The Hopes Behind Colorful Ropes in the City of Spiritual Scents

KiprahKita Sabtu, September 10, 2022 Tourism,

TAPTENG, POTRETKITA.net - Various purposes and purposes of people visiting Barus, Kabupaten Tapanuli Tengah (Tapteng). Some of them just manifest a sense of pride, because they have made a pilgrimage to the tomb of the first Islamic scholar to the archipelago. There are for religious tours, there are research, college assignments, and so on.

There are also those who have an unspoken purpose on the tongue, unspoken in words. That goal is only engraved in the heart, which is to build self-confidence and make a determination to achieve something that is intended, desired, and aspired to. For this, Barus visitors usually don't tell anyone.

Then, how do we know if the pilgrim has a special intention? Tie the strings of desire. Pilgrims usually tie scarves, headscarves, or ropes on tree branches in the area of Pemakaman (Tomb) of Syech Machmud in Papan Tinggi. There is no provision for the color of the cloth or rope tied. Therefore, when you look at the branches of the tree, you will see the headscarves, scarves, and ropes of various residents.

BARUS, THE CITY OF SPIRITUAL SCENTS

In the tomb area which is located on the top of a hill with open views to the Indian Ocean, there are two trees. Both are colorful; there are black, white, purple, red, and others. But mostly black and white.

A pilgrim from Rantau Parapat, Kabupaten Labuhan Batu, let's say the name Bang Sinaga, he deliberately came there to make up his mind and set his mind; Maximum efforts must be made so that the disease he has suffered for a long time can be cured. He made that determination in his heart when he was at the Makam Papan Tinggi.

"After praying for the ahlulqubri, I set the intention and determination to get well. Then I tied a white rope on the tree. It happened a year ago. Now I am healed, Alhamdulillah. I came back here to open and pick up the rope again," he said.

Among pilgrims it is often heard, it is said that if you have a wish, once you arrive at the Makam Papan Tinggi, people say their wish, then tie a rope to a tree trunk, then if their wish is granted, then the rope must be released and brought home. (MUSRIADI MUSANIF)

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