> Assalamu'alaikum wr wb > > Ikhwan wal akhwat fillah > Pasca peristiwa 911, beberapa sekolah di USA, salah mengundang > teman-teman dari Muslim Student Association untuk berdialog mengenai > Islam dengan anak-anak SD. > Sangat menarik, sayang untuk dilewatkan begitu saja. > Banyak pertanyaan-pertanyaan kritis yang terlontar dari anak-anak SD dan > para gurunya di USA. > > Silakan disimak pengalaman saudara kita - pak Usman - dari University of > Maine, USA. > > Semoga bermanfaat. > > Wassalam > -salman- > ---------------------------------------------------- > > Assalamu'alaikum Wr.Wb. > salam sejahtera, > > Siang tadi, pukul 12:45 -01.45, saya dan tiga orang > dari Muslim Student Association [MSA],University of > Maine diminta berbicara tentang Islam di hadapan > anak-anak kelas 7-8, dan kelas 6. > > Sejak peristiwa Sept 11, MSA kebanjiran permintaan > untuk mengisi satu jam mata pelajarang "Social > Studies" di beberapa sekolah. Tahun lalu, beberapa > High School meminta Asian Student Association bicara > tentang South East Asia pada mata kuliah yang sama. > Tahun lalu, saya bicara tentang Indonesia di beberapa > HSs. > > Tahun ini agak beda dengan tahun lalu. Guru pengarah > menekankan kepada kami --MSA-- agar dapat memberikan > gambaran tentang Islam, kaitannya dengan Kristen, dan > bagaimana Islam melihat kasus Sept 11. > > Karena murid yang hadir itu masih sangat kanak-kanak > [kelas 6 SD, hingga 2 SMP] maka kami harus memilih > metode yg pas agar mereka mudah memahaminya. > > Saya dan Reza [juga dari Indonesia] kebagian anak-anak > sixth Graders. Kammal [Egytptian] dan Hussein > [Lebanese] kebagian 7th+8th graders. > > Saya mulai dengan pertanyaan siapa yang mengenal "Adam > and Eve". Hampir semua anak tunjuk jari. Pertanyaan > selanjutnya, "siapa yang� tahu di mana Adam and Eve > berada?"� Salah seorang siswa menjawab "In the garden > of Eden". > "What happened to them?" tanya saya mengejar. > "They ate the forbidden fruits," jawab salah seorang > siswi. > "What next?" > "They were expelled from the Garden of Eden." > "Why?" tanya saya. Tidak ada yang menjawab. > Saya lanjutkan, "Because they disobeyed God." > Anak-anak mengangguk-angguk mengiyakan. > > "Do you know where will we go after we die?" tanya > saya selanjutnya. Salah seorang siswi mengacungkan > tangan, "We're ganna go to the Heaven." > > "Are you sure?" tanya saya selanjutnya. "What make you > think we will go to the Heaven?" > > Anak-anak itu looked puzzled. Ketika saya minta tunjuk > jari untuk bicara, tak ada yang angkat tangan. > > "Yeah, we are sure that we're going to go to the > Heaven -when die- because we are good people. Because > we follow the teaching of God." > > Mendengar apa yang saya katakan, anak-anak itu pada > menarik nafas lega.� "Now, what is the teaching of > God?" tanya saya. Anak-anak itu tengok kanan-tengok > kiri. > > Saya pun melemparkan umpan. "Siapa yang mengenal > Jesus." Hampir seluruh kelas [nearly 40 murids] > mengacungkan jari. > "Siapa yang rajin ke gereja?" tanya saya. > Hanya beberapa yang mengacungkan tangan. Beberapa anak > yang tak mengacungkan tangan berbisik "I used to". > > "Yang diajarkan Jesus itulah the teaching of God," > kata saya. > "If you want to go the the Heaven, as a Christian, you > should study what Jesus teaches, understand them, dan > follow them." > > Beberapa anak menggut-manggut, beberapa anak hanya > nyengir kuda. Saya tak mengapa mereka meringis. Yang > manggut-manggut itu anak-anak yang tadi tunjuk jari, > ketika saya tanya siapa yang rajin ke gereja. > > o Moses >�� ----- > Saya tanya siapa yang mengenal Moses, hanya beberapa > orang yg angkat tangan. Tapi ketika saya tanya "The > Ten Commandment", semua anak tunjuk jari. Saya naik, > nanya siapa yang mengenal Abe [Abraham]. Hampir > semuanya tunjuk jari. > > "Do you know that Abraham had two sons?" tanya > saya. Anak -anak itu tidak ada yang tahu.