From Yogja to Malang: Sholawat Asghil a Prayer Against Injustice
IN Jakarta, during my commute back home, I often listen to the radio to pass the time. The radio station I frequently tune in to is Rasil 720AM. It’s quite simple; my office hours usually end around or after Maghrib (evening prayer), and Rasil 720AM offers many soothing religious lectures and sholawat recitations.
One sholawat that I remember being played quite often is Sholawat Asghil. Typically, it follows the recitation of the Maghrib or Isha adhan (call to prayer). Rasil would play several verses from the Quran along with their translations, followed by beautiful poetry extolling the virtues of prayer, and finally, Sholawat Asghil.
Hearing it so frequently, I eventually memorized it by heart, and it often echoed in my subconscious mind. Little did I know that Sholawat Asghil would become a “mandatory” sholawat for the volunteers of the Anies Baswedan and Muhaimin Iskandar (AMIN) campaign. This sholawat is nearly always recited during gatherings of AMIN’s volunteer masses, whether attended by the AMIN pair themselves or not.
Before joining Gus Imin (Muhaimin Iskandar), Sholawat Asghil was already frequently recited by Anies Baswedan’s volunteers. Scholars and Islamic boarding schools sympathetic to Anies Baswedan had already made it a habit to recite this sholawat during their events.
Anies Baswedan first recited it with volunteers during an event at the Kekayon Museum in Yogyakarta on August 13, 2023. Anies led the recitation wearing Javanese traditional attire, a blangkon (traditional hat), and a green beskap (traditional outfit).
The video of that moment went viral. Since then, Anies Baswedan and Gus Imin have almost always recited Sholawat Asghil during their mass meetings.
Today, on Sunday, October 8, 2023, Sholawat Asghil resounded once more with hundreds of thousands of people present at a grand assembly held in Malang. Gus Muhaimin and his wife were on stage, leading the powerful recitation. Amateur videos of the event have circulated widely and gone super viral!
Sholawat Asghil indeed carries profound meaning and is believed to contain a powerful “mantra” capable of penetrating the defenses of enemies.
The meaning of Sholawat Asghil is profound:
“O Allah, bestow blessings upon our leader, the Noble Prophet Muhammad.”
“And occupy the wrongdoers with each other, causing harm among them.”
“Save us from their evil, and bestow blessings upon the entire family and companions of the Prophet.”
The key phrase here is, “O Allah, occupy the wrongdoers with each other.”
Another meaning of wrongdoers refers to those who treat things improperly, the wicked, those who use their power to oppress the downtrodden (the weak and vulnerable).
They are the enemies of justice, resistant to change. They will compete, be preoccupied, and fight among themselves over resources.
They can only be confronted with prayer and joint efforts from the people and the oppressed, with the permission of God, of course.
* M Chozin Amirullah, Volunteer for Change
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