Suaramuslim.net – News and information that is currently circulating both in electronic media, print media and online media often brings things that actually warm the heart. Not only does it heat up hearts, but it also creates hostility and division. Apparently we still need to learn from the ants that made King and Prophet Sulayman 'alaihissalam smile. Let's look at the short story from QS An-Naml: 17–19 below:

" And gathered for Solomon his army of jinn, humans and birds and arranged them in an orderly manner (in rows). So when they arrived at the valley of the ants, an ant said: Hey ants, go into your nests, so that you don't get stepped on by Solomon and his soldiers, while they don't realize it. " So he smiled and laughed because (heard) the ant's words. And he prayed: "O my Lord, give me inspiration to remain grateful for Your blessings that You have bestowed on me and my parents and to do good deeds that You approve of; and include me by Your grace among Your righteous servants." (Qs. An Naml: 17–19).

(The leader of) the ants in the story, was heard by Prophet Sulaiman 'alaihissalam giving orders and soothing information, that if an ant was stepped on it was not intentional so there was no need for revenge. From this story the lessons learned are:

  1. There is trust from the leader of the ants towards the leadership of Prophet Sulaiman AS., that he AS. is an unjust king,
  2. If a nation of ants were wronged (trampled on) it would definitely be due to an accident by the troops of Prophet Sulaiman AS., so the ants must be able to forgive this accidental activity.
  3. There is no need to get angry and take revenge on the elephant troops, even though the ant troops might be able to do so, as in the fable of the ants and elephants. Ants are able to make an arrogant elephant lose and bend his knees, by biting the inside of the elephant's ear.

The activities carried out by the ants are a form of the concept of tranquilizing people , namely people who have a calm spirit and are able to calm their followers.  This made Prophet Sulaiman AS. smiled and was grateful for the knowledge he had gained. (QS An Naml: 19). Can we?

Author: Dr Gancar C. Premananto*

*Coordinator of the Master of Management Study Program, FEB, Universitas Airlangga , Surabaya

Source: https://puasmuslim.net/berjiwa-tenang-dan-mampu-menenangkan/

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