The Cultivation of Traditional Islam by the Indonesian Islamic Boarding School (Pesantren) in the Digital Era

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10.2991/assehr.k.201113.006How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Traditions of Nahdlatul Ulama, Islamic boarding school, non-formal Islamic education

Abstract

Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), the largest traditionalist Muslim organization in Indonesia, has given a tremendous contribution to Islamic education, especially in the world of Islamic Boarding School (Pesantren). The role of Nahdlatul Ulama through the chains of pesantren in realizing the nation’s ideals to produce a smart and great young generation is humongous. NU is an Islamic mass organization that has a strong root in pesantren, which has characteristics that cannot be separated from its traditional function, that is, transmission of Islamic sciences, protection of Islamic traditions, and reproduction of Muslim scholars (Ulama). The problem is that there is a lack of understanding about the NU teachings among students of pesantren (santri). Santri should not only practice religious traditions of NU, but they should also understand the kinds and the meanings of those traditions. Thus the main question of this study is what are the methods used by an NU pesantren for the cultivation of NU tradition among the pesantren’s students, and how these methods so far have carried out by this pesantren. The loci of this research takes place in Pesantren Al-Hidayat Gerning in Pesawaran district, Lampung. This study is a field research (descriptive analysis). The data are collected through observation, interviews, and documentation. The results of this study show that the cultivation of NU tradition is done through the teaching of classical Islamic ‘yellow’ books (Kitab Kuning), the practice of Yasinan (congregational recitation of the Yasin chapter of the Qur’an), invocation of sholawat (singing a praise to the Prophet), and istighotsah (chanting a series of ritual payers to the God), all of which aim that all students are able to understand the teachings of NU and protect its religious traditions, which are inherited by the predecessor of NU ulama.

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© 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Imam Syafei
AU  - Sunarto
AU  - Agus Faisal Asyha
AU  - Nur Latifah
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/11/13
TI  - The Cultivation of Traditional Islam by the Indonesian Islamic Boarding School (Pesantren) in the Digital Era
BT  - Proceedings of the 1st Raden Intan International Conference on Muslim Societies and Social Sciences (RIICMuSSS 2019)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 27
EP  - 31
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.201113.006
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.201113.006
ID  - Syafei2020
ER  -