Assalamu 'alaikum wr wb. Pernahkah terbayang oleh kita bagaimana menjelaskan tentang Islam kepada anak-anak kelas 6 SD di Amerika Serikat pasca kejadian WTC ? Kelihatannya pengalaman kawan kita di bawah ini sangat baik untuk disimak. Barangkali ada yang bisa kita pelajari bersama ....
Wassalam Riri Sutan Permato ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > > > >Assalamu'alaikum Wr.Wb. > >salam sejahtera, > > > >Siang tadi, pukul 12:45 -01.45, saya dan tiga orang dari > >Muslim Student Association [MSA], University of Maine diminta > >berbicara tentang Islam di hadapan anak-anak kelas 7-8, dan > >kelas 6. > > > >Sejak peristiwa Sept 11, MSA kebanjiran permintaan untuk > >mengisi satu jam mata pelajarang "Social Studies" di beberapa > >sekolah. Tahun lalu, beberapa High School meminta Asian Student > >Association > >bicara tentang South East Asia pada mata kuliah > >yang sama. Tahun lalu, saya bicara tentang Indonesia di > >beberapa HSs. > > > >Tahun ini agak beda dengan tahun lalu. Guru pengarah > >menekankan kepada kami --MSA-- agar dapat memberikan > >gambaran tentang Islam, kaitannya dengan Kristen, dan > >bagaimana Islam melihat kasus Sept 11. > > > >Karena murid yang hadir itu masih sangat kanak-kanak [kelas > >6 SD, hingga 2 SMP] maka kami harus memilih metode yg pas > >agar mereka mudah memahaminya. Saya dan Reza [juga dari > >Indonesia] kebagian anak-anak sixth Graders. Kammal > >[Egytptian] dan Hussein [Lebanese] kebagian 7th+8th > >graders. > > > >Saya mulai dengan pertanyaan siapa yang mengenal "Adam > >and Eve". Hampir semua anak tunjuk jari. Pertanyaan > >selanjutnya, "siapa yang tahu di mana Adam and Eve berada?" > >Salah seorang siswa menjawab "In the garden of Eden". > > > >o Jesus > > > >"What happened to them?" tanya saya mengejar. > >"They ate the forbidden fruits," jawab salah seorang siswi. > >"What next?" > >"They were expelled from the Garden of Eden." > >"Why?" tanya saya. Tidak ada yang menjawab. Saya > >lanjutkan, "Because they disobeyed God." Anak-anak > >mengangguk-angguk mengiyakan. > > > >"Do you know where will we go after we die?" tanya saya > >selanjutnya. Salah seorang siswi mengacungkan tangan, > >"We're ganna go to the Heaven." > > > >"Are you sure?" tanya saya selanjutnya. "What make you > >think we will go to the Heaven?" > > > >Anak-anak itu looked puzzled. Ketika saya minta tunjuk > >jari untuk bicara, tak ada yang angkat tangan. > > > >"Yeah, we are sure that we're going to go to the Heaven > >-when die- because we are good people. Because we follow > >the teaching of God." > > > >Mendengar apa yang saya katakan, anak-anak itu pada menarik > >nafas lega. "Now, what is the teaching of God?" tanya saya. > >Anak-anak itu tengok kanan-tengok kiri. > > > >Saya pun melemparkan umpan. "Siapa yang mengenal Jesus." > >Hampir seluruh kelas [nearly 40 murids] mengacungkan jari. > >"Siapa yang rajin ke gereja?" tanya saya. Hanya beberapa > >yang mengacungkan tangan. Beberapa anak yang tak mengacungkan > >tangan berbisik "I used to". > > > >"Yang diajarkan Jesus itulah the teaching of God," kata saya. > >"If you want to go the the Heaven, as a Christian, you should > >study what Jesus teaches, understand them, dan follow them." > > > >Beberapa anak menggut-manggut, beberapa anak hanya nyengir > >kuda. Saya tak mengapa mereka meringis. Yang manggut-manggut > >itu anak-anak yang tadi tunjuk jari, ketika saya tanya siapa > >yang rajin ke gereja. > > > >o Moses > > > >Saya tanya siapa yang mengenal Moses, hanya beberapa orang yg > >angkat tangan. Tapi ketika saya tanya "The Ten Commandment", > >semua anak tunjuk jari. Saya naik, nanya siapa yang mengenal > >Abe [Abraham]. Hampir semuanya tunjuk jari. > > > >"Do you know that Abraham had two sons?" tanya saya. Anak > >-anak itu tidak ada yang tahu. Gurunya yang menjawab. "Yes, > >they were Isaac and Ishmael." > > > >Di papan tulis, saya buat chart, Abraham: Isaac + Ishmael. > >Dari Isaac saya turunkan: Moses + Jesus; dari Ishmael saya > >turunkan Muhammad. Pada Moses saya beri tanda "David Star", > >pada Jesus saya beri tanda "Cross", pada Muhammad saya > >beri tanda "Bulan Sabit." > > > >Dari situ saya mulai masuk informasi tentang Islam. Kepada > >kelas, saya tunjukkan hubungan antara Islam-Kristen-Jahudi. > >Saya tunjukkan kepada kelas, itulah serangkaian "the Teaching > >of God". God memberikan Torah kepada Moses, Gospel kepada > >Jesus, dan Qur'an kepada Muhammad. Teaching itu diturunkan > >untuk