[Isu]: Sebalik The Chronicles of Narnia

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Jadi, anda semua mesti pernah membaca cerita The Chronicles of Narnia kan? Ambe masih ingat, satu ketika dulu, masa zaman “bebudak” dahulu, ambe gemar membaca novel-novel yang bergenre fantasi tanpa menyelidiki latar belakang cerita tersebut. Antara novel yang ambe pernah menjadi peminant “kipas-susah-mati” ialah Harry Potter (masa dulu, dok hayun kayu sambil memekik “Avada Kedavra!) dan juga novel epic The Chronicles of Narnia yang dikarang oleh seorang penulis British bernama Clive Staples Lewis.

Tahukah anda bahawa C.S Lewis ini merupakan rakan baik kepada J.R.R Tolkien, sang pengarang trilogy Lords of The Rings? Jadi, tidak pelik dan menghairankanlah jika kedua-dua epic ini mempunyai persamaan bau-bau bacang dalam plot dan maksud sebenar di sebalik cerita tersebut. Rupanya, cerita epic tersebut mengandungi simbolisme agama Kristian..Adakah saya hanya main serkap jarang sahaja? Sudah semestinya tidak, kenyataan di atas disokong oleh C.S. Lewis, J.R.R Tolkien dan peminat mereka sendiri.

1.       Kenyataan C.S. Lewis sendiri

"The whole Narnian story is about Christ." (C. S. Lewis, 1961)

Selain itu, C.S Lewis menginginkan cerita ini untuk mengalahkan budaya secular British yang semakin bertambah dalam jiwa anak-anak, dan juga untuk menolong anak-anak untuk memahami khabr baik yang didakwa akan dibawa oleh Jesus Christ. Beliau mendedahkan perkara ini dalam suratnya bertarikh Mac 1961 kepada seorang anak kecil bernama Anne:

 “I think you will probably see that there is a deeper meaning behind it. The whole Narnian story is about Christ. That is to say, I asked myself ‘Supposing that there really was a world like Narnia and supposing it had (like our world) gone wrong and supposing Christ wanted to go into that world and save it (as He did ours) what might have happened?’ The stories are my answers. ... The whole series works out like this.
The Magician’s Nephew tells the Creation and how evil entered Narnia.
The Lion etc the Crucifixion and Resurrection.
Prince Caspian restoration of the true religion after corruption.
The Horse and His Boy the calling and conversion of a heathen.
The Voyage of the “Dawn Treader” the spiritual life (especially in Reepicheep).
The Silver Chair the continuing war with the powers of darkness.
The Last Battle the coming of the Antichrist (the Ape), the end of the world and the Last Judgement.”

(Source: “Bluspels and Flalansferes: A Semantic Nightmare,” in Selected Literary Essays, Walter Hooper, ed. London: Cambridge University Press, 1969, 426).

(Sumber laman web: http://camcris.altervista.org/narnia_meaning.html)

2.       Identiti Aslan

Kepada rakan-rakan yang sudah membaca atau menonton filem-filem The Chronciles of Narnia mesti pernah merasakan ketenangan dan kekaguman dalam diri sendiri terhadap Aslan, seekor singa yang bertindak sebagai penyelamat wira-wira kecil semasa mereka dalam kesusahan.
Persoalannya, siapakah Aslan? Mari kita perhatikan kenyataan C.S Lewis sendiri berkenaan identity Aslan.

I did not say to myself ‘Let us represent Jesus as He really is in our world by a Lion in Narnia’: I said ‘Let us suppose that there were a land like Narnia and that the Son of God, as He became a Man in our world, became a Lion there, and then imagine what would have happened.’ If you think about it, you will see that it is quite a different thing. (Alexander 37. Quoted in this article from Walter Hooper’s C. S. Lewis: A Companion and Guide)

Ertinya, Aslan itu merupakan inkarnasi Jesus dalam dunia yang lain (Narnia), iaitu bentuk singa itu dipilih oleh Jesus untuk menyerupakan dirinya kepada penduduk Narnia.
Tapi, sifat yang ditonjolkan oleh Aslan itu membuatkan pelakon suara watak Aslan itu sendiri berpandangan bahawa identity sebenar Aslan itu mungkin juga Nabi Muhammad, Buddha atau mana-mana pemimpin agama. Untuk keterangan lanjut, sila klik sini.

