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Ibnu Muhammad Ibnu Atha’illah As-Sakandari

Nama lengkapnya adalah Syekh Ahmad ibnu Muhammad Ibnu Atha’illah As-Sakandari. Ia lahir di Iskandariah (Mesir) pada 648 H/1250 M, dan meninggal di Kairo pada 1309 M. Julukan Al-Iskandari atau As-Sakandari merujuk kota kelahirannya itu.

Sejak kecil, Ibnu Atha’illah dikenal gemar belajar. Ia menimba ilmu dari beberapa syekh secara bertahap. Gurunya yang paling dekat adalah Abu Al-Abbas Ahmad ibnu Ali Al-Anshari Al-Mursi, murid dari Abu Al-Hasan Al-Syadzili, pendiri tarikat Al-Syadzili. Dalam bidang fiqih ia menganut dan menguasai Mazhab Maliki, sedangkan di bidang tasawuf ia termasuk pengikut sekaligus tokoh tarikat Al-Syadzili.

Ibnu Atha'illah tergolong ulama yang produktif. Tak kurang dari 20 karya yang pernah dihasilkannya. Meliputi bidang tasawuf, tafsir, aqidah, hadits, nahwu, dan ushul fiqh. Dari beberapa karyanya itu yang paling terkenal adalah kitab Al-Hikam. Buku ini disebut-sebut sebagai magnum opusnya. Kitab itu sudah beberapa kali disyarah. Antara lain oleh Muhammad bin Ibrahim ibnu Ibad Ar-Rasyid-Rundi, Syaikh Ahmad Zarruq, dan Ahmad ibnu Ajiba.

Beberapa kitab lainnya yang ditulis adalah Al-Tanwir fi Isqath Al-Tadbir, Unwan At-Taufiq fi’dab Al-Thariq, Miftah Al-Falah dan Al-Qaul Al-Mujarrad fil Al-Ism Al-Mufrad. Yang terakhir ini merupakan tanggapan terhadap Syekhul Islam ibnu Taimiyyah mengenai persoalan tauhid.

Kedua ulama besar itu memang hidup dalam satu zaman, dan kabarnya beberapa kali terlibat dalam dialog yang berkualitas tinggi dan sangat santun. Ibnu Taimiyyah adalah sosok ulama yang tidak menyukai praktek sufisme. Sementara Ibnu Atha'illah dan para pengikutnya melihat tidak semua jalan sufisme itu salah. Karena mereka juga ketat dalam urusan syari’at.

Ibnu Atha'illah dikenal sebagai sosok yang dikagumi dan bersih. Ia menjadi panutan bagi banyak orang yang meniti jalan menuju Tuhan. Menjadi teladan bagi orang-orang yang ikhlas, dan imam bagi para juru nasihat.

Ia dikenal sebagai master atau syekh ketiga dalam lingkungan tarikat Syadzili setelah pendirinya Abu Al-Hasan Asy-Syadzili dan penerusnya, Abu Al-Abbas Al-Mursi. Dan Ibnu Atha'illah inilah yang pertama menghimpun ajaran-ajaran, pesan-pesan, doa dan biografi keduanya, sehingga khazanah tarikat Syadziliyah tetap terpelihara.

Meski ia tokoh kunci di sebuah tarikat, bukan berarti aktifitas dan pengaruh intelektualismenya hanya terbatas di tarikat saja. Buku-buku Ibnu Atha'illah dibaca luas oleh kaum muslimin dari berbagai kelompok, bersifat lintas mazhab dan tarikat, terutama kitab Al-Hikam.

Kitab Al-Hikam ini merupakan karya utama Ibnu Atha’illah, yang sangat populer di dunia Islam selama berabad-abad, sampai hari ini. Kitab ini juga menjadi bacaan utama di hampir seluruh pesantren di Nusantara.

Syekh Ibnu Atha’illah menghadirkan Kitab Al-Hikam dengan sandaran utama pada Al-Qur’an dan As-Sunnah. Guru besar spiritualisme ini menyalakan pelita untuk menjadi penerang bagi setiap salik, menunjukkan segala aral yang ada di setiap kelokan jalan, agar kita semua selamat menempuhnya.

