DOA INDAH MBAH KYAI

Ba'da sholat magrib berjamaah di Mushola Al Muhajirin VIP Loji Bogor Jabar,  ketua DKM meminta waktu, mengajak para jamaah untuk mengirimkan doa dan pembacaan Al-fatihah bagi para pahlawan yang telah gugur meninggalkan kita bertepatan dengan Hari Kemerdekaan Indonesia. Sebuah kepekaan sosial dan nasionalisme terhadap kondisi saat ini. 

Saya yang saat itu menjadi imam sholat magrib berjamaah,  teringat doa Indah yang dibacakan Menteri Agama pada Upacara Bendera 17 Agustus 2021 tadi pagi di Istana Merdeka. Doa tersebut Indah dan berbeda. Bukan doa sapujagat, tetapi doa yang luar biasa dalam maknanya. Doa yang mengangkat asmaul husna sebagai tawasul kepada sang khalik. Memang seperti itulah cara berdoa, jika ingin dikabulkan Sang Maha Pengasih. 

Rasanya belum pernah kita dengar doa seperti itu di saat upacara bendera atau peristiwa penting lainnya di negeri ini. Doa yang indah untuk keselamatan rakyat, pemimpin dan negeri ini.

Doa penuh makna bagi bangsa Indonesia itu naskahnya ditulis oleh KH Mustofa Bisri, tokoh NU yang kaya akan narasi keindahan. Beliau adalah pengasuh Pondok Pesantren Raudlatut Thalibin, Rembang.

Para jamaah sholat magrib termasuk imam, memang tidak sepiawai Sang Kyai dalam merangkai kata. Tapi kami ikhlas berdoa bagi para pahlawan dan keselamatan negeri ini. 

Salam takzim, buat Mbah Kyai, para jamaah serta seluruh rakyat yang berdoa hari ini. Semoga Allah mengabulkan doa dan permohonan bangsa ini.

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Inilah Doanya

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim.. Ya Allah, ya Tuhan kami,

Wahai Keindahan yang menciptakan sendiri segala yang indah,

Wahai Pencipta yang melimpahkan sendiri segala anugerah,

Wahai Maha pemurah yang telah menganugerahi kami negeri sangat indah dan bangsa yang menyukai keindahan,

Ya Allah yang telah memberi kami kemerdekaan yang indah,

Demi nama-nama agungMu yang maha indah

Demi sifat-sifat suciMu yang maha indah

Demi ciptaan-ciptaanMu yang serba indah

Anugerahilah kami, pemimpin-pemimpin kami, dan bangsa kami

kepekaan menangkap dan mensyukuri keindahan anugerahMu.

Keindahan merdeka dan kemerdekaan

Keindahan hidup dan kehidupan

Keindahan manusia dan kemanusiaan

Keindahan kerja dan pekerjaan

Keindahan sederhana dan kesederhanaan

Keindahan kasih sayang dan saling menyayang

Keindahan kebijaksanaan dan keadilan

Keindahan rasa malu dan tahu diri

Keindahan hak dan kerendahan hati

Keindahan tanggung jawab dan harga diri.

Anugerahilah kami, pemimpin-pemimpin kami, dan bangsa kami

kemampuan mensyukuri nikmat anugerahMu dalam sikap-sikap indah yang Engkau ridlai

Selamatkanlah jiwa-jiwa kami dari noda-noda yang mencoreng keindahan martabat kami.

Pimpinlah kami, pemimpin-pemimpin kami, dan bangsa kami

ke jalan indah menuju cita-cita indah kemerdekaan kami.

Kuatkanlah lahir batin kami untuk melawan godaan keindahan-keindahan imitasi yang menyeret diri-diri kamidari keindahan sejati kemanusiaan dan kemerdekaan kami.

Merdekakanlah kami dari belenggu penjajahan apa saja selain Allah termasuk diri kami sendiri.

