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    *Kisah Ashabul Kahfi – Bukti Ketinggian Ilmu Imam Ali Bin Abithalib R.A*

    ashabul-kahfi-15 Dalam surat al-Kahfi, Allah SWT menceritakan tiga kisah masa lalu, yaitu kisah Ashabul Kahfi, kisah pertemuan nabi Musa as dan nabi Khidzir as serta kisah Dzulqarnain. Kisah Ashabul Kahfi mendapat perhatian lebih dengan digunakan sebagai nama surat dimana terdapat tiga kisah tersebut. Hal ini tentu bukan kebetulan semata, tapi karena kisah Ashabul Kahfi, seperti juga kisah dalam al-Quran lainnya, bukan merupakan kisah semata, tapi juga terdapat banyak pelajaran (ibrah) didalamnya.

    Ashabul Kahfi adalah nama sekelompok orang beriman yang hidup pada masa Raja Diqyanus di Romawi, beberapa ratus tahun sebelum diutusnya nabi Isa as. Mereka hidup ditengah masyarakat penyembah berhala dengan seorang raja yang dzalim. Ketika sang raja mengetahui ada sekelompok orang yang tidak menyembah berhala, maka sang raja marah lalu memanggil mereka dan memerintahkan mereka untuk mengikuti kepercayaan sang raja. Tapi Ashabul Kahfi menolak dan lari, dikejarlah mereka untuk dibunuh. Ketika mereka lari dari kejaran pasukan raja, sampailah mereka di mulut sebuah gua yang kemudian dipakai tempat persembunyian.

    Dengan izin Allah mereka kemudian ditidurkan selama 309 tahun di dalam gua, dan dibangkitkan kembali ketika masyarakat dan raja mereka sudah berganti menjadi masyarakat dan raja yang beriman kepada Allah SWT (Ibnu Katsir; Tafsir al-Quran al-‘Adzim; jilid:3 ; hal.67-71).

    Berikut adalah kisah Ashabul Kahfi (Penghuni Gua) yang ditafsir secara jelas jalan ceritanya… ..

    Penulis kitab Fadha’ilul Khamsah Minas Shihahis Sittah (jilid II, halaman 291-300), mengetengahkan suatu riwayat yang dikutip dari kitab Qishashul Anbiya. Riwayat tersebut berkaitan dengan tafsir ayat 10 Surah Al-Kahfi:

    “(Ingatlah) tatkala pemuda-pemuda itu mencari tempat berlindung ke dalam gua lalu mereka berdo’a: “Wahai Tuhan kami berikanlah rahmat kepada kami dari sisi-Mu dan sempurnakanlah bagi kami petunjuk yang lurus dalam urusan kami (ini)” (QS al-Kahfi:10)

    Dengan panjang lebar kitab Qishashul Anbiya mulai dari halaman 566 meriwayatkan sebagai berikut:

    Di kala Umar Ibnul Khattab memangku jabatan sebagai Amirul Mukminin, pernah datang kepadanya beberapa orang pendeta Yahudi. Mereka berkata kepada Khalifah: “Hai Khalifah Umar, anda adalah pemegang kekuasaan sesudah Muhammad dan sahabatnya, Abu Bakar. Kami hendak menanyakan beberapa masalah penting kepada anda. Jika anda dapat memberi jawaban kepada kami, barulah kami mau mengerti bahwa Islam merupakan agama yang benar dan Muhammad benar-benar seorang Nabi. Sebaliknya, jika anda tidak dapat memberi jawaban, berarti bahwa agama Islam itu bathil dan Muhammad bukan seorang Nabi.”

    “Silahkan bertanya tentang apa saja yang kalian inginkan,” sahut Khalifah Umar.ashabul-kahfi-132

    “Jelaskan kepada kami tentang induk kunci (gembok) mengancing langit, apakah itu?” Tanya pendeta-pendeta itu, memulai pertanyaan-pertanya annya. “Terangkan kepada kami tentang adanya sebuah kuburan yang berjalan bersama penghuninya, apakah itu? Tunjukkan kepada kami tentang suatu makhluk yang dapat memberi peringatan kepada bangsanya, tetapi ia bukan manusia dan bukan jin! Terangkan kepada kami tentang lima jenis makhluk yang dapat berjalan di permukaan bumi, tetapi makhluk-makhluk itu tidak dilahirkan dari kandungan ibu atau atau induknya! Beritahukan kepada kami apa yang dikatakan oleh burung puyuh (gemak) di saat ia sedang berkicau! Apakah yang dikatakan oleh ayam jantan di kala ia sedang berkokok! Apakah yang dikatakan oleh kuda di saat ia sedang meringkik? Apakah yang dikatakan oleh katak di waktu ia sedang bersuara? Apakah yang dikatakan oleh keledai di saat ia sedang meringkik? Apakah yang dikatakan oleh burung pipit pada waktu ia sedang berkicau?”

    Khalifah Umar menundukkan kepala untuk berfikir sejenak, kemudian berkata: “Bagi Umar, jika ia menjawab ‘tidak tahu’ atas pertanyaan-pertanya an yang memang tidak diketahui jawabannya, itu bukan suatu hal yang memalukan!”

    Mendengar jawaban Khalifah Umar seperti itu, pendeta-pendeta Yahudi yang bertanya berdiri melonjak-lonjak kegirangan, sambil berkata: “Sekarang kami bersaksi bahwa Muhammad memang bukan seorang Nabi, dan agama Islam itu adalah bathil!”

    Salman Al-Farisi yang saat itu hadir, segera bangkit dan berkata kepada pendeta-pendeta Yahudi itu: “Kalian tunggu sebentar!”

    Ia cepat-cepat pergi ke rumah Ali bin Abi Thalib. Setelah bertemu, Salman berkata: “Ya Abal Hasan, selamatkanlahagama Islam!”

    Imam Ali r.a. bingung, lalu bertanya: “Mengapa?”

    Salman kemudian menceritakan apa yang sedang dihadapi oleh Khalifah Umar Ibnul Khattab. Imam Ali segera saja berangkat menuju ke rumah Khalifah Umar, berjalan lenggang memakai burdah (selembar kain penutup punggung atau leher) peninggalan Rasul Allah s.a.w. Ketika Umar melihat Ali bin Abi Thalib datang, ia bangun dari tempat duduk lalu buru-buru memeluknya, sambil berkata: “Ya Abal Hasan, tiap ada kesulitan besar, engkau selalu kupanggil!”

    Setelah berhadap-hadapan dengan para pendeta yang sedang menunggu-nunggu jawaban itu, Ali bin Abi Thalib herkata: “Silakan kalian bertanya tentang apa saja yang kalian inginkan. Rasul Allah s.a.w. sudah mengajarku seribu macam ilmu, dan tiap jenis dari ilmu-ilmu itu mempunyai seribu macam cabang ilmu!”

    Pendeta-pendeta Yahudi itu lalu mengulangi pertanyaan-pertanya an mereka. Sebelum menjawab, Ali bin Abi Thalib berkata: “Aku ingin mengajukan suatu syarat kepada kalian, yaitu jika ternyata aku nanti sudah menjawab pertanyaan-pertanya an kalian sesuai dengan yang ada di dalam Taurat, kalian supaya bersedia memeluk agama kami dan beriman!”

    “Ya baik!” jawab mereka.ashabul-kahfi-14

    “Sekarang tanyakanlah satu demi satu,” kata Ali bin Abi Thalib.

    Mereka mulai bertanya: “Apakah induk kunci (gembok) yang mengancing pintu-pintu langit?”

    “Induk kunci itu,” jawab Ali bin Abi Thalib, “ialah syirik kepada Allah. Sebab semua hamba Allah, baik pria maupun wanita, jika ia bersyirik kepada Allah, amalnya tidak akan dapat naik sampai ke hadhirat Allah!”

    Para pendeta Yahudi bertanya lagi: “Anak kunci apakah yang dapat membuka pintu-pintu langit?”

    Ali bin Abi Thalib menjawab: “Anak kunci itu ialah kesaksian (syahadat) bahwa tiada tuhan selain Allah dan Muhammad adalah Rasul Allah!”

    Para pendeta Yahudi itu saling pandang di antara mereka, sambil berkata: “Orang itu benar juga!” Mereka bertanyalebih lanjut: “Terangkanlah kepada kami tentang adanya sebuah kuburan yang dapat berjalan bersama penghuninya! “

    “Kuburan itu ialah ikan hiu (hut) yang menelan Nabi Yunus putera Matta,” jawab Ali bin Abi Thalib. “Nabi Yunus as. dibawa keliling ketujuh samudera!”

    Pendeta-pendeta itu meneruskan pertanyaannya lagi: “Jelaskan kepada kami tentang makhluk yang dapat memberi peringatan kepada bangsanya, tetapi makhluk itu bukan manusia dan bukan jin!”

    Ali bin Abi Thalib menjawab: “Makhluk itu ialah semut Nabi Sulaiman putera Nabi Dawud alaihimas salam. Semut itu berkata kepada kaumnya: “Hai para semut, masuklah ke dalam tempat kediaman kalian, agar tidak diinjak-injak oleh Sulaiman dan pasukan-nya dalam keadaan mereka tidak sadar!”

    Para pendeta Yahudi itu meneruskan pertanyaannya: “Beritahukan kepada kami tentang lima jenis makhluk yang berjalan di atas permukaan bumi, tetapi tidak satu pun di antara makhluk-makhluk itu yang dilahirkan dari kandungan ibunya atau induknya!”

    Ali bin Abi Thalib menjawab: “Lima makhluk itu ialah, pertama, Adam. Kedua, Hawa. Ketiga, Unta Nabi Shaleh. Keempat, Domba Nabi Ibrahim. Kelima, Tongkat Nabi Musa (yang menjelma menjadi seekor ular).”

    Dua di antara tiga orang pendeta Yahudi itu setelah mendengar jawaban-jawaban serta penjelasan yang diberikan oleh Imam Ali r.a. lalu mengatakan: “Kami bersaksi bahwa tiada tuhan selain Allah dan Muhammad adalah Rasul Allah!”

    Tetapi seorang pendeta lainnya, bangun berdiri sambil berkata kepada Ali bin Abi Thalib: “Hai Ali, hati teman-temanku sudah dihinggapi oleh sesuatu yang sama seperti iman dan keyakinan mengenai benarnya agama Islam. Sekarang masih ada satu hal lagi yang ingin kutanyakan kepada anda.”

    “Tanyakanlah apa saja yang kau inginkan,” sahut Imam Ali.

    “Coba terangkan kepadaku tentang sejumlah orang yang pada zaman dahulu sudah mati selama 309 tahun, kemudian dihidupkan kembali oleh Allah. Bagaimana hikayat tentang mereka itu?” Tanya pendeta tadi.

    Ali bin Ali Thalib menjawab: “Hai pendeta Yahudi, mereka itu ialah para penghuni gua. Hikayat tentang mereka itu sudah dikisahkan oleh Allah s.w.t. kepada Rasul-Nya. Jika engkau mau, akan kubacakan kisah mereka itu.”

    Pendeta Yahudi itu menyahut: “Aku sudah banyak mendengar tentang Qur’an kalian itu! Jika engkau memang benar-benar tahu, coba sebutkan nama-nama mereka, nama ayah-ayah mereka, nama kota mereka, nama raja mereka, nama anjing mereka, nama gunung serta gua mereka, dan semua kisah mereka dari awal sampai akhir!”

    Ali bin Abi Thalib kemudian membetulkan duduknya, menekuk lutut ke depan perut, lalu ditopangnya dengan burdah yang diikatkan ke pinggang. Lalu ia berkata: “Hai saudara Yahudi, Muhammad Rasul Allah s.a.w. kekasihku telah menceritakan kepadaku, bahwa kisah itu terjadi di negeri Romawi, di sebuah kota bernama Aphesus, atau disebut juga dengan nama Tharsus. Tetapi nama kota itu pada zaman dahulu ialah Aphesus (Ephese). Baru setelah Islam datang, kota itu berubah nama menjadi Tharsus (Tarse, sekarang terletak di dalam wilayah Turki). Penduduk negeri itu dahulunya mempunyai seorang raja yang baik. Setelah raja itu meninggal dunia, berita kematiannya didengar oleh seorang raja Persia bernama Diqyanius. Ia seorang raja kafir yang amat congkak dan dzalim. Ia datang menyerbu negeri itu dengan kekuatan pasukannya, dan akhirnya berhasil menguasai kota Aphesus. Olehnya kota itu dijadikan ibukota kerajaan, lalu dibangunlah sebuah Istana.”ashabul-kahfi-10

    Baru sampai di situ, pendeta Yahudi yang bertanya itu berdiri, terus bertanya: “Jika engkau benar-benar tahu, coba terangkan kepadaku bentuk Istana itu, bagaimana serambi dan ruangan-ruangannya! “

    Ali bin Abi Thalib menerangkan: “Hai saudara Yahudi, raja itu membangun istana yang sangat megah, terbuat dari batu marmar. Panjangnya satu farsakh (= kl 8 km) dan lebarnya pun satu farsakh. Pilar-pilarnya yang berjumlah seribu buah, semuanya terbuat dari emas, dan lampu-lampu yang berjumlah seribu buah, juga semuanya terbuat dari emas. Lampu-lampu itu bergelantungan pada rantai-rantai yang terbuat dari perak. Tiap malam apinya dinyalakan dengan sejenis minyak yang harum baunya. Di sebelah timur serambi dibuat lubang-lubang cahaya sebanyak seratus buah, demikian pula di sebelah baratnya. Sehingga matahari sejak mulai terbit sampai terbenam selalu dapat menerangi serambi. Raja itu pun membuat sebuah singgasana dari emas. Panjangnya 80 hasta dan lebarnya 40 hasta. Di sebelah kanannya tersedia 80 buah kursi, semuanya terbuat dari emas. Di situlah para hulubalang kerajaan duduk. Di sebelah kirinya juga disediakan 80 buah kursi terbuat dari emas, untuk duduk para pepatih dan penguasa-penguasa tinggi lainnya. Raja duduk di atas singgasana dengan mengenakan mahkota di atas kepala.”

    Sampai di situ pendeta yang bersangkutan berdiri lagi sambil berkata: “Jika engkau benar-benar tahu, coba terangkan kepadaku dari apakah mahkota itu dibuat?”

    “Hai saudara Yahudi,” kata Imam Ali menerangkan, “mahkota raja itu terbuat dari kepingan-kepingan emas, berkaki 9 buah, dan tiap kakinya bertaburan mutiara yang memantulkan cahaya laksana bintang-bintang menerangi kegelapan malam. Raja itu juga mempunyai 50 orang pelayan, terdiri dari anak-anak para hulubalang. Semuanya memakai selempang dan baju sutera berwarna merah. Celana mereka juga terbuat dari sutera berwarna hijau. Semuanya dihias dengan gelang-gelang kaki yang sangat indah. Masing-masing diberi tongkat terbuat dari emas. Mereka harus berdiri di belakang raja. Selain mereka, raja juga mengangkat 6 orang, terdiri dari anak-anak para cendekiawan, untuk dijadikan menteri-menteri atau pembantu-pembantuny a. Raja tidak mengambil suatu keputusan apa pun tanpa berunding lebih dulu dengan mereka. Enam orang pembantu itu selalu berada di kanan kiri raja, tiga orang berdiri di sebelah kanan dan yang tiga orang lainnya berdiri di sebelah kiri.”

    Pendeta yang bertanya itu berdiri lagi. Lalu berkata: “Hai Ali, jika yang kau katakan itu benar, coba sebutkan nama enam orang yang menjadi pembantu-pembantu raja itu!”

    Menanggapi hal itu, Imam Ali r.a. menjawab: “Kekasihku Muhammad Rasul Allah s.a.w. menceritakan kepadaku, bahwa tiga orang yang berdiri di sebelah kanan raja, masing-masing bernama Tamlikha, Miksalmina, dan Mikhaslimina. Adapun tiga orang pembantu yang berdiri di sebelah kiri, masing-masing bernama Martelius, Casitius dan Sidemius. Raja selalu berunding dengan mereka mengenai segala urusan.

    Tiap hari setelah raja duduk dalam serambi istana dikerumuni oleh semua hulubalang dan para punggawa, masuklah tiga orang pelayan menghadap raja. Seorang diantaranya membawa piala emas penuh berisi wewangian murni. Seorang lagi membawa piala perak penuh berisi air sari bunga. Sedang yang seorangnya lagi membawa seekor burung. Orang yang membawa burung ini kemudian mengeluarkan suara isyarat, lalu burung itu terbang di atas piala yang berisi air sari bunga. Burung itu berkecimpung di dalamnya dan setelah itu ia mengibas-ngibaskan sayap serta bulunya, sampai sari-bunga itu habis dipercikkan ke semua tempat sekitarnya.

