Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Al-Quran took me a Mobile World

H. Muammar Z.A.

Melodious voice in reciting the Quran, drove him to various corners of the earth. Starting from the slopes of mountains, valleys, canyons, up to several major cities of the world, even into the Kaaba. Reflexion voice floated, ranging from under simple tents, open fields, until the king's palace.

The night has just started, when a male figure who still looks young to climb the stage and sat in chairs provided. After greeting a low voice tends hoarse, slender man began reading ta'awudz and basmalah. With eyes half closed, slowly, he began to put in steady holy verses of Al-Quran with bayati rhythm, opening song qiraah a low-key.

Slowly but surely it voices rise, sometimes high-pitched, long rebound. In front of him, hundreds of people like spellbound, mesmerized listening to chant his voice rise and fall mengirama, like waves one after another the waves approached the beach. Quite often, each time the strains of his voice paused for breath, dozens of heads, as realized from hypnotism, immediately shook his head in amazement.

He was "a legend". Although Musabaqah Tilawatil Quran regularly held at the share level, yet there is nothing like it. Almost all Indonesian Muslims, especially in rural areas, if asked who is most famous Qari in Indonesia, the answer must ust H. Muammar Z.A.

Her voice is melodious as well as the beauty of rhythm in reciting the Qur'an was so famous. This excess also drove him to various corners of the earth. Starting from the villages on the slopes of mountains, valleys and canyon edge, down to several major cities of the world, and even drove him into the Kaaba. Reflexion distinctive voice floated, ranging from under simple tents, open fields, until the king's palace. He assesses the palace of King penah Hasanah Bolkiah, his lordship's palace Agong of Malaysia, to the palace of the kings in the Arabian Peninsula.

Beginning in July, Once Upon visiting this Pemalang men born in his home in front of the Masjid Al-Ittihad, the number Kebon Jeruk, West Jakarta. Father of four sons and one daughter was speaking with crisp, fresh laughter interspersed.

Naik Stretcher
"I was lucky to village children around the world, can take your lessons when pilgrims wukuf in Padang Arafah and during the night in Mina. In fact, in 1981, I was given the opportunity to enter into the Kaaba, "he said emotion. "Wow, did not imagine before. In the Kaaba I can only bowed, weeping. I do not dare to lift her face and looked at the ceiling. "

More than 25 years, Muammar traveling, travel which he said is very exciting. In the invitation to attend assesses, he never tried a variety of vehicles, ranging from a private plane, commercial planes, limousines, motorcycle taxi, until a stretcher. Mountainous terrain of West Java, he said, the most frequently made ditandu. While the interior of Borneo dirambahnya with glotok, mini motorcycle taxi boat capable of reaching the small rivers in the countryside.

One time, her story, she was invited to take your lessons at several places in the area of Garut. Qari who still continue to search dozens of tapes of this person travel-Bandung-Garut-Singajaya article is a four-wheeled vehicles. But the next trip up and down the mountain should be gone through with a motorcycle taxi, and finally walk down the path.

Fatigue after a long journey, finally Muammar no longer able to walk. Committee to escort took the initiative to hire villagers to menandunya arrived in the study. After walking for four hours, he had arrived. And that made his spirits rise again, it turns out, hundreds of attendees still faithfully waiting for his presence.

"Up in the study twelve o'clock, I immediately take your lessons," recalls pangasuh Umm Al-Qura Islamic School, Cipondoh, this. "Done assesses, at half past two, we went down. Up in the town of Garut seven-thirty in the morning. "

Not once or twice a trip like that dilakoninya. Not long ago, for the umpteenth time, Muammar invitation to attend a southern Cianjur, Cikendir area, which also must be passed by on foot for hours on muddy trail. Return, he was exhausted. And finally, again, ditandu.
He was never picking a place or Invitor. For him, for a time, and his physical condition allowed, he would be happy to attend. From koceknya he paid about 500 thousand to the guides.

"My intention was not berkhidmah," said Muammar with humility. "Palace, I went. Any remote village, I visited. "

He believes, he could hold lessons. And lasting as her career continues today, among others, thanks to the prayers of the people who live in remote villages and mountains that they had ever attended. "They were really sincere, kind and honest," he said sincerely.

"Imagine, for attending my instruction, they would have to walk tens of kilometers. There are even carrying supplies and a stove, and cook in the trips. "

In the course of this berkhidmah Similarly, Muammar never experienced a traffic accident in Cirebon area by the year 1990. Her car was crushed and he was badly injured. Long enough he should stay in the hospital. That's when Muammar feel closeness with the clergy who took turns to visit him. Did not learn his lesson, after recovering he returned to explore corners of the country, to sing the word-the word of God.

