Patterns of Visiting The Graves of Muslim Society Case Study: Visiting The Graves of Muslim Society in Muang District, Yala Province.

Abstract

Abstract

This research aiming at how Muslims visit a cemetery as Islam provision or Al-Quran and Al-Sunnah. How Muslims in Yala city practice for visiting and study agreeable and conflict between visiting as Islamic provision and practicing in real life of Muslims who live in Yala city. The data analysis is collected from research documents and interviews respondents 30: religious chief, committee of Islamic province, Islamic scholars, village chief and citizens. Induction analyzing and reporting a result as description analysis. After research, visiting a cemetery is Islamic encouragement as according to the teaching of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). Therefore, life and death remind us to trust in Allah. According to the teaching of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). Furthermore, we found that there are some Muslims who follow Islamic provision: making Do‘a for the death, becoming aware of death, not specify any special date, males visit inside a cemetery and females, among Islamic scholars have difference of though in evidences. The majority say it is offensive act for visiting. Besides, there are some contradictory Muslims with Islamic provision such as: specification a special date, growing or watering a plant on the grave led to believe that the death will fresh, wishing (Tabarruk) from the death who was a scholars or good person, building a high cement to carve the name a person who died for knowing where the location is. Moreover, some religious rite are not from Islamic provision such as making a circle to recite “Talqin” around the grave, reciting al-Quran, Yasin and al-Ikhlas chapter to believe that it will merit death.

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