Yaa Nuuru, Wahai Maha Cahya

di atas segala cahya,

Pancarkanlah cahyaMu di mata dan pandangan kami

Pancarkanlah cahyaMu di telinga dan pendengaran kami

Pancarkanlah cahyaMu di mulut dan perkataan kami

Pancarkanlah cahyaMu di hati dan keyakinan kami

Pancarkanlah cahyaMu di pikiran dan sikap kami

Pancarkanlah cahyaMu di kanan dan kiri kami

Pancarkanlah cahyaMu di atas dan bawah kami

Pancarkanlah cahyaMu di dalam diri kami

Pancarkanlah cahyaMu yaa Maha Cahya

Agar kami dapat menangkap keindahan ciptaanMu dan meresapinya

dapat menangkap keindahan anugerahMu dan mensyukurinya

dapat menangkap keburukan jalan sesat setan dan menghindarinya

Pancarkanlah cahyaMu, ya Maha Cahya

Agar kami dapat menangkap keindahan kebenaran dan mengikutinya

dapat menangkap keburukan kebatilan dan menjauhinya

Agar kami dapat menangkap keindahan kejujuran dan menyerapnya 

dapat menangkap keburukan kebohongan dan mewaspadainya

Pancarkan CahyaMu, ya Maha Cahya

Sirnakan dan jangan sisakan sekelumit pun kegelapan di batin kami.

Ya Allah, kami berdoa dengan menyebut nama-nama indahMu, seperti yang Engkau perintahkan; maka kabulkanlah doa kami, seperti yang Engkau janjikan.

Smesco Leads Way in Moving Small Business Online

Jakarta Globe: The Internet has revolutionized the way we do businesses. In Jakarta, for example, gone are the days we have to haggle over prices for motorbike taxi drivers, known locally as ojek. With a single click of our gadgets, an ojek can arrive at our doorsteps — and with a fresh hairnet and mask.

Online shops are also growing like mushrooms during the rainy season these days. Each of them offers unique merchandise at competitive prices. Some even offer cash-on-delivery payment options, making it much easier and more convenient for us to shop.

Seeing this up-and-coming trend, the Smesco Indonesia Company (Smesco), a public service agency under the Ministry of Cooperatives and SMEs, is also upgrading.

The agency, which is aimed at developing and promoting Indonesia's SMEs, currently manages over 1,800 small-to-medium enterprises from all over the archipelago. Currently, the agency actively offers e-commerce trainings and facilities to its members.

At a recent press conference, the Jakarta Globe caught up with Atajudin Nur, who heads the business division at the ministry's SMEs marketing services agency.

Atajudin, who has been in charge of Smesco for about three years, discussed the necessity of Internet technology for today's businesses, as well as the government's commitment and support to grow Indonesia's small-to-medium businesses.

What is the role of Smesco in developing and promoting Indonesia's small-to-medium enterprises?

We offer expansive halls to display the products of our members at our office at the SME Tower [on Jakarta's Jalan Gatot Subroto]. Besides that, we also provide trainings and workshops to develop the businesses of our members. We also introduce international buyers to our members and do some business-matching sessions. All of our facilities and trainings can be used without additional charges for our members.

How can you become a member?

Just come to our office and bring samples of your products. We have a curatorial board that determines whether your products would be suitable for Smesco.

What kind of products does Smesco usually look for?

We look for products that are unique and cannot be found in other countries, so that the international guests visiting Smesco will be interested to buy and bring them to their home country. The products should also be well made with high-quality materials.

How many visitors do you usually have at Smesco?

Well, that depends. On weekends, we can get as many as 4,000 visitors per day. And most visiting state-guests are usually scheduled to visit Smesco.

How does the Internet era affect Smesco's members?

Internet is getting very important these days. As we all know, Internet accelerates the spread of information, facilitates communication and creates new business opportunities. According to our survey, SMEs that use the Internet, in their promotion or trade, grow twice as fast as those that don't.

How many Smesco members are Internet-savvy?

Most of them aren't. And that's why we provide regular trainings on e-commerce, twice a month, for all our member. Sometimes, we invite representatives from big [Internet] companies, such as Google and Facebook to give tutorials to our members.

Do you also work together with local marketplaces to promote the products of your members?

Yes, we do. Currently, we work together with Blibli.com and Bhinneka.com to showcase the products of our members. And we also have our own marketplace at Smescotrade.com, which was launched mid last year.

Is the marketplace reserved for the members of Smesco? What kind of products does it offer?

Yes, it's only for our members. It offers all the products, which are currently being displayed at the SME Tower, including fashion, furniture and handicrafts. Our website also supports credit card and e-wallet payments.

Fantastic. How does it go so far?

