These days, brain washing, lost people and NII become a major discussion in all Indonesian Media. And what is actually an organization called NII (or so called Negara Islam Indonesia)? I have no idea about it. But it brought me back to remember an incident way back when I was in college 11-12 years ago, don't really remember the exact time since that's not a very pleasant memory to remember.
I was a new student at the university in Semarang. I met a girl in a famous book store near my board house, so we get acquaintance and she asked me to study together (religious thing or we called it "mengaji" in Bahasa Indonesia). I don't really remember her name, I thought it was Novi. So then we met again some days later after our first met. She came with another girl older, pretty face, wearing veil too just same as we were. I was feeling weird since usually what we called as "pengajian" the participants will be some group of people, but at that time, there were only 3 of us. Me, my new friend and the preacher "Ustadzah".
So then that day, at a small mosque (Musholla) at my campus, the three of us gathering at the corner "mengaji". The theme was God and Truth, well I'm not a very religious girl but still I have a strong background of religion, I don't have any question on my relation with God, I was a Muslim since I was born, I think I know and understand my religion pretty well. The preacher was emphasizing on only God (Allah SWT) and Al Qur'an is the real truth and we have to live based and hold on it only. She said that all my prayers and good deeds so far was useless, since I was living in Indonesia, a country where the Ideology is not Islam. And we should leave the country or "Hijrah" if we want all our prayers and good deeds to be acknowledged by Allah. We had to move to somewhere where people can't see us but we still be able to see others. Ffiiiuuuhh........that's kind a hard for me.
I grew up with enough religion basic and also a good nationality concept. I grew up spending most of my younger time with boys & girls scout or we called it "Pramuka" here. So I think my life is in balance. I'm not a fragile girl who still look for who exactly I'm in this world. No one can steer me or force a view/concept/ideology to me. I was giving a lot of question to the preacher that day, hahahha she must be thinking this girl is really difficult :p
So we bid a goodbye after we finished the "pengajian", Novi was coming with me to my board house and I discussed with her about what we just had done. I said to her, I don't like it. I don't like the way they discredit Indonesia, the ideology of our country, I think nothing's wrong with Indonesia's ideology. But Novi seems to be a bit confused, well definitely she didn't has a strong personality like me.
Our second meeting is getting more strange. I suggest maybe we can go to some mosque or something but the preacher said in my room is enough. I feels like getting involved in a secret mission hahahahhaha........we're secretly meet, discussed something in a low voices, okay I had enough with it. So after the meeting I frankly said to Novi, "sorry I want to stop this, if you still want to follow this "pengajian" go ahead, just don't ask me to join, ok?" Novi was just like always, look confuse, don't know what to do, part of her she agree with me, part of her agree with the preacher.
I was trying to leave the group, but Novi was keep calling me and asked me to join her. A lot of excuses I've been using that time, having Karate practise, spending time at my hometown, but she didn't stop annoying me. So then I granted her will to accompany her for the last time. She came to my board house with a boy (new preacher), whoa.......that's pretty interesting hahahaha :D
The boy was quite handsome, not wearing the usual outfit for a Muslim preacher, but he looks pretty well dressed. Just like a cool guy but just not that impressive for me. I'm not a girl who easily falling for a boy, so then we met at the living room of my board house. The discussion were pretty much the same with the first and I hate it. It against my principal of life and I really
don't want to continue that silly brainwashing treatment.
That is my last meeting with the group, I'm pretty sure they're trying to recruit me in many ways but it just failed, I'm not that easy. Novi still keep calling me everytime and I always make an excuse, a lot of excuse.....:D The silly one, the good one any excuses ever came to my mind. And after 3 months I strangled with the calling and excuses, she seems finally given up. And we never meet again until today......
With the major discussion about NII organization these days, I think people who tried to recruit me way back then was this NII. But the recent case a lost women was found back in mental shock condition with a certain look, wearing a "burqa" what I've experienced was not exactly the same. People who tried to brought me "Hijrah" was not that kind of extreme people wearing middle east style outfit. They're practically same as common Indonesian people, not the exclusive one. They're blended in the society so it's hard to differentiate those people from common people. But maybe the formula now and then is different, no idea.
