THE TAHLILAN TRADITION AS A FRINGE SUFISM MOVEMENT

Abstract

<h1>Abstract</h1><p>Javanese society in which Bangunrejo Kidul Kedunggalar Ngawi Village has social, cultural, and religious traditions. Tradition is one of the inherent cultures and becomes a habit of min to think and act the people of Bangunrejo Kidul Village. One tradition that is still maintained today is the <em>tahlilan</em> tradition. This tradition became a fringe sufism movement that influenced the religious practice of the community both <em>habl min Allah</em> and <em>habl min nass</em>. This research is qualitative, using the case study method with a naturalistic approach because the object raised is the <em>tahlilan</em> tradition that exists among <em>Nahdliyin</em> residents, especially in Bangunrejo Kidul Village and the approach uses religious sociology. The <em>tahlilan</em> tradition is one of the religious cultures that is still maintained and practiced by the people of Bangunrejo Kidul Village, especially <em>Nahdliyin</em> as a medium of da'wah to build a balance of personal piety to increase faith in Allah Almighty and social piety in the form of harmony and social harmony. The tradition of tahlilan as a fringe urban sufism movement that indirectly teaches <em>taqarub ila Allah</em> by strengthening religious messages, increasing religious knowledge, and strengthening other religious values. In its development, the tradition of <em>tahlilan</em> experienced an expansion of functions not only identical to death but also in it there was a process of good habituation in all religious activities and passed down from generation to generation.</p><p> </p>Keywords: <em>tahlilan</em> tradition, da'wa, nahdliyin, village community, prayer of salvation