Da'wah bil-hikmah: Tracing Sunan Kalijaga's footsteps in the transformation of Islamic society

Agus Riyadi*  -  Faculty of Da'wah and Communication, Universitas Islam Negeri Walisongo, Semarang, Indonesia
Abdul Karim    -  Faculty of Da'wah and Communication, Universitas Islam Negeri Walisongo, Semarang, Indonesia

(*) Corresponding Author
DOI: 10.21580/jid.v43.2.18468

Purpose - This research aims to find out Sunan Kalijaga's bil-hikmah da'wah in the transformation of Islamic society and to find out the results of Sunan Kalijaga's bil-hikmah da'wah in the transformation of Islamic society.

Method - The research approach is through a historical process, which is an approach of investigating, understanding, and critically explaining the past, weighing carefully enough, and carefully about the validity of historical sources and the interpretation of sources of historical information.

Result - This study shows that Sunan Kalijaga's bil-hikmah da'wah in the transformation of Islamic society is seen from two principles of community development, which are then realized through three stages of Islamic community development and their forms of activity, namely: First, the formation of Islamic society (takwin). Second is the stage of guidance and structuring (tanzim). Third is the stage of independence (taudi'). The results of da'wah bil-hikmah can be seen in the legacy of his works and services without causing significant problems, which in Javanese expression is described by the phrase tut wuri handayani (following from behind while influencing, providing moral, spiritual, and intellectual encouragement to Javanese society), tut wuri hangiseni (following from behind while incorporating Islamic values in Javanese civilization), nut jaman kelakone (following the times), and entuk iwake, nanging ora buthek banyune (getting the fish, but not making the water cloudy).

Implication - This research implies that it can provide insight into Sunan Kalijaga's bil-hikmah da'wah in the social change of Islamic society.

Originality - This research investigates the impact and originality of Sunan Kalijaga's da'wah in bringing about social, cultural, and spiritual change in Muslim communities.

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Tujuan - Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui dakwah bil-hikmah Sunan Kalijaga dalam transformasi masyarakat Islam dan untuk mengetahui hasil dakwah bil-hikmah Sunan Kalijaga dalam transformasi masyarakat Islam.

Metode - Pendekatan penelitian melalui pendekatan historis, yaitu suatu pendekatan untuk menyelidiki, memahami, dan menjelaskan secara kritis masa lampau, menimbang dengan cukup teliti, dan hati-hati tentang keabsahan sumber-sumber sejarah dan penafsiran terhadap sumber-sumber informasi sejarah.

Hasil - Penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa dakwah bil-hikmah Sunan Kalijaga dalam transformasi masyarakat Islam dilihat dari dua prinsip pengembangan masyarakat yang kemudian direalisasikan melalui tiga tahapan pengembangan masyarakat Islam beserta bentuk kegiatannya, yaitu: Pertama, pembentukan masyarakat Islam (takwin). Kedua, tahap pembinaan dan penataan (tanzim). Ketiga, tahap kemandirian (taudi'). Hasil dari dakwah bil-hikmah dapat dilihat pada warisan karya dan jasa-jasa beliau tanpa menimbulkan masalah yang berarti, yang dalam ungkapan Jawa digambarkan dengan ungkapan tut wuri handayani (mengikuti dari belakang sambil memberikan pengaruh, memberikan dorongan moral, spiritual, dan intelektual kepada masyarakat Jawa, moral, spiritual, dan intelektual kepada masyarakat Jawa), tut wuri hangiseni (mengikuti dari belakang sambil memasukkan nilai-nilai Islam dalam peradaban Jawa), nut jaman kelakone (mengikuti perkembangan jaman), dan entuk iwake, nanging ora buthek banyune (ambil ikannya, tapi jangan sampai airnya keruh).

Implikasi - Implikasi dari penelitian ini dapat memberikan wawasan tentang dakwah bil-hikmah Sunan Kalijaga dalam perubahan sosial masyarakat Islam.

Orisinalitas - Penelitian ini menyelidiki dampak dan orisinalitas dakwah Sunan Kalijaga dalam membawa perubahan sosial, budaya, dan spiritual dalam masyarakat Muslim.

 

Keywords: Da'wah; bil hikmah; Sunan Kalijaga; transformation of Islamic society; dakwah ; transformasi masyarakat Islam

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