Since Young
Although it still looks quite young, ust Muammar this year at the age of 51 years. He was born in Hamlet Pamulihan, Warungpring, District Hopefully, about 40 kilometers south of capital city Pemalang District, of the pair H. Asyikin and Hj Zainal. Mu'minatul Afifah, scholars and community leaders in her village. Muammar is the seventh child of ten siblings. However, only nine are still alive. Later, her brother, Imron Rosyadi ZA, also followed in his footsteps into the national Qari after menjuara MTQ. Youngest brother, Istianah, has now become one of the regional House of Yogyakarta.

Muammar know qiraah since young. He came from a family Qari. Dad and his brothers known melodious voice. The father is a functionary in the village mosque, which each end of the night chanting tarhiman, invocation and the blessing to wake the people to establish Subuh prayer.

As a child, she, with her friends, learn the art of reading the Quran from another friend who is greater, the chance to master some of the songs. In addition to qiraah Muammar began avid, serious study of her sister, Masykuri ZA But since her sister lived in a boarding school quite far from his village, a new lesson will be increased if Masykuri come home when the holidays.
However Muammar talent began to appear. In 1962, he won the MTQ Pemalang district level to the level of the children, representing his school.

"At that time I was still wearing shorts when assesses, he he he," recalled Muammar.
Around the early '60s, the voice and the song was already good, although still limited to rote letter. He has started to be invited to recite at events or pengantinan waging in his neighborhood. And the funny thing, the verse that reads it-that's all. When her brother came home from boarding school, then rote verse and song increases.

After SD, Muammar had nyantri in Kaliwungu, Kendal, before proceeding to the PGA in Yogyakarta. PGA finished, he had also studied in IAIN Sunan Kalijaga, Yogyakarta. In the City Gudeg, he continued playing their role in the field of art of reading the Qur'an. Muammar follow MTQ DIY provincial level held by the Radio Voice Jokja 1967. He successfully won the first prize for the level of teenagers. Subsequent years, Muammar follow again and again the champion. That same year, he represented the national level MTQ DIY participate in Senayan youth level, but he has not won.

Since then, Muammar become regular customers at the DIY contingent of National MTQ, 1972, 1973, and so on. In 1979, he was even elected to the Indonesian contingent in a haflah, a sort of international MTQ, which was held in Mecca. First national title in the MTQ reach Banda Aceh in 1981. This time he represented the executive. Muammar who was then studying at the University of Al-Quran Sciences (PTIQ), Ciputat, get the gift of a television. The Provincial Government of DKI itself and then gives an additional bonus prize, the Hajj.

However, unlike a career in singing field, in education Muammar admitted less successful. His lectures on living PTIQ thesis is not completed. At that time, said the Qari, there is a rather abrupt change in regulations. If the original essay exam requirement was five juz memorized the Quran, was suddenly transformed into 30 chapters.
"Well, I'm not ready," said Muammar honest. Nevertheless, unique, after becoming a national champion and international Qari, he actually asked to teach there.

No abstinence
Asked about the secret of his voice, the husband was seriously Syarifah Nadiya says it does not have any secret recipes. "In things like that, I tend to be rationalists," said Muammar. "I did not really believe in begituan things, like not allowed to eat this and that, should be enough sleep, or having to sleep at this hour. In fact, I rarely slept pretty, let alone eleven today I always go home early. "

He also admitted, though once the bandwagon once tried, did not dare go gurah. "I do not dare to come," he said. "Especially the baseball clearly. Because, one-one actually damaging the vocal cords. If it's just a relief, probably yes. But if forced off his throat was so last nerve, do you even so the disease, he he he. "Actually, Muammar said, if you understand the correct procedures and apply wudu, it also has become gurah. For example when istinsyaq, putting water into the nose and pulled back hard.

Alluded to how the tricks to keep the voice, Qari ever been invited to take your lessons in the palace of the lord Hasanah Agong of Malaysia and Sultan Bolkiah, Brunei, was admitted just surrender themselves to God. "My intention would ngaji lillaahi ta'ala, 'O God, help me'." But certainly, every waking he always do warming up, warming, with rengeng-rengeng, mumbling tones recitations. Likewise, when it will take your lessons. He thinks this is important, to avoid shock.

Unlike many singers who have a taboo, especially food and beverage, Muammar eat almost all foods and drinks that he liked. In fact, his favorite food is sambel, fresh vegetable and dried fish, which must always be at the table eating.

"I just make sure, when I want the Koran, the condition of my body fit," he said, sharing recipes. 'Just then, the most important key is to take your lessons with sincerity and feeling happy.

