Novel Review

Hafalan Shalat Delisa

Book title                    : Hafalan Shalat Delisa

Author                         : Darwis Tere Liye

Publisher                     : Republika

Year of publication     : XXIII, January 2014

Thick book                  : 266 pages

The best seller of the Tere Liye novel was made with the title "Memorizing Delayed Prayers". This novel tells the story of a 6 year old child. His name is Delisa, who lives with Umm Salamah and his sisters. Namely, Cut Fatima, Cut Aisyah and Cut Zahra. While Abi, Usman works at an international oil tank company, which returns every three months to see family. They live together in the Lhok Nga housing complex, Aceh. Abi Usman is a happy family, has four godly children with different characters. Delisa never gave up and was compassionate, Aisha was stubborn, jealous and selfish, Fatimah was brave and impatient, and Zahra was patient and calm, creating a small atmosphere in the family. Their lives are enough. Neat and simple neighbors.

One day Ummi and Delisa went to Lhok Nga market to buy a 2 gram gold necklace in the Koh Raisa shop for Nurse Teachers. Abi will also give a present for Delisa's bicycle, which makes Delisa increasingly eager to memorize reading prayers.

On the morning of December 26, 2004, Delisa was ready to take the exam at school by memorizing prayers for Ustadz Rahman and accompanying his mother, while his brothers Fatima, Zahra, and Aisyah waited at home. In the beginning from prayer reading the exam, he remembered the advice of the religious teacher, to remain humble no matter what happened. Suddenly there was something very unusual, the waves of a very high ocean (tsunami) came quickly, people were scared and ran out, but Delisa was still enjoying the prayer path.Disasters destroy villages along the coast and collect objects. Delisa is one of the children who were victims of the disaster. A few days after the incident, Delisa was found by Smith on a hill in severe conditions.

For 6 days Delisa was unconscious, she felt very sad, like a corpse. Delisa is now hospitalized, no longer drinking in the bush, no longer drinking rain water, no longer in the sun. Delisa applies with lots of hoses inside, which are trimmed with lots of stitches, more than twenty stitches are found throughout the body, and amputations have been filled, very thrown, dear, I fared a little girl, but that never though. Based on the data given by Sophi's sister, Delisa was able to meet Abi. He learned all sad faces, he did not think that the stronger I accepted everything, fate had been given by God. I began to accept the bitter conditions that had received it, since then Delisa began to find rote words that were sincere and sincere only because of God Almighty. Delisa lost three of her sisters and Umi was not found in the body, Delisa was also missing, but life had to continue walking, crying and despairing of all problems. However, delisa is still profitable because it still has a father who can take care of him as before and can make Delisa smile and cheer up again and be an encouragement to others. With a smile, Delisa invited everyone to get up again.

In this novel, there are many moral messages. Delisa also gave a message to the reader. This novel has a dramatic storyline and religion, making many believers read this book ... I like this book because it makes me want to read the next page, and so on, and so on.