3.       Simbol sebalik dunia Narnia

Maklumat ini telah ambe perolehi dari sebuah laman web yang kelihatan merupakan milik seorang peminat Narnia. Mungkin ini bukan satu penilaian professional, tapi fakta yang dikemukakan logic dan menepati jiwa karakter dalam Narnia.

• Aslan = Jesus Christ

(which means lion in Turkish) is the creator of Narnia. He symbolizes Jesus Christ and the power of good.

• Queen Jadis, the White Witch = Lucifer

who rules Narnia for 100 years, represents the power of Satan or evil in the world.

• Peter = The Apostle Peter

A strong leader who becomes the High King of Narnia. most closely would represent the Apostle Peter, who in reality is the first Leader of the Christian church after Christ ascended

• Susan = Mary

Is the second largest human figure in the story, standing as the courageous queen in Narnia, and though very important is likewise very human.

• Edmund = Man

He is tempted by the White Witch, her Turkish Delights and the promise of power. He represents all mankind who has betrayed Christ from birth, and who Jesus died for on the cross. Man is led away by the enticements of this world and becomes selfish and fallen from the standards of Christ. Because of his betrayal, he has also been compared to Judas of the New Testament and Adam in the Garden of Eden.

• Lucy, the faithful youngest child, is the strongest believer in Aslan. I believe she most closely resembles and represents children in general, and their simple innocent faith- which we should all have. Susan and Lucy also represent the two Marys who beheld Christ's death and came to His tomb early in the morning.

Mr. Tumnus, the Faun = Judas, who at first betrays Aslan and wants to kidnap Lucy, until Aslan appears out of the fire and he repents, however loses his life as a result, and is also similar to the "Doubting THOMAS" of the gospels. However, Mr Tumnus could also signify the apostle Paul, who first worked against Christianity, and then became a Christian. ("However" comment thanks to: Micah-Leah Woolley)

• The Stone Table is primarily the Narnian equivalent to the cross Jesus was crucified on, however it goes beyond this and resembles strongly the end of the "Law" also, or the stone tablets, and the breaking of the temple curtain at Christ's death, (which brought salvation by grace through faith as opposed to the keeping of the old "Law" or what was also referred to in the story as the "Deep Magic" that satan does not fully understand.

Lucy's Healing Potion = Christ's blood, which heals our infirmities

Aslan's Breath = the resurrection power of the Holy Spirit, Demontrated on several occasions, Aslands breaths onto frozen characters (Those killed by the witch) and they are restored to life.

Helmet = Salvation

Shield = Faith

Sword = The Spirit within us

Susan's horn = Prayer

The beavers = Faithful disciples of Christ who try to show others the way through.this world = (The frozen lake)

St Nick = The Spirit of Giving, which is a gift of the Spirit and gifts of the weapons of our warfare (see Eph 6)

The Fox = People who might generally be considered, or do not appear to be Christians, and yet if they had to, would give their life for Him.

Wolves = Satan's helpers

(Sumber: http://www.jonathanselby.com/Narnia.html)

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Kesimpulan

Berkenaan hukum epic ini, ambe tidak berani untuk berkata apa-apa kerana ambe bukanlah ulama yang boleh mengeluarkan fatwa. Jadi, kini terletak pada tangan dan iman kita untuk menilai cerita ini. Jika, hati ini rupanya sedikit demi sedikit dipengaruhi oleh pengaruh Kristian, maka tinggalkanlah cerita ini dan bacalah al-Quran yang sempurna dan tiada percanggahan. Akhir kata,

  “Orang-orang Yahudi dan Nasrani tidak akan senang kepada kamu hingga kamu mengikuti agama mereka (yang telah terpesong itu).” (al-Baqarah: 120)