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According to the Qur'an and the hadith above that

humans are born with abilities called potential or fitrah. It is the
mother's father who is the first environment that shapes the child's

self-development, as well as the opinion of education experts. The

same thing is also expressed in the customary proverb:
If karuah aia is upstream,
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until you muaro karuah juo.
Furthermore, the existence of the Minang people is

widely spread in big cities throughout Indonesia, even to
neighboring countries. In general, Minang people carry out

economic activities (trade). The action of the Minang people

leaving their hometown is called marantau. Migrating is a
spontaneous movement, especially out of the Minang realm as an

attempt to change fate for the better. This is inspired from the
Qur'an Surah Ar Ra'd verse 11:

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ُالله َدا ا ا ا ىَّتَح ا َ لَ َالله ِالله ْ نِم ِهِفل ْ نِمو ِهْيَدَي ٌتا هَل
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لا ِهِنود مُهَل ا هَل َ لَ اًءوُس
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"God does not change the fate of a people, unless
he himself changes it"(Surat: Ar Ra'd: 11)

91 Idrus Hakimy, 1000 Proverbs-Petitih Mamang-Bidal, p. 30, which
means: If the water is cloudy upstream, up to the estuary it is also cloudy.