Today, we will discuss about Ulayyan ibn
Badr al-Majnun, crazy man who used food recipe as advice. His biography so
unique and he is one unique crazy man at this age. Please read this article
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His fullname is Abu al-Hassan Ulayyan ibn
Badr. And, titled by al-Majnun ( Arabic: the crazy). He originated from Kufa,
Iraq and he life when Abbasid Dynasty
era, circa 9 TH Century. According Persian Historian Abu Qasim al-Naisaburi, Ulayyan is straight Shia adherent. He doesnt
priorizting Ali ibn Abi Thalib above other shahaba, such as Abu Bakr
as-Shiddiq.
Abu Qasim, tell unique story about
Ulayyan. One day, Ulayyan sit at one backing
powder at Kufa and keep his stick. Several childrens gather at this
place and mock Ulayyan. When Ulayyan disturb by them, he will said to backing
powder seller : “The war condition is wild, and so beautiful the meeting.
I notice your condition, , what your
notice”?. After this, Ulayyan drive out the childrens with his stick. And, when
Ulayyan doing fool to them, they run
from Ulayyan. Ali ibn Zhabiyan, one eyewitne that quoted by Abu Qasim, said one
day he went to Kufa for one bussiness. And, he meet Ulayyan who keep Persian
stick . At Ulayyan s head, are cotton and patch. Ulayyan attack childrens that
he meet.
One day , at Ulayyan went to Mecca, Meccan
Childrens hit him and one worse man stab him. Ulayyan s bloods fall at land and
shaped word of Allah at 19 places at Mecca. It is one unique story from this
man that considered crazy at this place.
One day, at Kufa, Ulayyan stand in front
of doctor and laught. Atha as-Silmi, one man who seeing this and he ask
question to Ulayyan. About why Ulayyan laught. Ulayyan said: “This man (
doctor) heal the other man, but he sick”. This doctor ask: “Are you know my
disease s medicine”?. Ulayyan said: “Yes, one drink that if he drink it, he
will healty. Take leave of poverty, wine of patient, terminalia of humbleness,
bellerica of knowledge and mushroom of think. Pound this at mortar of
regret.Put it at grail of piery. Turn firewood of love under him until
foamy. Pour it to grail of bless and
cool it with freshness of grateful. Serve it at grail of think and stir it with
spoon of istighfar, you dont back to mistake againt”.
This doctor fainted and die. Atha, meet
Ulayyan when Thawwaf ( ritual around Kaba at Mecca for Muslims when pilgrin)
and said to Ulayyan: “You advise man and kill him”. Ulayyan said: “I revive him”. And, three day after this doctor s die, Atha
dream t his sleep meet this doctor that wear turban and robe and he tell Atha
that he was at paradise.
One day, Ulayyan and other crazy man,
Buhlul meet Caliph Musa Athbiq al-Hadi ,
Abbasid Caliph . al-Hadi, is brother from Abbasid biggest caliph, Harun
al-Rashid. Al-Hadi ruled from 785-786 AD. Caliph ask question: “What mean of name Ulayyan”?. Ulayyan ask question: “What
mean of name Musa Athbiq”?. Caliph al-Hadi angry and threat to cut Ulayyan s foot. Ulayyan only said: “take it ( foor) for you,
because we ( Ulayyan and Buhlul) . Abu
Qasim, doesnt write when Ulayyan s die.
Ulayyan is example for man who considered as crazyman, but has unique
method for give advice.
Refrences:
Hitti, Philip.K: History Of The Arabs:
Rujukan Induk dan Paling Otoritatif Tentang Sejarah Peradaban Islam,
Penerbit Serambi, 2006 M.
An-Naisaburi, Abu Qasim: Kitab
Kebijaksanaan Orang-orang Gila Uqala al-Majanin, Penerbit Wali Pustaka,
2018 M.
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