Kitab Al-Hikam merupakan ciri khas pemikiran Ibnu Atha’illah, khususnya dalam paradigma tasawuf. Di antara para tokoh sufi yang lain seperti Al-Hallaj, Ibnul Arabi, Abu Husen An-Nuri, dan para tokoh sufisme falsafi yang lainnya, kedudukan pemikiran Ibnu Atha’illah bukan sekedar bercorak tasawuf falsafi yang mengedepankan teologi. Tetapi diimbangi dengan unsur-unsur pengamalan ibadah dan suluk, artinya di antara syari’at, tarikat dan hakikat ditempuh dengan cara metodis. Corak Pemikiran Ibnu Atha’illah dalam bidang tasawuf sangat berbeda dengan para tokoh sufi lainnya. Ia lebih menekankan nilai tasawuf pada ma’rifat.

Adapun pemikiran-pemikiran tarikat tersebut adalah: Pertama, tidak dianjurkan kepada para muridnya untuk meninggalkan profesi dunia mereka. Dalam hal pandangannya mengenai pakaian, makanan, dan kendaraan yang layak dalam kehidupan yang sederhana akan menumbuhkan rasa syukur kepada Allah dan mengenal rahmat Illahi.

"Meninggalkan dunia yang berlebihan akan menimbulkan hilangnya rasa syukur. Dan berlebih-lebihan dalam memanfaatkan dunia akan membawa kepada kezaliman. Manusia sebaiknya menggunakan nikmat Allah SWT dengan sebaik-baiknya sesuai petunjuk Allah dan Rasul-Nya," kata Ibnu Atha'illah.

Kedua, tidak mengabaikan penerapan syari’at Islam. Ia adalah salah satu tokoh sufi yang menempuh jalur tasawuf hampir searah dengan Al-Ghazali, yakni suatu tasawuf yang berlandaskan kepada Al-Qur’an dan Sunnah. Mengarah kepada asketisme, pelurusan dan penyucian jiwa (tazkiyah an-nafs), serta pembinaan moral (akhlak), suatu nilai tasawuf yang dikenal cukup moderat.

Ketiga, zuhud tidak berarti harus menjauhi dunia karena pada dasarnya zuhud adalah mengosongkan hati selain daripada Tuhan. Dunia yang dibenci para sufi adalah dunia yang melengahkan dan memperbudak manusia. Kesenangan dunia adalah tingkah laku syahwat, berbagai keinginan yang tak kunjung habis, dan hawa nafsu yang tak kenal puas. "Semua itu hanyalah permainan (al-la’b) dan senda gurau (al-lahwu) yang akan melupakan Allah. Dunia semacam inilah yang dibenci kaum sufi," ujarnya.

Keempat, tidak ada halangan bagi kaum salik untuk menjadi miliuner yang kaya raya, asalkan hatinya tidak bergantung pada harta yang dimiliknya. Seorang salik boleh mencari harta kekayaan, namun jangan sampai melalaikan-Nya dan jangan sampai menjadi hamba dunia. Seorang salik, kata Atha'illah, tidak bersedih ketika kehilangan harta benda dan tidak dimabuk kesenangan ketika mendapatkan harta.

Kelima, berusaha merespons apa yang sedang mengancam kehidupan umat, berusaha menjembatani antara kekeringan spiritual yang dialami orang yang hanya sibuk dengan urusan duniawi, dengan sikap pasif yang banyak dialami para salik.

Keenam, tasawuf adalah latihan-latihan jiwa dalam rangka ibadah dan menempatkan diri sesuai dengan ketentuan Allah. Bagi Syekh Atha'illah, tasawuf memiliki empat aspek penting yakni berakhlak dengan akhlak Allah SWT, senantiasa melakukan perintah-Nya, dapat menguasai hawa nafsunya serta berupaya selalu bersama dan berkekalan dengan-Nya secara sunguh-sungguh.