    Kemudian si pembawa burung tadi mengeluarkan suara isyarat lagi. Burung itu terbang pula. Lalu hinggap di atas piala yang berisi wewangian murni. Sambil berkecimpung di dalamnya, burung itu mengibas-ngibaskan sayap dan bulunya, sampai wewangian murni yang ada dalam piala itu habis dipercikkan ke tempat sekitarnya. Pembawa burung itu memberi isyarat suara lagi. Burung itu lalu terbang dan hinggap di atas mahkota raja, sambil membentangkan kedua sayap yang harum semerbak di atas kepala raja.

    Demikianlah raja itu berada di atas singgasana kekuasaan selama tiga puluh tahun. Selama itu ia tidak pernah diserang penyakit apa pun, tidak pernah merasa pusing kepala, sakit perut, demam, berliur, berludah atau pun beringus. Setelah sang raja merasa diri sedemikian kuat dan sehat, ia mulai congkak, durhaka dan dzalim. Ia mengaku-aku diri sebagai “tuhan” dan tidak mau lagi mengakui adanya Allah s.w.t.ashabul-kahfi-11

    Raja itu kemudian memanggil orang-orang terkemuka dari rakyatnya. Barang siapa yang taat dan patuh kepadanya,diberi pakaian dan berbagai macam hadiah lainnya. Tetapi barang siapa yang tidak mau taat atau tidak bersedia mengikuti kemauannya, ia akan segera dibunuh. Oleh sebab itu semua orang terpaksa mengiakan kemauannya. Dalam masa yang cukup lama, semua orang patuh kepada raja itu, sampai ia disembah dan dipuja. Mereka tidak lagi memuja dan menyembah Allah s.w.t.

    Pada suatu hari perayaan ulang-tahunnya, raja sedang duduk di atas singgasana mengenakan mahkota di atas kepala, tiba-tiba masuklah seorang hulubalang memberi tahu, bahwa ada balatentara asing masuk menyerbu ke dalam wilayah kerajaannya, dengan maksud hendak melancarkan peperangan terhadap raja. Demikian sedih dan bingungnya raja itu, sampai tanpa disadari mahkota yang sedang dipakainya jatuh dari kepala. Kemudian raja itu sendiri jatuh terpelanting dari atas singgasana. Salah seorang pembantu yang berdiri di sebelah kanan –seorang cerdas yang bernama Tamlikha– memperhatikan keadaan sang raja dengan sepenuh fikiran. Ia berfikir, lalu berkata di dalam hati: “Kalau Diqyanius itu benar-benar tuhan sebagaimana menurut pengakuannya, tentu ia tidak akan sedih, tidak tidur, tidak buang air kecil atau pun air besar. Itu semua bukanlah sifat-sifat Tuhan.”

    Enam orang pembantu raja itu tiap hari selalu mengadakan pertemuan di tempat salah seorang dari mereka secara bergiliran. Pada satu hari tibalah giliran Tamlikha menerima kunjungan lima orang temannya. Mereka berkumpul di rumah Tamlikha untuk makan dan minum, tetapi Tamlikha sendiri tidak ikut makan dan minum. Teman-temannya bertanya: “Hai Tamlikha, mengapa engkau tidak mau makan dan tidak mau minum?”

    “Teman-teman, ” sahut Tamlikha, “hatiku sedang dirisaukan oleh sesuatu yang membuatku tidak ingin makan dan tidak ingin minum, juga tidak ingin tidur.”

    Teman-temannya mengejar: “Apakah yang merisaukan hatimu, hai Tamlikha?”

    “Sudah lama aku memikirkan soal langit,” ujar Tamlikha menjelaskan. “Aku lalu bertanya pada diriku sendiri: ‘siapakah yang mengangkatnya ke atas sebagai atap yang senantiasa aman dan terpelihara, tanpa gantungan dari atas dan tanpa tiang yang menopangnya dari bawah? Siapakah yang menjalankan matahari dan bulan di langit itu? Siapakah yang menghias langit itu dengan bintang-bintang bertaburan?’ Kemudian kupikirkan juga bumi ini: ‘Siapakah yang membentang dan menghamparkan- nya di cakrawala? Siapakah yang menahannya dengan gunung-gunung raksasa agar tidak goyah, tidak goncang dan tidak miring?’ Aku juga lama sekali memikirkan diriku sendiri: ‘Siapakah yang mengeluarkan aku sebagai bayi dari perut ibuku? Siapakah yang memelihara hidupku dan memberi makan kepadaku? Semuanya itu pasti ada yang membuat, dan sudah tentu bukan Diqyanius’…”

    Teman-teman Tamlikha lalu bertekuk lutut di hadapannya. Dua kaki Tamlikha diciumi sambil berkata: “Hai Tamlikha dalam hati kami sekarang terasa sesuatu seperti yang ada di dalam hatimu. Oleh karena itu, baiklah engkau tunjukkan jalan keluar bagi kita semua!”

    “Saudara-saudara, ” jawab Tamlikha, “baik aku maupun kalian tidak menemukan akal selain harus lari meninggalkan raja yang dzalim itu, pergi kepada Raja pencipta langit dan bumi!”

    “Kami setuju dengan pendapatmu,” sahut teman-temannya.

    Tamlikha lalu berdiri, terus beranjak pergi untuk menjual buah kurma, dan akhirnya berhasil mendapat uang sebanyak 3 dirham. Uang itu kemudian diselipkan dalam kantong baju. Lalu berangkat berkendaraan kuda bersama-sama dengan lima orang temannya.

    Setelah berjalan 3 mil jauhnya dari kota, Tamlikha berkata kepada teman-temannya: “Saudara-saudara, kita sekarang sudah terlepas dari raja dunia dan dari kekuasaannya. Sekarang turunlah kalian dari kuda dan marilah kita berjalan kaki. Mudah-mudahan Allah akan memudahkan urusan kita serta memberikan jalan keluar.”

    Mereka turun dari kudanya masing-masing. Lalu berjalan kaki sejauh 7 farsakh, sampai kaki mereka bengkak berdarah karena tidak biasa berjalan kaki sejauh itu.ashabul-kahfi-12

    Tiba-tiba datanglah seorang penggembala menyambut mereka. Kepada penggembala itu mereka bertanya: “Hai penggembala, apakah engkau mempunyai air minum atau susu?”

    “Aku mempunyai semua yang kalian inginkan,” sahut penggembala itu. “Tetapi kulihat wajah kalian semuanya seperti kaum bangsawan. Aku menduga kalian itu pasti melarikan diri. Coba beritahukan kepadaku bagaimana cerita perjalanan kalian itu!”

    “Ah…, susahnya orang ini,” jawab mereka. “Kami sudah memeluk suatu agama, kami tidak boleh berdusta. Apakah kami akan selamat jika kami mengatakan yang sebenarnya?”

    “Ya,” jawab penggembala itu.

    Tamlikha dan teman-temannya lalu menceritakan semua yang terjadi pada diri mereka. Mendengar cerita mereka, penggembala itu segera bertekuk lutut di depan mereka, dan sambil menciumi kaki mereka, ia berkata: “Dalam hatiku sekarang terasa sesuatu seperti yang ada dalam hati kalian. Kalian berhenti sajalah dahulu di sini. Aku hendak mengembalikan kambing-kambing itu kepada pemiliknya. Nanti aku akan segera kembali lagi kepada kalian.”

    Tamlikha bersama teman-temannya berhenti. Penggembala itu segera pergi untuk mengembalikan kambing-kambing gembalaannya. Tak lama kemudian ia datang lagi berjalan kaki, diikuti oleh seekor anjing miliknya.”

    Waktu cerita Imam Ali sampai di situ, pendeta Yahudi yang bertanya melonjak berdiri lagi sambil berkata: “Hai Ali, jika engkau benar-benar tahu, coba sebutkan apakah warna anjing itu dan siapakah namanya?”

    “Hai saudara Yahudi,” kata Ali bin Abi Thalib memberitahukan, “kekasihku Muhammad Rasul Allah s.a.w. menceritakan kepadaku, bahwa anjing itu berwarna kehitam-hitaman dan bernama Qithmir. Ketika enam orang pelarian itu melihat seekor anjing, masing-masing saling berkata kepada temannya: kita khawatir kalau-kalau anjing itu nantinya akan membongkar rahasia kita! Mereka minta kepada penggembala supaya anjing itu dihalau saja dengan batu.

    Anjing itu melihat kepada Tamlikha dan teman-temannya, lalu duduk di atas dua kaki belakang, menggeliat, dan mengucapkan kata-kata dengan lancar dan jelas sekali: “Hai orang-orang, mengapa kalian hendak mengusirku, padahal aku ini bersaksi tiada tuhan selain Allah, tak ada sekutu apa pun bagi-Nya. Biarlah aku menjaga kalian dari musuh, dan dengan berbuat demikian aku mendekatkan diriku kepada Allah s.w.t.”

    Anjing itu akhirnya dibiarkan saja. Mereka lalu pergi. Penggembala tadi mengajak mereka naik ke sebuah bukit. Lalu bersama mereka mendekati sebuah gua.”

    Pendeta Yahudi yang menanyakan kisah itu, bangun lagi dari tempat duduknya sambil berkata: “Apakah nama gunung itu dan apakah nama gua itu?!”

    Imam Ali menjelaskan: “Gunung itu bernama Naglus dan nama gua itu ialah Washid, atau di sebut juga dengan nama Kheram!”

    Ali bin Abi Thalib meneruskan ceritanya: secara tiba-tiba di depan gua itu tumbuh pepohonan berbuah dan memancur mata-air deras sekali. Mereka makan buah-buahan dan minum air yang tersedia di tempat itu. Setelah tiba waktu malam, mereka masuk berlindung di dalam gua. Sedang anjing yang sejak tadi mengikuti mereka, berjaga-jaga ndeprok sambil menjulurkan dua kaki depan untuk menghalang-halangi pintu gua. Kemudian Allah s.w.t. memerintahkan Malaikat maut supaya mencabut nyawa mereka. Kepada masing-masing orang dari mereka Allah s.w.t. mewakilkan dua Malaikat untuk membalik-balik tubuh mereka dari kanan ke kiri. Allah lalu memerintahkan matahari supaya pada saat terbit condong memancarkan sinarnya ke dalam gua dari arah kanan, dan pada saat hampir terbenam supaya sinarnya mulai meninggalkan mereka dari arah kiri.

    Suatu ketika waktu raja Diqyanius baru saja selesai berpesta ia bertanya tentang enam orang pembantunya. Ia mendapat jawaban, bahwa mereka itu melarikan diri. Raja Diqyanius sangat gusar. Bersama 80.000 pasukan berkuda ia cepat-cepat berangkat menyelusuri jejak enam orang pembantu yang melarikan diri. Ia naik ke atas bukit, kemudian mendekati gua. Ia melihat enam orang pembantunya yang melarikan diri itu sedang tidur berbaring di dalam gua. Ia tidak ragu-ragu dan memastikan bahwa enam orang itu benar-benar sedang tidur.

    Kepada para pengikutnya ia berkata: “Kalau aku hendak menghukum mereka, tidak akan kujatuhkan hukuman yang lebih berat dari perbuatan mereka yang telah menyiksa diri mereka sendiri di dalam gua. Panggillah tukang-tukang batu supaya mereka segera datang ke mari!”

    Setelah tukang-tukang batu itu tiba, mereka diperintahkan menutup rapat pintu gua dengan batu-batu dan jish (bahan semacam semen). Selesai dikerjakan, raja berkata kepada para pengikutnya: “Katakanlah kepada mereka yang ada di dalam gua, kalau benar-benar mereka itu tidak berdusta supaya minta tolong kepada Tuhan mereka yang ada di langit, agar mereka dikeluarkan dari tempat itu.”

    Dalam goa tertutup rapat itu, mereka tinggal selama 309 tahun.

    Setelah masa yang amat panjang itu lampau, Allah s.w.t. mengembalikan lagi nyawa mereka. Pada saat matahari sudah mulai memancarkan sinar, mereka merasa seakan-akan baru bangun dari tidurnya masing-masing. Yang seorang berkata kepada yang lainnya: “Malam tadi kami lupa beribadah kepada Allah, mari kita pergi ke mata air!”

    Setelah mereka berada di luar gua, tiba-tiba mereka lihat mata air itu sudah mengering kembali dan pepohonan yang ada pun sudah menjadi kering semuanya. Allah s.w.t. membuat mereka mulai merasa lapar. Mereka saling bertanya: “Siapakah di antara kita ini yang sanggup dan bersedia berangkat ke kota membawa uang untuk bisa mendapatkan makanan? Tetapi yang akan pergi ke kota nanti supaya hati-hati benar, jangan sampai membeli makanan yang dimasak dengan lemak-babi.”

    Tamlikha kemudian berkata: “Hai saudara-saudara, aku sajalah yang berangkat untuk mendapatkan makanan. Tetapi, hai penggembala, berikanlah bajumu kepadaku dan ambillah bajuku ini!”

    Setelah Tamlikha memakai baju penggembala, ia berangkat menuju ke kota. Sepanjang jalan ia melewati tempat-tempat yang sama sekali belum pernah dikenalnya, melalui jalan-jalan yang belum pernah diketahui. Setibanya dekat pintu gerbang kota, ia melihat bendera hijau berkibar di angkasa bertuliskan: “Tiada Tuhan selain Allah dan Isa adalah Roh Allah.”

    Tamlikha berhenti sejenak memandang bendera itu sambil mengusap-usap mata, lalu berkata seorang diri: “Kusangka aku ini masih tidur!” Setelah agak lama memandang dan mengamat-amati bendera, ia meneruskan perjalanan memasuki kota. Dilihatnya banyak orang sedang membaca Injil. Ia berpapasan dengan orang-orang yang belum pernah dikenal. Setibanya di sebuah pasar ia bertanya kepada seorang penjaja roti: “Hai tukang roti, apakah nama kota kalian ini?”

    “Aphesus,” sahut penjual roti itu.

    “Siapakah nama raja kalian?” tanya Tamlikha lagi. “Abdurrahman, ” jawab penjual roti.

    “Kalau yang kau katakan itu benar,” kata Tamlikha, “urusanku ini sungguh aneh sekali! Ambillah uang ini dan berilah makanan kepadaku!”

    Melihat uang itu, penjual roti keheran-heranan. Karena uang yang dibawa Tamlikha itu uang zaman lampau, yang ukurannya lebih besar dan lebih berat.

    Pendeta Yahudi yang bertanya itu kemudian berdiri lagi, lalu berkata kepada Ali bin Abi Thalib: “Hai Ali, kalau benar-benar engkau mengetahui, coba terangkan kepadaku berapa nilai uang lama itu dibanding dengan uang baru!”

    Imam Ali menerangkan: “Kekasihku Muhammad Rasul Allah s.a.w. menceritakan kepadaku, bahwa uang yang dibawa oleh Tamlikha dibanding dengan uang baru, ialah tiap dirham lama sama dengan sepuluh dan dua pertiga dirham baru!”ashabul-kahfi-16

    Imam Ali kemudian melanjutkan ceritanya: Penjual Roti lalu berkata kepada Tamlikha: “Aduhai, alangkah beruntungnya aku! Rupanya engkau baru menemukan harta karun! Berikan sisa uang itu kepadaku! Kalau tidak, engkau akan ku hadapkan kepada raja!”

    “Aku tidak menemukan harta karun,” sangkal Tamlikha. “Uang ini ku dapat tiga hari yang lalu dari hasil penjualan buah kurma seharga tiga dirham! Aku kemudian meninggalkan kota karena orang-orang semuanya menyembah Diqyanius!”

    Penjual roti itu marah. Lalu berkata: “Apakah setelah engkau menemukan harta karun masih juga tidak rela menyerahkan sisa uangmu itu kepadaku? Lagi pula engkau telah menyebut-nyebut seorang raja durhaka yangmengaku diri sebagai tuhan, padahal raja itu sudah mati lebih dari 300 tahun yang silam! Apakah dengan begitu engkau hendak memperolok-olok aku?”

    Tamlikha lalu ditangkap. Kemudian dibawa pergi menghadap raja. Raja yang baru ini seorang yang dapat berfikir dan bersikap adil. Raja bertanya kepada orang-orang yang membawa Tamlikha: “Bagaimana cerita tentang orang ini?”

    “Dia menemukan harta karun,” jawab orang-orang yang membawanya.

    Kepada Tamlikha, raja berkata: “Engkau tak perlu takut! Nabi Isa a.s. memerintahkan supaya kami hanya memungut seperlima saja dari harta karun itu. Serahkanlah yang seperlima itu kepadaku, dan selanjutnya engkau akan selamat.”

    Tamlikha menjawab: “Baginda, aku sama sekali tidak menemukan harta karun! Aku adalah penduduk kota ini!”

    Raja bertanya sambil keheran-heranan: “Engkau penduduk kota ini?”

    “Ya. Benar,” sahut Tamlikha.

    “Adakah orang yang kau kenal?” tanya raja lagi.

    “Ya, ada,” jawab Tamlikha.

    “Coba sebutkan siapa namanya,” perintah raja.

