JAKARTA - Calamities in this country arrived one after another, flood in Wasior Papua due to river overflow had just happened, Tsunami then struck Mentawai and also not to be left out, the eruption of Merapi followed. Already hundreds of lives had been lost, as a result of the disasters that came insistently to this country, how should we respond to the disasters that are occurring right now? Why do disasters occur frequently? And how do we find a way out or solution?
From behind the iron bars in the Indonesian Police Main HQ, Ustadz Abu Bakar Ba'asyir gave a taushiah (advice) to the people of Indonesia concerning the disasters that befall this country from time to time. The people of Indonesia must repent, starting from the citizens, up to the leadership level!
This Is A warning From Allah
“This is a warning from Allah, the disaster will be even greater if the leaders of this Nation do not return to Islam, this is in the verses of Allah: ‘And if only the people of the cities had believed and feared Allah, We would have opened [i.e. bestowed] upon them blessings from the heaven and the earth, but they denied [the messengers], so We seized them for what they were earning.’ (Q.S. Al-A'raf : 96).
In essence, the one and only way to overcome the problem is by us going back to Islam, there is no other way, but to remodel this Nation to become an Islamic Nation, fullstop! If not, there will still be disasters.
So, the disasters is clear, like in the words of Allah mentioned earlier; If supposing the population of this country have iman and taqwa, ‘We would have opened [i.e. bestowed] upon them blessings from the heaven and the earth, but they denied [the messengers], so We seized them for what they were earning.’ (Q.S. Al-A'raf : 96).
This Indonesia, since its independence, is amongst the deniers of Allah, refusing to use the law of Allah in regulating the Nation. So the mistake is, the Islamic ummah themselves are taking part in the denial. Not with the mouths but with the actions. The solution is only one, namely to return to Islam, this Nation must be regulated by the Islamic system.
Thus, we must dare to remind the Islamic society about an Islamic State, but this Islamic State is not a political issue because all this while the struggle to establish an Islamic State was regarded as a political issue, No! This is a requirement by the aqeedah! Anyone who rejects an Islamic State, his shahadah could become void, because it is not possible to practice tawheed without a State, without authority.. that’s a crap!
So the only solution is, the Islamic Ummah must repent and return to straighten up this country with the Islamic Shari’a.
The essence is, the people of Indonesia must repent, starting from its citizens, up to the leaders who claim to be professing the religion of Islam. Now, how to repent? Besides istighfar, yeah, what I have just said, replacing the system of the country with the Islamic system and this is the issue of aqeedah, not politics. We can help them, but when they are willing to be advised."
Thus was his taushiyah to the people of this country about how to properly tackle the disasters which now are arriving one after another, may his taushiyah be heard and implemented so that Allah Ta'ala will rescue us from the various calamities.
The Liberals Refuse To Associate Disasters With The Adzab From Allah SWT
At a time when disasters struck this country incessantly and the Islamic ummah started to do self reflection upon the divine warning, the liberals instead refuse to associate disasters with the adzabs from Allah SWT. According to them, the whole natural disasters that happened are just a natural process. Astaghfirullah, far too much...!
In a discussion entitled "Politicization of Disasters" organized by the Network Union for Pluralism (Sejuk) in Jakarta, Friday (5/11/2010), Ulil Abshar Abdalla, a notable figure of the liberals refuses to acknowledge that the disasters that took place are adzabs from Allah SWT. According to him, there has been a wrong interpretation of the scripture.
"There is some kind of a template in the holy book about disaster. For example, there is a story when the humans were disobedient to God, and then God destroyed the whole surface of the earth. Now, there are currently disasters and these public figures immediately took that template. To me, do not interrelate, this is just a process of nature."
"What is wrong with Yogyakarta, there are palaces there, Muhammadiyah (second largest Muslim organization in Indonesia - ed), also a lot of pesantrens (traditional Islamic boarding schoold – ed). The community of Yogyakarta are religious, but are said to be afflicted by adzab from God. It’s hurting the victims. They have been affected by disasters, and then are further blamed as receiving adzabs."
