TAJHIZ MAYIT TRAINING IN LAMNO ACEH JAYA

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Fauzi, Fauzi (2016) TAJHIZ MAYIT TRAINING IN LAMNO ACEH JAYA. In: Proceedings of the International Conference on University-Community Engagement, 2 – 5 Agustus 2016, Surabaya – Indonesia.

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Abstract

After the earthquake and tsunami hit Aceh in Desember 2004, it is deemed necessary to improve the community awareness on a wide range of issues, one of which is on tajhiz mayit (funeral preparation). The Faculty of Ushuluddin and Philosophy of UIN Ar-Raniry Banda Aceh took part to teach the community in Lamno Aceh Jaya on how to perform one of the fardh kifayah activities, the tajhiz mayit. The training was conducted due to the lack of experts in the village to perform the tajhiz mayit, especially after the tsunami, as many of teungku (religious leader in Aceh) had passed away. Lamno was one of the most tsunami-affected areas. The Faculty had an annual program held with a variety of activities including tajhiz mayit. In Lamno, the training team focused on the method and the madhhab (school of thoughts) used, which was Shafi’i. By doing so, the villagers would focus more on the core (rukn) procedures in performing tajhiz mayit. Meanwhile, being affected by dayah of salafi, the focus on details was related to, for instance, ie tujoh (seven types of water for purifying) and ie sikureung (nine types of water for purifying). The activities were led by senior lecturers under the coordination of Vice Dean of Academic and Institution Affairs. This was because the villagers tended to believe to the elder people. The program was followed with enthusiasm. For the evaluation, the trainer made the final test to see how well they could perform the fardh kifayah as mentioned in the Fiqh of Shafi’i guidance. As a team, we focused on Shafi’i madhhab and also adat (tradition) in the area as we considered them as sensitive issues. The results of the program showed that the participant could catch the training lesson better and 80% of them could understand it well. As for the feedback, many participants hoped to have another training in the future.