    Tamlikha menyebut nama-nama kurang lebih 1000 orang, tetapi tak ada satu nama pun yang dikenal oleh raja atau oleh orang lain yang hadir mendengarkan. Mereka berkata: “Ah…, semua itu bukan nama orang-orang yang hidup di zaman kita sekarang. Tetapi, apakah engkau mempunyai rumah di kota ini?”

    “Ya, tuanku,” jawab Tamlikha. “Utuslah seorang menyertai aku!”

    Raja kemudian memerintahkan beberapa orang menyertai Tamlikha pergi. Oleh Tamlikha mereka diajak menuju ke sebuah rumah yang paling tinggi di kota itu. Setibanya di sana, Tamlikha berkata kepada orang yang mengantarkan: “Inilah rumahku!”

    Pintu rumah itu lalu diketuk. Keluarlah seorang lelaki yang sudah sangat lanjut usia. Sepasang alis di bawah keningnya sudah sedemikian putih dan mengkerut hampir menutupi mata karena sudah terlampau tua. Ia terperanjat ketakutan, lalu bertanya kepada orang-orang yang datang: “Kalian ada perlu apa?”

    Utusan raja yang menyertai Tamlikha menyahut: “Orang muda ini mengaku rumah ini adalah rumahnya!”

    Orang tua itu marah, memandang kepada Tamlikha. Sambil mengamat-amati ia bertanya: “Siapa namamu?”

    “Aku Tamlikha anak Filistin!”

    Orang tua itu lalu berkata: “Coba ulangi lagi!”

    Tamlikha menyebut lagi namanya. Tiba-tiba orang tua itu bertekuk lutut di depan kaki Tamlikha sambil berucap: “Ini adalah datukku! Demi Allah, ia salah seorang di antara orang-orang yang melarikan diri dari Diqyanius, raja durhaka.” Kemudian diteruskannya dengan suara haru: “Ia lari berlindung kepada Yang Maha Perkasa, Pencipta langit dan bumi. Nabi kita, Isa as., dahulu telah memberitahukan kisah mereka kepada kita dan mengatakan bahwa mereka itu akan hidup kembali!”

    Peristiwa yang terjadi di rumah orang tua itu kemudian di laporkan kepada raja. Dengan menunggang kuda, raja segera datang menuju ke tempat Tamlikha yang sedang berada di rumah orang tua tadi. Setelah melihat Tamlikha, raja segera turun dari kuda. Oleh raja Tamlikha diangkat ke atas pundak, sedangkan orang banyak beramai-ramai menciumi tangan dan kaki Tamlikha sambil bertanya-tanya: “Hai Tamlikha, bagaimana keadaan teman-temanmu? “

    Kepada mereka Tamlikha memberi tahu, bahwa semua temannya masih berada di dalam gua.

    “Pada masa itu kota Aphesus diurus oleh dua orang bangsawan istana. Seorang beragama Islam dan seorang lainnya lagi beragama Nasrani. Dua orang bangsawan itu bersama pengikutnya masing-masing pergi membawa Tamlikha menuju ke gua,” demikian Imam Ali melanjutkan ceritanya.

    Teman-teman Tamlikha semuanya masih berada di dalam gua itu. Setibanya dekat gua, Tamlikha berkata kepada dua orang bangsawan dan para pengikut mereka: “Aku khawatir kalau sampai teman-temanku mendengar suara tapak kuda, atau gemerincingnya senjata. Mereka pasti menduga Diqyanius datang dan mereka bakal mati semua. Oleh karena itu kalian berhenti saja di sini. Biarlah aku sendiri yang akan menemui dan memberitahu mereka!”

    Semua berhenti menunggu dan Tamlikha masuk seorang diri ke dalam gua. Melihat Tamlikha datang, teman-temannya berdiri kegirangan, dan Tamlikha dipeluknya kuat-kuat. Kepada Tamlikha mereka berkata: “Puji dan syukur bagi Allah yang telah menyelamatkan dirimu dari Diqyanius!”

    Tamlikha menukas: “Ada urusan apa dengan Diqyanius? Tahukah kalian, sudah berapa lamakah kalian tinggal di sini?”

    “Kami tinggal sehari atau beberapa hari saja,” jawab mereka.

    “Tidak!” sangkal Tamlikha. “Kalian sudah tinggal di sini selama 309 tahun! Diqyanius sudah lama meninggal dunia! Generasi demi generasi sudah lewat silih berganti, dan penduduk kota itu sudah beriman kepada Allah yang Maha Agung! Mereka sekarang datang untuk bertemu dengan kalian!”

    Teman-teman Tamlikha menyahut: “Hai Tamlikha, apakah engkau hendak menjadikan kami ini orang-orang yang menggemparkan seluruh jagad?”

    “Lantas apa yang kalian inginkan?” Tamlikha balik bertanya.

    “Angkatlah tanganmu ke atas dan kami pun akan berbuat seperti itu juga,” jawab merekaMereka bertujuh semua mengangkat tangan ke atas, kemudian berdoa: “Ya Allah, dengan kebenaran yang telah Kau perlihatkan kepada kami tentang keanehan-keanehan yang kami alami sekarang ini, cabutlah kembali nyawa kami tanpa sepengetahuan orang lain!”

    Allah s.w.t. mengabulkan permohonan mereka. Lalu memerintahkan Malaikat maut mencabut kembali nyawa mereka. Kemudian Allah s.w.t. melenyapkan pintu gua tanpa bekas. Dua orang bangsawan yang menunggu-nunggu segera maju mendekati gua, berputar-putar selama tujuh hari untuk mencari-cari pintunya, tetapi tanpa hasil. Tak dapat ditemukan lubang atau jalan masuk lainnya ke dalam gua. Pada saat itu dua orang bangsawan tadi menjadi yakin tentang betapa hebatnya kekuasaan Allah s.w.t. Dua orang bangsawan itu memandang semua peristiwa yang dialami oleh para penghuni gua, sebagai peringatan yang diperlihatkan Allah kepada mereka.

    Bangsawan yang beragama Islam lalu berkata: “Mereka mati dalam keadaan memeluk agamaku! Akan ku dirikan sebuah tempat ibadah di pintu gua itu.”

    Sedang bangsawan yang beragama Nasrani berkata pula: “Mereka mati dalam keadaan memeluk agamaku! Akan ku dirikan sebuah biara di pintu gua itu.”

    Dua orang bangsawan itu bertengkar, dan setelah melalui pertikaian senjata, akhirnya bangsawan Nasrani terkalahkan oleh bangsawan yang beragama Islam. Dengan terjadinya peristiwa tersebut, maka Allah berfirman:

    Dan begitulah Kami menyerempakkan mereka, supaya mereka mengetahui bahawa janji Allah adalah benar, dan bahawa Saat itu tidak ada keraguan padanya. Apabila mereka berbalahan antara mereka dalam urusan mereka, maka mereka berkata, “Binalah di atas mereka satu bangunan; Pemelihara mereka sangat mengetahui mengenai mereka.” Berkata orang-orang yang menguasai atas urusan mereka, “Kami akan membina di atas mereka sebuah masjid.”

    Sampai di situ Imam Ali bin Abi Thalib berhenti menceritakan kisah para penghuni gua. Kemudian berkata kepada pendeta Yahudi yang menanyakan kisah itu: “Itulah, hai Yahudi, apa yang telah terjadi dalam kisah mereka. Demi Allah, sekarang aku hendak bertanya kepadamu, apakah semua yang ku ceritakan itu sesuai dengan apa yang tercantum dalam Taurat kalian?”

    Pendeta Yahudi itu menjawab: “Ya Abal Hasan, engkau tidak menambah dan tidak mengurangi, walau satu huruf pun! Sekarang engkau jangan menyebut diriku sebagai orang Yahudi, sebab aku telah bersaksi bahwa tiada tuhan selain Allah dan bahwa Muhammad adalah hamba Allah serta Rasul-Nya. Aku pun bersaksi juga, bahwa engkau orang yang paling berilmu di kalangan ummat ini!”

    Demikianlah hikayat tentang para penghuni gua (Ashhabul Kahfi), kutipan dari kitab Qishasul Anbiya yang tercantum dalam kitab Fadha ‘ilul Khamsah Minas Shihahis Sittah, tulisan As Sayyid Murtadha Al Huseiniy Al Faruz Aabaad, dalam menunjukkan banyaknya ilmu pengetahuan yang diperoleh Imam Ali bin Abi Thalib dari Rasul Allah s.a.w.





    *اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى سَيّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِ سَيّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ*


