"The Da Vinci Code" Not only the Christian Faith

I may include a late read novel "The Da Vinci Code" works of Dan Brown, because the novel is published for the first time in 2003 (English edition). Then rise in Indonesia (Indonesian edition) in 2004 and 2005. Now already in 2008. So can be said, is that I am the person who read the novels of late this interesting. But for me, no word too late to share what kumengerti the contents of the novel kubaca it. Because for me, it's possible that everyone has a different view after reading the content of the novel, I am no exception.

Now, I have finished reading the novel "The Da Vinci Code." When in the process of reading it, I always make estimates-estimates (suspicion-suspicion), like a detective. And in fact, suspicion-persangkaanku that so many of decline. At the end of the novel, I can smile and interesting breath relieved, after so many tensions in this novel.

To make it more interesting, read this novel in a sequence from the beginning to the end. Make a note of foreboding, we suspicion, which suspicion-suspicion that we will fall apart when we read the next page. Write the new findings. And possibly, our suspicion suspicion-based new findings also will collapse when we read the next page. Note continue the development of novel. Do not forget to record things that interest us, such as puzzles, passwords, codes, and symbols that terpecahkan, the puzzles, passwords, codes, and symbols of inter-related and have a lot of sense. Note also other things that we consider interesting, such as history and facts about the doctrines of religion. In the novel is about the Christian doctrine.

For readers who are in addition to Christian, this novel is also interesting to see us, so that we can delve back confidence in us for this, that so many metaphorical-a metaphorical metaphorical metaphorical-we consider it as a truth itself, that can be said that the metaphor-metaphor that has become dogma and doctrine that is very difficult to sued.

At the end of the page novel, I am surprised how. In fact Captain Bezu Fache was not a professional police duties in the run (because persangkaanku before, that Captain Bezu Fache including conspiracy to murder in this, namely that the plot is perkiraanku Opus Dei). Because berkatnyalah later, the mysterious murder case can be revealed, with tertangkapnya Sir Leigh Teabing (Teacher), and Prof.. Langdon and Sophie Neveu be saved.

Bishop Aringarosa not only a Bishop in the Opus Dei (The highest in the Opus Dei) who are having difficulties, and he did not know at all "Teacher." Bids from the "Teacher" acceptance, because he wanted to come out of these difficulties. But he can finally realize that he has no more tricked by the "Guru". Silas and turns, the child didiknya that, not only is a former criminals, who run with a mysterious task that he hopes to redeem his sin. Finally, Silas (Menurutku) seem to go back into the good (at the end of the story, Silas likely to die, because tertembak by police). And Opus Dei is not involved in this case, as Bishop Aringarosa only dijebak by Sir Leigh Teabing (Teacher).

And last, Langdon and Sophie Neveu after the existence of the Holy Grail, Holy Grail, which is likely only parables. Because the Holy Grail is no place in accordance with the instructions Sauniere password. That there is then, Sophie Neveu can meet with her grandmother and younger brother lakinya men, during which he is aware of Her grandfather (Sauniere) that the grandmother and sister-lakinya men also become victims of a car accident along with both parents.

That makes me confused, this incident in the novel only held overnight, resumed the morning to afternoon and then (may be just around the approximately 20 hours, or may be shorter than that), the terbunuhnya Sauniere from 10:46 hours on the night in Paris, Teachers to tertangkapnya (Sir Leigh Teabing) in London (in the novel, time tertangkapnya not explained, but can be estimated at a glance, may be next day afternoon).

Sequentially short chronology:
From 10 at night until about 6 am in Paris.
1) 10:46 pm (Louvre Museum, Paris): Sauniere killed.
2) 12.32 dinihari (Hotel Ritz, Paris): Langdon was in the Hotel Ritz, Paris.
3) Then, Langdon is in the Louvre Museum (jamnya not mentioned).
4) Langdon and Sophie Neveu to the Railway Station (not mentioned jamnya)
5) Langdon and Sophie Neveu in the Zurich-Saving Bank Branch Paris.
6) Midnight (jamnya not mentioned): Villette is located in Puri Leigh Teabing-owned Paris.
7) Conduct flight from Paris to London (jamnya not mentioned).

6:30 am to London in the Afternoon
1) 6.30: landing in London
2) 7.30 in the Temple Church, London
3) in the King's College Library (morning-time details, not written).
4) Biara Westminster, London (the time is not written)
5) Tertangkapnya Teachers (Sir Leigh Teabing), probably around the afternoon.

