The Meaning of Reading Surah Yasin and Al Ikhlas in the Funeral Process (Living Qur'an in Banyumas, Cilacap and Banjarnegara Regencies – Indonesia)

Abstract

With the development of the times, the study of the Qur'an and Hadith has experienced quite rapid progress, which can be seen from the many studies on social culture which focus their study on people's religion as their object. Islam and culture have a close relationship that cannot be separated. Islam always displays flexibility when responding to society with cultural diversity, customs or traditions. Indonesia is known as a country that is rich in cultural diversity in each region. Each region has its own culture which is characteristic and unique to each region. This includes the tradition of the corpse turning process in Banyumas, Cilacap and Banjarnegara regencies, where there is a lot of information that needs to be explored in more depth regarding the background, purpose, meaning and so on contained in the corpse turning process. Efforts to combine existing traditions with efforts to ground the Qur’an through the use of reading Surah Yasin and Al Ikhlas in the recitation process. This research concludes that there are various traditions passed down from generation to generation that are used by the community in the funeral procession, including: Rakuti laya (process of caring for the corpse), tanggap pasuryan (seeing the corpse for the last time), brobosan (walking under the coffin), sawur (escorting the corpse), surtanah (building graves), and funeral rituals. Meanwhile, the meaning of reading surah Yasin and Al Ikhlas is as a ceremony for interaction with the Qur’an in daily life and an effort to create religion which has an emotional impact on religion in a society.

Keywords: Funeral Process; Living Qur'an; Reading Surah Yasin and Al Ikhlas.