It's been great. More than 1,000 people visit our marketplace each day. About 70 percent of them are locals and 30 percent of them are people living abroad. Our members also report an increase of sales, some as much as threefold.

How much sales is the Smesco targetting this year?

Rp 50 billion ($3.5 million), which is a 10 percent increase from last year. So far, [our actual sales] have always exceeded our targets.

What do you think of the upcoming integration of Association of Southeast Asian Nations markets through the Asean Economic Community ? Would it pose a threat to Indonesia's SMEs?

It would definitely be a threat to local SMEs that don't continuously improve themselves. And that's why we've been aggressively giving capacity-building workshops to our members to improve their products' quality, design and packaging. We've also been facilitating the registration of the intellectual property [IP] rights of our members since January this year.

In your opinion, what are the main weaknesses of Indonesia's SMEs?

Most of them do business [only] to fulfill their daily needs. Once they have achieved [that goal], they’ll become complacent and don't want to grow any further. If they persist with such a mindset, sooner or later, they will fall behind their competitors.

What would you suggest to would-be entrepreneurs out there?

Do your research. Study what’s currently needed by the market and then create your product as the solution. If you do it the other way around, it would take a long time for you to succeed in the business world.

And which business field is the most lucrative right now?

Many international buyers are eyeing our agro industry. They're interested in our basil, celery and strawberries.

By: Sylviana Hamdani | on 4:56 PM September 06, 2015

Category: Life & Style, Community

UKM Diimbau Segera Mengurus HAKI Produknya

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Kepala Divisi Bisnis Lembaga Layanan Pemasaran Koperasi dan UKM, Kementerian Koperasi dan UKM Atajudin Nur mengatakan, ada banyak produk asli Indonesia yang diklaim milik negara lain. Di antaranya kerajinan perak di Bali, batik, bahkan tempe pernah diklaim negara lain sebagai milik mereka.

Karena itu, dia mengimba Usaha Kecil Menengah (UKM) yang belum memiliki sertifikat Hak Atas Kekayaan Intelektual (HAKI) atas produknya harus segera membuatnya. "Memang pengetahuan pentingnya HAKI di kalangan UKM masih kurang, kebanyakan yang membuka usaha pendidikannya di bawah sarjana," katanya, Sabtu, (16/4).

Oleh karena itu, Atajudin mengatakan, pengetahuan mereka soal HAKI dinilai masih rendah. Mereka sering berpikir yang penting produksinya jalan dan bisa berjualan. 

Makanya pemerintah saat ini menggerakan wirausaha pemula. Wirausahwan pemula ini, sejak mahasiswa dilatih berwirausaha dan diberi pengetahuan soal HAKI. Sehingga jika lulus nanti sudah siap jadi pengusaha yang berwawasan internasional.

Renungan UKM

M A A F

Kadang kita berpikir, dengan memberi maaf,
kita telah memberi sesuatu kepada orang lain.

Padahal tidak.
Saat memberi maaf, justru kita memberi sesuatu kepada diri sendiri.

Dengan memberi maaf, kita terbebas dari beban dendam, benci, marah, dengki, egois, dan sedih

Ingat!
Hidup ini akan terasa indah jika ada maaf diantara kita.
Karena kadang kala
Mata salah melihat,
Mulut salah berucap,
Kaki salah melangkah,
Dan hati salah menduga.

Padahal pelajaran hidup itu untuk mencapai kedamaian hati.

Karenanya
Jika aku adalah butiran debu yang mengotori hatimu, biarkanlah angin meniupku.
Dan jika aku adalah udara di sekitarmu, biarkanlah aku menjadi teman penyejuk hatimu.

Gatsu 94,2015

Puisi UKM

TUHAN, AJARI AKU CINTA

Ajari aku cinta
Agar aku bisa bersabar
Menemukan muhrim yang benar

Ajari aku cinta
Agar aku bisa bertahan
Menjaga kemuslimahanmu

Ajari aku cinta
Agar terhindar sentuhan haram
Agar terangkat derajat keimanan kita

Ajari aku cinta
Seperti makhluk Allah yang selalu berdzikir

Ku ingin memilikimu karena Tuhanku
Ku ingin memilikimu agar aku bisa menjadi imam yang benar
Ku ingin memilikimu untuk bersama meniti jalan kemuliaan