Tasyakur Dies Natalis Ke-72 Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia

Summary

The video documents a tasyakur binikmah (thanksgiving gathering) for the 72nd anniversary of Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia (UPI) at Al-Furqan Mosque. The event brings together Qur’anic recitation, communal prayers, institutional remarks, charitable activities, and a religious sermon.

Main Themes and Messages

• Gratitude to Allah: The opening prayer presents UPI’s 72 years of continuity and achievement as blessings from Allah. Gratitude is expressed through the heart, words, and actions—especially by working, educating, serving, and supporting others.
• Education and service: Speakers describe UPI as an institution that has helped develop teachers, scholars, leaders, and future generations. They express hope that its knowledge and work will benefit the nation and wider community.
• Institutional progress and cooperation: UPI’s rector calls for continued efforts to strengthen the university’s educational mission and governance. He thanks Bank Muamalat for supporting the anniversary and mentions cooperation on student entrepreneurship and a proposed ambulance. The anniversary program also includes a sermon and a wayang golek performance.
• Charity and community care: UPI symbolically presents assistance to the Alkautsar Lembang orphanage. The preacher also announces that he has provided an Umrah opportunity to a UPI student who has memorized the Qur’an.

Sermon: Gratitude, Faith, and Responsibility

Ustaz Muhammad Fakrzi Ansor focuses on the Qur’anic statement:

“Ma yaf‘alullahu bi‘adhabikum in shakartum wa amantum”

The sermon interprets this as a reminder that Allah does not punish people if they are grateful and have faith.

Key Lessons

• Make gratitude active: Gratitude should be reflected not only in words but also in people’s conduct, work, and care for others.
• Use prayers of gratitude in different circumstances:
  • During hardship or trials, the preacher recommends saying “Alhamdulillah ‘ala kulli hal” (“Praise be to Allah in every circumstance”).
  • When receiving a blessing, he recommends “Alhamdulillahilladhi bi ni‘matihi tatimmus salihat” (“Praise be to Allah, through whose blessings good deeds are completed”).
• Support orphans consistently: Citing a hadith about the close relationship in Paradise between the Prophet and the caretaker of an orphan, he urges attendees to choose an orphan or orphanage to support regularly. He emphasizes that the amount can be small; consistency, sincerity, and intention matter.
• Take refuge in Allah: He refers to the Prophet’s practice of seeking protection from the punishment of Hell and the grave, the trials of life and death, and the trial of the Dajjal. He also encourages asking for the highest level of Paradise while seeking refuge from Hell.
• Avoid wrongdoing at multiple levels: The preacher describes a hierarchy of causes of punishment: personal sins, violating others’ rights and acting unjustly, and—most urgently—damaging God’s creation. He cites forest destruction and environmental harm, including smoke and fires affecting Kalimantan and Riau.
• Pray for those affected: The closing prayer asks for relief and rain for communities dealing with fires and smoke, and for UPI to be guided, strengthened, and beneficial.

Event Proceedings

The gathering opens with a collective recitation of Surah Ar-Rahman, followed by istighasah and prayers. Ramdan Mubarok recites the Qur’an, and the MC encourages attendees to listen and put its teachings into practice.

Bank Muamalat’s representative emphasizes that a nation’s future depends not only on natural resources but also on its people’s education, character, integrity, and concern for others. UPI’s rector reflects on the university’s history and calls for continued collaboration and institutional improvement.

The preacher concludes with a prayer for UPI, its leadership and community, and people affected by environmental crises. The program ends with an informal quiz in which students answer questions about the sermon’s Qur’anic verse and prayers for cash prizes.

Speakers and Participants

• Opening prayer leader — Unnamed; leads the initial Qur’anic recitation, istighasah, and prayers.
• Event MC — Unnamed; makes announcements, introduces speakers, and manages the program.
• Ramdan Mubarok, M.Pd. — Qur’an reciter.
• Erik Ermawan — Bank Muamalat representative, identified in the subtitles as Regional Head of West Java and Kalimantan 1.
• Prof. Dr. Didi Sukyadi, M.A. — UPI rector; delivers the welcoming remarks.
• Ustaz H. Muhammad Fakrzi Ansor — Preacher and prayer leader; his name appears in variant forms in the subtitles.
• Ricky Perdana — Event personality who introduces and interacts with the preacher and helps close the program.
• Iwan Gunawan and representatives of the Alkautsar Lembang orphanage — Participate in the symbolic assistance handover.
• UPI students — Take part in the closing quiz.