SOCIAL STATUS OF KIAI, USTADZ, SANTRI AND ABANGAN PEOPLE TO THEIR IMAN
According to Qur’an, do those social statuses
determine their level of iman?
Faith is an attitude of the entire
self, including both will and intellect, directed toward a person, an idea,
or—as in the case of religious faith—a divine being. Modern theologians agree
in emphasizing this total existential character of faith, thus distinguishing
it from the popular conception of faith that identifies it with belief as
opposed to knowledge.[1]
Kiai
is someone who shouts the greatness and the
missionary of Islam, kiai usually
lead pesntren. Ustadz is someone who teaches the education of religion. Santri is someone who is studying
education of religion in pesantren. And abangan
people are the common people such as becak
men, public transportation driver, unemployment, farmer, seller, labor,
official employee, etc.
Actually, it’s difficult to measure how much people’s faith, because it’s
very privacy. Sometime there are big opportunities
that people who confess “faith”, actually they just “believe”. But in Islam,
there are main things which is wished and supported in a faith. These are the
measurements of the faith, so people can evaluate themselves whether he/she
faiths or not.
- Taqwa
The word taqwa in Koran is 258
times, while iman is 881 times. It is
not too much when it was said that the main element of a faith is taqwa. Taqwa is self-convinced which is followed by a
compliance and adherence and execute of Gods command and avoids all His
prohibitions. The command which is most assertive to someone who has iman and taqwa. we will find in surah Ali Imran 102, O You who believe! fear Allâh (by doing All
that He has ordered and by abstaining from All that He has forbidden) as He
should be feared. [Obey him, be thankful to him, and Remember Him always], and
die not except In a state of Islâm (as Muslims) with complete submission to
Allâh.
For example, we take Iblis. He is a mukalaf
(which is mandatory implements the religion), because they are included of jin, but they do not obey Allah’s
command. Surah Al Kahfi 50, and
(remember) when we said to the angels; "Prostrate to Adam." so they
prostrated except Iblîs (Satan). He was one of the jinns; He disobeyed the
command of his Lord. will You Then take Him (Iblîs) and his offspring as
protectors and helpers rather than Me while they are enemies to you? what an
evil is the exchange for the Zâlimûn (polytheists, and wrong-doers, etc).
We can say that jin’s iman is in level of haqqul
yakin, but the disobey causing they cannot be called having iman
- Sholat
QS Al Mukmin 1-2, 1. Hâ-Mîm.
[These letters are one of the miracles of the Qur'ân, and none but Allâh
(Alone) knows their meanings].2. the Revelation of the Book (this Qur'ân) is
from Allâh the All-Mighty, the All-Knower.
QS Al Maa’uun 4-6, so woe unto
those performers of Salât (prayers) (hypocrites), who delay their Salât
(prayer) from their stated fixed times, those who do good deeds Only to be seen
(of men)[2]
QS An Nisa 103, when You have
finished As-Salât (the prayer - congregational), Remember Allâh standing,
sitting down, and lying down on Your sides, but when You are free from danger,
perform As-Salât (Iqâmatas Salât). Verily, the prayer is enjoined on the
believers at fixed hours.
That was sufficient of editor about the
will of Alloh that people who have iman
must uphold solat. Started from the
enticement of happiness until the threat to someone who careless, there is no
space of evades. Even in a situation this most difficult, people still must do sholat with procedures which still
enabling to be done.
- Pay for zakat
Zakat has two sides. Firstly as man slave to
Allah and second as devotion of man to humanity which purpose of decrease the
poverty. There are many commands about this:
QS Al Baqarah 3. who believe
In the Ghaib and perform As-Salât (Iqâmat-as-Salât), and spend out of what we
have provided for them [i.e. give Zakât , spend on themselves, their parents,
their children, their wives, etc., and also give charity to the poor and also
In Allâh's Cause - Jihâd, etc.].
QS Al Baqarah 43. and perform
As-Salât (Iqâmat-as-Salât), and give Zakât, and Irka' (i.e. bow down or submit
yourselves with obedience to Allâh) along with ArRaki'ûn.
QS Al Baqarah 277. truly those
who believe, and do deeds of righteousness, and perform As-Salât
(Iqâmat-as-Salât), and give Zakât, they will have their reward with their Lord.
on them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve.
QS Al Mu’minuun 1-4.
successful indeed are the believers. those who offer their Salât (prayers) with
All solemnity and full submissiveness. and those who turn away from Al-Laghw
(dirty, false, evil vain talk, falsehood, and All that Allâh has forbidden) and
those who pay the Zakât .
