"Yaa Allah, Yaa Allah, Yaa Allahul A'zhamu Jalilul Akbar..."
The recitation of the Ismul Adzom practice or the praise of the great name of Allah echoes in a room belonging to the Bina Tauhid Darul Miftahudin Foundation, Hambaro Village, Nanggung Subdistrict, Bogor Regency, West Java.
The voice occasionally interweaves with irregular noise. Some speak to themselves, raising their voices, showing signs of unstable mental conditions.
Several patients with mental disorders are in one of the rooms at the rehabilitation center of the Bina Tauhid Darul Miftahudin Foundation.
Staff prepare to bathe patients with mental disorders in one of the rooms at the rehabilitation center of the Bina Tauhid Darul Miftahudin Foundation.
This is the daily reality inside the care center for people with mental disorders (ODGJ), survivors of NAPZA rehabilitation, and the homeless.
Occupying an area of approximately 1,200 square meters, this social welfare institution (LKS) was established in 2010 by Ropiuddin Sukarta Dirdja. Originally a traditional Islamic boarding school (pesantren salafiyah), the foundation has developed into a rehabilitation center for those experiencing mental disorders.
Residents who come to this place bring different stories and conditions. Some still require supervision because they may act aggressively, such as damaging facilities or assaulting other residents. In certain situations, they are placed in separate rooms with restricted movement.
Staff are bathing patients with mental disorders.
Staff serve food to patients with mental disorders.
For some residents, this place serves as a temporary stop before returning to their families. However, for others, the foundation becomes a home when their families no longer come to pick them up.
Some choose to remain and assist in the foundation’s operations by helping other patients recover.
Meanwhile, dhikr, prayer, reading the Al-Qur’an, and memorizing verses are part of the daily routine. The continuous recitations accompany the patients’ days.
Patients with mental disorders read the Al Quran at the rehabilitation center owned by the Bina Tauhid Darul Miftahudin Foundation.
Staff recite praises to the great name of Allah SWT as part of therapy for patients with mental disorders.
Religious guidance is continuously provided in their daily lives. Ustaz accompany them in performing worship, from prayer to reading the Al-Qur’an. The guidance is conducted gradually, adjusting to each resident’s condition.
Verse by verse is recited. Sometimes, the reading pauses in silence. Their gaze seems absorbed, following every verse read, although not all can yet be recited fluently. Dhikr is resumed, accompanied by rosary beads moving between fingers. When prayer time arrives, they gather to follow the imam’s movements. The silence is occasionally broken by voices from a corner of the room.
Days continue to change. Recovery proceeds slowly, accompanied by prayers and assistance. Behind the entire process lies a shared hope that they may return to normal life, either with their families or remain at the foundation with peers undergoing treatment.
One of the patients with mental disorders carries a rosary while in one of the rooms in the rehabilitation center owned by the Bina Tauhid Darul Miftahudin Foundation.
One of the caregivers leads a prayer after congregational prayer together with patients with mental disorders.
Photo & text: Salma Talita
One of the caregivers acts as imam in congregational prayer with patients with mental disorders.
Staff guide patients with mental disorders in reading the Al Quran.
Several patients with mental disorders pose in front of the rehabilitation center owned by the Bina Tauhid Darul Miftahudin Foundation, Hambaro Village, Nanggung District, Bogor Regency, West Java.
Editor: Wahyu Putro A
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