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The Social Construction of The Sacredness of Imam Lapeo’s Tomb Within The Pilgrimage Practices of The Mandar Community Muh. Ilham Usman
Socius: Jurnal Penelitian Ilmu-Ilmu Sosial Vol 4, No 4 (2026): November 2026
Publisher : Penerbit Yayasan Daarul Huda Kruengmane

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23609422

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Pilgrimage to the tombs of saints (wali) is a socio-religious practice that highlights the interplay between religious belief, individual experience, the authority of religious scholars (ulama), and the reproduction of tradition within Muslim society. This study aims to explain the social construction of the sacredness of Imam Lapeo’s tomb within the pilgrimage practices of the Mandar community, focusing on the processes through which the meaning of divine blessing (barakah) is formed, religious legitimacy is established, and traditions are transmitted. Data concerning the pilgrimage to Imam Lapeo’s tomb are analyzed through the lens of Peter L. Berger and Thomas Luckmann’s theory of social construction—specifically their concepts of externalization, objectivation, and internalization. The analysis shows that the sacredness of Imam Lapeo’s tomb is a socio-religious reality, shaped and sustained through interconnected processes. First, ritual actions allow pilgrims to express their religious beliefs, reverence, and hopes in their daily lives. Second, narratives regarding Imam Lapeo's piety, accounts of barakah, and the recognition of his status as an annangguru (a revered religious teacher/leader) provide the legitimacy for the veneration of his tomb. Third, his family's involvement, the teachings of religious figures, and community activities serve as channels for transmitting knowledge and pilgrimage practices. This analysis shows that a tomb's sacredness cannot be reduced to its physical characteristics; it must be understood through the relationship between religious experience, social recognition, and the reproduction of religious knowledge.
PESANTREN-BASED RELIGIOUS MODERATION IN SULAWESI: CONTEXTUAL QUR’ANIC VALUES OF AMBO DALLE AND SAHABUDDIN Rasyid, Muhammad Dirman; Usman, Muh Ilham; Husain, Muhammad Zakir
MUSHAF: Jurnal Tafsir Berwawasan Keindonesiaan Vol 6, No 2 (2026): Manuscripts, Exegesis, and the Contextualization of Qur’anic Values within the I
Publisher : Universitas Nurul Jadid

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33650/mushaf.v6i2.14102

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Religious moderation (wasat}iyyah) has become a strategic response to intolerance, exclusivism, and violent extremism in plural societies such as Indonesia, yet its implementation often remains a top-down programme detached from local culture. This study examines how two influential Sulawesi ulama, AGH. Abdurrahman Ambo Dalle of South Sulawesi and Annangguru KH. Sahabuddin of West Sulawesi, contextualised Qur’anic values of moderation through pesantren-based education rooted in Bugis and Mandar traditions. The study aims to reconstruct the interpretive logic and the institutional mechanisms through which moderation was produced and sustained, rather than merely to label the two figures as moderate. Using a qualitative approach combining figure (tokoh) study and the sociology of knowledge, data were drawn from documentation, field observation, and in-depth interviews with family members, colleagues, and former students selected through purposive and snowball sampling across South and West Sulawesi, and analysed through data reduction, thematic categorisation, and interpretive analysis, with source triangulation. The findings suggest that both scholars read verses such as QS. al-Baqarah (2): 143, al-H{ujurāt (49): 13, QS. al-Nisā’ (4): 135, and QS. al-Anbiyā’ (21): 107 not as abstract doctrine but as ethical guidance embodied in pedagogy, vernacular preaching, and community mediation. The study contributes a contextual, sociological account of how localised tafsīr and grassroots authority can institutionalise a durable, culturally grounded model of moderation.