Vice President Amin's Wedding Recipe
Vice President Amin's advice to the bride and groom: if you both understand, let alone what is right, what is wrong is also understood.
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Vice President Ma'ruf Amin gave wedding advice to Saras Shintya Putri, daughter of Chairman of the Indonesian People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Bambang Soesatyo, and Avicenna Athalla Zaki Ghani Alli, son of the Executive Director of the Legal Deposit Insurance Agency Ary Zulfikar. The wedding ceremony took place at the Grand Ballroom of Hotel Mulia, Jalan Asia Afrika Senayan, Central Jakarta on Saturday (20/4/2024).
One of the blessings of having a vice president who is also a kiai is the advice and wisdom in navigating life, including the household, which he always shares. Vice President Ma'ruf Amin's wedding recipes that can survive amidst the turmoil of life are always the ones that are hoped for. Not infrequently, when the Vice President gives advice, President Joko Widodo is also present to listen.
At any given moment, there are always officials and even journalists who ask Vice President Amin to attend and give marriage advice for their closest relatives. One of them is the Chairman of the Indonesian People's Consultative Assembly, Bambang Soesatyo, who specifically requested Vice President Amin to provide advice for his daughter.
The issue of air pollution is not new. The community has long been affected by air pollution and there is ample research evidence showing the threats posed by its impacts. However, this has yet to prompt significant efforts to control air pollution, leaving residents increasingly trapped in its harmful effects. Putri Bambang, also known as Saras Shintya Putri (Cacha), married Avicenna Athalla Zaki Ghani Alli (Athalla), the son of Ary Zulfikar, the Executive Director of Legal Affairs at the Deposit Insurance Corporation (LPS). The wedding took place at the Grand Ballroom Hotel Mulia on Asia Afrika Street in Senayan, Central Jakarta, on Saturday (20/4/2024).
During the wedding ceremony of Cacha and Athalla, President Jokowi was appointed as a witness from the bride's side. Meanwhile, Vice President Amin acted as a witness from the groom's side.
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Vice President Ma'ruf Amin and Mrs. Wury Ma'ruf Amin attended the wedding ceremony of Saras Shintya Putri and Avicenna Athalla Zaki Ghani Alli, in Central Jakarta, on Saturday (20/4/2024).
Apart from being a witness to the wedding, Vice President Amin was also asked to provide wedding advice and prayers for the bride and groom. To the new couple, the Vice President advised them to continue to maintain their marriage bond because it is a sacred contract which in the Koran is called mitsaqan ghalidza, a strong agreement.
As a husband, father, and grandfather to his extended family, Vice President commonly known as Abah, has always set an example for maintaining a lasting marriage through his daily actions. For example, Vice President Amin and Bu Wury maintain family harmony by following small rules like deciding on the placement of photographs.
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As an example, when someone asks to take a picture with the Vice President, the man is always positioned next to the Vice President, while a woman is only allowed to be near Mrs. Wury.
"When you, Ananda Avicenna, declared 'I accept the marriage', at that time, you were carrying out a heavy agreement, mitsaqan ghalidza, to take over (your wife's) original position from her father. And, the consequences "You get everything, which was previously not halal, now it is halal," said Vice President Amin.
In fact, according to Sheikh Nawawi Al-Bantani, the agreement is actually not with the wife, but with Allah SWT (God). "Because, indeed, it is Allah SWT who takes your oath. Therefore, be careful. So, when you say 'I accept the wedding proposal,' (then) you are making a promise with Allah," he said.
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In addition, Vice President Amin also advised the two newlyweds to straighten their intentions in starting a household. Marriage must be intended as a worship to Allah in order to be rewarded. The Vice President emphasized that many practices that appear to be worldly actions can become eternal deeds and gain rewards when carried out with good intentions.
"Thus, intention plays a very important position, where the world becomes the hereafter because of its intention. Conversely, one can perform acts of the hereafter, worship of the hereafter, but with a bad intention, it becomes a worldly act that is not rewarding," said Vice President Amin.
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Vice President Ma'ruf Amin and Mrs. Wury attended the wedding of Ilham Robbani and Fatimatuz Zahro on Saturday (December 23, 2023) at the Al-Akbar National Mosque in Surabaya, East Java.
Advice for the bride and groom
The issue of air pollution is not new. The condition of society threatened by air pollution has been ongoing for a long time. Many research studies have shown the threats posed by the impacts of air pollution. However, this has not yet encouraged significant efforts to control air pollution. Residents are increasingly suffering due to the burden of air pollution. The Vice President also advised the newlyweds on other important things. Firstly, the Vice President asked them to accept each other's strengths and weaknesses, as no husband or wife is perfect in this world.
