The Annuqayah Latee Islamic Boarding School, Sumenep, Madura, East Java, I studied for 8 years, from 2000 to 2008. From this lodge, I did not only learn about halal-haram, makruh-mubah. In that hut, I also learned to live a simple and disciplined time. For me, life in the pesantren is like a moral life laboratory to achieve the simplicity of life.
Simplicity in life has actually been known for a long time. Sufi scholars define “simplicity” with the term zuhud. The principle of zuhud is based on a hadith of the Prophet “ازهد الدنيا الله ازهد ا ايد الناس الناس” (Zuhudlah in matters of the world, then Allah will love you, and zuhudlah from what is owned by humans, then humans will love you).
So with him, the Sufis follow the path of God to achieve simplicity through zuhud. Because of that, there is no doubt that the pesantren that we know until this moment always teach Sufism as a routine study, as in the Annuqayah pesantren, which studies the Ihya Ulumuddin Book three times a week, the Minhajul Abidin Book twice a week, even small books. such as “al-Minahus Saniyah” are also routine studies. All of this is the pesantren’s effort in educating students to learn to live a simple life.
Learning the simplicity of life in a pesantren, for example, can be obtained from looking at the kiai’s lifestyle, from how to dress, how to teach, to navigating the ins and outs of sakinah mawaddah warahmah family life. Therefore, the Kiai in the pesantren environment is the centre of learning from various sides, both organizationally and morally. Thus, Kiai’s movements become a very valuable i’tibar for his students.
Thus, when I was staying in the 2000s, I was reminded of the life of Kiai Ahmad Basyir, who was so simple in his clothes. As I recall, while I was at the Annuqayah pesantren, I could say I had never seen him in colourful clothes. It indicates how simple Kiai’s personality is so that the way he dresses does not appear luxurious.
Likewise, in his daily life, He is very active in reviewing his students, even almost every night; he is used to controlling the students, from filling water in the bathroom, watering flowers, to checking the front yard that is still dirty.
So from there, it appears that he not only teaches simplicity but also teaches discipline for students. The discipline he taught through the method of steadfastness in congregational prayers at all times was never abandoned. As I recall, since he was staying at Annuqayah, he never left the congregational prayer with the students.
Actually, in terms of Kiai Ahmad Basyir’s consistency in congregational prayers, there is a precious lesson for all Latee students. Thus, I once received a will from one of the teachers, namely KH Ahmad Dumairi, the caretaker of the Tanwirul Hija pesantren. He said, “The key to getting blessings at Pondok Latee is only one, which is to be istikamah in congregational prayers for 40 consecutive days.”
Kiai Dumairi’s advice triggered me to achieve steadfastness in congregational prayers for 40 consecutive days. However, it turns out that this practice is challenging to implement. As I recall, during the eight years of my stay, I never completed those 40 days in a row because of various obstacles and obstacles in between illness, sleep, or other barriers.
Therefore, thousands of experiences living in pesantren, ranging from cooking together, sleeping together, reciting together, being a central administrator, going to school together, and jogging together, are precious experiences to shape the personality of students who are disciplined in time, place, and time. Heart. So, in the end, they will become disciplined students.
So this achievement cannot be separated from the role model of the Kiai, who is the centre of life in pesantren, especially in Pondok Pesantren Annuqayah, where I live. May Allah protect Annuqayah until the end of life. Hope it is useful.
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