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Refugees Merapi to Calm Mind with Prayers in Congregation

KLATEN (VOA-islam.com - Joint Muslim volunteers, refugees Merapi disaster liven reilijius with congregational prayers and recitation. The volunteers have to race against teams of volunteers from among the missionaries who slipped behind a proselytizing mission to offer assistance.

Offering activists from Bekasi to the Muslims Merapi disaster victims. Today, Thursday (11/11/2010), volunteer disaster response team from the Anti-Apostasy Front Bekasi (FAPB) and the Islamic Ummah Forum Mustikajaya (FUIM) Bekasi, facilitated by the Office of Religious Affairs Kebonarum and village community leaders Pluneng Kebonarum, social action by distributing humanitarian aid to the refugees from the region of Mount Merapi disaster Surowono Kebonarum District. Not alone, at a location 6 km from the summit of Merapi, the FAPB and FUIM cooperation with the Community Care for Disaster Ansharut Tawheed (KATIBAH) Solo & Klaten, Social Wallet Hidayah (DSH) Klaten, Kebonarum Muhammadiyah Youth, and Youth Sub Kebonarum Mosque.

Relief supplies as much as 3 trucks and 2 cars pick up stored in the National PT Perkebunan (PTPN) Kebonarum, evenly distributed to the refugees in the district of Klaten Kebonarum.

Towards the sunset prayer, the prayer team of volunteers to distribute equipment such as mukena, sarongs, the Qur'an and Islamic books that are new all in one spot displacement, precisely at SDN 1 Pluneng. The refugees were seen enthusiastically and joyfully accept it. I was so enthusiastic they were running around and wear it immediately in preparation for sunset prayers. Unfortunately, rations were distributed mukena not enough, so, many refugees who do not miss these prayer tools. The team of volunteers decided to do a second wave of division.

After distributing equipment prayers, volunteer team held a Maghrib prayers in congregation, Rev. diimami by Ust Abdurrahman from KATIBAH. The atmosphere is changing religious refugees when such views were unprecedented. After Maghrib prayers, the refugees who have not received prayers equipment immediately took the new mukena taken back from PTPN.

I was so longing to worship prayers, there are 2 people mothers whining does not get scared mukena and other assistance, such as the Qur'an and Islamic books. To keep the atmosphere calm the masses, Mr. Edi Sutopo as community leaders around, trying to calm the masses. "Have mercy worry bu, taseh katah kok, niki Nembe dijupuk, mengke not pikantuk sedanten," said Edi to the refugees. (Do not worry bu, still a lot really, had just taken, then certainly to all).

In the midst of the enthusiasm and spirit of the refugees receive aid, come a few pastors and church activists to the same place anyway. After being interrogated by Pak Edi, they argued that they were coming just to see Christians only. To the team of volunteers from the Muslim activist, Mr Eddie explained that the missionaries had the possibility of getting a report from the Christian church in the refugee camps, about the activities of Muslim volunteer team. "Let him (the pastor) came, it was already open war," he said.

Not long ago, it was time to pray Isha. The refugees and volunteers also held evening prayers in congregation, priests remain Ustadz Revelation. Subhanallah, evening prayer congregation so much more than before Maghrib prayers, even the room is not enough to contain it. Eventually a team of volunteers held a mat outside the room to overcome membludaknya evening congregational prayers.

After the evening prayer is finished, the team held a recitation as demand for the refugees who then was teaching at Goddard Purnamawati content by Dra.

In his talk, convert former church activists say are some of the spiritual experience that ever happened to him. Exams coming barrage Goddess experienced when first embraced Islam in 1999, even to this day Goddess was still familiar with the various examinations of Allah SWT.

Goddess who are used to volunteer with disaster victims, said that the most lasting is the test when he was helping victims of Yogyakarta earthquake in 2006. At that time, he was concerned to see many of the refugees who have been hit by disasters in the world. More heartbreaking again, the missionaries came to bring disaster afterlife with proselytizing efforts and silting Aqeedah Muslim community.

Goddard acknowledged, while still an activist church, calamity and natural disasters is a mission opportunity. The missionaries have a jargon of "Disaster Brings Blessings." As with any disaster, many new souls who will dimurtadkan. To that end, he appealed to Muslims who suffered from constantly be patient, istiqamah and resignation to God.

"The test comes from God. And God caused the test to bring God's love for us to remind us to return closer to Him, "said Goddard.
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