In the Name of a Mate
Chapter 13: The Story of Layla Majnun

"Is the rainbow still there, even if you're gone?" Naufal smiled and replied with a nod of his head

"You forgot what you said before you left? He says half his soul is with me, and as long as it's still there, the rainbow will continue to exist"

"Did mom and dad decide to get married after college?" Naufal laughed bitterly, if destiny had gone so smoothly

"You know why you look so thin in the photo when we turn our back to dusk with the view of the sea that afternoon?" Naufal discussed the photo album he had shown his children, but they never asked further

"Because of pain?" Bilal guessed, therefore according to him the most likely thing

"And the disease that caused the father separated from the mother for almost five years, the mother suffered from stage 3 brain cancer" Bilal and Layla both jolted, no one ever told this, no one told her, either because those who did not ask or because the incident was too sad to be retold

"So, the illness experienced by the mother before leaving." murmured Bilal dengab shook his head.

"True, the disease is growing back" Naufal said that by wiping his tears that suddenly dripped. He will re-open the old page that has become an unforgettable memory in his life

"At that time we were engaged, but just counting days and we were getting married, but an unexpected incident happened, the father had an accident and lost his memory. When my father was in a coma, my mother went and went to America for treatment, we never saw each other again for five years. Om Darren once told me that my mother lost her heartbeat after the surgery was over"

"Does father remember mother any time soon"

"When you remember your mother, Om Rian actually said that you lost your memory due to surgery"

"Then, how did you meet?"

"The incident was unexpected, because Joseph's cry, fate brought us together in the restaurant" Naufal slightly laughed in a soft tone as he said that

"After a series of quite complicated processes we were finally able to get together"

"But finally the mother still left" said Layla

"All living beings will die, what do we expect in this pseudo-life?, Is not death indeed the end of life? If it were not that day he would still come another day" Naufal replied with a sigh

"Living with humans is not a search for the meaning of eternity but a beautiful memory, a memory that will be remembered until we close our eyes. The world is mortal, only temporary. When our hearts choose someone with confidence and love, then we need to pray to the khalik, if later reunited in the same heaven with him" continued Naufal

"If you see someone, don't judge them right away because we don't know how hard they're trying to keep living in the world's demands" his father said, Bilal recalled Bela. He was quite curious about what the problem of the girl's life was until he tried to end his life

Layla thought the same thing, so she remembered Qais. A man who was well known by his two cousins, but why in front of him did he show a different attitude?

A dozen kilometers from there, a man fell silent on the balcony of his room, enjoying a breeze that was enough to deliver a chill to the body

"Layla" he muttered, somehow he did not understand with his own heart, how he could be captivated by the girl when the time had passed thirteen years

"I'll make sure you're my companion, Asma Layla Husna. We must be a soul mate"

The rustling of the leaves of the tree that was blown by the wind was as if mocking the man who had missed out on confidence. In the name of a mate he mentions the name of the woman he loves, but he forgets to mention the name of the creator who created the woman. Fate is waiting in front of things that he will never expect until it can make him realize the existence of His Lord who governs everything

Layla let out a long sigh, the clock was already showing at eleven o'clock in the evening, but her eyes were reluctant to shut. His heart was still filled with the shadows of Qais and his two cousins. There was a little fear in him that there was a quarrel just because of that man named Qais.

Layla recalled a story she had heard from one of her ustadz in ponpes. Layla Majnun is a tragic love story between a woman named Layla and a man named Qais. The name is exactly the same as the story

The story of Layla Majnun, the story of lovers who ended tragically. A folklore from Persia or now known as Iran. The story was known in the 9th century AD, but was popular in the 12th century AD after being beautifully assembled by an Azerbaijani poet under the pen name Nizami Ganjavi. Layla Majnun tells the story of a young man named Qais bin Mulawwah who falls in love with a woman named Layla Al-Amiriyah.

They both came from both honorable tribes with the position of their father who became the chief. When Qais and Layla meet at school, the two fall in love at the first meeting. Qais is also known for its ability to make beautiful verses. He used the verse praising and glorifying Layla. The relationship between the two who were getting closer became a lot of public conversation because of their status from a respectable family, the news finally reached the ears of Layla's father, who was a member of the family, he made the decision by no longer allowing his daughter out of the house because it was considered to tarnish the family's good name.

Qais and Layla were forced to separate, from which Qais became known as Majnun, a man who was mad for love. The one that came out of his mouth was none other than the name of his lover, Layla. Once told after their separation Qais fell ill, he examined the healer and the healer suggested to do the surgical process because there was an infection in his body. Qais refused not out of fear but out of fear of hurting Layla. The doctor was confused and asked, "How can you hurt Layla? This is your body". Qais replied, "Layla is in every part of my body, even flowing between my blood, if you dissect it then it means you will hurt Layla". So amazing is Qais' love for Layla.

Unable to see his crazy son, Qays' father comes to Layla's house to propose. But unfortunately his proposal was rejected outright, this made Qais even sadder to decide to live alone in the desert

It turned out that not only Qais, Layla felt the same way. But he was as brave as Qais to express his feelings, let alone heard from one of his family will eliminate the man. He was even more afraid to meet Qais

As time passed, Layla's father decided to marry his daughter to a man named Ibn Salam. Layla who did not want to bring disgrace to her family agreed to it. Qais who heard it fainted for days. But Qais did not know that Layla was so loyal to Qais even though she carried out her role as a good wife.

Years passed, Qais's parents died, a few years later Layla's husband. Layla cried bitterly at that time not because she was crying for her husband, but her heart was no longer strong enough to hold back the longing for Qais. Finally he gave up on life, he no longer cared about health, he wrote a poem stating how much he also missed Qais. After death came to pick him up, until his death he could never be with his Qaisnya. Qais came to his tomb and wept bitterly over the departure of his lover

"You've come out of this confused life

The world is a never-ending chain of betrayals and disputes

There we shall soon meet in eternal bliss

Our love will be mixed with the light of eternity

O Allah listen to your servant with a gaze of love, in your name embrace him, show me this greatness, find me immediately with him"

The last verse that Qais wrote for his lover, after a few days he died with a body lying next to Layla's tomb. His body was buried right next to the tomb of the lover he once loved

For Asma Layla Husna himself, the story of Layla Majnun teaches how to practice falling in love, not with fellow humans but to Allah SWT. What Qais did by glorifying and naming Layla, should also be done by a servant to His Lord. How the love of death Qais to keep remembering Layla must also be applied a servant to the khalik, because if it is love then what comes out of our lips is just his name. Once we love the creator then we must also love what is related to him, including his creation. But remember, the first thing we love is the new creator

"I don't want to say you're crazy like Layla Majnun Kak Qais, but I hope that if fate brings us together I don't want any division in my family" Layla said, staring at the ceiling of her room