Why I Choose TAZKIA and What I Will Do to Improve Islamic Economics in Indonesia
Bismillah
At Monday, September 25th 2017 I
had my first English lesson for Tazkia Language Center (TLC) at Abu Hanifah
building.
I got A class after TOEFL test in
PORTAL (pekan orientasi dan ta'aruf almamater) days ago. Well, actually I can't
believe I would be placed in A class which is full of many smart students, in
the other hand, I didn't get enough English lesson in my boarding school
because we learnt Arabic more, compared to English. The comparison is 1:9.. But
Alhamdulillah, I'm happy to be a part of them so I can learn more Insya Allah.
My first lecturer was Miss.
Khairunisa Maslichul and the second one is Mr. Wisnu. I like the way they
teach, they used 2 direction learning, we discuss together by making groups,
play games, make presentations and practice using English in the class. So we
enjoy the class.
But that's not my point, I mean
what I want to share here is about the writing exercise that makes me like to
try writing in English..
Miss Nisa asked me and the whole
class to make an article with the topic: why we choose Tazkia and what will we
do to improve the Islamic Economics in Indonesia. Well, that's a bit
challenging for me, since I rarely write in English.
However, even if it's bad (the
grammar and my hand-writing), I'd love to share it here, I hope one day it can
inspire others to join us in Tazkia University too..
Well, I choose Tazkia because the
suggestion from my father, he really hope me to enroll to Tazkia and take
Muamalah major. Actually I want to be a psycholog or writer and lecturer like
my father, also a stay-at-home housewife crafter like my mother. So at first, I
extremely want to choose Psychology major, but my mother hopes me to enroll to
LIPIA since there is a Syaikh who gives us a chance to get into LIPIA for
sure.. However now I'm here and about me and my mother's hope, I have a plan to
continue my study at Ta'lim 'An Bu'd (KJJ) LIPIA and Islamic Online University
in psychology major.
It's just the beginning. After
PORTAL days ago, everything has changed, everything in my mind. I was inspired
by some lecturers and mentors. They opened my mind and let me think that what
world especially Indonesia needs is an Islamic Economist who will return the
golden age of Islamic Economics era. Islamic Economics based on the most
truthful guide book. It's Al-Quran and Sunnah. There is no hesitation in both
of them. And the most important is, Al-Quran and Sunnah is the most fair and
equitable concept of Economics to make the world prosperous and become a better
place.
For example, zakat, waris and
shadaqah.. Western concept said that happiness is having everything, "the
more we get the more we waste", but Islamic concept said that if we
make people happy (by giving them what they need from what we have), so we will
feel happier "the more we give the more we get".
So our focus is for Akhirat
(hereafter), it's a place we will return. Nobody knows when will we die, but
death is a certainty.. If what we look for is just money, how if we die before
achieving it? Everything of our effort will be useless. But if we do good
deeds, that going to be an everlasting savings for hereafter insya Allah.
Back to my story, I love writing
FYI. So for the second question about what will I do to improve Islamic
Economics in Indonesia? My certain answer is, by writing, make articles,
jurnals or books about economy. I can't be an entrepreneur, I have a very low
self esteem, I don't like marketing or banking stuff. But I like to share
something that inspire others. I want to change people's mindset about Islamic
Economics concept, because Islam, our most perfect religion already teach us
how to manage wealth and how should we attitude with it, such as, we should use
the wealth just as we need, no more, so how about the rest of it? Use it for good
deeds and shadaqah, be a philantrophic, have a role for the raising of the era
of equality between rich and poor, which the rich and the poor both grateful.
Through English, I want my
writings to spread not only in Indonesia, but worldwide as well Insya Allah.
Because if they know how fair the way
Islam managed Muslim's wealth, they'll be astonished, because there is
no other that can be compared with Allah's sayings.
One of my convert-to-Islam
Lithuanian friend was inspired by Al-Quran, especially the verses of mawaris
(legacy), and now she study at Glasgow University's economic major.
If she, who is a converted
Muslimah have a very big enthusiast and spirit to learn more about Islamic
Economics and she is one of it's warrior, how about us?
What did we do to improve Islamic
Economics in this most-biggest-Muslim-population country?
Let's be smart together.
Be a Muslim economist and have a
role in strunggle for our beloved Islam and Indonesia.
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1 comments
Nice
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