The Three Chosen
51. Adhan Perdana
Wahyu told me that his village was ‘sehat’. Community life runs normally like a village near the mountain slope. Because surrounded by fertile land, it is not
it is surprising that most of the people are farmers.
But the tranquility of the village was disturbed since the arrival of an old man who later became known by the name of Bokor's grandfather. It brought bad influences that made the peaceful village tumultuous. There are often disputes between citizens just because of trivial problems. The children began to defy and were difficult to manage. Residents began to like to gamble and lazy to work because they rely more on gambling than processing rice fields.
The peak occurred when residents closed the musholla on the incitement of Kek Bokor. Residents are upset with some people reminding them not to gamble. Incidentally people who remind them are people who are diligent in praying congregations in the musholla including Revelation and his father. They could not do anything because the number of citizens who rampaged and sealed the musholla at that time was more than the musholla worshipers.
In addition to sealing the musholla, the rampaging citizens also sealed the small church in the corner of the village. Religious life in the village was exhausted and not allowed to develop. Luckily there is television and radio so that the Muslims can know the entry of prayer time five times and perform prayers even though it is done in their respective homes.
This situation is aggravated by the habits of citizens who ‘reverse to back’ like prehistoric times. They celebrated the success of the harvest by giving offerings to ‘kampung’ rulers as suggested by kek Bokor. The offerings are placed in front of the door or in the corner of the yard. It was always like that during the harvest period. And when one of the residents forgot to give offerings, the village was attacked by a squad of caterpillars
destroy all the plants in the village.
“ Kek Bokor said, the ruler of this village is angry because there are negligent residents and do not pray after the harvest is successful.” said Wahyu at the end of the story.
“ So that's the rule that Bang Amsir meant yesterday yes Mr Ustadz..?” ask Izar.
“ Right Nak. Rules made by heretics who try to mislead others.” sahut ustadz Hamzah.
“ Has no one tried to resuscitate the citizens and said that what they did was wrong Kak..?” ask Iyaz.
“ There, that person is my father. But he died of a strange disease that suddenly attacked him. Though that night Dad was still looking healthy and fresh fit..,” said Revelation with a vibrating voice.
“ What strange diseases Brother..?” ask Izar.
“ Dad vomits great blood, his stomach and head grow suddenly. We took him to the district hospital, but Dad's life was not helped. The doctor said Dad had died on the way before Kami came to the Hospital.” said Revelation while rubbing his wet eyes.
“ Inna Lillahi wainna ilaihi rojiuun.., who is patient yes Kak..,” says Iyaz and Izar simultaneously.
“ Yes, thank you...,” said Revelation while smiling wryly.
“ That is not the usual disease of Revelation. There is black magic sent by someone who does not like to see your father lunge.” said ustadz Hamzah.
“ I also think rich is Mr. Ustadz. All this time I was healthy and had no history of severe disease. That's why we were in shock when Dad got sick and died. But that assumption I explained myself because I did not want to make Mother anxious. There are people who say that the death of Father is a punishment because it has made the ruler of this village angry. And that makes Mom sad. That's why I invited Mom to my Uncle's house in another city so that she wouldn't be sadder sir
Ustadz...,” says Revelation.
“ God willing We can restore all to the path that we should be on together. Well now you adzan yes because this has entered Ashar time..,” pinta ustadz Hamzah while glancing at the clock on his wrist.
“ Well Mr. Ustadz...,” sahut Apocalypse enthusiastically.
“ But the electricity is off Mr. Ustadz, what sound Kak Wahyu can be surprised by the citizens if you use a loudspeaker..?” ask Iyaz.
“ Insha Allah the voice of Kak Wahyu will be heard and wake up all the sleeping citizens son.” sahut ustadz Hamzah.
Then Revelation stood up and tidied up her clothes and advanced to the pulpit. A moment later the first adhan reverberated after a long time not heard in the village. The sound of Revelation vibrating accompanied by crying while chanting the Adhan makes the ground in the village vibrate so that it can vibrate the walls of the houses. Although only a small vibration but make residents panic and scatter out of the house.
Not only shaking the earth, the Adhan sung by Revelation also causes strong winds to blow to blow up the leaves that have fallen on the ground. The trees that lost their leaves swayed to the right and to the left as if an invisible force was moving them.
The sound of the Adzan without loudspeakers was able to make a noise in the village. The village that was originally like a dead city looked like a large animal that was disturbed and began to wake up from his long sleep. The voice of the citizens
fear when you see the wind blowing hard also adds to the tension.
“ New call to prayer has made the citizens panic and fear, especially if the trumpet blowing yes Mr. Ustadz...,” said Izar while staring at the panic of residents from the window musholla.
“ The power of God is far beyond human reason. Therefore do not be arrogant because only God has the right to be arrogant.” said ustadz Hamzah with a smile.
Revelation ends the chanting of the Adhan with prayer. His face had been soaked with tears as happiness filled his heart.
A moment later some people appeared to come to the musholla to see who had dared to make the Adhan there. When they saw the clean state of musholla they looked surprised. More
surprised again when he found out that the Revelation was the person who had proclaimed the Adhan even without a loudspeaker.
“ Revelation, it turns out you..” said a resident named Surya who is a friend of the late father of Revelation.
“ Yes Sir Surya. This is Ustadz Hamzah who has opened a musholla and that santrinya..,”sahut Wahyu while introducing ustadz Hamzah and the twins.
“ Thankful. Thanks for helping us open this musholla again Mr. Ustadz..,” said Surya with teary eyes.
“ Together Sir, this has become our obligation also right. Because already here, let's pray together all..,” invite ustadz Hamzah who is owned by residents.
Then the people who arrived began to wudhu and then entered into the musholla one by one. Ustadz Hamzah also imitated the first Ashar prayer in the musholla.
Meanwhile outside the musholla the uproar had stopped. Residents still gather on the street while staring at the direction of the musholla where Ustadz Hamzah and some residents are performing the Ashar prayer congregation. Suddenly came an old man dressed all in black who is known as Kek Bokor immediately burst into the crowd.
“ Who has dared to make the ruler of this village angry...?!” ask kek Bokor loudly.
Residents fell silent and just stared at the musholla where Ustadz Hamzah and residents were reciting after performing the Ashar prayer.
Cake Bokor also stepped quickly towards the musholla while carrying a stick of pride. Behind him, several people followed him. But there was a strange thing when Kek Bokor and residents wanted to step on the floor of the musholla terrace. Their bodies seemed to bounce back as if they had just hit an invisible wall that was hot like fire.
Cake Bokor and the people who followed him fell down with faces as pale as a corpse because they had just seen ‘something’ when touching the invisible wall.
From the musholla seen Ustadz Hamzah stepped slowly out to meet Kek Bokor and other residents. Behind him are Iyaz, Izar, Wahyu and the pilgrims who stand on alert as if preparing to protect the ustadz Hamzah.
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