amigdala

JERUSALEM, 12th century

There are two things that came to my mind after watching another ridley Scott's epic ; Kingdom of Heaven.. little bit sad and happy..

The first is because this is kind of movie that i've dreamed about in my life to produce, and what made me sad is I do not involved within!! I've dreamed about producing this kind of movie, TV programme or whatever.. the product that may touch "amigdala" of its viewers. (sigh..!) hope someday i can produce such kind of movie..

The second is because that the movie is suprising, even controversial for such hollywood epic.. (seems there are lot of debate about how Islam and Cristian crusader was established) it brings another side face of Islam.. a good one. Islam, mendapat kesempatan untuk menampilkan wajah aslinya.. wajah rahmatan lil alamin.
Little bit suprising the chance come from one of hollywood blockbuster, world's capitalism centre, which once suffered by 9/11 and Islam (accused without proof by govt.) is the main actor.

Dalam film ini, (suprisingly) Islam adalah agama rahmat, agama perdamaian. Jerusalem, dibawah kekuasaan Baldwin IV (yg sayangnya mati muda karena lepra) dan didukung oleh Sholahuddin Al Ayyubi, menawarkan kehidupan damai antara Kaum Christian, Muslim dan Jewish. Satu yg lekat dalam ingatan visualku hingga sekarang, adalah penampilan pasukan islam kala merebut Jerusalem dibawah pimpinan Sholahuddin Al Ayyubi.. Pengepungan dan perebutan Jerusalem oleh Sholahudin Al Ayyubi dan 200.000 pasukan islam dikarenakan dilanggarnya commitmen perdamaian oleh salah satu kelompok Christian Crusader..



honestly, visualisasi pasukan Islam dalam film ini lah yg sangat mengharubirukan perasaanku.. melihatnya, terlintas dalam benakku akan gambaran2 suasana peperangan kala Rasulullah S.A.W hidup, dalam pelajaran pelajaran sejarah islam yg gw pelajari di pondok dulu..

Terbayang Rasulullah S.A.W memimpin pasukan muslimin menghadapi musuh..
Terbayang Rasulullah S.A.W memimpin sholat khouf di padang uhud beralaskan pasir panas..
Terbayang Rasulullah S.A.W bersabda diatas unta kesayangannya kala fathu Makkah, penaklukan kota Makkah sembari mengingatkan pasukan muslim untuk tetap menjaga tabiat mereka ;
Kau boleh bunuh musuh yang tetap melawan dan menghalangi jalanmu..
Tapi jangan kau sakiti musuh yang sudah menyerah dan berlindung di rumah Abu Sufyan..
Jangan pula kau sentuh dan nodai para wanita..
Jangan kau sakiti anak anak mereka..
Binatang piaraan, ternak mereka..
Bahkan jangan kau rusak tumbuhan dan pepohonan di jalan yg kau lalui..

Allahu Akbar, maa ajmaladdien..

check the movie out in : www.kingdomofheaven.com

"what man is a man does not make a world for a better place?"

Rasulullah S.A.W bersabda:
Jauhilah apa apa yang dilarang, niscaya engkau menjadi manusia yang paling beribadah..
Terimalah apa apa yang ditentukan Allah bagimu, niscaya engkau menjadi sekaya-kayanya manusia..
Berbuat baiklah kepada tetanggamu, niscaya engkau seorang mukmin..
Kasihilah manusia apa yang engkau kasihi buat dirimu, niscaya engkau seorang Muslim..
(HR Ahmad dari Abu Hurairah)

5 May 2005
there are two things that make this day special..
the first is:

Dinara Zarra Safina..

The most amazing creature in my home sweet home, my only niece (at least now, not after August 05) from my little sister is celebrating her 2nd birthday..

She's the one who turn my home's athmosphere to brightest year, after those hard years that happened in my family.. (every family has their own 'wave', and we've through it, perhaps..)

She's the one evidence that seorang anak adalah sebuah karunia.. the greatest karunia that happen in my family..

She's the one who has thrown everyone's pain after their hard day living in old vanity Jakarta by watching how such full of suprise amazing creature grows stage by stage in an early stage of her life..

She's the one who give a lot of meaning and give much strenght to hers parents, other family, granpa and especially vulnerable grandma..

Semoga.. dan selalu ku selipkan doa di sela sela malamku untukmu Dinara.. menjadi manusia sepenuhnya yg bisa memberi manfaat untuk lingkunganmu, memberi kehangatan, kebanggaan, dan seluruh kebaikan untuk orang orang yg mencintaimu..

with love..
Om dedy di Injiss..