The men gathered. The tarpaulin flapped in a hot wind. Nu sat in the corner, holding a plate of pisang goreng he had no appetite for.
"Bismillahirrahmanirrahim," he began, but his voice faltered. He glanced at a piece of paper Arman had handed him. A script. A tahlil script, shortened, bullet-pointed. tahlil nu
"Laa ilaha illallah," the modin recited, but he skipped the repetitions. Instead of 100 times, they did 10. Instead of the long, melodic istighfar , they did a single, clipped sentence. The prayers for the prophets were merged. The doa for the ahli kubur was abbreviated to a mumble. The men gathered
Meskipun bisa bervariasi di setiap daerah, susunan standar Tahlil NU biasanya mengikuti urutan berikut: " he began