Dalam Mihrab Cinta

‘Dalam Mihrab Cinta’ Publisher Republika and Basmala Islamic Boarding School. A novel entitled 'Dalam Mihrab Cinta’ is the newest Islamic novel by one of my favorite authors, Habiburahman El-Shirazy - or Kang Abik - after the previous novel Ayat-ayat Cinta, Pudarnya Pesona Cleopatra, and Ketika Cinta Bertasbih. As for other creations which form an Islamic stories entitled Ketika Cinta Berbuah Surga and Di Atas Sajadah Cinta, they were published around June 2007 at the Jakarta Book Fair event in Jakarta Istora. Basically, the book is not a novel such as those described in previous novels. That book consists of three novelettes. Third novelettes consisted of three stories: 1) Takbir Cinta Zahrana, 2) Dalam Mihrab Cinta, and 3) Mahkota Cinta.

Although the book consists of three stories, between the story and the other one has the same conclusion at the end of the story. The conclusion is the author wants the novel invites the reader to always be positive thinking, attempt or endeavor, patience, trust, and of course cast all his business only to Allah when we do what we try and we wish. More than that, the author would like to invite its readers to always have hopes and ideals to be realized. Therefore, in every books of Kang Abik, he always puts under the big title with the phrase ‘A Novel of Life Builders’ (Novel Pembangun Jiwa).

It's true. Every time we read his books we will always be invited and feel motivated by him through his books. For example in a novelette entitled 'Takbir Cinta Zahrana’. In this story, the author tells about a beautiful woman named Zahrana. She is a woman who prioritizes education or science. With her love of science, it is no wonder if she taught as a lecturer at a university in Central Java after completing her master. However, with all her advantages, there’s one thing less and makes her parents definitely sad. She still has no the desire to get married. Until one time someone asked her to marry, but unfortunately the man didn’t conform as her choice. Because her choice is a man who has a better religious quality than her. However, she is unyielding and not easy to despair. Because of that, she’s diligently trying to get closer again to our creator by tahajud, hajat, and istikharah praying. And praise be to Allah, after going through the various obstacles, pray of hers was granted surprisingly. It turned out that her husband is a student who she taught.

The same thing happened to two other stories that are ‘Dalam Mihrab Cinta' and ‘Mahkota Cinta'. So it obviously shows how Kang Abik invites the readers to have a spirit of sailing the ocean of life. And very appropriate if the novel be the best seller with positive category. As an introduction of ‘Dalam Mihrab Cinta’, Kang Abik will make the romance more specific. It has been taken to the Indonesian Film Industry and one of novelettes, Dalam Mihrab Cinta, will be launched first at Cinema on December 23, 2010.  It’s just a few days away, and I won’t miss it.

Vocabularies:

• Novelette : a short novel, which is not usually very serious and often about romance. 
• Attempt : when you try to do something, especially something difficult. 
• Endeavor : an attempt to do something.
• Unyielding : completely unwilling to change a decision, opinion, demand, etc. 
• Obstacle : something that blocks you to that movement, going forward or action are prevented or made more difficult. 
• Granted : used to mean 'if you accept' something.