DARI TRAINER, IMAM IBADAH HINGGA PATRONASE SPIRITUAL : Pelayanan KBIH AL-Hikmah Kepada Calon/ Jamaah Haji di Kabupaten Brebes

Agus Nurhadi (Office of Religious Research and Development Ministry of Religious Affairs Semarang Indonesia)

Analisa: Journal of Social Science and Religion
Vol 15, No 02 (2008): Analisa : Jurnal Pengkajian Masalah Sosial Keagamaan

Some people stated that the roles of KBIH and its services toward pil­grims are questionable. Several KBIHs have been changed to businessinstitution rather than social institution. There is a kind of comodi.ficationof it. This paper argues, based on field research, that KBIH al-Hikmahhas given satisfied services to pilgrims. The services were not only inthe preparation of pilgrimages (manasik), but also during the pilgrim­ages in Mecca and and after the pilgrimages in Indonesia. In the prepa­ration of pilgrimages, the role of KBIH was a trainer - making candi­dates of pilgrims are more understanding and capable for practicingthe ritual. In Mecca, KBIH was not only as guider of long journey. butalso the imam of various rituals of pilgrimages. The role of KBIH hasbecome spiritual patronages ( ecclesiasticum] of pilgrims in the rest oftheir lifes.