menuntun manusia supaya bisa kembali ke Heaven. > > > >"If you read Bible, any good teaching you find in it, you > >will also find it in the Koran," kata saya. "The only major > >differences between Christianity and Islam are that Christian > >see Jesus as the Savior, we -muslim- see him just as a Prophet. > >And we respect him. And that we -muslim- do not believe in > >the sin for newly born baby. All babies are born innocent, > >in Islam." > > > >Saya tidak menjelaskan bahwa Islam tak mengenal konsep > >Trinitas.Menurut saya, konsep itu terlalu komplek untuk > >diangkat buat anak-anak kelas 6 SD. > > > >Menurut saya, cukuplah buat mereka jika mereka tahu bahwa > >Islam dan Kristen-Jahudi itu berasal dari the same root. > >Dan, moral teaching yang didapati di Bible juga ada di > >al Qur'an. > > > >o Islam > > > >"If the Islamic teachings are just like the Christian > >teaching, then, why some muslim do bad thing, like the Sept > >11 -supposed the people who did it were Mr. Laden and his > >gangs?" tanya saya selanjutnya. > > > >Memasuki daerah ini, anak-anak mulai rame. Mereka pada > >tunjuk jari ingin mengajukan pertanyaan. Tapi guru pengarahnya > >minta mereka bersabar, agas saya dapat selesaikan 'speech' > >yg akan selesai sekitar lima menit lagi. > > > >"The truth is I don't know why some people do bad things. > >What I could tell you, though... Islam forbids the killing > >of innocent people." > > > >"So, what happened last Sept 11 was totally wrong. There is > >no teaching in Islam to justify that action. And, I believe > >those who did it should be brought to justice." > > > >"I also ask you to remember this...please, make distinction > >between the guy who did bad things from the teahing of their > >religions. There are some bad guys out there, and they could > >be Moslems or Christians. There also some good guys out > >there which happen to be Moslems or Christians, like you > >and I." > > > >Itulah pengantar 'speech' yang saya sampaikan kurang > >lebih dalam dua belas menit. Waktu selanjutnya, adalah > >tanya jawab. > > > >Pertanyaannya buanyaaaaaak sekali. Baik tentang Indonesia, > >Islam, maupun September 11. Reza dan saya team up menjawab > >pertanyaan murid-murid dan guru pengarah. Gurunya ada empat > >orang. Saya tak bisa tulis semua pertanyaan itu, di bawah > >ini hanya saya sampaikan beberapa yang relevan dengan topik- > >nya "Islam and September 11." > > > >Pertanyaan: > > > >Q: "Why did they do the September 11?" tanya salah seorang > > siswi. > >A: "I don't really know. And, I don't want to make any > > judgement on this. Let's wait what the FBI find out." > > > >Q: "Do you know the guys who did it? You're moslem." > >A: "Yes I am a moslem. But, I don't know them. What I know > > about them is based on what the media told us." > > > >Q: "Does Sept 11. have a special meaning in Islam?" > >A: "Not that I know off. To tell you the truth, The Sept 11 > > is nothing to do with Islam." > > > >Q: "Do you pray before going to bed? and how?" > >A: "We pray when doing anything good, like eating, studying, > > taking a bath, helping friends, and going to bed. > > My prayer before going to bed is very simple, 'God, > > please take care everything while I am dead during my > > sleep. And, if you decide to take me tonight, please > > bring me to the Heaven.' > > Other than that, we have an obligatory prayer, which > > is done five times a day." > > > >Q: "Do the women in Islam have to wear veil?" tanya salah > > seorang siswi sambil memperagakan, pakaian wanita > > Arab yang hanya nampak matanya. > >A: "Veil is a must in Islam. There is verse in the Koran about > > that. But, you have to differentiate between culture and > > the teaching of Islam. The veil in Islam is like when you > > see a nun in the church. All body, except face and your > > palms, is covered." > > > >Q: "Are all Arab are moslems?" tanya seorang Guru. > >A: "Not all Arab are moslems. Some Arabs are Christians > > like Khalil Gibran, some are Jewish, or else. Likewise, > > not all moslems are Arab. Almost 905 of Indonesians > > are moslems, and there are about 210 M of Indonesians." > > > >Q: "Do you people of Indonesia also have holiday for Chiristmas > > and Easter?" > >A: "We do have those. We also have a holliday for other religious > > holidays, like for the Hindus, Budhists, and of course for > > the Islamic holidays." > > > >Q: "How did you react when you saw the Sept 11.?" tanya bu > > guru. > >A: "I