Ketujuh, dalam kaitannya dengan ma’rifat Al-Syadzili, ia berpendapat bahwa ma’rifat adalah salah satu tujuan dari tasawuf yang dapat diperoleh dengan dua jalan; mawahib, yaitu Tuhan memberikannya tanpa usaha dan Dia memilihnya sendiri orang-orang yang akan diberi anugerah tersebut; dan makasib, yaitu ma’rifat akan dapat diperoleh melalui usaha keras seseorang, melalui ar-riyadhah, dzikir, wudhu, puasa ,sahalat sunnah dan amal shalih lainnya.

My Favourite Game - The Cardigans



My Favourite Game - The Cardigans
from the album Gran Turismo

I don't know what you're looking for
you haven't found it baby, that's for sure
You rip me up, you spread me all around
in the dust of the deed of time

And this is not a case of lust, you see
it's not a matter of you versus me
It's fine the way you want me on your own
but in the end it's always me alone

And I'm losing my favourite game
you're losing your mind again
I'm losing my baby
losing my favourite game

I only know what I've been working for
another you so I could love you more
I really thought that I could take you there
but my experiment is not getting us anywhere

I had a vision I could turn you right
a stupid mission and a lethal fight
I should have seen it when my hope was new
my heart is black and my body is blue

And I'm losing my favourite game
you're losing your mind again
I'm losing my favourite game
you're losing your mind again
I'm losing my baby
losing my favourite game

I'm losing my favourite game
you're losing your mind again
I tried, I tried, (but you're still the same) I tried
I'm losing my baby
you're losing a saviour and a saint

Show Me Heaven - Maria McKee




Maria McKee - Show Me Heaven

There you go
Flashing fever from your eyes
Hey babe, come over here and shut down tight
I'm not denying
We're flying above it all
Hold my hand, don't let me fall
You've such amazing grace
I've never felt this way

Show me heaven
Cover me
Leave me breathless
Show me heaven please

Here I go
I'm shaking just like breeze
Hey babe I need your hand to steady me
I'm not denying
I'm frightened as much as you
Though I'm barely touching you
I've shivers down my spine
And it feels divine

Show me heaven
Cover me
Leave me breathless
Show me heaven please

If you know what it's like
To dream a dream
Baby hold me tight
And let this be your...heaven

Cover me
Leave me breathless
Show me heaven please

American Pie - Don McLean



American Pie - Don McLean

A long long time ago
I can still remember how
That music used to make me smile
And I knew if I had my chance
That I could make those people dance
And maybe they'd be happy for a while
But February made me shiver
With every paper I'd deliver
Bad news on the doorstep
I couldn't take one more step
I can't remember if I cried
When I read about his widowed bride
But something touched me deep inside
The day the music died
So

[Chorus]
Bye, bye Miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
Them good ole boys were drinking whiskey in Rye
Singin' this'll be the day that I die
This'll be the day that I die

Did you write the book of love
And do you have faith in God above
If the Bible tells you so?
Now do you believe in rock and roll?
Can music save your mortal soul?
And can you teach me how to dance real slow?

Well, I know that you're in love with him
Cause I saw you dancin' in the gym
You both kicked off your shoes
Man, I dig those rhythm and blues
I was a lonely teenage broncin' buck
With a pink carnation and a pickup truck
But I knew I was out of luck
The day the music died
I started singin'

[Chorus]

Now, for ten years we've been on our own
And moss grows fat on a rolling stone
But, that's not how it used to be
When the jester sang for the king and queen
In a coat he borrowed from James Dean
And a voice that came from you and me
Oh and while the king was looking down
The jester stole his thorny crown
The courtroom was adjourned
No verdict was returned
And while Lenin read a book on Marx
The quartet practiced in the park
And we sang dirges in the dark
The day the music died
We were singin'

[Chorus]

Helter skelter in a summer swelter
The birds flew off with a fallout shelter
Eight miles high and falling fast
It landed foul on the grass
The players tried for a forward pass
With the jester on the sidelines in a cast
Now the half-time air was sweet perfume
While sergeants played a marching tune
We all got up to dance
Oh, but we never got the chance
Cause the players tried to take the field
The marching band refused to yield
Do you recall what was revealed
The day the music died?
We started singin'

[Chorus]

