Original Research: Historical Thought and Source Interpretation
‘Standing up’ Maḥallu al-Qiyām as cultural expression in Indonesia: A historical approach
Submitted: 19 January 2023 | Published: 19 January 2024
About the author(s)
Moh. Ashif Fuadi, Department of History of Islamic Civilization, Faculty of Cultures and Languages, Raden Mas Said State Islamic University of Surakarta, Sukoharjo, IndonesiaAndi Arif Rifa’i, Department of Islamic Education Management, Raden Mas Said State Islamic University of Surakarta, Sukoharjo, Indonesia
Supriyanto Supriyanto, Department of Islamic Education Management, Raden Mas Said State Islamic University of Surakarta, Sukoharjo, Indonesia
Yunika Triana, Department of Islamic Law, Faculty of Law, Raden Mas Said State Islamic University of Surakarta, Sukoharjo, Indonesia
Rustam Ibrahim, Department of Islamic Law, Faculty of Law, Raden Mas Said State Islamic University of Surakarta, Sukoharjo, Indonesia
Moh. Mahbub, Department of History of Islamic Civilization, Faculty of Cultures and Languages, Raden Mas Said State Islamic University of Surakarta, Sukoharjo, Indonesia
Abstract
This study aims to discuss the historiography of standing up Maḥallu al-Qiyām in the cultural expression in Indonesia. This research is classified as qualitative research with a historical approach method reinforced with documentation, interview and observation. To deepen the meaning of Maḥallu al-Qiyām using analysis using the symbolic interpretive theory of Clifford Geertz. Interestingly, the tradition of Maḥallu al-Qiyām becomes a symbolic meaning of the expression of homage to the Prophet Muhammad and has the content of Maḥabbah teachings to the Prophet. This research concluded that standing up Maḥallu al-Qiyām began when Sheikh Tajuddin as-Subkhi started his stand while reading the Prophet’s Mawlīd as a symbol of respect for the Prophet Muhammad. The Maḥallu al-Qiyām has various forms of celebration as a cultural expression in Indonesia, manifested in various forms of celebration in Javanese cultures, such as muludan, srakalan, kekahan, temu manten, manakiban, sema’an al-Qur’an, and respect for newly arrived ulama.
Contribution: This article has contributed to discovering the traditions that developed in Indonesia, which intersected with Maḥallu al-Qiyām, thus identifying some expressions of Javanese culture in whose dialectic with standing Maḥallu al-Qiyām.
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