Not much different from Ulil, the politican of the PDI-P, Budiman Sudjatmiko, who also serve as the speaker in the discussion, hopes that the society, including the officials, would look at the calamities in a rational way. According to him, a disaster is just a process of nature, it is not related to the adzab from God.
"It is only a process experienced by the earth, like the growing human, they are afflicted by headache or flu. It is simply like that. So make the humans a subject of disaster, not an object who sinned and then punished," he said.
General Adzab Does Not Only Happen To Wrongdoers
It is not strange that the liberals refuse to interrelate disasters with the adzab from Allah SWT, that's the typical pattern of their views and thoughts about life i.e. secular or trying to separate between the dunya and akhira. Thus, they often let go and abandon the revelations of Allah SWT, be it the Qur'an or the hadiths, they always give priority to rationality or common sense over the verses of Allah.
They have forgotten and failed to see that immorality has been rampant and amar ma'ruf nahi munkar is no longer practiced, that Allah SWT would send down punishment or adzab to not only the people who commit wrongdoings among them, but it is wide-ranging and no longer selective.
Allah SWT says:
"And fear a trial (an affliction or punishment during life upon this earth) which will not strike those who have wronged among you exclusively, and know that Allah is severe in penalty." (QS. Al-Anfal (8) : 25)
Earthquakes During The Time Of Prophet SAW & Sahabahs
Ustadz Ahmad Syahirul Alim, Lc wrote:
At one time in Madinah, an earthquake occurred. Rasulullah SAW then put both of his hands on the ground and said, "Cool it... it’s not time for you to come yet.'' Then, the Prophet SAW turned to the Sahabahs and said, "Verily, your Lord is giving you a warning... so react (make Allah pleased with you)!"
It seemed, Umar bin Khattab RA remembered that incident. When an earthquake struck during his caliphate, he said to the people of Madinah, "O people, what is this? How soon are the things that you did (from the transgressions against Allah)? If this earthquake occurs again, I will not be with you anymore!"
Someone with the sharpness of ‘the eyes of basirah’ like Umar bin Khattab could feel that sins committed by the people of Madinah, after the death of Rasulullah and Abu Bakar As-Siddiq, had invited disasters.
Umar then reminded the Muslims to keep away from sins and return immediately to Allah. He even threatened to leave them if the earthquake returns. Indeed, the disasters are the “verses” of Allah to show His Power, when mankind no longer cares about His verses.
Imam Ibnul Qayyim in his book Al-Jawab Al-Kafy expressed, "And sometimes Allah shakes up the earth with a terrible shock, creating feelings of fear, khushoo', yearning to return and submit to Allah, as well as giving up sins and remorse for the human errors. Among the Salafs, if an earthquake occurred, they would say, 'Verily, Allah is reprimanding us'.''
Khalifah Umar bin Abdul Aziz also did not stay silent when an earthquake took place during his rule. He immediately sent a letter to all his governors; "Amma ba'du, verily, this earthquake is a warning from Allah to all His slaves, and I have already instructed every city to come out on a certain day, and let those who possess wealth give to charity."
Allah says, “He has certainly succeeded who purifies himself (with tawbah and zakat). And mentions the name of his Lord and prays.” (QS Al-A'laa [87]:14-15). Therefore, say what had been said by Adam AS (when he was evicted from paradise), “O our Lord, indeed we have wronged ourselves and if You do not forgive and love us, we would be the losers.”
And (also) say what had been said by Noah AS, “If You do not forgive and have mercy on me, I am indeed a loser”. And say the prayer of Yunus AS, La ila ha illa anta subhanaka inni kuntu minazzaalimeen, "None has the right to be worshipped but You (O Allah), Glorified (and Exalted) are You (above all that [evil] they associate with You). Truly, I have been of the wrong-doers."
If only both Umar were with us today, they would certainly be angry and rebuke us firmly, because the series of “warnings” from Allah are not heeded by us, in fact we even tend to ignore them. Therefore, before Allah admonishes us harder, this is the time that we are responding to His warnings. Labbaika Ya Allah, we return to You.
So, are we still refusing to repent and return into the embrace of Islamic Shari'a?
Wallahu'alam bis sowab!
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