    , *Kisah Ashabul Kahfi – Bukti Ketinggian Ilmu Imam Ali Bin Abithalib R.A* ashabul-kahfi-15 Dalam surat al-Kahfi, Allah SWT menceritakan tiga kisah masa lalu, yaitu kisah Ashabul Kahfi, kisah pertemuan nabi Musa as dan nabi Khidzir as serta kisah Dzulqarnain. Kisah Ashabul Kahfi mendapat perhatian lebih dengan digunakan sebagai nama surat dimana terdapat tiga kisah tersebut. Hal ini tentu bukan kebetulan semata, tapi karena kisah Ashabul Kahfi, seperti juga kisah dalam al-Quran lainnya, bukan merupakan kisah semata, tapi juga terdapat banyak pelajaran (ibrah) didalamnya. Ashabul Kahfi adalah nama sekelompok orang beriman yang hidup pada masa Raja Diqyanus di Romawi, beberapa ratus tahun sebelum diutusnya nabi Isa as. Mereka hidup ditengah masyarakat penyembah berhala dengan seorang raja yang dzalim. Ketika sang raja mengetahui ada sekelompok orang yang tidak menyembah berhala, maka sang raja marah lalu memanggil mereka dan memerintahkan mereka untuk mengikuti kepercayaan sang raja. Tapi Ashabul Kahfi menolak dan lari, dikejarlah mereka untuk dibunuh. Ketika mereka lari dari kejaran pasukan raja, sampailah mereka di mulut sebuah gua yang kemudian dipakai tempat persembunyian. Dengan izin Allah mereka kemudian ditidurkan selama 309 tahun di dalam gua, dan dibangkitkan kembali ketika masyarakat dan raja mereka sudah berganti menjadi masyarakat dan raja yang beriman kepada Allah SWT (Ibnu Katsir; Tafsir al-Quran al-‘Adzim; jilid:3 ; hal.67-71). Berikut adalah kisah Ashabul Kahfi (Penghuni Gua) yang ditafsir secara jelas jalan ceritanya… .. Penulis kitab Fadha’ilul Khamsah Minas Shihahis Sittah (jilid II, halaman 291-300), mengetengahkan suatu riwayat yang dikutip dari kitab Qishashul Anbiya. Riwayat tersebut berkaitan dengan tafsir ayat 10 Surah Al-Kahfi: “(Ingatlah) tatkala pemuda-pemuda itu mencari tempat berlindung ke dalam gua lalu mereka berdo’a: “Wahai Tuhan kami berikanlah rahmat kepada kami dari sisi-Mu dan sempurnakanlah bagi kami petunjuk yang lurus dalam urusan kami (ini)” (QS al-Kahfi:10) Dengan panjang lebar kitab Qishashul Anbiya mulai dari halaman 566 meriwayatkan sebagai berikut: Di kala Umar Ibnul Khattab memangku jabatan sebagai Amirul Mukminin, pernah datang kepadanya beberapa orang pendeta Yahudi. Mereka berkata kepada Khalifah: “Hai Khalifah Umar, anda adalah pemegang kekuasaan sesudah Muhammad dan sahabatnya, Abu Bakar. Kami hendak menanyakan beberapa masalah penting kepada anda. Jika anda dapat memberi jawaban kepada kami, barulah kami mau mengerti bahwa Islam merupakan agama yang benar dan Muhammad benar-benar seorang Nabi. Sebaliknya, jika anda tidak dapat memberi jawaban, berarti bahwa agama Islam itu bathil dan Muhammad bukan seorang Nabi.” “Silahkan bertanya tentang apa saja yang kalian inginkan,” sahut Khalifah Umar.ashabul-kahfi-132 “Jelaskan kepada kami tentang induk kunci (gembok) mengancing langit, apakah itu?” Tanya pendeta-pendeta itu, memulai pertanyaan-pertanya annya. “Terangkan kepada kami tentang adanya sebuah kuburan yang berjalan bersama penghuninya, apakah itu? Tunjukkan kepada kami tentang suatu makhluk yang dapat memberi peringatan kepada bangsanya, tetapi ia bukan manusia dan bukan jin! Terangkan kepada kami tentang lima jenis makhluk yang dapat berjalan di permukaan bumi, tetapi makhluk-makhluk itu tidak dilahirkan dari kandungan ibu atau atau induknya! Beritahukan kepada kami apa yang dikatakan oleh burung puyuh (gemak) di saat ia sedang berkicau! Apakah yang dikatakan oleh ayam jantan di kala ia sedang berkokok! Apakah yang dikatakan oleh kuda di saat ia sedang meringkik? Apakah yang dikatakan oleh katak di waktu ia sedang bersuara? Apakah yang dikatakan oleh keledai di saat ia sedang meringkik? Apakah yang dikatakan oleh burung pipit pada waktu ia sedang berkicau?” Khalifah Umar menundukkan kepala untuk berfikir sejenak, kemudian berkata: “Bagi Umar, jika ia menjawab ‘tidak tahu’ atas pertanyaan-pertanya an yang memang tidak diketahui jawabannya, itu bukan suatu hal yang memalukan!” Mendengar jawaban Khalifah Umar seperti itu, pendeta-pendeta Yahudi yang bertanya berdiri melonjak-lonjak kegirangan, sambil berkata: “Sekarang kami bersaksi bahwa Muhammad memang bukan seorang Nabi, dan agama Islam itu adalah bathil!” Salman Al-Farisi yang saat itu hadir, segera bangkit dan berkata kepada pendeta-pendeta Yahudi itu: “Kalian tunggu sebentar!” Ia cepat-cepat pergi ke rumah Ali bin Abi Thalib. Setelah bertemu, Salman berkata: “Ya Abal Hasan, selamatkanlahagama Islam!” Imam Ali r.a. bingung, lalu bertanya: “Mengapa?” Salman kemudian menceritakan apa yang sedang dihadapi oleh Khalifah Umar Ibnul Khattab. Imam Ali segera saja berangkat menuju ke rumah Khalifah Umar, berjalan lenggang memakai burdah (selembar kain penutup punggung atau leher) peninggalan Rasul Allah s.a.w. Ketika Umar melihat Ali bin Abi Thalib datang, ia bangun dari tempat duduk lalu buru-buru memeluknya, sambil berkata: “Ya Abal Hasan, tiap ada kesulitan besar, engkau selalu kupanggil!” Setelah berhadap-hadapan dengan para pendeta yang sedang menunggu-nunggu jawaban itu, Ali bin Abi Thalib herkata: “Silakan kalian bertanya tentang apa saja yang kalian inginkan. Rasul Allah s.a.w. sudah mengajarku seribu macam ilmu, dan tiap jenis dari ilmu-ilmu itu mempunyai seribu macam cabang ilmu!” Pendeta-pendeta Yahudi itu lalu mengulangi pertanyaan-pertanya an mereka. Sebelum menjawab, Ali bin Abi Thalib berkata: “Aku ingin mengajukan suatu syarat kepada kalian, yaitu jika ternyata aku nanti sudah menjawab pertanyaan-pertanya an kalian sesuai dengan yang ada di dalam Taurat, kalian supaya bersedia memeluk agama kami dan beriman!” “Ya baik!” jawab mereka.ashabul-kahfi-14 “Sekarang tanyakanlah satu demi satu,” kata Ali bin Abi Thalib. Mereka mulai bertanya: “Apakah induk kunci (gembok) yang mengancing pintu-pintu langit?” “Induk kunci itu,” jawab Ali bin Abi Thalib, “ialah syirik kepada Allah. Sebab semua hamba Allah, baik pria maupun wanita, jika ia bersyirik kepada Allah, amalnya tidak akan dapat naik sampai ke hadhirat Allah!” Para pendeta Yahudi bertanya lagi: “Anak kunci apakah yang dapat membuka pintu-pintu langit?” Ali bin Abi Thalib menjawab: “Anak kunci itu ialah kesaksian (syahadat) bahwa tiada tuhan selain Allah dan Muhammad adalah Rasul Allah!” Para pendeta Yahudi itu saling pandang di antara mereka, sambil berkata: “Orang itu benar juga!” Mereka bertanyalebih lanjut: “Terangkanlah kepada kami tentang adanya sebuah kuburan yang dapat berjalan bersama penghuninya! “ “Kuburan itu ialah ikan hiu (hut) yang menelan Nabi Yunus putera Matta,” jawab Ali bin Abi Thalib. “Nabi Yunus as. dibawa keliling ketujuh samudera!” Pendeta-pendeta itu meneruskan pertanyaannya lagi: “Jelaskan kepada kami tentang makhluk yang dapat memberi peringatan kepada bangsanya, tetapi makhluk itu bukan manusia dan bukan jin!” Ali bin Abi Thalib menjawab: “Makhluk itu ialah semut Nabi Sulaiman putera Nabi Dawud alaihimas salam. Semut itu berkata kepada kaumnya: “Hai para semut, masuklah ke dalam tempat kediaman kalian, agar tidak diinjak-injak oleh Sulaiman dan pasukan-nya dalam keadaan mereka tidak sadar!” Para pendeta Yahudi itu meneruskan pertanyaannya: “Beritahukan kepada kami tentang lima jenis makhluk yang berjalan di atas permukaan bumi, tetapi tidak satu pun di antara makhluk-makhluk itu yang dilahirkan dari kandungan ibunya atau induknya!” Ali bin Abi Thalib menjawab: “Lima makhluk itu ialah, pertama, Adam. Kedua, Hawa. Ketiga, Unta Nabi Shaleh. Keempat, Domba Nabi Ibrahim. Kelima, Tongkat Nabi Musa (yang menjelma menjadi seekor ular).” Dua di antara tiga orang pendeta Yahudi itu setelah mendengar jawaban-jawaban serta penjelasan yang diberikan oleh Imam Ali r.a. lalu mengatakan: “Kami bersaksi bahwa tiada tuhan selain Allah dan Muhammad adalah Rasul Allah!” Tetapi seorang pendeta lainnya, bangun berdiri sambil berkata kepada Ali bin Abi Thalib: “Hai Ali, hati teman-temanku sudah dihinggapi oleh sesuatu yang sama seperti iman dan keyakinan mengenai benarnya agama Islam. Sekarang masih ada satu hal lagi yang ingin kutanyakan kepada anda.” “Tanyakanlah apa saja yang kau inginkan,” sahut Imam Ali. “Coba terangkan kepadaku tentang sejumlah orang yang pada zaman dahulu sudah mati selama 309 tahun, kemudian dihidupkan kembali oleh Allah. Bagaimana hikayat tentang mereka itu?” Tanya pendeta tadi. Ali bin Ali Thalib menjawab: “Hai pendeta Yahudi, mereka itu ialah para penghuni gua. Hikayat tentang mereka itu sudah dikisahkan oleh Allah s.w.t. kepada Rasul-Nya. Jika engkau mau, akan kubacakan kisah mereka itu.” Pendeta Yahudi itu menyahut: “Aku sudah banyak mendengar tentang Qur’an kalian itu! Jika engkau memang benar-benar tahu, coba sebutkan nama-nama mereka, nama ayah-ayah mereka, nama kota mereka, nama raja mereka, nama anjing mereka, nama gunung serta gua mereka, dan semua kisah mereka dari awal sampai akhir!” Ali bin Abi Thalib kemudian membetulkan duduknya, menekuk lutut ke depan perut, lalu ditopangnya dengan burdah yang diikatkan ke pinggang. Lalu ia berkata: “Hai saudara Yahudi, Muhammad Rasul Allah s.a.w. kekasihku telah menceritakan kepadaku, bahwa kisah itu terjadi di negeri Romawi, di sebuah kota bernama Aphesus, atau disebut juga dengan nama Tharsus. Tetapi nama kota itu pada zaman dahulu ialah Aphesus (Ephese). Baru setelah Islam datang, kota itu berubah nama menjadi Tharsus (Tarse, sekarang terletak di dalam wilayah Turki). Penduduk negeri itu dahulunya mempunyai seorang raja yang baik. Setelah raja itu meninggal dunia, berita kematiannya didengar oleh seorang raja Persia bernama Diqyanius. Ia seorang raja kafir yang amat congkak dan dzalim. Ia datang menyerbu negeri itu dengan kekuatan pasukannya, dan akhirnya berhasil menguasai kota Aphesus. Olehnya kota itu dijadikan ibukota kerajaan, lalu dibangunlah sebuah Istana.”ashabul-kahfi-10 Baru sampai di situ, pendeta Yahudi yang bertanya itu berdiri, terus bertanya: “Jika engkau benar-benar tahu, coba terangkan kepadaku bentuk Istana itu, bagaimana serambi dan ruangan-ruangannya! “ Ali bin Abi Thalib menerangkan: “Hai saudara Yahudi, raja itu membangun istana yang sangat megah, terbuat dari batu marmar. Panjangnya satu farsakh (= kl 8 km) dan lebarnya pun satu farsakh. Pilar-pilarnya yang berjumlah seribu buah, semuanya terbuat dari emas, dan lampu-lampu yang berjumlah seribu buah, juga semuanya terbuat dari emas. Lampu-lampu itu bergelantungan pada rantai-rantai yang terbuat dari perak. Tiap malam apinya dinyalakan dengan sejenis minyak yang harum baunya. Di sebelah timur serambi dibuat lubang-lubang cahaya sebanyak seratus buah, demikian pula di sebelah baratnya. Sehingga matahari sejak mulai terbit sampai terbenam selalu dapat menerangi serambi. Raja itu pun membuat sebuah singgasana dari emas. Panjangnya 80 hasta dan lebarnya 40 hasta. Di sebelah kanannya tersedia 80 buah kursi, semuanya terbuat dari emas. Di situlah para hulubalang kerajaan duduk. Di sebelah kirinya juga disediakan 80 buah kursi terbuat dari emas, untuk duduk para pepatih dan penguasa-penguasa tinggi lainnya. Raja duduk di atas singgasana dengan mengenakan mahkota di atas kepala.” Sampai di situ pendeta yang bersangkutan berdiri lagi sambil berkata: “Jika engkau benar-benar tahu, coba terangkan kepadaku dari apakah mahkota itu dibuat?” “Hai saudara Yahudi,” kata Imam Ali menerangkan, “mahkota raja itu terbuat dari kepingan-kepingan emas, berkaki 9 buah, dan tiap kakinya bertaburan mutiara yang memantulkan cahaya laksana bintang-bintang menerangi kegelapan malam. Raja itu juga mempunyai 50 orang pelayan, terdiri dari anak-anak para hulubalang. Semuanya memakai selempang dan baju sutera berwarna merah. Celana mereka juga terbuat dari sutera berwarna hijau. Semuanya dihias dengan gelang-gelang kaki yang sangat indah. Masing-masing diberi tongkat terbuat dari emas. Mereka harus berdiri di belakang raja. Selain mereka, raja juga mengangkat 6 orang, terdiri dari anak-anak para cendekiawan, untuk dijadikan menteri-menteri atau pembantu-pembantuny a. Raja tidak mengambil suatu keputusan apa pun tanpa berunding lebih dulu dengan mereka. Enam orang pembantu itu selalu berada di kanan kiri raja, tiga orang berdiri di sebelah kanan dan yang tiga orang lainnya berdiri di sebelah kiri.” Pendeta yang bertanya itu berdiri lagi. Lalu berkata: “Hai Ali, jika yang kau katakan itu benar, coba sebutkan nama enam orang yang menjadi pembantu-pembantu raja itu!” Menanggapi hal itu, Imam Ali r.a. menjawab: “Kekasihku Muhammad Rasul Allah s.a.w. menceritakan kepadaku, bahwa tiga orang yang berdiri di sebelah kanan raja, masing-masing bernama Tamlikha, Miksalmina, dan Mikhaslimina. Adapun tiga orang pembantu yang berdiri di sebelah kiri, masing-masing bernama Martelius, Casitius dan Sidemius. Raja selalu berunding dengan mereka mengenai segala urusan. Tiap hari setelah raja duduk dalam serambi istana dikerumuni oleh semua hulubalang dan para punggawa, masuklah tiga orang pelayan menghadap raja. Seorang diantaranya membawa piala emas penuh berisi wewangian murni. Seorang lagi membawa piala perak penuh berisi air sari bunga. Sedang yang seorangnya lagi membawa seekor burung. Orang yang membawa burung ini kemudian mengeluarkan suara isyarat, lalu burung itu terbang di atas piala yang berisi air sari bunga. Burung itu berkecimpung di dalamnya dan setelah itu ia mengibas-ngibaskan sayap serta bulunya, sampai sari-bunga itu habis dipercikkan ke semua tempat sekitarnya. Kemudian si pembawa burung tadi mengeluarkan suara isyarat lagi. Burung itu terbang pula. Lalu hinggap di atas piala yang berisi wewangian murni. Sambil berkecimpung di dalamnya, burung itu mengibas-ngibaskan sayap dan bulunya, sampai wewangian murni yang ada dalam piala itu habis dipercikkan ke tempat sekitarnya. Pembawa burung itu memberi isyarat suara lagi. Burung itu lalu terbang dan hinggap di atas mahkota raja, sambil membentangkan kedua sayap yang harum semerbak di atas kepala raja. Demikianlah raja itu berada di atas singgasana kekuasaan selama tiga puluh tahun. Selama itu ia tidak pernah diserang penyakit apa pun, tidak pernah merasa pusing kepala, sakit perut, demam, berliur, berludah atau pun beringus. Setelah sang raja merasa diri sedemikian kuat dan sehat, ia mulai congkak, durhaka dan dzalim. Ia mengaku-aku diri sebagai “tuhan” dan tidak mau lagi mengakui adanya Allah s.w.t.ashabul-kahfi-11 Raja itu kemudian memanggil orang-orang terkemuka dari rakyatnya. Barang siapa yang taat dan patuh kepadanya,diberi pakaian dan berbagai macam hadiah lainnya. Tetapi barang siapa yang tidak mau taat atau tidak bersedia mengikuti kemauannya, ia akan segera dibunuh. Oleh sebab itu semua orang terpaksa mengiakan kemauannya. Dalam masa yang cukup lama, semua orang patuh kepada raja itu, sampai ia disembah dan dipuja. Mereka tidak lagi memuja dan menyembah Allah s.w.t. Pada suatu hari perayaan ulang-tahunnya, raja sedang duduk di atas singgasana mengenakan mahkota di atas kepala, tiba-tiba masuklah seorang hulubalang memberi tahu, bahwa ada balatentara asing masuk menyerbu ke dalam wilayah kerajaannya, dengan maksud hendak melancarkan peperangan terhadap raja. Demikian sedih dan bingungnya raja itu, sampai tanpa disadari mahkota yang sedang dipakainya jatuh dari kepala. Kemudian raja itu sendiri jatuh terpelanting dari atas singgasana. Salah seorang pembantu yang berdiri di sebelah kanan –seorang cerdas yang bernama Tamlikha– memperhatikan keadaan sang raja dengan sepenuh fikiran. Ia berfikir, lalu berkata di dalam hati: “Kalau Diqyanius itu benar-benar tuhan sebagaimana menurut pengakuannya, tentu ia tidak akan sedih, tidak tidur, tidak buang air kecil atau pun air besar. Itu semua bukanlah sifat-sifat Tuhan.” Enam orang pembantu raja itu tiap hari selalu mengadakan pertemuan di tempat salah seorang dari mereka secara bergiliran. Pada satu hari tibalah giliran Tamlikha menerima kunjungan lima orang temannya. Mereka berkumpul di rumah Tamlikha untuk makan dan minum, tetapi Tamlikha sendiri tidak ikut makan dan minum. Teman-temannya bertanya: “Hai Tamlikha, mengapa engkau tidak mau makan dan tidak mau minum?” “Teman-teman, ” sahut Tamlikha, “hatiku sedang dirisaukan oleh sesuatu yang membuatku tidak ingin makan dan tidak ingin minum, juga tidak ingin tidur.” Teman-temannya mengejar: “Apakah yang merisaukan hatimu, hai Tamlikha?” “Sudah lama aku memikirkan soal langit,” ujar Tamlikha menjelaskan. “Aku lalu bertanya pada diriku sendiri: ‘siapakah yang mengangkatnya ke atas sebagai atap yang senantiasa aman dan terpelihara, tanpa gantungan dari atas dan tanpa tiang yang menopangnya dari bawah? Siapakah yang menjalankan matahari dan bulan di langit itu? Siapakah yang menghias langit itu dengan bintang-bintang bertaburan?’ Kemudian kupikirkan juga bumi ini: ‘Siapakah yang membentang dan menghamparkan- nya di cakrawala? Siapakah yang menahannya dengan gunung-gunung raksasa agar tidak goyah, tidak goncang dan tidak miring?’ Aku juga lama sekali memikirkan diriku sendiri: ‘Siapakah yang mengeluarkan aku sebagai bayi dari perut ibuku? Siapakah yang memelihara hidupku dan memberi makan kepadaku? Semuanya itu pasti ada yang membuat, dan sudah tentu bukan Diqyanius’…” Teman-teman Tamlikha lalu bertekuk lutut di hadapannya. Dua kaki Tamlikha diciumi sambil berkata: “Hai Tamlikha dalam hati kami sekarang terasa sesuatu seperti yang ada di dalam hatimu. Oleh karena itu, baiklah engkau tunjukkan jalan keluar bagi kita semua!” “Saudara-saudara, ” jawab Tamlikha, “baik aku maupun kalian tidak menemukan akal selain harus lari meninggalkan raja yang dzalim itu, pergi kepada Raja pencipta langit dan bumi!” “Kami setuju dengan pendapatmu,” sahut teman-temannya. Tamlikha lalu berdiri, terus beranjak pergi untuk menjual buah kurma, dan akhirnya berhasil mendapat uang sebanyak 3 dirham. Uang itu kemudian diselipkan dalam kantong baju. Lalu berangkat berkendaraan kuda bersama-sama dengan lima orang temannya. Setelah berjalan 3 mil jauhnya dari kota, Tamlikha berkata kepada teman-temannya: “Saudara-saudara, kita sekarang sudah terlepas dari raja dunia dan dari kekuasaannya. Sekarang turunlah kalian dari kuda dan marilah kita berjalan kaki. Mudah-mudahan Allah akan memudahkan urusan kita serta memberikan jalan keluar.” Mereka turun dari kudanya masing-masing. Lalu berjalan kaki sejauh 7 farsakh, sampai kaki mereka bengkak berdarah karena tidak biasa berjalan kaki sejauh itu.ashabul-kahfi-12 Tiba-tiba datanglah seorang penggembala menyambut mereka. Kepada penggembala itu mereka bertanya: “Hai penggembala, apakah engkau mempunyai air minum atau susu?” “Aku mempunyai semua yang kalian inginkan,” sahut penggembala itu. “Tetapi kulihat wajah kalian semuanya seperti kaum bangsawan. Aku menduga kalian itu pasti melarikan diri. Coba beritahukan kepadaku bagaimana cerita perjalanan kalian itu!” “Ah…, susahnya orang ini,” jawab mereka. “Kami sudah memeluk suatu agama, kami tidak boleh berdusta. Apakah kami akan selamat jika kami mengatakan yang sebenarnya?” “Ya,” jawab penggembala itu. Tamlikha dan teman-temannya lalu menceritakan semua yang terjadi pada diri mereka. Mendengar cerita mereka, penggembala itu segera bertekuk lutut di depan mereka, dan sambil menciumi kaki mereka, ia berkata: “Dalam hatiku sekarang terasa sesuatu seperti yang ada dalam hati kalian. Kalian berhenti sajalah dahulu di sini. Aku hendak mengembalikan kambing-kambing itu kepada pemiliknya. Nanti aku akan segera kembali lagi kepada kalian.” Tamlikha bersama teman-temannya berhenti. Penggembala itu segera pergi untuk mengembalikan kambing-kambing gembalaannya. Tak lama kemudian ia datang lagi berjalan kaki, diikuti oleh seekor anjing miliknya.” Waktu cerita Imam Ali sampai di situ, pendeta Yahudi yang bertanya melonjak berdiri lagi sambil berkata: “Hai Ali, jika engkau benar-benar tahu, coba sebutkan apakah warna anjing itu dan siapakah namanya?” “Hai saudara Yahudi,” kata Ali bin Abi Thalib memberitahukan, “kekasihku Muhammad Rasul Allah s.a.w. menceritakan kepadaku, bahwa anjing itu berwarna kehitam-hitaman dan bernama Qithmir. Ketika enam orang pelarian itu melihat seekor anjing, masing-masing saling berkata kepada temannya: kita khawatir kalau-kalau anjing itu nantinya akan membongkar rahasia kita! Mereka minta kepada penggembala supaya anjing itu dihalau saja dengan batu. Anjing itu melihat kepada Tamlikha dan teman-temannya, lalu duduk di atas dua kaki belakang, menggeliat, dan mengucapkan kata-kata dengan lancar dan jelas sekali: “Hai orang-orang, mengapa kalian hendak mengusirku, padahal aku ini bersaksi tiada tuhan selain Allah, tak ada sekutu apa pun bagi-Nya. Biarlah aku menjaga kalian dari musuh, dan dengan berbuat demikian aku mendekatkan diriku kepada Allah s.w.t.” Anjing itu akhirnya dibiarkan saja. Mereka lalu pergi. Penggembala tadi mengajak mereka naik ke sebuah bukit. Lalu bersama mereka mendekati sebuah gua.” Pendeta Yahudi yang menanyakan kisah itu, bangun lagi dari tempat duduknya sambil berkata: “Apakah nama gunung itu dan apakah nama gua itu?!” Imam Ali menjelaskan: “Gunung itu bernama Naglus dan nama gua itu ialah Washid, atau di sebut juga dengan nama Kheram!” Ali bin Abi Thalib meneruskan ceritanya: secara tiba-tiba di depan gua itu tumbuh pepohonan berbuah dan memancur mata-air deras sekali. Mereka makan buah-buahan dan minum air yang tersedia di tempat itu. Setelah tiba waktu malam, mereka masuk berlindung di dalam gua. Sedang anjing yang sejak tadi mengikuti mereka, berjaga-jaga ndeprok sambil menjulurkan dua kaki depan untuk menghalang-halangi pintu gua. Kemudian Allah s.w.t. memerintahkan Malaikat maut supaya mencabut nyawa mereka. Kepada masing-masing orang dari mereka Allah s.w.t. mewakilkan dua Malaikat untuk membalik-balik tubuh mereka dari kanan ke kiri. Allah lalu memerintahkan matahari supaya pada saat terbit condong memancarkan sinarnya ke dalam gua dari arah kanan, dan pada saat hampir terbenam supaya sinarnya mulai meninggalkan mereka dari arah kiri. Suatu ketika waktu raja Diqyanius baru saja selesai berpesta ia bertanya tentang enam orang pembantunya. Ia mendapat jawaban, bahwa mereka itu melarikan diri. Raja Diqyanius sangat gusar. Bersama 80.000 pasukan berkuda ia cepat-cepat berangkat menyelusuri jejak enam orang pembantu yang melarikan diri. Ia naik ke atas bukit, kemudian mendekati gua. Ia melihat enam orang pembantunya yang melarikan diri itu sedang tidur berbaring di dalam gua. Ia tidak ragu-ragu dan memastikan bahwa enam orang itu benar-benar sedang tidur. Kepada para pengikutnya ia berkata: “Kalau aku hendak menghukum mereka, tidak akan kujatuhkan hukuman yang lebih berat dari perbuatan mereka yang telah menyiksa diri mereka sendiri di dalam gua. Panggillah tukang-tukang batu supaya mereka segera datang ke mari!” Setelah tukang-tukang batu itu tiba, mereka diperintahkan menutup rapat pintu gua dengan batu-batu dan jish (bahan semacam semen). Selesai dikerjakan, raja berkata kepada para pengikutnya: “Katakanlah kepada mereka yang ada di dalam gua, kalau benar-benar mereka itu tidak berdusta supaya minta tolong kepada Tuhan mereka yang ada di langit, agar mereka dikeluarkan dari tempat itu.” Dalam goa tertutup rapat itu, mereka tinggal selama 309 tahun. Setelah masa yang amat panjang itu lampau, Allah s.w.t. mengembalikan lagi nyawa mereka. Pada saat matahari sudah mulai memancarkan sinar, mereka merasa seakan-akan baru bangun dari tidurnya masing-masing. Yang seorang berkata kepada yang lainnya: “Malam tadi kami lupa beribadah kepada Allah, mari kita pergi ke mata air!” Setelah mereka berada di luar gua, tiba-tiba mereka lihat mata air itu sudah mengering kembali dan pepohonan yang ada pun sudah menjadi kering semuanya. Allah s.w.t. membuat mereka mulai merasa lapar. Mereka saling bertanya: “Siapakah di antara kita ini yang sanggup dan bersedia berangkat ke kota membawa uang untuk bisa mendapatkan makanan? Tetapi yang akan pergi ke kota nanti supaya hati-hati benar, jangan sampai membeli makanan yang dimasak dengan lemak-babi.” Tamlikha kemudian berkata: “Hai saudara-saudara, aku sajalah yang berangkat untuk mendapatkan makanan. Tetapi, hai penggembala, berikanlah bajumu kepadaku dan ambillah bajuku ini!” Setelah Tamlikha memakai baju penggembala, ia berangkat menuju ke kota. Sepanjang jalan ia melewati tempat-tempat yang sama sekali belum pernah dikenalnya, melalui jalan-jalan yang belum pernah diketahui. Setibanya dekat pintu gerbang kota, ia melihat bendera hijau berkibar di angkasa bertuliskan: “Tiada Tuhan selain Allah dan Isa adalah Roh Allah.” Tamlikha berhenti sejenak memandang bendera itu sambil mengusap-usap mata, lalu berkata seorang diri: “Kusangka aku ini masih tidur!” Setelah agak lama memandang dan mengamat-amati bendera, ia meneruskan perjalanan memasuki kota. Dilihatnya banyak orang sedang membaca Injil. Ia berpapasan dengan orang-orang yang belum pernah dikenal. Setibanya di sebuah pasar ia bertanya kepada seorang penjaja roti: “Hai tukang roti, apakah nama kota kalian ini?” “Aphesus,” sahut penjual roti itu. “Siapakah nama raja kalian?” tanya Tamlikha lagi. “Abdurrahman, ” jawab penjual roti. “Kalau yang kau katakan itu benar,” kata Tamlikha, “urusanku ini sungguh aneh sekali! Ambillah uang ini dan berilah makanan kepadaku!” Melihat uang itu, penjual roti keheran-heranan. Karena uang yang dibawa Tamlikha itu uang zaman lampau, yang ukurannya lebih besar dan lebih berat. Pendeta Yahudi yang bertanya itu kemudian berdiri lagi, lalu berkata kepada Ali bin Abi Thalib: “Hai Ali, kalau benar-benar engkau mengetahui, coba terangkan kepadaku berapa nilai uang lama itu dibanding dengan uang baru!” Imam Ali menerangkan: “Kekasihku Muhammad Rasul Allah s.a.w. menceritakan kepadaku, bahwa uang yang dibawa oleh Tamlikha dibanding dengan uang baru, ialah tiap dirham lama sama dengan sepuluh dan dua pertiga dirham baru!”ashabul-kahfi-16 Imam Ali kemudian melanjutkan ceritanya: Penjual Roti lalu berkata kepada Tamlikha: “Aduhai, alangkah beruntungnya aku! Rupanya engkau baru menemukan harta karun! Berikan sisa uang itu kepadaku! Kalau tidak, engkau akan ku hadapkan kepada raja!” “Aku tidak menemukan harta karun,” sangkal Tamlikha. “Uang ini ku dapat tiga hari yang lalu dari hasil penjualan buah kurma seharga tiga dirham! Aku kemudian meninggalkan kota karena orang-orang semuanya menyembah Diqyanius!” Penjual roti itu marah. Lalu berkata: “Apakah setelah engkau menemukan harta karun masih juga tidak rela menyerahkan sisa uangmu itu kepadaku? Lagi pula engkau telah menyebut-nyebut seorang raja durhaka yangmengaku diri sebagai tuhan, padahal raja itu sudah mati lebih dari 300 tahun yang silam! Apakah dengan begitu engkau hendak memperolok-olok aku?” Tamlikha lalu ditangkap. Kemudian dibawa pergi menghadap raja. Raja yang baru ini seorang yang dapat berfikir dan bersikap adil. Raja bertanya kepada orang-orang yang membawa Tamlikha: “Bagaimana cerita tentang orang ini?” “Dia menemukan harta karun,” jawab orang-orang yang membawanya. Kepada Tamlikha, raja berkata: “Engkau tak perlu takut! Nabi Isa a.s. memerintahkan supaya kami hanya memungut seperlima saja dari harta karun itu. Serahkanlah yang seperlima itu kepadaku, dan selanjutnya engkau akan selamat.” Tamlikha menjawab: “Baginda, aku sama sekali tidak menemukan harta karun! Aku adalah penduduk kota ini!” Raja bertanya sambil keheran-heranan: “Engkau penduduk kota ini?” “Ya. Benar,” sahut Tamlikha. “Adakah orang yang kau kenal?” tanya raja lagi. “Ya, ada,” jawab Tamlikha. “Coba sebutkan siapa namanya,” perintah raja. Tamlikha menyebut nama-nama kurang lebih 1000 orang, tetapi tak ada satu nama pun yang dikenal oleh raja atau oleh orang lain yang hadir mendengarkan. Mereka berkata: “Ah…, semua itu bukan nama orang-orang yang hidup di zaman kita sekarang. Tetapi, apakah engkau mempunyai rumah di kota ini?” “Ya, tuanku,” jawab Tamlikha. “Utuslah seorang menyertai aku!” Raja kemudian memerintahkan beberapa orang menyertai Tamlikha pergi. Oleh Tamlikha mereka diajak menuju ke sebuah rumah yang paling tinggi di kota itu. Setibanya di sana, Tamlikha berkata kepada orang yang mengantarkan: “Inilah rumahku!” Pintu rumah itu lalu diketuk. Keluarlah seorang lelaki yang sudah sangat lanjut usia. Sepasang alis di bawah keningnya sudah sedemikian putih dan mengkerut hampir menutupi mata karena sudah terlampau tua. Ia terperanjat ketakutan, lalu bertanya kepada orang-orang yang datang: “Kalian ada perlu apa?” Utusan raja yang menyertai Tamlikha menyahut: “Orang muda ini mengaku rumah ini adalah rumahnya!” Orang tua itu marah, memandang kepada Tamlikha. Sambil mengamat-amati ia bertanya: “Siapa namamu?” “Aku Tamlikha anak Filistin!” Orang tua itu lalu berkata: “Coba ulangi lagi!” Tamlikha menyebut lagi namanya. Tiba-tiba orang tua itu bertekuk lutut di depan kaki Tamlikha sambil berucap: “Ini adalah datukku! Demi Allah, ia salah seorang di antara orang-orang yang melarikan diri dari Diqyanius, raja durhaka.” Kemudian diteruskannya dengan suara haru: “Ia lari berlindung kepada Yang Maha Perkasa, Pencipta langit dan bumi. Nabi kita, Isa as., dahulu telah memberitahukan kisah mereka kepada kita dan mengatakan bahwa mereka itu akan hidup kembali!” Peristiwa yang terjadi di rumah orang tua itu kemudian di laporkan kepada raja. Dengan menunggang kuda, raja segera datang menuju ke tempat Tamlikha yang sedang berada di rumah orang tua tadi. Setelah melihat Tamlikha, raja segera turun dari kuda. Oleh raja Tamlikha diangkat ke atas pundak, sedangkan orang banyak beramai-ramai menciumi tangan dan kaki Tamlikha sambil bertanya-tanya: “Hai Tamlikha, bagaimana keadaan teman-temanmu? “ Kepada mereka Tamlikha memberi tahu, bahwa semua temannya masih berada di dalam gua. “Pada masa itu kota Aphesus diurus oleh dua orang bangsawan istana. Seorang beragama Islam dan seorang lainnya lagi beragama Nasrani. Dua orang bangsawan itu bersama pengikutnya masing-masing pergi membawa Tamlikha menuju ke gua,” demikian Imam Ali melanjutkan ceritanya. Teman-teman Tamlikha semuanya masih berada di dalam gua itu. Setibanya dekat gua, Tamlikha berkata kepada dua orang bangsawan dan para pengikut mereka: “Aku khawatir kalau sampai teman-temanku mendengar suara tapak kuda, atau gemerincingnya senjata. Mereka pasti menduga Diqyanius datang dan mereka bakal mati semua. Oleh karena itu kalian berhenti saja di sini. Biarlah aku sendiri yang akan menemui dan memberitahu mereka!” Semua berhenti menunggu dan Tamlikha masuk seorang diri ke dalam gua. Melihat Tamlikha datang, teman-temannya berdiri kegirangan, dan Tamlikha dipeluknya kuat-kuat. Kepada Tamlikha mereka berkata: “Puji dan syukur bagi Allah yang telah menyelamatkan dirimu dari Diqyanius!” Tamlikha menukas: “Ada urusan apa dengan Diqyanius? Tahukah kalian, sudah berapa lamakah kalian tinggal di sini?” “Kami tinggal sehari atau beberapa hari saja,” jawab mereka. “Tidak!” sangkal Tamlikha. “Kalian sudah tinggal di sini selama 309 tahun! Diqyanius sudah lama meninggal dunia! Generasi demi generasi sudah lewat silih berganti, dan penduduk kota itu sudah beriman kepada Allah yang Maha Agung! Mereka sekarang datang untuk bertemu dengan kalian!” Teman-teman Tamlikha menyahut: “Hai Tamlikha, apakah engkau hendak menjadikan kami ini orang-orang yang menggemparkan seluruh jagad?” “Lantas apa yang kalian inginkan?” Tamlikha balik bertanya. “Angkatlah tanganmu ke atas dan kami pun akan berbuat seperti itu juga,” jawab merekaMereka bertujuh semua mengangkat tangan ke atas, kemudian berdoa: “Ya Allah, dengan kebenaran yang telah Kau perlihatkan kepada kami tentang keanehan-keanehan yang kami alami sekarang ini, cabutlah kembali nyawa kami tanpa sepengetahuan orang lain!” Allah s.w.t. mengabulkan permohonan mereka. Lalu memerintahkan Malaikat maut mencabut kembali nyawa mereka. Kemudian Allah s.w.t. melenyapkan pintu gua tanpa bekas. Dua orang bangsawan yang menunggu-nunggu segera maju mendekati gua, berputar-putar selama tujuh hari untuk mencari-cari pintunya, tetapi tanpa hasil. Tak dapat ditemukan lubang atau jalan masuk lainnya ke dalam gua. Pada saat itu dua orang bangsawan tadi menjadi yakin tentang betapa hebatnya kekuasaan Allah s.w.t. Dua orang bangsawan itu memandang semua peristiwa yang dialami oleh para penghuni gua, sebagai peringatan yang diperlihatkan Allah kepada mereka. Bangsawan yang beragama Islam lalu berkata: “Mereka mati dalam keadaan memeluk agamaku! Akan ku dirikan sebuah tempat ibadah di pintu gua itu.” Sedang bangsawan yang beragama Nasrani berkata pula: “Mereka mati dalam keadaan memeluk agamaku! Akan ku dirikan sebuah biara di pintu gua itu.” Dua orang bangsawan itu bertengkar, dan setelah melalui pertikaian senjata, akhirnya bangsawan Nasrani terkalahkan oleh bangsawan yang beragama Islam. Dengan terjadinya peristiwa tersebut, maka Allah berfirman: Dan begitulah Kami menyerempakkan mereka, supaya mereka mengetahui bahawa janji Allah adalah benar, dan bahawa Saat itu tidak ada keraguan padanya. Apabila mereka berbalahan antara mereka dalam urusan mereka, maka mereka berkata, “Binalah di atas mereka satu bangunan; Pemelihara mereka sangat mengetahui mengenai mereka.” Berkata orang-orang yang menguasai atas urusan mereka, “Kami akan membina di atas mereka sebuah masjid.” Sampai di situ Imam Ali bin Abi Thalib berhenti menceritakan kisah para penghuni gua. Kemudian berkata kepada pendeta Yahudi yang menanyakan kisah itu: “Itulah, hai Yahudi, apa yang telah terjadi dalam kisah mereka. 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  • When the Khazarian Mafia Runs a Country
    Jonas E. Alexis, Senior EditorJune 20, 2022
    By Brother Nathanael Kapner