was angry, sad, and terrified. My first thought was > > the world is no longer safe. If they could do it here, > > in the USA, they could do it anywhere else. I was > > angry at the guy who did the brutal action. I was > > sad for knowing there would be lots of life loss. > > Children lost their dads or moms, husband lost > > their wives, wives lost their love ones. We should > > take an action to prevent thing like this from heppening > > in the future." > > > >Q: "How does Islam see women. Are women alloed to > > work or to go to school?" tanya bu guru lain merefer > > to situasi di Afghanistan. > >A: "In Islam, women do not have to work. It's the responsibility > > of the husband to support the family. If the women happen > > to have a job, the money belong to her. The husband can > > not touch that money. It's up to the women to spend the > > money. However, if she decide to spend the money for > > the family, she will get the reward from God. > > > > I would like to make a point here. In the eye of religion, > > it's okay for the women do not work. But, if the husband > > do not go to work, it's considered a sinner. He do not > > fulfill his responsibility. So, women are not forbidden > > to work. > > > > Islam does not forbid women to get education. There > > in no teaching in the book...Koran.. or the tradition of > > the Prophet forbiding women from getting education. > > They don't have to work, yes, but to raise children, > > we need smart moms too." [audience tertawa..] > > > > I don't know what is the reason for women in > > Afghanistan were not allowed to work or go to > > school. I have read some information about that > > too in www.RAWA.org [saya menulis di papan]. > > I have also read the speech one of Thaliban > > leader in California last March. > > > > He said, in the beginning of Thaliban administration, > > women are indeed not allowed to work and go to > > school. The reason was the situation was too > > dangerous for women to go out, because every > > man had a gun, and tribal rivalry was still high. > > But, after Thaliban disarmed the people, now, > > women go to work, and girl are going to school. > > And Thaliban just open medical school in every > > province, most of the students are girl. > > [saya juga menambahkan, siswa laki-laki dan > > perempuan dipisahkan, demikian juga dengan > > pekerja laki-laki dan perempuan; It's just like > > in Iran]. > > > >Q: "Do all women in Indonesia wear veil?" tanya seorang siswi. > >A: "Not all of them." > >Q: "Why?" > >A: "I don't know. It's just like in Christianity, not all > > Christians follow the teaching of Jesus." > > > >Q: "You said that it's about 6 M of moslems are Americans." > >A: "Yes about that number. And four thousands of them are > > serving in the military. They become moslem right after they > > get contact with Islam either during or after the Gulf War, > > and when they were sent to Somalia." > > > >[itulah sebagian pertanyaan yang saya ingat baik di dalam > >kelas maupun di luar kelas setelah speech; kepada para Guru > >saya tinggalkan fotocopy tulisan: > >-Karen Armstrong "The True, Peaceful Face of Islam" [Time] > >-Ira Rifkin "One Nation, Under Islam" [Time] > >-Charless Kimball "Q&A: Islamic Fundamentalism" > >[Christian Science Monitor] > > > >Wassalam, > >=Usman Maine= > >"Lord opens > > our eyes to see what is beautiful, or > > our minds to know what is true, or > > our hearts to love what is good" > > > >-------------------------------------------- > >Usman Kris Joko Suharjo > >Dept. of Applied Ecology and Environmental Sciences > >University of Maine > >Deering Hall, Orono, ME 04469 > >USA > >phn: 207-866-5935 > >fax: 207-581-2999 [off] > > 207-866-5935 [home] > >Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >----------------------------------- this message was sent by Lembaga Manajemen PPM RantauNet http://www.rantaunet.com Isikan data keanggotaan anda di http://www.rantaunet.com/register.php3 =============================================== Mendaftar atau berhenti menerima RantauNet Mailing List di http://www.rantaunet.com/subscribe.php3 ATAU Kirimkan email Ke/To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Isi email/Messages, ketik pada baris/kolom pertama: -mendaftar--> subscribe rantau-net [email_anda] -berhenti----> unsubscribe rantau-net [email_anda] Keterangan: [email_anda] = isikan alamat email anda tanpa tanda kurung ===============================================
