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Inspirasi Story - What is Alfiyah?
Alfiyah Ibn Malik was widely
accepted by students of Arabic grammar, and they were keen to memorize and
explain it more than other grammatical texts, due to its organization, ease of
use, and conciseness of grammatical and morphological rules, with a precise
arrangement of grammatical topics, and precise citation of each of them.
Recitation of 4 baits from Alfiyah
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ هُوَ ابْنُ
مَالِك …أَحْمَدُ
رَبِّي اللهَ خَيْرَ مَالِكِ
مُصَلِّياً عَلَى النَّبيِّ
الْمُصْطفَى… وآلِهِ المُسْتكْمِلِينَ الشَّرَفَا
وَأَسْتعِينُ اللهَ فِي
ألْفِيَّهْ……مَقَاصِدُ النَّحْوِ بِهَا مَحْوِيَّهْ
تُقَرِّبُ الأقْصى بِلَفْظٍ
مُوجَزِ……وَتَبْسُطُ الْبَذْلَ بِوَعْدٍ مُنْجَزِ
ابْنُ مَالِكٍ
بَدَأَ بِحَمْدِ اللهِ وَالصَّلَاةِ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ
لِأَنَّ
الْعِلْمَ نُورٌ، وَالنُّورُ مِنَ اللهِ لَا يُبَارَكُ
فِيهِ إِلَّا بِشُكْرِ اللهِ
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He reminds us: every learn must
begin with remembering Allah.
In math, we learn about
rules and numbers.
For example, 2 + 4 = 6.
If one number changes,
the result is wrong.
In language, it’s the
same.
If we change one
harakat, the meaning changes completely.
For example,
“زَيْدٌ ضَرَبَ
عَمْرًا”
means Zaid hit Amr,
but “زَيْدًا ضَرَبَ
عَمْرٌ”
means Amr hit Zaid.
See? One small change —
big difference!
So, that’s wrong!
That’s why both Alfiyah
and Mathematics teach us the same thing:
Be careful, be
consistent, keep balance, and respect the rules.
Because order is part of
knowledge, and knowledge is part of faith.
In the Qur’an, Allah
also speaks about balance.
Allah says in Surah
Ar-Rahman, verses 7–8:
“And He has raised the
sky and set the balance,
so do not transgress in
the balance.”
It means Allah made
balance in everything —
in the sky, in language,
in numbers, in the earth, and in our life.
In conclusion,
From Alfiyah, we learn the balance of words.
From Mathematics, we learn the balance of logic and mind.
From the Qur’an, we learn the balance of life and faith.
Knowledge is not only in books.
But, it’s in our heart, in our actions, and in our balance.