� Gurunya > yang menjawab. "Yes, they were Isaac and Ishmael." > > Di papan tulis, saya buat chart, Abraham: Isaac + > Ishmael. Dari Isaac saya turunkan: Moses + Jesus; dari > Ishmael saya turunkan Muhammad. Pada Moses saya beri > tanda "David Star", pada Jesus saya beri tanda > "Cross", pada Muhammad saya beri tanda "Bulan Sabit." > > Dari situ saya mulai masuk informasi tentang Islam. > Kepada kelas, saya tunjukkan hubungan antara > Islam-Kristen-Jahudi. Saya tunjukkan kepada kelas, > itulah serangkaian "the Teaching of� God". > God memberikan Torah kepada Moses, Gospel kepada > Jesus, dan Qur'an kepada Muhammad. Teaching itu > diturunkan untuk menuntun manusia supaya bisa kembali > ke Heaven. > > "If you read Bible, any good teaching you find in it, > you will also find it in the Koran," kata saya. > "The only major differences between Christianity and > Islam are that Christian see Jesus as the Savior, we > -muslim- see him just as a Prophet. And we respect > him. And that we -muslim- do not believe in the sin > for newly born baby. All babies are born innocent, > in Islam." > > Saya tidak menjelaskan bahwa Islam tak mengenal konsep > Trinitas.Menurut saya, konsep itu terlalu komplek > untuk diangkat buat anak-anak kelas 6 SD. > > Menurut saya, cukuplah buat mereka jika mereka tahu > bahwa Islam dan Kristen-Jahudi itu berasal dari the > same root. Dan, moral teaching yang didapati di Bible > juga ada di al Qur'an. > >� o Islam >��� ----- > "If the Islamic teachings are just like the Christian > teaching, then, why some muslim do bad thing, like the > Sept 11 -supposed the people who did it were Mr.Laden > and his gangs?" tanya saya selanjutnya. > > Memasuki daerah ini, anak-anak mulai rame. Mereka pada > tunjuk jari ingin mengajukan pertanyaan. Tapi guru > pengarahnya minta mereka bersabar, agas saya dapat > selesaikan 'speech' yg akan selesai sekitar lima menit > lagi. > > "The truth is I don't know why some people do bad > things. What I could tell you, though... Islam forbids > the killing of innocent people." > > "So, what happened last Sept 11 was totally wrong. > There is no teaching in Islam to justify that action. > And, I believe those who did it should be brought to > justice." > > "I� also ask you to remember this...please, make > distinction between the guy who did bad things from > the teahing of their religions. There are some bad > guys out there, and they could be Moslems or > Christians. There also some good guys out there which > happen to be Moslems or Christians, like you and I." > > Itulah pengantar 'speech' yang saya sampaikan kurang > lebih dalam dua belas menit. Waktu selanjutnya, adalah > tanya jawab. > > Pertanyaannya buanyaaaaaak sekali. Baik tentang > Indonesia, Islam, maupun September 11. Reza dan saya > team up menjawab pertanyaan murid-murid dan guru > pengarah. Gurunya ada empat orang. Saya tak bisa tulis > semua pertanyaan itu, di bawah ini hanya saya > sampaikan beberapa yang relevan dengan topik-nya > "Islam and September 11." > > Pertanyaan: > > Q: "Why did they do the September 11?" tanya salah >��� seorang siswi. > A: "I don't really know. And, I don't want to make any >��� judgement on this. Let's wait what the FBI find >��� out." > > Q: "Do you know the guys who did it? You're moslem." > A: "Yes I am a moslem. But, I don't know them. >��� What I know about them is based on what the media >��� told us." > > Q: "Does Sept 11. have a special meaning in Islam?" > A: "Not that I know off. To tell you the truth, The >��� Sept 11 is nothing to do with Islam." > > Q: "Do you pray before going to bed? and how?" > A: "We pray when doing anything good, like eating, >��� studying, taking a bath, helping friends, and going >��� to bed. >��� My prayer before going to bed is very simple, 'God, >��� please take care everything while I am dead during >��� my sleep. And, if you decide to take me tonight, >��� please bring me to the Heaven.' >��� Other than that, we have an obligatory prayer, >��� which is done five times a day." > > Q: "Do the women in Islam have to wear veil?" tanya >��� salah seorang siswi sambil memperagakan, pakaian >��� wanita Arab yang hanya nampak matanya. > A: "Veil is a must in Islam. There is verse in the >��� Koran about that. But, you have to differentiate >��� between culture and the teaching of Islam. The veil >��� in Islam is like when you see a nun in the church. >��� All body, except face and your palms, is covered." > > Q: "Are all Arab are moslems?" tanya seorang Guru. > A: "Not all Arab are moslems. Some Arabs are >��� Christians like Khalil Gibran, some are Jewish, or >��� else. Likewise, not all moslems are Arab. Almost >��� 905 of Indonesians are moslems, and there are about >��� 210 M of