    When Khazarians run a country your nation’s on a psychiatric couch.

    I grew up in Judaism and the Khazarian Mafia is on Prozac.

    They invented it…for themselves…the most neurotic people walking the face of the earth.

    The latest episode of Khazarian neurosis is brought to the American goys by Avril Haines, Director of National Intelligence.

    This Khazarian from New York’s Upper West Side told the Khazarian-riddled US Senate that “insight” into how Ukraine uses American military assets is “hard to tell.”

    That’s a no-brainer.

    It instantly goes on the global black market and the corrupt Khazarians running the Ukrainian government stash the cash in their Swiss bank accounts.

    Here’s a specimen for Sigmund Freud’s famous couch, Janet Yellen at Treasury.

    Lay her carcass down on those Prozac-inducing Freudian pillows.

    Yellen told the Khazarian-riddled House that though gas prices “would not drop” there’s still “no sign” of a recession coming.

    Any fifth grader will tell you that prices at the pump affect every aspect of the economy.

    Everything comes to a screeching halt when people hoard their money just for a loaf of bread.

    Yet Yellen loves to print fiat money out of thin air that doesn’t represent work or products. How could she not? Khazarians hardly put in a hard day’s work themselves.

    The only thing they know how to produce are derivatives on mortgage rates.

    So she gave Biden the green light on his $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan saying that “any inflation would be transitory.”

    Here’s the $30 Trillion—I mean, the $260 Trillion—dollar question.

    Why do we allow Khazarians like Yellen to lie to us while keeping them in their unelected offices?

    Like the nasty Khazarians, Merrick Garland, who lied to us that White Supremacy is America’s number one problem.

    When we know it’s another kind of supremacy, the problem that emanates from the Synagogue of Satan.

    When Garland sicced the FBI on parents who question school boards on Critical Race Theory, he hid from us that his Khazarian daughter and son-in-law were making big bucks selling their CRT curricula to countless schools.

