You & Dusk
Immutability

On lunch break, Ivan who had just finished his business with the Instructor Lecturer walked to the canteen to fill his stomach which had already given a sign for food isk. “Assalamualaikum Ivan.” Sabri said she greeted Ivan whom she met by accident.

“waalaikumsalam.” The reply.

“tau where?”

“mau to canteen aki.”

“oh yes briefly afternoon do not forget well in the campus mosque.”

“insyaallah Akhi.”

“don't forget to invite Arman.” Sabri.

“later I tell him, instead of you being as good as him.” Reply Ivan.

“iya but it's been a month I haven't seen him.”

“oh yes aki, I'll try to contact him.”

“well. See you then, assalamualaikum.” Said Sabri going away.

“waalaikumsalam.” Reply Ivan.

Ivan continued walking towards the canteen, arriving at the canteen as usual he ordered his favorite yellow rice. “hi Ivan.”

Ivan looked over and saw Dian behind him.

“hi.”

“aku can sit.” Said Dian.

“please.” Reply Ivan.

“Van.. I heard from the other kids you're getting married soon?”

“insyaallah, doain aja.” Reply Ivan relaxed.

“you've changed well Van.”

“alhamdulillah, this is thanks to Hidayah from Allah.”

“you know not, since breaking up from you Van. I learned one thing, it's hard to find love as good as you. I'm so stupid, I..”.

“Dians.. You're not stupid, that idiot is me. I used to love you so much that I couldn't tell the difference between good and bad. But it's the past for me, now it's different and I hope you change too.” Clearly Ivan.

“sorry.. We shouldn't touch.” Reply Ivan took his hand off from Dian's touch.

Dian's expression started to change, she closed her eyes with both palm hands and sounded sobs. “even if you cry here in a loud voice, it won't change anything.” Ivan said he was determined.

“Sorry.. I didn't mean it like this. L'm... I just can't forget you.” Dian got out of the chair and left Ivan.

Ever since they broke up, Ivan has been devastated that he even fell ill. The impact is that the value of college has decreased, even he had wanted to leave college to overcome his heart problem. The weight of his struggle in order to forget the lover he loved first. Until the moment he decided to convert, slowly he was able to control his emotions and eliminate the liver disease.

Especially now that Ivan has a new heart, a heart worship that he considered better because this love of his heart was what then made him know Islam. Although they rarely met, although they are currently not in a relationship, but Ivan really put his heart on him. Currently Ivan is still in the process of getting to know each other with the girl, they are undergoing ta’aruf.

After finishing her meal, Riyal decided to contact Arman.

“assalaminet.. Where else is Man?”

“waalaikumsalam, on campus Van.”

“I want to make sure you go to the science assembly at the campus mosque. Can I not?”

“waduh how well, like I can not Van. Next time deh.”

“oh so, yes udah.”

“iya Van's. Assalamualaikum.”

“waalaikumsalam.”

Since Ivan became a convert, I introduced Ivan to Sabri one of my friends who is also a member of the Campus Propagation Institute. Since then he has studied a lot with Sabri and it seems like he has defeated me in religious studies.

I actually began to study religion, but somehow lately the faith is down. I understand very well the importance of learning what religion is now many people who comment on religion but if traced they only learn religion at school it was learning with the demands of school materials not learning because they want to know truth.

Worse, not a few also commented on religion but never learned about religion in his comments, so he considered religion only curbed and contrary to human rights. This kind of person is called a loud empty barrel.

What I salute Ivan and those who convert is the spirit, they learn because they want to know the truth and not infrequently the religious knowledge of a convert is more than those who are religious from birth.

Religious people from birth like me sometimes behave indifferent or lazy to learn a lesson about religion in his adopted.

Ivan's smartphone sounds, notification sign WA message. He also opened the smartphone and saw it was a message from the parents of the girl who is currently ta’aruf with him.

In the message said that next week his son will give an answer related to the continuation of the process ta’aruf both of them which means next week is the determinant so or not he married the girl.

Ivan smiled, he put his trust in the donkey of God and surrendered. If the two of them are indeed a match then it will definitely be together in a halal bond.

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