‘Standing up’ Maḥallu al-Qiyām as cultural expression in Indonesia

A historical approach

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ID21493409
AuthorsMoh Ashif Fuadi (0000-0002-5075-6063, Raden Mas Said State Islamic University of Surakarta), Andi Arif Rifa’i (0000-0002-6426-3753, Raden Mas Said State Islamic University of Surakarta), Supriyanto Supriyanto (0000-0003-1815-8247, Raden Mas Said State Islamic University of Surakarta), Yunika Triana (0000-0003-2979-8522, Raden Mas Said State Islamic University of Surakarta), Rustam Ibrahim (0000-0002-0297-0807, Raden Mas Said State Islamic University of Surakarta), Moh Mahbub (0000-0002-2192-2050, Raden Mas Said State Islamic University of Surakarta), M Asar Said Mahbub (0000-0002-4411-8073, Islamic University)
Year2024
Volume80
Issue1
Publication date2024-01-19
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueHTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0259-9422 • E-ISSN: 2072-8050
PublisherAOSIS (PUBLISHER • ZA)
DOI10.4102/hts.v80i1.8466
OpenAlexW4391034484
LanguageEN
References cited22

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

Aesthetics · Archaeology · Art · Dialectic · Epistemology · Historiography · Linguistics · Literature · Psychoanalysis · Sociology · The Symbolic · Anthropology · Cultural and Religious Practices in Indonesia · History · Islamic Finance and Communication · Islamic Studies and Radicalism · Philosophy · Psychology

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