Oh, and there we were all in one place
A generation lost in space
With no time left to start again
So come on Jack be nimble, Jack be quick
Jack Flash sat on a candlestick
Cause fire is the devil's only friend
And as I watched him on the stage
My hands were clenched in fists of rage
No angel born in Hell
Could break that Satan's spell
And as the flames climbed high into the night
To light the sacrificial rite
I saw Satan laughing with delight
The day the music died
He was singin'

[Chorus]

I met a girl who sang the blues
And I asked her for some happy news
But she just smiled and turned away
I went down to the sacred store
Where I'd heard the music years before
But the man there said the music wouldn't play
And in the streets the children screamed
The lovers cried, and the poets dreamed
But not a word was spoken
The church bells all were broken
And the three men I admire most-
the Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost-
They caught the last train for the coast
The day the music died
And they were singing

[Chorus: x2]

American Pie - Madonna



American Pie - Madonna

A long, long time ago
I can still remember how that music used to
make me smile
And I knew that if I had my chance
I could make those people dance
And maybe they'd be happy for a while

Did you write the book of love
And do you have faith in God above
If the Bible tells you so
Now do you believe in Rock 'n' roll
And can music save your mortal soul
And can you teach me how to dance real slow

Well, I know that you're in love with him
'Cos I saw you dancin' in the gym
You both kicked off your shoes
Man, I dig those rhythm and blues

I was a lonely teenage broncin' buck
With a pink carnation and a pick-up truck
But I knew that I was out of luck
The day the music died
I started singing

Bye, bye, Miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee
But the levee was dry
And good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
Singing this'll be the day that I die
This'll be the day that I die

I met a girl who sang the blues
And I asked her for some happy news
But she just smiled and turned away
I went down to the sacred store
Where I'd heard the music years before
But the man there said the music wouldn't play

Well now, in the streets the children screamed
The lovers cried, and the poets dreamed
But not a word was spoken
Tho church bells all were broken
And the three men I admire the most
The Father, Son and the Holy Ghost
They caught the last train for the coast
The day the music died

We started singin'

Bye, bye, Miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee
But the levee was dry
And good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
Singing this'll be the day that I die
This'll be the day that I die

Bye, bye, Miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee
But the levee was dry
And good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
Singing this'll be the day that I die
This'll be the day that I die

We started singin'
We started singin'
We started singin'
We started singin'

Live To Tell - Madonna



Live To Tell - Madonna

I have a tale to tell
Sometimes it gets so hard to hide it well
I was not ready for the fall
Too blind to see the writing on the wall

[Chorus:]

A man can tell a thousand lies
I've learned my lesson well
Hope I live to tell
The secret I have learned, 'till then
It will burn inside of me

I know where beauty lives
I've seen it once, I know the warm she gives
The light that you could never see
It shines inside, you can't take that from me

[chorus]

[2nd Chorus:]

The truth is never far behind
You kept it hidden well
If I live to tell
The secret I knew then
Will I ever have the chance again

If I ran away, I'd never have the strength
To go very far
How would they hear the beating of my heart
Will it grow cold
The secret that I hide, will I grow old
How will they hear
When will they learn
How will they know

[chorus]
[2nd chorus]



Open Your Heart - Madonna



Open Your Heart - Madonna

I see you on the street and you walk on by
You make me wanna hang my head down and cry
If you gave me half a chance you'd see
My desire burning inside of me
But you choose to look the other way
I've had to work much harder than this
For something I want don't try to resist me

[Chorus:]

Open your heart to me, baby
I hold the lock and you hold the key
Open your heart to me, darlin'
I'll give you love if you, you turn the key

I think that you're afraid to look in my eyes
You look a little sad boy, I wonder why
I follow you around but you can't see
You're too wrapped up in yourself to notice
So you choose to look the other way
Well, I've got something to say
Don't try to run I can keep up with you
Nothing can stop me from trying, you've got to

[chorus]

Open your heart with the key
One is such a lonely number

Ah, ah, ah, ah
Open your heart, I'll make you love me
It's not that hard, if you just turn the key

Don't try to run I can keep up with you
Nothing can stop me from trying, you've got to

[chorus]

Open your heart with the key

Open your heart, I'll make you love me
It's not that hard, if you just turn the key
[repeat and fade]