor (Darussalaam is a real name of this pesantren, it means vilage of peace) . The story inspired by his own experiences there !.

By reading this novel, the readers will knows some social value systems of Pondok Madani. The book described mosaic of cadres in making for modern ulama's. Alumnus of this pesantren not only become a kyai/religious leader but also other professions such us journalists, lecturers, lawyers, traders, bussiness men, teachers and so on.

How to study english and arabic ! How about night patrol for santri ! Qeue up or to line up in take a meal, take a bath, and other activities in this "shaolin temple" ! The readers will know from protagonis view of Alif, a teenager from West Sumatra who travelled to seek Islamic studies in Pesantren. There is also a "Tyson" in this book, name given for a staff of Security Section of Students Organization of Pondok Madani with Thyson's look but with sportive behavior.