Create a more bizarre, background-position switch is moved, even from Paris to London (where the distance that may not be able to close it is said). With a story that mencekam indeed, can only in the short time (about 20 minutes more or less) all of that happening? Entahlah. But I certainly, this novel so interesting, and worthy to read.

If the comment said that the novel "The Da Vinci Code" has been rock Christian faith. So for me, after I finish reading the novel, the comment was indeed correct. I even want to add, that the novel, if read carefully and not just literally, by anyone, by any believer, the novel is also likely will shake the faith of anyone any religion. For example I am now (I is "Islam"), the more the doctrines and dogma-dogma held and believed by Muslims during this story as a glimpse cartoons. As Muslims believe in this story of Adam and Eve as the first man who was living in Heaven, which was then thrown to the ground because it has to do sin. In the story of the Prophet Muhammad received a revelation (which is a confidence during this Islamic nation), the Prophet Muhammad said that face-to-face with the Angel Gabriel is like two people who are in dialogue. In the other story that is believed Muslims also mentioned that a time when the Prophet Muhammad received a revelation, he saw the Angel Gabriel as a mediator penyampai revelation is very visible with huge wings that cover the sky. And the most controversial of confidence for Muslims this is the story of Isra 'Mi'raj, the events of the Prophet Muhammad during a trip in the night (only possible in a few hours) from Masjidil Haram (Makkah, Saudi Arabia) to the Masjidil Aqsa (Jerusalem - Palestine), and then resumed from Masjidil Aqsa to "Sidratul Muntaha" which is located on the "seventh heaven", and then met with the Lord (also said to meet previous prophets, like Jesus, Prophet Moses, Abraham and the Prophet). Indeed the mysterious journey, supranatural, suprahuman, and tend to not make sense. Do not things like this in many religions (including Islam), the stories that are not reasonable, and we continue up to now with the faithful (forced or not forced) to believe that the events actually occurred in "real" .

I think that the commentator (Amirah Latifah, Sidnan Al-Faruqi, Ain Muhammadi, and Adian Husaini - their comments published by Humanities Magazine, April 2005) not only have to see the novel "The Da Vinci Code" is in relation to the Christian faith, but how well they are also more aware that in the Islamic religion is also a lot of doctrines and dogma-dogma that we must also pertanyakan, such as Dan Brown is a doubt about the doctrines of the Christian. So that we as Muslims will not continue to say that Islam is the most-net and the right, while other religions are dirty and wrong.

I think that Dan Brown did not just shoot the target to the Christians. However, because he the Christian, the goal is to understand he is dituju Christians. But nonetheless, I believe, as a writer, Dan Brown still put in a universal message that can be understood by people of any religion. Namely that the controversy about teaching religion is not only override the Christian religion, but also to override the other religions (eg Islam). And it can be clearly we read in the novel "The Da Vinci Code" is. However, because we see only the errors on other religions (especially the novel is about the Christian doctrine), then we forget that in our religion (Islam) is actually a lot of teaching, confidence, and the doctrine and the controversy. However, because we already terlanjur hate Christianity, the to-be said that our Christian religion is the error. But I still believe (and if readers want to read more carefully and not just literally), that the novel "The Da Vinci Code" is not also put in a little message, that any religion in the world certainly has the dogma and doctrine may be almost similar to the that occurred in the Christian community, that if there is against the dogma and doctrine are (or have academic or confidence that is different from the majority of the people), then he will be seen as a misguided and unbelievers. Is not this for us as Muslims also experience this?

In the novel is written, that Bishop Aringarosa and Silas is the Christian fanatics, which is told in the novel could easily be used by teachers and diperalat (Sir Leigh Teabing). If Silas is people new to the Christian Religion, the Bishop Aringarosa are already old Christian Religion recognize, moreover, it is a supreme leader and the Bishop of Opus Dei. Islam is not in itself so many people like this? Namely that it seems very loyal and fanatical of the confidence that he was religious, and then the fanatical follower of Islam that this will be very easy diperalat and used by people (or institutions) who have a hidden interest. And strange, of the Islamic fanatics who are not aware that he diperalat and used. They know that what they do for this is for defending "religious" (defend the "God").

Ciputat, Saturday, 19 January 2008 At 18:22 WIB

Hanafi Mohan
The Searchers