M. Adib Abdushomad, M.Ed, Ph.D: Ummah is Waiting for You
In contrast to the typical day, after pre-dawn prayers in congregation the students at Tazkia International Islamic Boarding School (IIBS) continued their dawn study program. The program is a muhasabah for students in the religious field. After the bright sunny morning of 15/09, our exceptional guest arrived at Tazkia IIBS, Ustadz M. Adib Abdushomad, M.Ed., Ph.D.
Ustadz M. Adib Abdushomad, M.Ed., Ph.D is the Section Head of Professional Development of College of Islamic Religious Affairs Directorate of Higher Education Workforce Subdirektorat Islamic Religious Education General Directorate of the Ministry of Islam.
His visit to Tazkia IIBS gave the students motivation, during his delivery of "Broaden Your Horizon Through Your Study", Ustadz Adib said that students should be enthusiastic in learning and aspire to study abroad. The experience and motivation you gain from abroad is clearly different from our own country. "If you want to study there, you need to prepare by learning the language of that country," he said.
Not only that, Ustadz Adib said that the students are not feel inferior or ashamed pesantren background. Precisely students is a leader who anticipated. With a strong religious base and noble morality Indonesian state will continue to evolve and become even better.
Ustadz was born in Pekalongan, Central Java, and is known among Australian Muslims. Successful in conveying the teachings of Islam to the local community. He has lived in Australia long enough and studied S2 and S3 as part of his journey of seeking knowledge at Flinders University. So he is very familiar with the environment and the character of the people there.
At the end of the session Ustadz Adib advised the students to approach studying the same way as when taking herbal medicine. It is bitter when we drink but a positive impact for the whole body. Someday the sciences you have learned will be beneficial to the general public especially those we interact with personally. With this hope Tazkia IIBS students can follow in his footsteps and bring even more success to this nation's next generation. (arf)