    Or this devious Khazarian, Alejandro Mayorkis, who lied to the Senate that his “Ministry of Truth” won’t censor ordinary Americans.

    Then it’s uncovered that Mayorkis scheduled a secret meeting for April 28th with Twitter’s “Content Director,” the homosexual Khazarian, Yoel Roth.

    The meeting was to work out a ‘censorship scheme’ against Americans who “question” the validity of elections and the “effects” of the mRNA VAXX and COVID masks.

    When Khazarians run your country you’re gonna get a gag wrapped around your mouth. You’re gonna get $6 a gallon for gas.

    You’re gonna get hordes of illegals poring across your border peddling drugs, trafficking kids, getting free cell phones, free travel, free baby formulas, and assured rights to vote.

    You’re gonna get a January 6 committee led by the Khazarian fagella, Adam Schiff, interviewing an illiterate cop… “it was an attempted koop happening in the Capitol that day”…while rampant daily crime cripples our cities every day.

    You’re gonna get a Khazarian-bought Congress applauding a Khazarian comedian set up as puppet president of Ukraine by a Khazarian oligarch named Ihor Kolomoisky, one of the Khazarian’s ilk who own Congress.

    You’re gonna get food shortages, high prices for ground beef, and $56 billion worth of tax dollars sent to Ukraine with an extra $1.8 billion tax dollars sent every month.

    Vickie Nudelman, Anthony Blinken, and Wendy Sherman—all unelected Khazarians—are shoving this up your ‘tax un-exempt ass’ whether you the goy like it or not.

    “But wait!” you say.

    “We have an adult in the room, a Gentile, a Negro with a sensible head, at the Pentagon’s Department of Defense, who’s holding back on sending troops to Ukraine.”

    He’s a diversity hire. His peers call him a dumb ass. Any dumb ass knows that sending US troops to Ukraine means an all-out war with Russia.

    The Khazarian-owned FED cuts his paycheck. Throw Austin on the psychiatric couch too.



    Let him bring to consciousness why he lets his schwartza shilling ass be laced by Khazarians who brought the Black slaves to America in the first place.

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    When the Khazarian Mafia Runs a Country Jonas E. Alexis, Senior EditorJune 20, 2022 By Brother Nathanael Kapner When Khazarians run a country your nation’s on a psychiatric couch. I grew up in Judaism and the Khazarian Mafia is on Prozac. They invented it…for themselves…the most neurotic people walking the face of the earth. The latest episode of Khazarian neurosis is brought to the American goys by Avril Haines, Director of National Intelligence. This Khazarian from New York’s Upper West Side told the Khazarian-riddled US Senate that “insight” into how Ukraine uses American military assets is “hard to tell.” That’s a no-brainer. It instantly goes on the global black market and the corrupt Khazarians running the Ukrainian government stash the cash in their Swiss bank accounts. Here’s a specimen for Sigmund Freud’s famous couch, Janet Yellen at Treasury. Lay her carcass down on those Prozac-inducing Freudian pillows. Yellen told the Khazarian-riddled House that though gas prices “would not drop” there’s still “no sign” of a recession coming. Any fifth grader will tell you that prices at the pump affect every aspect of the economy. Everything comes to a screeching halt when people hoard their money just for a loaf of bread. Yet Yellen loves to print fiat money out of thin air that doesn’t represent work or products. How could she not? Khazarians hardly put in a hard day’s work themselves. The only thing they know how to produce are derivatives on mortgage rates. So she gave Biden the green light on his $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan saying that “any inflation would be transitory.” Here’s the $30 Trillion—I mean, the $260 Trillion—dollar question. Why do we allow Khazarians like Yellen to lie to us while keeping them in their unelected offices? Like the nasty Khazarians, Merrick Garland, who lied to us that White Supremacy is America’s number one problem. When we know it’s another kind of supremacy, the problem that emanates from the Synagogue of Satan. When Garland sicced the FBI on parents who question school boards on Critical Race Theory, he hid from us that his Khazarian daughter and son-in-law were making big bucks selling their CRT curricula to countless schools. Or this devious Khazarian, Alejandro Mayorkis, who lied to the Senate that his “Ministry of Truth” won’t censor ordinary Americans. Then it’s uncovered that Mayorkis scheduled a secret meeting for April 28th with Twitter’s “Content Director,” the homosexual Khazarian, Yoel Roth. The meeting was to work out a ‘censorship scheme’ against Americans who “question” the validity of elections and the “effects” of the mRNA VAXX and COVID masks. When Khazarians run your country you’re gonna get a gag wrapped around your mouth. You’re gonna get $6 a gallon for gas. You’re gonna get hordes of illegals poring across your border peddling drugs, trafficking kids, getting free cell phones, free travel, free baby formulas, and assured rights to vote. You’re gonna get a January 6 committee led by the Khazarian fagella, Adam Schiff, interviewing an illiterate cop… “it was an attempted koop happening in the Capitol that day”…while rampant daily crime cripples our cities every day. You’re gonna get a Khazarian-bought Congress applauding a Khazarian comedian set up as puppet president of Ukraine by a Khazarian oligarch named Ihor Kolomoisky, one of the Khazarian’s ilk who own Congress. You’re gonna get food shortages, high prices for ground beef, and $56 billion worth of tax dollars sent to Ukraine with an extra $1.8 billion tax dollars sent every month. Vickie Nudelman, Anthony Blinken, and Wendy Sherman—all unelected Khazarians—are shoving this up your ‘tax un-exempt ass’ whether you the goy like it or not. “But wait!” you say. “We have an adult in the room, a Gentile, a Negro with a sensible head, at the Pentagon’s Department of Defense, who’s holding back on sending troops to Ukraine.” He’s a diversity hire. His peers call him a dumb ass. Any dumb ass knows that sending US troops to Ukraine means an all-out war with Russia. The Khazarian-owned FED cuts his paycheck. Throw Austin on the psychiatric couch too. Let him bring to consciousness why he lets his schwartza shilling ass be laced by Khazarians who brought the Black slaves to America in the first place. ATTENTION READERS We See The World From All Sides and Want YOU To Be Fully Informed In fact, intentional disinformation is a disgraceful scourge in media today. So to assuage any possible errant incorrect information posted herein, we strongly encourage you to seek corroboration from other non-VT sources before forming an educated opinion. About VT - Policies & Disclosures - Comment Policy Due to the nature of uncensored content posted by VT's fully independent international writers, VT cannot guarantee absolute validity. All content is owned by the author exclusively. Expressed opinions are NOT necessarily the views of VT, other authors, affiliates, advertisers, sponsors, partners, or technicians. Some content may be satirical in nature. All images are the full responsibility of the article author and NOT VT. https://veteranstoday.com/2022/06/20/when-the-khazarian-mafia-runs-a-country/
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  • Vertigo is a sensation of motion or spinning that is often described as dizziness:

    Vertigo:

    Definition: Vertigo is a specific type of dizziness characterized by a sensation of spinning or movement, either of the person or their surroundings.
    Symptoms: Spinning sensation, balance problems, nausea, vomiting, nystagmus (involuntary eye movement), sweating, hearing loss, and ringing in the ears (tinnitus).
    Causes:
    Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV): Caused by small calcium particles (canaliths) clumping in the inner ear canals.
    Meniere's Disease: Involves excessive fluid in the inner ear.
    Vestibular Neuritis: Inflammation of the vestibular nerve, often due to viral infections.
    Labyrinthitis: Inner ear infection affecting both hearing and balance.
    Migraine: Vestibular migraines can cause vertigo without headache.
    Other Causes: Head injuries, strokes, brain tumors, certain medications, and alcohol.

    Dizziness:

    Definition: Dizziness is a broader term encompassing various sensations such as feeling faint, woozy, weak, or unsteady.

    Types of Dizziness:

    Lightheadedness: A feeling of near-fainting or fainting, often associated with hypotension.
    Disequilibrium: A sense of imbalance or unsteadiness without the spinning sensation.
    Presyncope: Sensation of imminent fainting, often related to cardiovascular issues.
    Non-specific Dizziness: General disorientation or a feeling of wooziness.

    Causes:

    Inner Ear Problems: Issues like BPPV, Meniere's disease, or vestibular neuritis.
    Circulatory Problems: Blood pressure issues, heart conditions, or dehydration.
    Neurological Conditions: Migraines, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease.
    Medications: Blood pressure medications, sedatives, antidepressants, and certain antibiotics.
    Anxiety Disorders: Panic attacks or generalized anxiety can cause dizziness.
    Other Causes: Hypoglycemia, anemia, infections, overheating, and dehydration.

    Prevention:

    Manage Underlying Conditions: Treat cardiovascular issues, diabetes, and anxiety.
    Avoid Triggers: Such as rapid head movements, certain visual stimuli, and known dietary triggers.
    Regular Check-ups: Particularly for individuals with chronic conditions affecting balance.
    Understanding vertigo and dizziness involves recognizing the wide array of potential causes and symptoms and seeking appropriate medical evaluation and treatment tailored to the underlying issue.

    Taking these steps can help manage vertigo and dizziness more effectively, improve your quality of life, and reduce the risk of complications. Don't wait—take action today to regain control of your balance and well-being. Visit Here: https://tinyurl.com/5dywcvpc

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    Vertigo is a sensation of motion or spinning that is often described as dizziness: Vertigo: Definition: Vertigo is a specific type of dizziness characterized by a sensation of spinning or movement, either of the person or their surroundings. Symptoms: Spinning sensation, balance problems, nausea, vomiting, nystagmus (involuntary eye movement), sweating, hearing loss, and ringing in the ears (tinnitus). Causes: Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV): Caused by small calcium particles (canaliths) clumping in the inner ear canals. Meniere's Disease: Involves excessive fluid in the inner ear. Vestibular Neuritis: Inflammation of the vestibular nerve, often due to viral infections. Labyrinthitis: Inner ear infection affecting both hearing and balance. Migraine: Vestibular migraines can cause vertigo without headache. Other Causes: Head injuries, strokes, brain tumors, certain medications, and alcohol. Dizziness: Definition: Dizziness is a broader term encompassing various sensations such as feeling faint, woozy, weak, or unsteady. Types of Dizziness: Lightheadedness: A feeling of near-fainting or fainting, often associated with hypotension. Disequilibrium: A sense of imbalance or unsteadiness without the spinning sensation. Presyncope: Sensation of imminent fainting, often related to cardiovascular issues. Non-specific Dizziness: General disorientation or a feeling of wooziness. Causes: Inner Ear Problems: Issues like BPPV, Meniere's disease, or vestibular neuritis. Circulatory Problems: Blood pressure issues, heart conditions, or dehydration. Neurological Conditions: Migraines, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease. Medications: Blood pressure medications, sedatives, antidepressants, and certain antibiotics. Anxiety Disorders: Panic attacks or generalized anxiety can cause dizziness. Other Causes: Hypoglycemia, anemia, infections, overheating, and dehydration. Prevention: Manage Underlying Conditions: Treat cardiovascular issues, diabetes, and anxiety. Avoid Triggers: Such as rapid head movements, certain visual stimuli, and known dietary triggers. Regular Check-ups: Particularly for individuals with chronic conditions affecting balance. Understanding vertigo and dizziness involves recognizing the wide array of potential causes and symptoms and seeking appropriate medical evaluation and treatment tailored to the underlying issue. Taking these steps can help manage vertigo and dizziness more effectively, improve your quality of life, and reduce the risk of complications. Don't wait—take action today to regain control of your balance and well-being. Visit Here: https://tinyurl.com/5dywcvpc #vertigo, #dizziness, #cardiovascular, #anxiety, #AnxietyDisorders
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  • ☆Tadabbur Kalamullah 24 Syaaban 1445H☆

    وَٱلۡعَصۡرِ

    "Demi masa" [Surah al-ʿAṣr 1]

    #Setiap manusia pasti menemui dan melalui masa atau waktu dalam kehidupannya seharian. Maka beruntunglah mereka yang menggunakan masa untuk perkara-perkara kebaikan dan bermanfaat. Rugilah mereka yang menggunakan masa untuk perkara-perkara yang tidak berfaedah dan sia-sia.

    #Allah swt adalah pencipta masa dan telah menetapkannya sebanyak 24 jam atau 1440 minit dalam sehari semalam tidak lebih dan tidak kurang.

    #Masa adalah amanah dari Allah swt. Setiap amanah merupakan tangungjawab yang akan dipersoalkan oleh Allah swt di akhirat kelak. Maka kita wajib memenuhkan setiap minit tersebut dengan perkara yang menguntungkan dunia dan akhirat kita.

    #Jom kita hayati nasihat atau peringatan Salafussoleh tentang kepentingan masa:

    1. Imam Hasan al-Basri berkata:

    - Wahai anak Adam! Sesungguhnya dirimu adalah hari-hari yang engkau lalui. Apabila berlalu satu hari maka berlalulah sebahagian daripada dirimu!
    - Wahai anak Adam! Siangmu itu adalah tetamumu. Maka berbuat baiklah kepadanya kerana sekiranya engkau berbuat baik kepadanya, ia pergi meninggalkanmu dalam keadaan ia memujimu. Dan sekiranya engkau berbuat jahat kepadanya, ia pergi meninggalkanmu dalam keadaan ia mencelamu. Begitulah juga halnya dengan malammu.
    - Dunia ini hanya ada tiga hari sahaja: semalam, esok dan hari ini. Adapun semalam, maka ia telah pergi membawa apa yang ada di dalamnya. Esok pula, mungkin engkau tidak sempat menyusulinya. Dan hari ini, itulah untukmu. Maka beramallah pada hari ini.

    2. Sayidina Abdullah bin Mas’ud berkata:

    - Tidak ada perkara yang paling aku sesali seperti mana aku menyesal apabila tenggelamnya matahari yang menandakan kian berkurang umurku sedang amalku tidak bertambah pada hari itu.

    3. Imam Ibnul Qayyim berkata:

    - Membuang waktu lebih bahaya daripada kematian kerana engkau membuang waktu akan menyebabkan engkau terputus hubungan dengan Allah dan hari akhirat, sedangkan kematian memutuskan hubungan engkau dengan dunia dan isinya.

    4. As-Sirri bin Muflis berkata:

    - Jika engkau bersedih kerana berkurangnya hartamu, maka sewajarnya kamu menangis kerana berkurangnya usiamu

    ♡Uruslah masa secara teratur agar dapat dimanfaatkan dengan bijak dan berkesan serta berbuahkan pahala yang besar♡

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    ☆Tadabbur Kalamullah 24 Syaaban 1445H☆ وَٱلۡعَصۡرِ "Demi masa" [Surah al-ʿAṣr 1] #Setiap manusia pasti menemui dan melalui masa atau waktu dalam kehidupannya seharian. Maka beruntunglah mereka yang menggunakan masa untuk perkara-perkara kebaikan dan bermanfaat. Rugilah mereka yang menggunakan masa untuk perkara-perkara yang tidak berfaedah dan sia-sia. #Allah swt adalah pencipta masa dan telah menetapkannya sebanyak 24 jam atau 1440 minit dalam sehari semalam tidak lebih dan tidak kurang. #Masa adalah amanah dari Allah swt. Setiap amanah merupakan tangungjawab yang akan dipersoalkan oleh Allah swt di akhirat kelak. Maka kita wajib memenuhkan setiap minit tersebut dengan perkara yang menguntungkan dunia dan akhirat kita. #Jom kita hayati nasihat atau peringatan Salafussoleh tentang kepentingan masa: 1. Imam Hasan al-Basri berkata: - Wahai anak Adam! Sesungguhnya dirimu adalah hari-hari yang engkau lalui. Apabila berlalu satu hari maka berlalulah sebahagian daripada dirimu! - Wahai anak Adam! Siangmu itu adalah tetamumu. Maka berbuat baiklah kepadanya kerana sekiranya engkau berbuat baik kepadanya, ia pergi meninggalkanmu dalam keadaan ia memujimu. Dan sekiranya engkau berbuat jahat kepadanya, ia pergi meninggalkanmu dalam keadaan ia mencelamu. Begitulah juga halnya dengan malammu. - Dunia ini hanya ada tiga hari sahaja: semalam, esok dan hari ini. Adapun semalam, maka ia telah pergi membawa apa yang ada di dalamnya. Esok pula, mungkin engkau tidak sempat menyusulinya. Dan hari ini, itulah untukmu. Maka beramallah pada hari ini. 2. Sayidina Abdullah bin Mas’ud berkata: - Tidak ada perkara yang paling aku sesali seperti mana aku menyesal apabila tenggelamnya matahari yang menandakan kian berkurang umurku sedang amalku tidak bertambah pada hari itu. 3. Imam Ibnul Qayyim berkata: - Membuang waktu lebih bahaya daripada kematian kerana engkau membuang waktu akan menyebabkan engkau terputus hubungan dengan Allah dan hari akhirat, sedangkan kematian memutuskan hubungan engkau dengan dunia dan isinya. 4. As-Sirri bin Muflis berkata: - Jika engkau bersedih kerana berkurangnya hartamu, maka sewajarnya kamu menangis kerana berkurangnya usiamu ♡Uruslah masa secara teratur agar dapat dimanfaatkan dengan bijak dan berkesan serta berbuahkan pahala yang besar♡ 🐊Ust naim Klik link ini untuk     http://bit.ly/tadabburkalamullah Facebook:    https://m.facebook.com/tadabburkalamullah
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  • The 8th Green Machine Regiment Band from George Mason University, comprising Stephen Cannistraci, Hunter Swanson, CMSgt (Ret.) David Porter, MGySgt Mark Jenkins, SSG Andrew Dougherty, Dr. Michael Nickens, and led by Dr. Chris Troiano, featured instruments and 19th-century brass band music arranged by George W. Stratton at The U.S. Army Band 2024 Tuba-Euphonium Workshop. #GMRegimentBand #BrassBand #PeriodInstruments #GMUGreenMachine #GMU #GoMason #MasonMusic #MasonNation #GetPatriotic #TEW2024 #TEW #Music
    The 8th Green Machine Regiment Band from George Mason University, comprising Stephen Cannistraci, Hunter Swanson, CMSgt (Ret.) David Porter, MGySgt Mark Jenkins, SSG Andrew Dougherty, Dr. Michael Nickens, and led by Dr. Chris Troiano, featured instruments and 19th-century brass band music arranged by George W. Stratton at The U.S. Army Band 2024 Tuba-Euphonium Workshop. #GMRegimentBand #BrassBand #PeriodInstruments #GMUGreenMachine #GMU #GoMason #MasonMusic #MasonNation #GetPatriotic #TEW2024 #TEW #Music
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  • To Save Gaza, Invoke the Genocide Convention
    The ICC is a "puppet institution". What's needed is a country to invoke the Genocide Convention at the International Court of Justice. Here's how, with argument, phone numbers, addresses and emails.