- Fast in ramadhan
month
QS Al Baqarah 183. O You who
believe! Observing As-Saum (the fasting) is prescribed for You as it was
prescribed for those before you, that You may become Al-Muttaqûn (the pious -
see V.2:2).
- hajj
QS Ali Imran 97. In it are
manifest signs (for example), the Maqâm (place) of Ibrâhim (Abraham); Whosoever
enters it, He attains security. and Hajj (pilgrimage to Makkah) to the House
(Ka'bah) is a duty that mankind owes to Allâh, those who can afford the
expenses (for one's conveyance, provision and residence); and whoever
disbelieves [i.e. denies Hajj (pilgrimage to Makkah), Then He is a disbeliever
of Allâh], Then Allâh stands not In need of any of the 'Alamîn (mankind and
jinns).
QS Al Hajj 27 27. and proclaim
to mankind the Hajj (pilgrimage). they will come to You on foot and on Every
lean camel, they will come from Every deep and distant (wide) mountain highway
(to perform Hajj).
Beside those main "pillar" of
the human’s iman, Al Qur'an still
have many characteristics of human who
can be called having iman of God in
their heart.
Those characters are:
- Someone who have positive thinking of Allah.
QS Al Baqarah 26 26. Verily,
Allâh is not ashamed to set forth a parable even of a mosquito or so much more
when it is bigger (or less when it is smaller) than it. and as for those who
believe, they know that it is the Truth from their Lord, but as for those who
disbelieve, they say: "What did Allâh intend by This parable?" by it
He misleads many, and many He guides thereby. and He misleads thereby Only
those who are Al-Fâsiqûn (the rebellious, disobedient to Allâh).
- Someone who eat halal food only
QS Al Baqarah 172-173 O You
who believe (in the Oneness of Allâh - Islâmic Monotheism)! eat of the lawful
things that we have provided You with, and be grateful to Allâh, if it is
indeed He whom You worship. He has forbidden You Only the Maytatah (dead
animals), and blood, and the flesh of swine, and that which is slaughtered as a
scrifice for others than Allâh (or has been slaughtered for idols, etc., on
which Allâh's Name has not been mentioned while slaughtering). but if one is
forced by necessity without wilful disobedience nor transgressing due limits,
Then there is no sin on Him. Truly, Allâh is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
- Someone who does not avenge too much and be
suggested to apologize.
QS Al Baqarah 178. 178. O You
who believe! Al-Qisâs (the Law of Equality In punishment) is prescribed for You
In case of murder: the free for the free, the slave for the slave, and the
female for the female. but if the killer is forgiven by the brother (or the
relatives, etc.) of the killed against blood money, Then adhering to it with
fairness and payment of the blood money, to the heir should be made In
fairness. This is an alleviation and a Mercy from Your Lord. so after This
whoever transgresses the limits (i.e. kills the killer after taking the blood money),
He shall have a painful torment.
- Someone who struggles to Allah Berjuang and act
normal
QS Albaqarah 190 and fight In
the Way of Allâh those who fight you, but transgress not the limits. Truly,
Allâh likes not the transgressors. [This Verse is the first one that was
revealed In connection with Jihâd, but it was supplemented by another .
- Someone who give infak appropriately
QS Al Baqarah 195. and spend
In the Cause of Allâh (i.e. Jihâd of All kinds, etc.) and do not throw
yourselves into destruction (by not spending Your wealth In the Cause of
Allâh), and do good. Truly, Allâh loves Al-Muhsinûn (the good-doers).
- Someone who do not used God’s name as an excuse
to do wrong things
QS Al Baqarah 224 and make not
Allâh's (Name) an excuse In Your oaths against Your doing good and acting
piously, and making peace among mankind. and Allâh is All-Hearer, All-Knower
(i.e. do not swear much and if You have sworn against doing something good Then
give an expiation for the oath and do good).
Certainly, there are many things in Qur’an
which contain of the characteristic of people who iman. But from those characteristics above, we have been able to
see that the determiner of the level of iman
cannot be measure of their social status, but their way of thinking and the act
they do. It is not impossible that someone who is looked worth such as kiai, actually have a missing iman because of his wrong point of view
and his act. And it’s possible that someone who looked under estimate, abangan people, actually he has much iman in his heart and act alike in Qur’an.
Walloohu
a’lam