Indonesians." > > Q: "Do you people of Indonesia also have holiday for >��� Christmas and Easter?" > A: "We do have those. We also have a holiday for other >��� religious holidays, like for the Hindus, Budhists, >��� and of course for the Islamic holidays." > > Q: "How did you react when you saw the Sept 11.?" >��� tanya bu guru. > A: "I was angry, sad, and terrified. My first thought >��� was the world is no longer safe. If they could do >��� it here, in the USA, they could do it anywhere >��� else. >��� I was angry at the guy who did the brutal action. >��� I was sad for knowing there would be lots of life >��� loss. > >��� Children lost their dads or moms, husband lost >��� their wives, wives lost their love ones. >��� We should take an action to prevent thing like this >��� from heppening in the future." > > Q: "How does Islam see women. Are women alloed to work >��� or to go to school?" tanya bu guru lain merefer to >��� situasi di Afghanistan. > A: "In Islam, women do not have to work. It's the >��� responsibility of the husband to support the >��� family. >��� If the women happen to have a job, the money >��� belong to her. > >��� The husband can not touch that money. It's up to >��� the women to spend the money. However, if she >��� decide to spend the money for the family, she will >��� get the reward from God. > >��� I would like to make a point here. In the eye of >��� religion, it's okay for the women do not work. But, >��� if the husband do not go to work, it's considered a >��� sinner. He do not fulfill his responsibility. So, >��� women are not forbidden to work. > >��� Islam does not forbid women to get education. There >��� in no teaching in the book...Koran.. or the >��� tradition of the Prophet forbiding women from >��� getting education. >��� They don't have to work, yes, but to raise >��� children, we need smart moms too." [audience >��� tertawa..] > >��� I don't know what is the reason for women in >��� Afghanistan were not allowed to work or go to >��� school. >��� I have read some information about that too in >��� www.RAWA.org <http://www.rawa.org/ >��� [saya menulis di papan]. > >��� I have also read the speech one of Thaliban leader >��� in California last March. > >��� He said, in the beginning of Thaliban >��� administration, women are indeed not allowed to >��� work and go to school. The reason was the situation >��� was too dangerous for women to go out, because >��� every man had a gun, and tribal rivalry was still >��� high. > >��� But, after Thaliban disarmed the people, now, >��� women go to work, and girl are going to school. >��� And Thaliban just open medical school in every >��� province, most of the students are girl. >��� [saya juga menambahkan, siswa laki-laki dan >��� perempuan dipisahkan, demikian juga dengan >��� pekerja laki-laki dan perempuan; It's just like >��� in Iran]. > > Q: "Do all women in Indonesia wear veil?" tanya >��� seorang siswi. > A: "Not all of them." > Q: "Why?" > A: "I don't know. It's just like in Christianity, >��� not all Christians follow the teaching of Jesus." > > Q: "You said that it's about 6 M of moslems are >��� Americans." > A: "Yes about that number. And four thousands of them >��� are serving in the military. They become moslem >��� right after they get contact with Islam either >��� during or after the Gulf War, and when they were >��� sent to Somalia." > > [itulah sebagian pertanyaan yang saya ingat > baik di dalam kelas maupun di luar kelas setelah > speech; kepada para Guru saya tinggalkan fotocopy > tulisan sbb: > -Karen Armstrong "The True, Peaceful Face of Islam" >� [Time] > -Ira Rifkin "One Nation, Under Islam" [Time] > -Charless Kimball "Q&A: Islamic Fundamentalism" >� [Christian Science Monitor] > > Wassalam, >� =Usman Maine= > "Lord opens >� our eyes to see what is beautiful, or >� our minds to know what is true, or >� our hearts to love what is good" > > -------------------------------------------- > Usman Kris Joko Suharjo > Dept. of Applied Ecology and Environmental > Sciences University of Maine > Deering Hall, Orono, ME 04469 > USA > phn: 207-866-5935 > fax: 207-581-2999 [off] >����� 207-866-5935 [home] > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --------------------------------------------
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