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Comparison of Islamic and Adventist Christian Eschatology Rika Dilawati
FOCUS Vol. 3 No. 1 (2022): Focus
Publisher : Parahyangan Catholic University

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (155.806 KB) | DOI: 10.26593/focus.v3i1.5813

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This study aims to discuss the comparison of life after death (exchatology) in Islam and Adventist Christianity. The research method used in this research is qualitative with the process of collecting data through literature review. The results showed that the comparison of eschatology in Islam and Christianity has a very significant difference, this can be seen in the two holy books, namely the Koran and the Bible. Eschatology in Islam is also known as the end of time or the day of judgment. Therefore eschatology is a day that is feared by every Muslim, because eschatology is a day of vengeance, where all deeds in the world will be counted on that day. While eschatology in Adventist Christianity is a day full of hope that Christians always look forward to. They waited for Christ to come a second time to take His people to the place He had prepared. However, eschatology in Islam is also shrouded in hope for salvation where Muslim belief always boils down to how big the scales of good deeds are while in this world. Therefore, this article provides great wisdom for both religions, where as religious people hope for a good place after death must always be fostered by good deeds and invite rewards as provisions later in the Hereafter.
Moral Economy of Death: Religious Legitimacy and Social Obligations in Ta‘ziyah Practices in Indonesia Paelani Setia; Muhammad Ikhlas Rosele; Rika Dilawati
FOCUS Vol. 7 No. 1 (2026): Focus
Publisher : Parahyangan Catholic University

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This study examines ta‘ziyah practices in rural West Bandung Regency, Indonesia, through the lens of moral economy to explain how economic obligations within death rituals become legitimized, reproduced, and accepted as integral components of religious practice. This study employs a qualitative approach through participant observation and in-depth interviews with bereaved families, kiai, mosque administrators, community leaders, and local residents involved in ta‘ziyah practices. Drawing on James C. Scott’s moral economy perspective, this study demonstrates that ta‘ziyah functions not only as an expression of piety and social solidarity but also as a moral-economic system that positions bereaved families as the primary providers of ritual resources. Religious legitimacy, which emerges through the authority of kiai, the discourse of sedekah almarhum/almarhumah (charity on behalf of the deceased), and local social norms, transforms religious recommendations into social obligations that community members find difficult to refuse. This ritual governance subsequently reproduces unequal distributions of obligations and increases the economic and social vulnerability of bereaved households. These findings highlight the need for critical reflection on death ritual practices so that social solidarity does not evolve into an additional burden for vulnerable groups. This study contributes to the literature by extending moral economy theory into the study of death rituals and local Islam in Indonesia.