UMAR BIN KHATAB

We would be familiar with Omar bin Khatab one of four prominent caliphs after the death of the Prophet Muhammad. Umar also known for its ketegesan and tenderness of his heart. Even the Prophet SAW said, "If no prophet after me then he is Omar bin Khatab". (H.R Tirmidhi and Ahmad) Narrated never once found the Prophet Muhammad Umar bin Khatab was crying and then laughing about the same. When asked what was causing it so. Umar bin Khatab explained that he thought his situation in the ignorant past. Why did he cry, he remembered when the ignorance he buried his daughter alive. I wish I thought of her daughter is still alive. He will be with them. And grandchildren will get a lot of them.

So that made him laugh at the ignorance is when he used to make idols. Sometimes he made from wheat and sweets. But when he was hit by hunger or famine. So he was forced to take the parts of graven images are then memakannya.Mendengar that Prophet Muhammad was also laughing. From this story we can take a very valuable lesson. The period of ignorance is also known by the darkness or ignorance. Where reason and conscience does not function properly. Call it the two things that mebuat Umar bin Khatab cry and laugh when remember it. In the ignorance of women do not have price at all. Even having a daughter is a big disgrace. Since it is considered useless, can not fight and could not pass on the triumph and glory. Even women were considered something that can be inherited. Is like a good or a mere inanimate object. Burying girls alive is inhumane. It therefore could be called typical person is ignorant does not have a conscience. Common sense also should reject this. But what happened is the opposite. The second event, where Umar ibn Khatab ate his god that he has made his own. If common sense working properly then the mind will reject the god that can be made and eaten. Or the god that can be created and destroyed. Once Umar ibn Khatab embraced Islam and became a friend of the Prophet Muhammad.

He realized it would be folly. He regretted it when he foolishly bury his daughter alive. So he cried when remembering the event. And Umar bin Khatab laugh at his stupidity. How is possible, once he makes his god worship and eat it. Praise be to Allah SWT, Essence of the Almighty, Most Great. With His Shari'a is carried through the hands of the prophet Muhammad SAW, has issued human beings from ignorance and the primitive's. And teaches us to use conscience as it should. It also teaches us to be a humane human. And Allaah knows best-bish shawab.

The Islamic Conquest of Spain

The Muslim expansion continued throughout the sixth and into the seventh century. In 711 the Berber Tarik invaded and rapidly conquered Visigothic Spain. Famously by 733 the Muslims reached Poitiers in France. There a battle, more significant to westerners than Muslims, halted the Muslim advance. In truth by that stage Islam was at its limits of military expansion. Tarik gave his name to "Jabal (mount of) Tarik" or, as we say, Gibraltar. In 712 Tarik's lord, Musa ibn-Mosseyr, joined the attack. Within seven years the conquest of the peninsula was complete. It became one of the centers of Moslem civilization, and the Umayyad caliphate of Cordova reached a peak of glory in the tenth century. Spain, called "al-Andulus" by Muslims remained was at least partially under Muslim control until 1492 when Granada was conquered by Ferdinand and Isabella.

Who is Abu Dharr al-Ghafaari..?

I find Abu Dharr al-Ghafaari one of the most interesting personalities from among the Sahaaba. He was known for his asceticism and admonitions. It is narrated in Abu Na`im's al-Hilyah that someone asked Abu Dharr, radhiallahu `anhu, "O Abu Dharr, why do people leave your company upset every time they visit you?" He replied, "They leave upset because I admonish them against hoarding the treasures of this world."

The following is one of his admonitions narrated by Sufyaan ath-Thawree, raHimahullaah, as related in al-Hilyah of Abu Na`im: "O people, I am Jandab'ul Ghafaari. Come here and hearken to the good advice of your compassionate older brother. " Immediately, people hastened and stood around him to hear what he had to say. Abu Dharr then said, "Do you see, when one of you plans to travel, doesn't he prepare himself and takes with him the needed provisions that will suffice him until he reaches his destination?" The people replied, "Indeed, he does." Abu Dharr continued, "In this regard, the road to the Day of Reckoning is the furthest of your ultimate destinations.

Take with you what benefit you most." The people asked, "And what do you consider as most beneficial for such a journey?"

Abu Dharr replied:

1. Make a pilgrimage to Mecca for your dire needs;
2. Fast in the hottest day in contemplation of the horrific age-old standing of the Day of Resurrection;
3. Pray two rak`at in the darkness of the night in contemplation of one's bewilderment, loneliness, and darkness of his grave;
4. Either say something good, or remain silent pondering on awesome age-long standing in the grim silence of the Day of Resurrection;
5. Spend your money in charity, so perhaps you can escape its trials;
6. Make this world a setting for two types of conferences: One to seek the benefits of the hereafter, and the other to seek what is permissible. Should there be a third criteria of meetings, they will be of harm and of no benefit to you; and finally,
7. Look to your money and divide it in two categories: One dirham you spend on your family, the second you spend for your benefits in the hereafter, and should there be left a third dirham, it will be of harm and of no benefit to you." Abu Dharr then shouted at the top of his voice: "O people! Your craving to accumulate what is beyond your reach will surely destroy you."

