Mimbar Agama Budaya
Vol 40, No 1 (2023)

Emotion and Religious Practices

Rena Latifa ((Scopus ID: 57208280285) UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta)
Ala’i Najib (Faculty of Ushuluddin, UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta)
Siti Rohmah Nurhayati (Faculty of Education and Psychology, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta)
Taqiyudin M. M. Robbani (Faculty of Ushuluddin, UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 Jul 2023

Abstract

This study aims to identify emotions underlying Muslim religious practices/rituals. The sample used in this study consisted of 310 Indonesian Muslim adults from several large cities in Indonesia, using a purposive sampling technique. Participants completed several psychological measurements regarding (1) types of emotions based on Emmons’ theory and (2) religious rituals and contemplative rituals (MAAS). Data was analysed through descriptive statistics and exploratory factor analysis. The results of this study show that the forms of emotion related to Muslim religious practices are emotions of gratitude, security and fear. Emotions of gratitude underlie fasting, such as Ramadhan fasting and Sunnah fasting, zakat and infaq. The emotion of feeling secure underlies forms of worship that are obligatory, such as Daily Prayer. Last, the form of prayer related to feeling secure is the type of prayer intended to obtain Allah’s protection when humans are experiencing disaster, namely Istisqo prayer, Istikharah prayer, and Eclipse prayer. 

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Journal Info

Abbrev

mimbar

Publisher

Subject

Religion Arts Humanities Education Social Sciences

Description

Mimbar Agama Budaya is a peer-reviewed journal published by the Center for Research and Publication (PUSLITPEN), Research and Service Institute (LP2M) UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta. The Journal disseminates religious and cultural studies based on the original research and current issues which are ...