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Back to this book Azan Terakhir di Andalusia [re: The Last Prayer Call in Andalusia ], alhamdulillah Allah has given me the chance to finish the second chapter (out of 9, I know, still a long way to go). Oh the past me would never know how trying to advance the way in reading a book is such a blessing from Allah! If it's not for His blessing, I would never be here right now, writing about what I've got in the second chapter. Masyaallah. I'd probably still stuck in the first one. So, the title for today's writing is a little controversial hehe because that's just what I thought when finishing this chapter. Yes, a discriminative mother-in-law must have 'ashabiyah in her heart. What is 'ashabiyah ? If you're familiar with Islamic history and politic, you might have heard about 'ashabiyah. In general term it is used to describe a feeling produced out of tolerance in a community one lives in. Some Islamic scholars label 'ashabiyah  as a bad thing....

It's been long since my last interaction with book, perhaps weeks or even more than a month. I only read articles at most lately. Now, I'm glad I've found the right momentum to consistently read books again, just like what I did in college. However, due to a tighter schedule as an office worker I'm trying to jam it whenever I have the time to read. Therefore, calling this rubric as "Office-break Book" sounds fair, as, in fact, my life only consists of one break after another now, with work in between :( So, the momentum I talked about was a webinar in our literary community, inviting two people who co-wrote a history book called Azan Terakhir di Andalusia (re: The Last Prayer Call in Andalusia). To non-familiar readers, non-Muslims who live in the non-Islam majority countries for example, I want to tell you how special prayer call or azan in Islam. Azan serves as a sign whenever prayer time comes. You'd hear it five times a day being broadcasted in every n...