I was a new student at the university in Semarang. I met a girl in a famous book store near my board house, so we get acquaintance and she asked me to study together (religious thing or we called it "mengaji" in Bahasa Indonesia). I don't really remember her name, I thought it was Novi. So then we met again some days later after our first met. She came with another girl older, pretty face, wearing veil too just same as we were. I was feeling weird since usually what we called as "pengajian" the participants will be some group of people, but at that time, there were only 3 of us. Me, my new friend and the preacher "Ustadzah".
So then that day, at a small mosque (Musholla) at my campus, the three of us gathering at the corner "mengaji". The theme was God and Truth, well I'm not a very religious girl but still I have a strong background of religion, I don't have any question on my relation with God, I was a Muslim since I was born, I think I know and understand my religion pretty well. The preacher was emphasizing on only God (Allah SWT) and Al Qur'an is the real truth and we have to live based and hold on it only. She said that all my prayers and good deeds so far was useless, since I was living in Indonesia, a country where the Ideology is not Islam. And we should leave the country or "Hijrah" if we want all our prayers and good deeds to be acknowledged by Allah. We had to move to somewhere where people can't see us but we still be able to see others. Ffiiiuuuhh........that's kind a hard for me.
I grew up with enough religion basic and also a good nationality concept. I grew up spending most of my younger time with boys & girls scout or we called it "Pramuka" here. So I think my life is in balance. I'm not a fragile girl who still look for who exactly I'm in this world. No one can steer me or force a view/concept/ideology to me. I was giving a lot of question to the preacher that day, hahahha she must be thinking this girl is really difficult :p
So we bid a goodbye after we finished the "pengajian", Novi was coming with me to my board house and I discussed with her about what we just had done. I said to her, I don't like it. I don't like the way they discredit Indonesia, the ideology of our country, I think nothing's wrong with Indonesia's ideology. But Novi seems to be a bit confused, well definitely she didn't has a strong personality like me.
Our second meeting is getting more strange. I suggest maybe we can go to some mosque or something but the preacher said in my room is enough. I feels like getting involved in a secret mission hahahahhaha........we're secretly meet, discussed something in a low voices, okay I had enough with it. So after the meeting I frankly said to Novi, "sorry I want to stop this, if you still want to follow this "pengajian" go ahead, just don't ask me to join, ok?" Novi was just like always, look confuse, don't know what to do, part of her she agree with me, part of her agree with the preacher.
I was trying to leave the group, but Novi was keep calling me and asked me to join her. A lot of excuses I've been using that time, having Karate practise, spending time at my hometown, but she didn't stop annoying me. So then I granted her will to accompany her for the last time. She came to my board house with a boy (new preacher), whoa.......that's pretty interesting hahahaha :D
The boy was quite handsome, not wearing the usual outfit for a Muslim preacher, but he looks pretty well dressed. Just like a cool guy but just not that impressive for me. I'm not a girl who easily falling for a boy, so then we met at the living room of my board house. The discussion were pretty much the same with the first and I hate it. It against my principal of life and I really
don't want to continue that silly brainwashing treatment.
That is my last meeting with the group, I'm pretty sure they're trying to recruit me in many ways but it just failed, I'm not that easy. Novi still keep calling me everytime and I always make an excuse, a lot of excuse.....:D The silly one, the good one any excuses ever came to my mind. And after 3 months I strangled with the calling and excuses, she seems finally given up. And we never meet again until today......
With the major discussion about NII organization these days, I think people who tried to recruit me way back then was this NII. But the recent case a lost women was found back in mental shock condition with a certain look, wearing a "burqa" what I've experienced was not exactly the same. People who tried to brought me "Hijrah" was not that kind of extreme people wearing middle east style outfit. They're practically same as common Indonesian people, not the exclusive one. They're blended in the society so it's hard to differentiate those people from common people. But maybe the formula now and then is different, no idea.
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