    Sam Husseini

    [Addendum: RootsAction and World Beyond War have put out the action alert “It’s Time to Invoke the Genocide Convention”. This full piece has been posted on X/Twitter with thread containing handles for various national leaders who can be petitioned.]

    Some of the greatest successes in recent human history have combined protest movements with strong diplomatic moves.

    In February 1998, the Clinton administration seemed poised to inflict a massive attack on Iraq, but vocal opposition from the US public, especially at a CNN town hall meeting in Ohio, combined by UN Secretary General Kofi Annan going to Iraq, repelled the US government attack.

    The following year, in the Battle of Seattle, combined protests in the streets and delegations from the global south finding their backbone resulted in the World Trade Organization’s plans collapsing. This was a major setback for global corporate interests.

    There is now effectively a global movement, largely based around mass protests, to stop Israel’s genocide of Palestinians in Gaza.

    Several countries, including South Africa, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Comoros, Djibouti as well as Colombia and Algeria and Turkey have moved for the International Criminal Court to prosecute Israeli officials.

    The problem is that ICC has been dragging its heels for years on prosecuting Israelis. It has been called a “white man’s court” after only going after Africans, and, after letting Israel off the hook during an earlier assault on Gaza, “a hoax”. Some of these nations have called Israel’s war crimes “genocide”. They should act on their words and invoke the relevant treaty. Other nations that have been especially critical of Israel are Pakistan, Brazil, Chile, Belize, Jordan, Chad, Honduras, Bahrain, Venezuela, Iran, and Cuba.

    The International Court of Justice, also called the World Court, in contrast has ruled against Israel. But so far these rulings have been advisory opinions. It ruled against Israel in a case regarding its wall in 2004. In another case before it, is expected to rule against Israel’s long term policies.

    But what can be done now, Prof. Francis Boyle, who successfully represented the Bosnians before the World Court, argues is to use emergency processes to give more teeth to the World Court. This can be done by invoking the Genocide Convention. This is outlined by Boyle, noted by UN whistleblower Craig Mokhiber, backed by Nobel Peace Prize winner Mairead Maguire, and written about by myself. And most recently by Craig Murray, now a human rights activist who was the British ambassador to Uzbekistan and Rector of the University of Dundee.

    Murray just wrote the piece “Activating the Genocide Convention” which states: “There are 149 states party to the Genocide Convention. Every one of them has the right to call out the genocide in progress in Gaza and report it to the United Nations. In the event that another state party disputes the claim of genocide — and Israel, the United States and the United Kingdom are all states party — then the International Court of Justice [also called the World Court] is required to adjudicate on ‘the responsibility of a State for genocide.'”

    Murray quotes from the Genocide Convention and cites evidence that Israel is conducting genocide and that the US and British governments are at minimum complicit in that. He then states: “The International Court of Justice is the most respected of international institutions; while the United States has repudiated its compulsory jurisdiction, the United Kingdom has not and the EU positively accepts it.

    “If the International Court of Justice makes a determination of genocide, then the International Criminal Court does not have to determine that genocide has happened. This is important because unlike the august and independent ICJ, the ICC is very much a western government puppet institution which will wiggle out of action if it can. But a determination of the ICJ of genocide and of complicity in genocide would reduce the ICC’s task to determining which individuals bear the responsibility. That is a prospect which can indeed alter the calculations of politicians.

    “It is also the fact that a reference for genocide would force the western media to address the issue and use the term, rather than just pump out propaganda about Hamas fighting bases in hospitals. …

    “I am afraid the question of why Palestine has not invoked the Genocide Convention takes us somewhere very dark. … It is Fatah who occupy the Palestinian seat at the United Nations, and the decision for Palestine to call into play the Genocide Convention lies with Mahmoud Abbas. It is more and more difficult daily to support Abbas. He seems extraordinarily passive, and the suspicion that he is more concerned with refighting the Palestinian civil war than with resisting the genocide is impossible to shake. By invoking the Genocide Convention he could put himself and Fatah back at the centre of the narrative. But he does nothing. I do not want to believe that corruption and a Blinken promise of inheriting Gaza are Mahmoud’s motivators. But at the moment, I cannot grab on to any other explanation to believe in.”

    Thus speeches from Abbas and allied Palestinians figures should be viewed extremely skeptically. It is also very odd, to say the very least, that Francesca Albanese, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territory occupied since 1967, and other officials put out a statement “Gaza: UN experts call on international community to prevent genocide against the Palestinian people” — but make no mention whatever of the Genocide Convention.

    As Murray writes: “Any one of the 139 states party could invoke the Genocide Convention against Israel and its co-conspirators. Those states include Iran, Russia, Libya, Malaysia, Bolivia, Venezuela, Brazil, Afghanistan, Cuba, Ireland, Iceland, Jordan, South Africa, Turkey and Qatar. But not one of these states has called out the genocide [by invoking the Convention]. Why?

    “It is not because the Genocide Convention is a dead letter. It is not. It was invoked against Serbia by Bosnia and Herzegovina and the ICJ ruled against Serbia with regard to the massacre at Srebrenica.” Murray notes that this helped lead to prosecutions.

    He adds: “Some states may simply not have thought of it. For Arab states in particular, the fact that Palestine itself has not invoked the Genocide Convention may provide an excuse. EU states can hide behind bloc unanimity.

    “But I am afraid that the truth is that no state cares sufficiently about the thousands of Palestinian children already killed and thousands more who will shortly be killed, to introduce another factor of hostility in their relationship with the United States. Just as at [the recent] summit in Saudi Arabia, where Islamic countries could not agree [on] an oil and gas boycott of Israel, the truth is that those in power really do not care about a genocide in Gaza. They care about their own interests.

    “It just needs one state to invoke the Genocide Convention and change the narrative and the international dynamic. That will only happen through the power of the people in pressing the idea on their governments. This is where everybody can do a little something to add to the pressure. Please do what you can.”

    What can you do? Urge countries which have been critical of Israel to invoke the Genocide Convention at the International Court of Justice. Get groups and influential people to make this a primary ask.

    Protests in NYC should include visits and vigils to the missions of those countries. Activists who have been arrested for protesting against Israel’s slaughter can ask UN officials from countries critical of Israel to invoke the Genocide Convention.

    Palestinians in Ramallah may be able to directly contact the representatives of various countries to Palestine.

    This can be done anywhere. Protests in London can respectfully appeal to the embassies of various countries critical of Israel.

    We need to keep pressing directly against the US and Israeli governments, but their hearts are like stone. If we reach other states to invoke the Genocide Convention, it may be a key stop in curtailing the slaughter.

    Moreover, it could be a turning point in global relations. Should a positive emergency ruling by the International Court of Justice be forthcoming, it would dramatically isolate the US and Israel at the UN. The US would of course try to block anything at the UN Security Council. But with a World Court ruling, Boyle argues, the stage would be set for the General Assembly to assert itself using the Uniting for Peace procedure. Combined with sustained protests, like the WTO and other critical confrontations, the costs of continuing the slaughter could become unsustainable. Moreover, a World Court ruling could facilitate other legal efforts, like universal jurisdiction.

    For all that to happen, a country needs to step forward and invoke the Genocide Convention.

    Make no mistake; any nation that does this may well be targeted in insidious ways by the US and by Israel. Any such nation should be afforded every bit of support people of goodwill can muster.

    Here's a website that seems to list all the embassies and other diplomatic missions around the world. People from anywhere can be emailing, calling and going to these embassies and missions, urging these countries to use every legal mechanism to pressure Israel to stop, including invoking the Genocide Convention: embassy-worldwide.com.

    A friend extracted emails of missions to the UN:

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    https://open.substack.com/pub/husseini/p/to-save-gaza-invoke-the-genocide?r=29hg4d&utm_medium=ios&utm_campaign=post
    To Save Gaza, Invoke the Genocide Convention The ICC is a "puppet institution". What's needed is a country to invoke the Genocide Convention at the International Court of Justice. Here's how, with argument, phone numbers, addresses and emails. Sam Husseini [Addendum: RootsAction and World Beyond War have put out the action alert “It’s Time to Invoke the Genocide Convention”. This full piece has been posted on X/Twitter with thread containing handles for various national leaders who can be petitioned.] Some of the greatest successes in recent human history have combined protest movements with strong diplomatic moves. In February 1998, the Clinton administration seemed poised to inflict a massive attack on Iraq, but vocal opposition from the US public, especially at a CNN town hall meeting in Ohio, combined by UN Secretary General Kofi Annan going to Iraq, repelled the US government attack. The following year, in the Battle of Seattle, combined protests in the streets and delegations from the global south finding their backbone resulted in the World Trade Organization’s plans collapsing. This was a major setback for global corporate interests. There is now effectively a global movement, largely based around mass protests, to stop Israel’s genocide of Palestinians in Gaza. Several countries, including South Africa, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Comoros, Djibouti as well as Colombia and Algeria and Turkey have moved for the International Criminal Court to prosecute Israeli officials. The problem is that ICC has been dragging its heels for years on prosecuting Israelis. It has been called a “white man’s court” after only going after Africans, and, after letting Israel off the hook during an earlier assault on Gaza, “a hoax”. Some of these nations have called Israel’s war crimes “genocide”. They should act on their words and invoke the relevant treaty. Other nations that have been especially critical of Israel are Pakistan, Brazil, Chile, Belize, Jordan, Chad, Honduras, Bahrain, Venezuela, Iran, and Cuba. The International Court of Justice, also called the World Court, in contrast has ruled against Israel. But so far these rulings have been advisory opinions. It ruled against Israel in a case regarding its wall in 2004. In another case before it, is expected to rule against Israel’s long term policies. But what can be done now, Prof. Francis Boyle, who successfully represented the Bosnians before the World Court, argues is to use emergency processes to give more teeth to the World Court. This can be done by invoking the Genocide Convention. This is outlined by Boyle, noted by UN whistleblower Craig Mokhiber, backed by Nobel Peace Prize winner Mairead Maguire, and written about by myself. And most recently by Craig Murray, now a human rights activist who was the British ambassador to Uzbekistan and Rector of the University of Dundee. Murray just wrote the piece “Activating the Genocide Convention” which states: “There are 149 states party to the Genocide Convention. Every one of them has the right to call out the genocide in progress in Gaza and report it to the United Nations. In the event that another state party disputes the claim of genocide — and Israel, the United States and the United Kingdom are all states party — then the International Court of Justice [also called the World Court] is required to adjudicate on ‘the responsibility of a State for genocide.'” Murray quotes from the Genocide Convention and cites evidence that Israel is conducting genocide and that the US and British governments are at minimum complicit in that. He then states: “The International Court of Justice is the most respected of international institutions; while the United States has repudiated its compulsory jurisdiction, the United Kingdom has not and the EU positively accepts it. “If the International Court of Justice makes a determination of genocide, then the International Criminal Court does not have to determine that genocide has happened. This is important because unlike the august and independent ICJ, the ICC is very much a western government puppet institution which will wiggle out of action if it can. But a determination of the ICJ of genocide and of complicity in genocide would reduce the ICC’s task to determining which individuals bear the responsibility. That is a prospect which can indeed alter the calculations of politicians. “It is also the fact that a reference for genocide would force the western media to address the issue and use the term, rather than just pump out propaganda about Hamas fighting bases in hospitals. … “I am afraid the question of why Palestine has not invoked the Genocide Convention takes us somewhere very dark. … It is Fatah who occupy the Palestinian seat at the United Nations, and the decision for Palestine to call into play the Genocide Convention lies with Mahmoud Abbas. It is more and more difficult daily to support Abbas. He seems extraordinarily passive, and the suspicion that he is more concerned with refighting the Palestinian civil war than with resisting the genocide is impossible to shake. By invoking the Genocide Convention he could put himself and Fatah back at the centre of the narrative. But he does nothing. I do not want to believe that corruption and a Blinken promise of inheriting Gaza are Mahmoud’s motivators. But at the moment, I cannot grab on to any other explanation to believe in.” Thus speeches from Abbas and allied Palestinians figures should be viewed extremely skeptically. It is also very odd, to say the very least, that Francesca Albanese, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territory occupied since 1967, and other officials put out a statement “Gaza: UN experts call on international community to prevent genocide against the Palestinian people” — but make no mention whatever of the Genocide Convention. As Murray writes: “Any one of the 139 states party could invoke the Genocide Convention against Israel and its co-conspirators. Those states include Iran, Russia, Libya, Malaysia, Bolivia, Venezuela, Brazil, Afghanistan, Cuba, Ireland, Iceland, Jordan, South Africa, Turkey and Qatar. But not one of these states has called out the genocide [by invoking the Convention]. Why? “It is not because the Genocide Convention is a dead letter. It is not. It was invoked against Serbia by Bosnia and Herzegovina and the ICJ ruled against Serbia with regard to the massacre at Srebrenica.” Murray notes that this helped lead to prosecutions. He adds: “Some states may simply not have thought of it. For Arab states in particular, the fact that Palestine itself has not invoked the Genocide Convention may provide an excuse. EU states can hide behind bloc unanimity. “But I am afraid that the truth is that no state cares sufficiently about the thousands of Palestinian children already killed and thousands more who will shortly be killed, to introduce another factor of hostility in their relationship with the United States. Just as at [the recent] summit in Saudi Arabia, where Islamic countries could not agree [on] an oil and gas boycott of Israel, the truth is that those in power really do not care about a genocide in Gaza. They care about their own interests. “It just needs one state to invoke the Genocide Convention and change the narrative and the international dynamic. That will only happen through the power of the people in pressing the idea on their governments. This is where everybody can do a little something to add to the pressure. Please do what you can.” What can you do? Urge countries which have been critical of Israel to invoke the Genocide Convention at the International Court of Justice. Get groups and influential people to make this a primary ask. Protests in NYC should include visits and vigils to the missions of those countries. Activists who have been arrested for protesting against Israel’s slaughter can ask UN officials from countries critical of Israel to invoke the Genocide Convention. Palestinians in Ramallah may be able to directly contact the representatives of various countries to Palestine. This can be done anywhere. Protests in London can respectfully appeal to the embassies of various countries critical of Israel. We need to keep pressing directly against the US and Israeli governments, but their hearts are like stone. If we reach other states to invoke the Genocide Convention, it may be a key stop in curtailing the slaughter. Moreover, it could be a turning point in global relations. Should a positive emergency ruling by the International Court of Justice be forthcoming, it would dramatically isolate the US and Israel at the UN. The US would of course try to block anything at the UN Security Council. But with a World Court ruling, Boyle argues, the stage would be set for the General Assembly to assert itself using the Uniting for Peace procedure. Combined with sustained protests, like the WTO and other critical confrontations, the costs of continuing the slaughter could become unsustainable. Moreover, a World Court ruling could facilitate other legal efforts, like universal jurisdiction. For all that to happen, a country needs to step forward and invoke the Genocide Convention. Make no mistake; any nation that does this may well be targeted in insidious ways by the US and by Israel. Any such nation should be afforded every bit of support people of goodwill can muster. Here's a website that seems to list all the embassies and other diplomatic missions around the world. People from anywhere can be emailing, calling and going to these embassies and missions, urging these countries to use every legal mechanism to pressure Israel to stop, including invoking the Genocide Convention: embassy-worldwide.com. 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  • To Save Gaza, Invoke the Genocide Convention

    The ICC is a "puppet institution". What's needed is a country to invoke the Genocide Convention at the International Court of Justice. Here's how, with argument, phone numbers, addresses and emails.
    Sam Husseini





    [Addendum: RootsAction and World Beyond War have put out the action alert “It’s Time to Invoke the Genocide Convention”. This full piece has been posted on X/Twitter with threadcontaining handles for various national leaders who can be petitioned.]

