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ACTNews, PAYAKUMBUH
– Becoming a Muslim convert has brought joy to Ustazah Latifah Oktaviani. Upon becoming a Muslim, she met great
people, and her life became more calm and peaceful. However, she felt a heavy
burden when she was mandated to teach the Quran.
Three years after
converting to Islam in 2006, she was mandated to teach the Quran. To her, it
was not an easy task. She was worried that she wouldn’t be able to carry out
her duty because she didn’t have much knowledge about Islam.
"What would people say? I used to be worried about people wouldn’t trust me because I am a
Muslim convert. I was afraid they will hesitate to learn the Quran because the
teacher is a Muslim convert that isn’t proficient enough,” said Latifah, Friday (7/1/2021).
However, contrary
to her doubts, people around her are in fact very supportive and trusted
her. It is that when she started to teach that she learned more about the
Quran and her religious conviction became even stronger.
“Perhaps, to be a
Quran teacher is a way that Allah has written for me so that I can be more
confident in Islam. That is why I was given that mandate. In every test in our
life, there must be a purpose that has yet to be found," she explained.
Latifah has
established Rumah Quran Madinah Payakumbuh (RQMP) in Koto Payakumbuh, North
Payakumbuh District, Payakumbuh City. A total of 125 students learn the Quran
there for free. Latifah wants Payakumbuh to be a region deeply influenced by
Qur'anic values where people can learn the Qur'an without thinking about the
cost.
"The purpose
of establishing this Quran school is so that Payakumbuh becomes a Qur'anic
city. There will be people in every house that can read the Quran. They can learn
to read the Qur'an without having to think about the payment," he
concluded. []