For Muammar, assesses the sincerity and the pleasure it becomes its own entertainment and enjoyment. So, not surprisingly, each time reciting the holy verses of the Koran, he looked so much fun. Sometimes his eyes half closed, as he shook his head. "Basically I listen to myself, because basically I like." That, he says, allows him to recite at least half an hour, when in town. "Because they do not often see me. But if outside the city, especially outside Java, I get an hour, even more. "

In one day he usually take your lessons at three to four places. In some places, he also lectured occasionally, usually if mubalignya not come. It also assesses the bringing to his beloved wife, when the idol heart whom he married in 1984 was sitting in the committees of a study on Kemanggisan. Fruit marriage with a woman bled Aceh has now been partially adolescence.
Lia Fardizza, eldest daughter who never learn to Qari Sheikh Abdul al-Mishri Kholil, Qari of State's Pyramid, is now stepping on third semester at the London School, majoring in English. Since kindergarten, Lia was infatuated with the international language, visible from his hobby of reading comic books in English. Later he was also fond of singing Western songs. Not surprisingly, the dialect spoken, according to Muammar, tends to America.

His sons, Ahmad Al-Banna Syauqi, now sits in third grade of high school, Adib al-Hashim Husnul second grade junior high school, Raihan Al-Bazzi, 4th grade, and the youngest Yua'yyan Ammar Al-Dani, third grade elementary school. Among five children, three of whom had inherited the beauty of the voice of the father is, Lia, Raihan, and Ammar. However, because of time constraints and busy Muammar, he acknowledges, the potential for their child's untapped.

According to him, Qari good it must have a good voice, a deep breath, tenure track, and good dialect. And, forming a dialect is not easy. The Javanese, for example, would be quite difficult to say the letter ba 'correctly. He himself admitted long enough to learn the dialect of Al-Quran with attention-Qari Qari dialects of Egyptian, Arabic and other Middle East regions.

A good local Qari, according Muammar, usually originating from the pesantren Al-Quran Qari coincidence is also a qualified nanny. This is because the kiai usually have qiraah completeness of science and sensibility, it also comes with learning qiraahnya tajwid science, makharijul letters (pronunciation of the letter the Koran science), dzauq (taste the language), and so forth.

From Rural
Because of that, since four years Muammar begin construction of a boarding school in the area Cipondoh, called Umm Al-Qura. Because of a Qari, he aspires to spread this tradition through pesantrennya qiraah this, as a contribution to the nation. "If God permits," said Muammar, "I want to print-Muammar Muammar new." Through the same institution, he expects, the art of reading the Quran will again be loved and admired by Muslims.

Muammar aspire to build a comprehensive educational institution, starting from kindergarten, elementary, junior high through high school who has a plus value, the Quran. He expects to equip santrinya completeness sciences with the Qur'an, both tajwid, qiraah, the basics of interpretation, as well as his Tahfidz (Al-Quran recitation). At the very least, the target finish elementary school or junior high school the students will be able to read the Qur'an fluently, good and true.

"Especially with the environment in which Islamic boarding schools, at least they'll have a grip of life."
In the early stages, had built a mosque, reading room, and two dormitory buildings. In the future he wants to build a formal school first and then will diasramakan. However, because of limited funds, while this development is hampered Umm Al-Qura Islamic School.

July 22 was held yesterday in Gorontalo Selection Tilawatil Quran national level. However, unlike in the decade of the 80s, four-yearly event held to recruit new seeds and qariah Qari and penghafal and preachers-based Al-Quran was apparently no longer has resonance.
"Lately, deepen the spirit of art to read the Quran in our society is indeed a tendency to decrease," said Qari ever asked to read the Quran when wukuf in Padang Arafah. "Moreover, a love of the Quran."

"Lately, the attention of people, especially young people, more devoted to the music contests that are more compelling," said 51-year-old leader was upset. "While the MTQ, the packaging was never changed." He missed, MTQ forward gereget and will have great resonance, like on-time period first.

Furthermore, optimizing the role of Muammar also expect an official institution established to develop the art of reading the Quran, Quran Tilawatil Development Institute. Ideally, these institutions are not only busy towards the implementation of STQ or MTQ, or solicit the materials so, but intensively and consistently explore and develop our seed from the hamlet level. "During this time, not just recitations champions emerged from many rural areas, whose economies have barely adequate.

Muammar ZA

H. Zainal Muammar Asyikin (born in Pemalang, 1955) was a hafiz (penghafal Al-Qur'an) and Qari (singer Al-Quran) from Indonesia who is widely known internationally. He never won the MTQ national and international level in the 1980s. Record the reading (recitations) Qur'an did a duet together with H. Chumaidi until now very popular and considered a breakthrough in the way of presentation recitations.

He was the seventh child of ten siblings (only nine who reached adult) children, H. couples Asyikin and Hj Zainal. Mu'minatul Afifah, who is also religious leaders in her village. His younger brother, Imron Rosyadi ZA, also followed in his footsteps into the national Qari after menjuara MTQ; while his youngest brother, Istianah, become one member of parliament in this research.

Muammar ZA married to an Acehnese and blessed with a daughter and four sons. Since 2002 he founded the Umm Al-Qura Islamic School in Cipondoh, Tangerang, one of which is to achieve his goal scoring qariah Qari and international quality.

Dedication as ever make it through thick forests of Borneo, the valley in West Java, to the palace of Sultan of Brunei and even allowed into the building the Kaaba.

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