Humanization & Banking Education

I would like to assert that if humans are rational creatures, then they need to have education. I also will say that if they have education, then they can explore their potentialities. If they can explore their potentialities, then they can free themselves. From these claims, then I conclude that if humans are rational creatures, then they can free themselves. Based on these premises and a conclusion, in this short paper I will discuss Freire’s thought on the importance of humanization in education process. What I mean by rational creature in my first premise is that all humans have reason that differentiate them from other animals. Reason is also an inner power of humans that can make them explore almost everything in this world for their prosperity and safety such as water, land, animal, wood, rocks, etc.

Education in Indonesia: A Short Notice

Recently, the development of primary education in Indonesia is showing positive trends. Data concerning achievement of millennium development goals of Indonesia (2007) reveals a significant growth in 1992 and 2006 for both primary and junior high school net enrolment ratio. In 1992, primary school net enrolment ratio was 88.7 percent and it has increased up to 94.7 percent in 2006, whereas, for junior school was 41.9 percent in 1992 and improved up to 66.5 percent in 2006. In addition, nationally speaking, the primary school gross enrolment ratio (GER) and the junior high school gross enrolment ratio between 1993 and 2006 have also shown optimistic improvement .

The evidence above shows a great commitment of the Government of Indonesia to improve the quality of education. Furthermore, the allocation of at least 20% of the total National Budget (APBN) and Local Government Budget (APBD) since 2009 is another evidence of this positive commitment. However, there are still several challenges which need to be addressed. These challenges are related to decentralization policy, school management, and gender equality.

BERUSAHA MENJADI GURU EFEKTIF
Kusun Dahari, MSI

Ketika penulis duduk di bangku SMP dan MAN masih ingat sampai sekarang bahwa ada istilah guru killer, guru ndagel/mloto, guru sadis, guru judes, dan guru cuek. Bahkan ketika tahu akan ada pelajaran yang diampu guru tertentu terasa malas masuk sekolah, tidak bersemangat, begitu ada suara/langkah guru akan masuk kelas terasa malaikat maut sudah datang. Sebutan guru killer merupakan gambaran guru yang pelit nilai, galak, tidak ada rasa humor, dan adanya rasa takut tidak berani menatap wajah guru sehingga terasa kaku dan murid merasa bahagia apabila jam pelajaran selesai, nafas baru lega. Sedangkan guru ndagel adalah pembawaan guru di kelas yang santai, lucu, tidak pernah memberikan tugas, yang terpenting murid senang dengan cara mengajar guru tanpa menuntut materi pelajaran apakah sesuai dengan kurikulum atau tidak, yang penting happy. Barangkali istilah-istilah guru tersebut masih ditambah istilah lain yang masing-masing murid mempunyai kosa kata sendiri-sendiri, seperti guru wajib, guru sunnah, guru mubah, guru makruh, dan guru haram atau mungkin juga ada guru narsis. Berbagai istilah sebutan guru itu tidaklah lahir tanpa sebab, sebutan tersebut merupakan interpretasi para siswa untuk mendeskripsikan sikap, tingkah laku, gaya mengajar, pengelolaan kelas guru itu sendiri pada kegiatan belajar mengajar. Gaya guru di kelas sangat dinilai dan diperhatikan pada murid karena hal itu salahsatu bentuk interaksi guru dan murid di kelas, sehingga masing-masing dapat menilai cara mengajar guru dan cara belajar siswa.

Lomba Khotbah

TIGA KEKUATAN PEMBENTUKAN SUMBER DAYA AMAL
oleh Kusun Dahari (dipublikasikan Majalah Suara Muhammadiyah sebagai pemenang lomba)
إِنَّ الْحَمْدَ لِلَّهِ، نَحْمَدُهُ وَنَسْتَعِيْنُهُ وَنَسْتَغْفِرُهُ، وَنَعُوْذُ بِاللهِ مِنْ شُرُوْرِ أَنْفُسِنَا وَمِنْ سَيِّئَاتِ أَعْمَالِنَا. مَنْ يَهْدِهِ اللهُ فَلاَ مُضِلَّ لَهُ وَمَنْ يُضْلِلْ فَلاَ هَادِيَ لَهُ. وَأَشْهَدُ أَنْ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللهُ وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُوْلُهُ لاَ نَبِيَّ وَلاَ رَسُوْلَ بَعْدَهُ، قَدْ أَدَّى اْلأَمَانَةَ وَبَلَّغَ الرِّسَالَةَ وَنَصَحَ اْلأُمَّةَ وَجَاهَدَ فِيْ سَبِيْلِهِ حَقَّ جِهَادِهِ. اَلصَّلاَةُ وَالسَّلاَمُ عَلَى نَبِيِّنَا الْمُصْطَفَى مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَعَلَى آلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ وَمَنْ سَلَكَ سَبِيْلَهُ وَاهْتَدَى بِهُدَاهُ إِلَى يَوْمِ الدِّيْنِ.قَالَ اللهُ تَعَالَى: يَا أَيُّهاَ الَّذِيْنَ ءَامَنُوا اتَّقُوا اللهَ حَقَّ تُقَاتِهِ وَلاَ تَمُوْتُنَّ إِلاَّ وَأَنتُمْ مُّسْلِمُوْنَ.
Dalam konteks sumber daya yang dikenal saat ini adalah sumber daya alam dan sumber daya manusia, tetapi dalam konteks keberagamaan ada sumber daya amal sebagai sumber kekuatan untuk membangun kehidupan agama di dunia dan akherat dan tidak akan pernah habis selama pelaku konsisten untuk menjaga agar tidak rusaknya sumber daya amal tersebut, misalnya sifat tidak ikhlas dan sombong.