Shortly after the proclamation of Indonesia's independence, the threat of a second aggression from the Allied forces emerged. Buya Hamka decides to travel around Medan to spread the importance of unity between the community and the Indonesian military. As he endures getting shot, recovering, and being arrested on false charges, his wife Siti Raham is by his side at all times, encouraging him to find the strength to write what would become the most influential book in Islamic education, the Tafsir Al Azhar.