Tragedi 2015: Ramadhan Berduka

Tulisan ini saya posting disini tepat hari ulang tahun ke 61 saya, 18 Desember 2025. Seperti yang saya bilang, saya sudah memaafkan, tapi saya tidak dapat melupakan.

Hari ini karir Mulaman Hadad meroket lagi jadi pengawas Danantara, sementara Syakir Sula semakin menguap. Kedua orang ini yang menyebabkan saya tidak bisa promosi dari golongan 5 ke golongan 6 di OJK gara-gara saya dianggap biang keladi gagalnya Syakir Sula masuk BPH DSN.  Padahal Syakir sudah direkomen Muliaman Hadad ke KH Maruf Amin, ketua DSN saat itu (2015). Semua teman di DSN tahu bahwa saya hanya juru bicara dari teman-teman yang tidak setuju Syakir Sula masuk jadi anggota BPH-DSN. Hal itu karena sepak terjangnya yang tidak terpuji ( mencuri modul fiqih muamalah di LPPI, membuat statement mewakili DSN, mencuri tulisan orang lain untuk buku yang diterbitkannya, terlibat dalam mismanajemen perusahaan Yusuf Mansur dll).

Dengan Syakir Sula, saya sering bertemu pada forum Pleno DSN maupun Ijtima Sanawi. Tapi saya tetap istiqamah, saya menganggapnya tidak ada. Demikian juga orang-orang BPH yang mengusulkan pemakzulan saya dari BPH DSN melalui Anwar Basori pada 2017, yaitu Adiwarman Karim dan Jaih Mubarok.

Dengan lulusnya saya pada sertifikasi manajemen risiko level 4, 5 dan 6 dalam jangka 2 bulan ada nuansa yang tercipta bahwa para anggota DSN tidak punya kompetensi menjadi DPS, kecuali yang sudah lulus BSMR.

Wallahu A'lam

You Never Be Alone

Sometimes we feel as if we were walking alone. Nobody is there to ask for a help. Suddenly a feeling of sad and hopeless comes up. The questions are then hovering in the head, such as why there is no one to give a hand, why those who just sell the face who get , and so on. 

I myself, have already chosen my own way. So I should be ready to walk alone. My principles are Never give up to any situation and always trust to Allah. Never become a beggar, asking for help from everyone,  here and there. Never promise anything to anyone since the promise will be a debt. Just work hard in silent and let the other people talk about it. Be self discipline so it will become role model for others. Make the word realized into action so our word become strong in front of evryone.

The time will prove our effort. 

Almamur, Cikarang Barat, August 2023

Misconception of Ijarah Multijasa

Ijarah Multijasa was introduced as banking product as early as 2004 when an Islamic Banking Unit of a conventional bank received an approval from National Sharia Board (Dewan Syariah Nasional-DSN) - the Indonesian Council of Ulama (Majelis Ulama Indonesia -MUI).

Ijarah Multijasa was originally developed from  demand for 3 kinds of financing; religious tour, education and wedding ceremony. Later it includes health financing and manpower as well.

Whither PII?

A short message came into my mobile phone stating: "Rendered in peace to Illahi Rabbi, Prof. Anton Timur Djaelani, today, Sunday 15th February 2009. He will be buried in his tranquil village Tasikmalaya." Anyone who is and was member of Indonesian Muslims Students' Association (IMSA or PII in bahasa, stands for Pelajar Islam Indonesia) would be certainly feel condolence by the news. Why not?

Prof. Anton is one of founding fathers of PII, along with his friends; Yoesdi Ghazali, Ibrahim Zarkasyi, and Amin Syahri. He is the last among the four, and God blessed him with a long age (80 years), witnessing many social changes, including the ones simmering within PII, the organization that he established 56 years ago. May Allah accept his deeds, forgive his mistakes and place him in His best side.

Now, whart next? Should PII also passed away with the demise of its founding fathers? After its glorious age in 1960s, where PII and HMI -backed by outrageous military,  topple flambouyant President Soekarno with their street parliament, PII seems to redefine its position among Indonesian society. During Soeharto era (1966-88) which has military tendency in exercising its power, the role of PII is decreasing into minimum level.

Hypocricy in Profession

A week a go my friend called for a chat. We finally met in a mosque. Unlike before, he came with a very serious face and his usual smile almost totally lost.
"What's up man?"

"I never understand people can stay away from his psychological situation where faith has become part of his job."
"What do you mean? "
"How can a religious man, a pious man in a mosque, graduate from an Islamic university, considered as ustaz, but when he works, as if no value is needed to achieve his goals. He will do anything at all cost, including cheating and decieving."
"Well... normally this people has specific goal in his work, especially position. If his performance is not good he will create image as if it is as good as expected. Or, he will claim other people's work."
"Do you think an ustaz can do that?"
"Well... ustaz is also human being. They eat and drink like us, so they may have similar passion"
"....."
(He falls silent  and speechless)

Baitul Ihsan
August 2019

After Two and Half Years

It has been 30 months after the execution of big choice. The choice itself is already taken 360 days before the execution, during which all of us, who are in the secondment program, suffer most from being "outsider" mistreatment. No out-of-office assignment, no structural position, no invitation for gathering. We are like "Sudra-class people" after marking "return to old institution" choice, which will be implemented one year afterwards. 350 people out of one thousand seconded employees chose to go back to their initial employer and do not want to be lured by temptation of promises, like promotion and salary increase.

The Problem of Being Low-level Manager

Today an invitation comes to my desk. It is from National Sharia Board (in which I am one of its Executive Committee, also its founding member) who will have its Tenth Annual Meeting on the following days.
National Sharia Board is an autonomous body under Indonesian Council of Ulama that is entrusted with issuing fatwa on Islamic financial product and transaction, and posting Sharia Supervisory Board in Islamic bank.