<![CDATA[This study aims to explore the construction of meaning and the practice of pilgrimage (ziarah) at the Kubua Gutua Grave in Talang Ginting Village, North Bengkulu. As a sacred site, the grave of Raden Agung (Puyang Buk Putiak) serves as the center of spiritual and social orientation for the local Rejang community. Utilizing a qualitative-descriptive design with a phenomenological approach, this research analyzes data collected through in-depth interviews with the tomb's caretaker (juru kunci), traditional leaders, and pilgrims. The results indicate that the pilgrimage tradition at Kubua Gutua represents a harmonious form of syncretism between normative Islamic teachings and local cultural residues. The grave plays a functional role in the community's agricultural cycle, where pre-planting and post-harvest rituals are conducted to invoke food blessings. Furthermore, this study identifies a dialectic of tawassul, in which the community perceives the mystical nature of the grave not as an object of worship, but as a spiritual wasilah (intermediary) to Allah SWT. Beyond material motivations, the pilgrimage also functions psychologically as a means of achieving inner peace and providing an eschatological reminder (dzikrul maut). This study concludes that the Kubua Gutua tradition persists due to its ability to adapt to the challenges of modernity without abandoning the Islamic identity of the community]]>
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