    Some of the greatest successes in recent human history have combined protest movements with strong diplomatic moves.

    In February 1998, the Clinton administration seemed poised to inflict a massive attack on Iraq, but vocal opposition from the US public, especially at a CNN town hall meeting in Ohio, combined by UN Secretary General Kofi Annangoing to Iraq, repelled the US government attack.

    The following year, in the Battle of Seattle, combined protests in the streets and delegations from the global south finding their backbone resulted in the World Trade Organization’s plans collapsing. This was a major setback for global corporate interests.

    There is now effectively a global movement, largely based around mass protests, to stop Israel’s genocide of Palestinians in Gaza.

    Several countries, including South Africa, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Comoros, Djibouti as well as Colombia and Algeria and Turkey have moved for the International Criminal Court to prosecute Israeli officials.

    The problem is that ICC has been dragging its heels for years on prosecuting Israelis. It has been called a “white man’s court” after only going after Africans, and, after letting Israel off the hook during an earlier assault on Gaza, “a hoax”. Some of these nations have called Israel’s war crimes “genocide”. They should act on their words and invoke the relevant treaty. Other nations that have been especially critical of Israel are Pakistan, Brazil, Chile, Belize, Jordan, Chad, Honduras, Bahrain, Venezuela, Iran, and Cuba.

    The International Court of Justice, also called the World Court, in contrast has ruled against Israel. But so far these rulings have been advisory opinions. It ruled against Israel in a case regarding its wall in 2004. In another case before it, is expected to rule against Israel’s long term policies.

    But what can be done now, Prof. Francis Boyle, who successfully represented the Bosnians before the World Court, argues is to use emergency processes to give more teeth to the World Court. This can be done by invoking the Genocide Convention. This is outlined by Boyle, noted by UN whistleblower Craig Mokhiber, backed by Nobel Peace Prize winner Mairead Maguire, and written about by myself. And most recently by Craig Murray, now a human rights activist who was the British ambassador to Uzbekistan and Rector of the University of Dundee.

    Murray just wrote the piece “Activating the Genocide Convention” which states: “There are 149 states party to the Genocide Convention. Every one of them has the right to call out the genocide in progress in Gaza and report it to the United Nations. In the event that another state party disputes the claim of genocide — and Israel, the United States and the United Kingdom are all states party — then the International Court of Justice [also called the World Court] is required to adjudicate on ‘the responsibility of a State for genocide.'”

    Murray quotes from the Genocide Convention and cites evidence that Israel is conducting genocide and that the US and British governments are at minimum complicit in that. He then states: “The International Court of Justice is the most respected of international institutions; while the United States has repudiated its compulsory jurisdiction, the United Kingdom has not and the EU positively accepts it.



    “If the International Court of Justice makes a determination of genocide, then the International Criminal Court does not have to determine that genocide has happened. This is important because unlike the august and independent ICJ, the ICC is very much a western government puppet institution which will wiggle out of action if it can. But a determination of the ICJ of genocide and of complicity in genocide would reduce the ICC’s task to determining which individuals bear the responsibility. That is a prospect which can indeed alter the calculations of politicians.



    “It is also the fact that a reference for genocide would force the western media to address the issue and use the term, rather than just pump out propaganda about Hamas fighting bases in hospitals. …

    “I am afraid the question of why Palestine has not invoked the Genocide Convention takes us somewhere very dark. … It is Fatah who occupy the Palestinian seat at the United Nations, and the decision for Palestine to call into play the Genocide Convention lies with Mahmoud Abbas. It is more and more difficult daily to support Abbas. He seems extraordinarily passive, and the suspicion that he is more concerned with refighting the Palestinian civil war than with resisting the genocide is impossible to shake. By invoking the Genocide Convention he could put himself and Fatah back at the centre of the narrative. But he does nothing. I do not want to believe that corruption and a Blinken promise of inheriting Gaza are Mahmoud’s motivators. But at the moment, I cannot grab on to any other explanation to believe in.”

    Thus speeches from Abbas and allied Palestinians figures should be viewed extremely skeptically. It is also very odd, to say the very least, that Francesca Albanese, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territory occupied since 1967, and other officials put out a statement “Gaza: UN experts call on international community to prevent genocide against the Palestinian people” — but make no mention whatever of the Genocide Convention.



    As Murray writes: “Any one of the 139 states party could invoke the Genocide Convention against Israel and its co-conspirators. Those states include Iran, Russia, Libya, Malaysia, Bolivia, Venezuela, Brazil, Afghanistan, Cuba, Ireland, Iceland, Jordan, South Africa, Turkey and Qatar. But not one of these states has called out the genocide [by invoking the Convention]. Why?

    “It is not because the Genocide Convention is a dead letter. It is not. It was invoked against Serbia by Bosnia and Herzegovina and the ICJ ruled against Serbia with regard to the massacre at Srebrenica.” Murray notes that this helped lead to prosecutions.



    He adds: “Some states may simply not have thought of it. For Arab states in particular, the fact that Palestine itself has not invoked the Genocide Convention may provide an excuse. EU states can hide behind bloc unanimity.



    “But I am afraid that the truth is that no state cares sufficiently about the thousands of Palestinian children already killed and thousands more who will shortly be killed, to introduce another factor of hostility in their relationship with the United States. Just as at [the recent] summit in Saudi Arabia, where Islamic countries could not agree [on] an oil and gas boycott of Israel, the truth is that those in power really do not care about a genocide in Gaza. They care about their own interests.



    “It just needs one state to invoke the Genocide Convention and change the narrative and the international dynamic. That will only happen through the power of the people in pressing the idea on their governments. This is where everybody can do a little something to add to the pressure. Please do what you can.”

    What can you do? Urge countries which have been critical of Israel to invoke the Genocide Convention at the International Court of Justice. Get groups and influential people to make this a primary ask.

    Protests in NYC should include visits and vigils to the missions of those countries. Activists who have been arrested for protesting against Israel’s slaughter can ask UN officials from countries critical of Israel to invoke the Genocide Convention.

    Palestinians in Ramallah may be able to directly contact the representatives of various countries to Palestine.

    This can be done anywhere. Protests in London can respectfully appeal to the embassies of various countries critical of Israel.

    We need to keep pressing directly against the US and Israeli governments, but their hearts are like stone. If we reach other states to invoke the Genocide Convention, it may be a key stop in curtailing the slaughter.

    Moreover, it could be a turning point in global relations. Should a positive emergency ruling by the International Court of Justice be forthcoming, it would dramatically isolate the US and Israel at the UN. The US would of course try to block anything at the UN Security Council. But with a World Court ruling, Boyle argues, the stage would be set for the General Assembly to assert itself using the Uniting for Peace procedure. Combined with sustained protests, like the WTO and other critical confrontations, the costs of continuing the slaughter could become unsustainable. Moreover, a World Court ruling could facilitate other legal efforts, like universal jurisdiction.

    For all that to happen, a country needs to step forward and invoke the Genocide Convention.

    Make no mistake; any nation that does this may well be targeted in insidious ways by the US and by Israel. Any such nation should be afforded every bit of support people of goodwill can muster.

    Here's a website that seems to list all the embassies and other diplomatic missions around the world. People from anywhere can be emailing, calling and going to these embassies and missions, urging these countries to use every legal mechanism to pressure Israel to stop, including invoking the Genocide Convention: embassy-worldwide.com.

    A friend extracted emails of missions to the UN:

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    Urge Governments to Invoke the Genocide Convention to Stop the War on Gaza

    https://worldbeyondwar.org/gaza-genocide/
    To Save Gaza, Invoke the Genocide Convention The ICC is a "puppet institution". What's needed is a country to invoke the Genocide Convention at the International Court of Justice. Here's how, with argument, phone numbers, addresses and emails. Sam Husseini [Addendum: RootsAction and World Beyond War have put out the action alert “It’s Time to Invoke the Genocide Convention”. This full piece has been posted on X/Twitter with threadcontaining handles for various national leaders who can be petitioned.] Some of the greatest successes in recent human history have combined protest movements with strong diplomatic moves. In February 1998, the Clinton administration seemed poised to inflict a massive attack on Iraq, but vocal opposition from the US public, especially at a CNN town hall meeting in Ohio, combined by UN Secretary General Kofi Annangoing to Iraq, repelled the US government attack. The following year, in the Battle of Seattle, combined protests in the streets and delegations from the global south finding their backbone resulted in the World Trade Organization’s plans collapsing. This was a major setback for global corporate interests. There is now effectively a global movement, largely based around mass protests, to stop Israel’s genocide of Palestinians in Gaza. Several countries, including South Africa, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Comoros, Djibouti as well as Colombia and Algeria and Turkey have moved for the International Criminal Court to prosecute Israeli officials. The problem is that ICC has been dragging its heels for years on prosecuting Israelis. It has been called a “white man’s court” after only going after Africans, and, after letting Israel off the hook during an earlier assault on Gaza, “a hoax”. Some of these nations have called Israel’s war crimes “genocide”. They should act on their words and invoke the relevant treaty. Other nations that have been especially critical of Israel are Pakistan, Brazil, Chile, Belize, Jordan, Chad, Honduras, Bahrain, Venezuela, Iran, and Cuba. The International Court of Justice, also called the World Court, in contrast has ruled against Israel. But so far these rulings have been advisory opinions. It ruled against Israel in a case regarding its wall in 2004. In another case before it, is expected to rule against Israel’s long term policies. But what can be done now, Prof. Francis Boyle, who successfully represented the Bosnians before the World Court, argues is to use emergency processes to give more teeth to the World Court. This can be done by invoking the Genocide Convention. This is outlined by Boyle, noted by UN whistleblower Craig Mokhiber, backed by Nobel Peace Prize winner Mairead Maguire, and written about by myself. And most recently by Craig Murray, now a human rights activist who was the British ambassador to Uzbekistan and Rector of the University of Dundee. Murray just wrote the piece “Activating the Genocide Convention” which states: “There are 149 states party to the Genocide Convention. Every one of them has the right to call out the genocide in progress in Gaza and report it to the United Nations. In the event that another state party disputes the claim of genocide — and Israel, the United States and the United Kingdom are all states party — then the International Court of Justice [also called the World Court] is required to adjudicate on ‘the responsibility of a State for genocide.'” Murray quotes from the Genocide Convention and cites evidence that Israel is conducting genocide and that the US and British governments are at minimum complicit in that. He then states: “The International Court of Justice is the most respected of international institutions; while the United States has repudiated its compulsory jurisdiction, the United Kingdom has not and the EU positively accepts it. “If the International Court of Justice makes a determination of genocide, then the International Criminal Court does not have to determine that genocide has happened. This is important because unlike the august and independent ICJ, the ICC is very much a western government puppet institution which will wiggle out of action if it can. But a determination of the ICJ of genocide and of complicity in genocide would reduce the ICC’s task to determining which individuals bear the responsibility. That is a prospect which can indeed alter the calculations of politicians. “It is also the fact that a reference for genocide would force the western media to address the issue and use the term, rather than just pump out propaganda about Hamas fighting bases in hospitals. … “I am afraid the question of why Palestine has not invoked the Genocide Convention takes us somewhere very dark. … It is Fatah who occupy the Palestinian seat at the United Nations, and the decision for Palestine to call into play the Genocide Convention lies with Mahmoud Abbas. It is more and more difficult daily to support Abbas. He seems extraordinarily passive, and the suspicion that he is more concerned with refighting the Palestinian civil war than with resisting the genocide is impossible to shake. By invoking the Genocide Convention he could put himself and Fatah back at the centre of the narrative. But he does nothing. I do not want to believe that corruption and a Blinken promise of inheriting Gaza are Mahmoud’s motivators. But at the moment, I cannot grab on to any other explanation to believe in.” Thus speeches from Abbas and allied Palestinians figures should be viewed extremely skeptically. It is also very odd, to say the very least, that Francesca Albanese, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territory occupied since 1967, and other officials put out a statement “Gaza: UN experts call on international community to prevent genocide against the Palestinian people” — but make no mention whatever of the Genocide Convention. As Murray writes: “Any one of the 139 states party could invoke the Genocide Convention against Israel and its co-conspirators. Those states include Iran, Russia, Libya, Malaysia, Bolivia, Venezuela, Brazil, Afghanistan, Cuba, Ireland, Iceland, Jordan, South Africa, Turkey and Qatar. But not one of these states has called out the genocide [by invoking the Convention]. Why? “It is not because the Genocide Convention is a dead letter. It is not. It was invoked against Serbia by Bosnia and Herzegovina and the ICJ ruled against Serbia with regard to the massacre at Srebrenica.” Murray notes that this helped lead to prosecutions. He adds: “Some states may simply not have thought of it. For Arab states in particular, the fact that Palestine itself has not invoked the Genocide Convention may provide an excuse. EU states can hide behind bloc unanimity. “But I am afraid that the truth is that no state cares sufficiently about the thousands of Palestinian children already killed and thousands more who will shortly be killed, to introduce another factor of hostility in their relationship with the United States. Just as at [the recent] summit in Saudi Arabia, where Islamic countries could not agree [on] an oil and gas boycott of Israel, the truth is that those in power really do not care about a genocide in Gaza. They care about their own interests. “It just needs one state to invoke the Genocide Convention and change the narrative and the international dynamic. That will only happen through the power of the people in pressing the idea on their governments. This is where everybody can do a little something to add to the pressure. Please do what you can.” What can you do? Urge countries which have been critical of Israel to invoke the Genocide Convention at the International Court of Justice. Get groups and influential people to make this a primary ask. Protests in NYC should include visits and vigils to the missions of those countries. Activists who have been arrested for protesting against Israel’s slaughter can ask UN officials from countries critical of Israel to invoke the Genocide Convention. Palestinians in Ramallah may be able to directly contact the representatives of various countries to Palestine. This can be done anywhere. Protests in London can respectfully appeal to the embassies of various countries critical of Israel. We need to keep pressing directly against the US and Israeli governments, but their hearts are like stone. If we reach other states to invoke the Genocide Convention, it may be a key stop in curtailing the slaughter. Moreover, it could be a turning point in global relations. Should a positive emergency ruling by the International Court of Justice be forthcoming, it would dramatically isolate the US and Israel at the UN. The US would of course try to block anything at the UN Security Council. But with a World Court ruling, Boyle argues, the stage would be set for the General Assembly to assert itself using the Uniting for Peace procedure. Combined with sustained protests, like the WTO and other critical confrontations, the costs of continuing the slaughter could become unsustainable. Moreover, a World Court ruling could facilitate other legal efforts, like universal jurisdiction. For all that to happen, a country needs to step forward and invoke the Genocide Convention. Make no mistake; any nation that does this may well be targeted in insidious ways by the US and by Israel. Any such nation should be afforded every bit of support people of goodwill can muster. Here's a website that seems to list all the embassies and other diplomatic missions around the world. People from anywhere can be emailing, calling and going to these embassies and missions, urging these countries to use every legal mechanism to pressure Israel to stop, including invoking the Genocide Convention: embassy-worldwide.com. 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    Let's use the law to stop the killing in Gaza. #WorldBEYONDWar
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  • George Mason Athletics - Mason Softball Wins the Atlantic 10 Tournament for the First Time in Program History:

    https://gomason.com/news/2023/5/13/mason-softball-wins-the-atlantic-10-tournament-for-the-first-time-in-program-history.aspx

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    Mason Softball Wins the Atlantic 10 Tournament for the First Time in Program History - George Mason University Athletics
    BRONX, N.Y.Ð’ Ð²Ð‚“ The #4Ð’ George Mason softball team (35-22, 16-10 A-10) beat #2 Loyola Chicago (27-23, 11-10 A-10) in extra innings in the final, winner-take-all game of theÐ’ on Saturday's Atlantic 10 championship game. The Patriots advance to the Tournament finalÐ’ for the first time in program history and await the winner of the other side of the bracket.
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  • The George Mason University Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble performed at The U.S. Army Band 2023 Tuba-Euphonium Workshop; Dr. William Porter & Dr. Mark Jenkins, conducting. #GMU #GoMason #MasonMusic #MasonNation #GetPatriotic #Music #Euphonium #Tuba #TEW #TEW2023
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  • VINGEGAAAAAAAARD! What an absolutelt insane stage. Awesome to see the sportsmandship between Podacar and Vingegaard as well. 3 minutes, the tour is almost home! Here is a sweet sweet review of the stage
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