THE LIVING QUR’AN IN MARITIME CULTURE: SYMBOLISM, RITUAL, AND ECOLOGICAL SPIRITUALITY IN THE TASELA BOATMAKING TRADITION

Muhamad Khabib Imdad; Tami Dewi Puspa Rahayu; Suciyadi Ramdhani; Busro

doi:10.31330/penamas.v38i2.983

Penulis

Muhamad Khabib Imdad Sejarah berdirinya Universitas Islam Negeri
Tami Dewi Puspa Rahayu Sejarah berdirinya Universitas Islam Negeri
Suciyadi Ramdhani IAIN Syekh Nurjati Cirebon
Busro Sejarah berdirinya Universitas Islam Negeri

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31330/penamas.v38i2.983

Kata Kunci:

ethnography, living qur'an, Cikawung-Ading, tradisi pembuatan perahu

Abstrak

Penelitian ini mengkaji ritual Nurunkeun Jampanan dan tradisi pembuatan perahu Tasela di Desa Cikawung-Ading, Tasikmalaya, sebagai manifestasi living qur’an dalam budaya maritim Indonesia. Kajian ini menelusuri bagaimana ajaran-ajaran Al-Qur’an diwujudkan dalam ritual lokal dan praktik kolektif yang menopang harmoni spiritual dan ekologis masyarakat pesisir. Dengan menggunakan metode kualitatif etnografis melalui wawancara, observasi partisipatif, dan dokumentasi, penelitian ini mengungkap tiga dimensi utama: (1) pembacaan Surah al-Fātiḥah dan al-Ikhlāṣ sebagai ekspresi tauhīd dan devosi komunal; (2) pembatasan produksi lima perahu setiap tahun yang melambangkan konsep Al-Qur’an tentang mīzān (keseimbangan) dan moderasi; serta (3) fungsi sosial ritual dalam memperkuat solidaritas dan kesadaran ekologis. Temuan ini menunjukkan bahwa nilai-nilai Al-Qur’an diaktualisasikan melalui ekspresi budaya yang hidup, yang memadukan spiritualitas, etika sosial, dan tanggung jawab ekologis. Penelitian ini berkontribusi pada bidang antropologi Al-Qur’an dan ekologi Islam dengan memperlihatkan bagaimana teks suci dihidupi dan ditafsirkan dalam konteks kemaritiman. Secara praktis, studi ini mengusulkan pengakuan Nurunkeun Jampanan sebagai warisan budaya takbenda bernilai religius-ekologis serta integrasi etika ekologi Qur’ani dalam pendidikan pesisir, sehingga menjembatani studi Al-Qur’an, antropologi, dan etika lingkungan dalam Islam pesisir Indonesia.

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