"There is no perfect husband, there is no perfect wife, there must be shortcomings. "Before you became a husband, you didn't know what it was like, after you became a husband, you just found out that there were something annoyingand something annoying," he said.
The Vice President also asked both spouses to continue to maintain their household as a harmonious household (sakinah), which is not only based on a sense of love (mawadah) but also a sense of affection (warahmah). "Love is enduring until old age, until grandparents. If the wife is sick, she is treated well. That is not just mawadah, but warahmah. That is love," he said.
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Bride and groom Kaesang Pangarep and Erina Gudono rode in a horse-drawn carriage after their wedding ceremony at the Pendopo Agung Ambarrukmo in Sleman, DI Yogyakarta on Saturday (10/9/2022).
The Vice President also advised the bride and groom to continue to instill a sense of mutual understanding (husnut tafahum) between each other. According to him, this sense of mutual understanding will lead to mutual understanding of each other, thus avoiding conflict. "If we both understand, let alone (something) that is right, (something) that is wrong will also be understood," he said.
Not only is it able to strengthen the bond between husband and wife, it is believed that the advice given also strengthens life in society, nation and state. "If you want harmony, there must be mutual love (mawadah), there must be mutual affection (warahmah), and there must be mutual understanding (husnut tafahum). "If there is no mutual understanding, no matter what is wrong, it is right to be blamed," he said.
If we both understand, let alone (something) that is right, (something) that is wrong will also be forgiven.
The Vice President also advised the newlyweds to build a household that is beneficial and prosperous both in the physical and spiritual aspects, so that the entire family, including children, can be prosperous. Allah commands humankind not to leave behind descendants who are weak in their economic, educational, health, or spiritual aspects.
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In addition to President Joko Widodo and First Lady Iriana Joko Widodo, a number of figures and officials were present at the event, including former Vice President Try Sutrisno, Vice Chairman of MPR Fadel Muhammad, Vice Chairman of DPR Muhaimin Iskandar, Minister of SOEs Erick Thohir, Minister of Agriculture Andi Amran Sulaiman, and Minister of Youth and Sports Dito Ariotedjo. Before leaving the event, President Joko Widodo and First Lady Iriana, as well as the Vice President and Mrs. Wury, congratulated and took a picture with the newlyweds.
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Vice President Ma'ruf Amin and Mrs. Wury Ma'ruf Amin are preparing to return home to Tanara, Banten, after holding an open house event at the official residence in Central Jakarta, Wednesday 10/4/2024).
Previously, the Vice President also acted as a witness at the wedding of the bride-to-be, who is the daughter of the Special Staff of the Vice President for Politics and Inter-Institutional Relations, Robikin Emhas, and Rahayu Setianingsih, during his working visit to Malang, East Java, on Saturday (20/1/2024). The Vice President, who was appointed as a witness alongside KH Said Aqil Siroj, conveyed marriage prayers for the couple so that the marriage they were about to build would be blessed by Allah.
On Wednesday (10/1/2024), Vice President Amin and Mrs. Wury also attended the Wedding Reception of Bendara Pangeran Haryo (BPH) Kusumo Kuntonugroho, son of KGPAA Paku Alam X, at Kagungan Dalem Bangsal Sewatama, Pura Pakualaman, Yogyakarta.
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Vice President Ma'ruf Amin and Mrs. Wury Ma'ruf Amin had a discussion with KGPAA Paku Alam X, GKBRAA Paku Alam X, Governor of Yogyakarta Special Region Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono X, Gusti Kanjeng Ratu Hemas, and BPH Kusumo Kuntonugroho at Kagungan Dalem Bangsal Sewatama, Pura Pakualaman, Yogyakarta City, Yogyakarta Special Region Province, on Tuesday (9/1/2024) evening.
When Vice President Amin turned 81 years old on Monday (11/3/2024), spokesperson for the Vice President, Masduki Baidlowi, conveyed in his congratulations that the Vice President is not only a leader of the nation, but also a figure of a teacher who has given valuable lessons.
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The spokesperson then quoted a hadith of Prophet Muhammad SAW which stated that the best human being is the one with a long life and many good deeds. According to him, this hadith is in line with Vice President Ma’ruf Amin who has been actively involved in serving the nation and society, both as a Muslim scholar and a statesman.
Despite this, the Vice President often advises that the most important thing in life is not the length of one's life, but the amount of good deeds done during it. It is also this goodness that is shared every time Vice President Amin gives marriage advice.
