The Islamic Traditions of Cirebon
Ibadat and Adat Among Javanese Muslims
Table of Contents
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- Abstract
- Preface
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Belief System
- 3. Mythology and Cosmology of Cirebonese Traditions
- 4. THE RITUAL PRACTICE: IBADAT
- 5. THE RITUAL PRACTICE: ADAT
- 6. The Veneration of Wali and Holy Men: Visits to the Shrines
- 7. The Transmission of Religious Traditions: The Role of Pesantren
- 8. Pesantren and Tarekat: The Role of Buntet
- 9. Concluding Remarks
- Bibliography
List of Figures
- The Regency of Cirebon
- Plate 1: Kraton Kesuphuhan.
- Plate 2: Pakuningrat S.H., Sultan Kesepuhan.
- Plate 3: A business centre: a scene in the city of Cirebon.
- Plate 4: A scene in the village.
- Plate 5: Two children at play: a scene in the village.
- Plate 6: Pak Shofie (right), his family and close kin.
- Figure 4.1: Scope of Ibadat in Cirebonese popular conception.
- Plate 8: Attending sermon at 'Id prayer.
- Plate 9: Pak Shofie (third from left) and his sons pray at Pak Shofie's mother's tomb after 'Id prayer (at left is the researcher).
- Plate 10: Pagersari-kraton on "Muludan" ceremony prior to the "Panjang Jimat" procession.
- Plate 11: Kraton religious officials on "Muludan" ceremony prior to the "Panjang Jimat" procession.
- Plate 12: A group of circumcision grooms.
- Plate 13: A circumcision groom on becak returns from "ngembang" at his elders' graves.
- Plate 14: A circumcision ceremony.
- Plate 15: A circumcision groom on display.
- Plate 16: A carnival to fetch the groom for "munggah" ("marriage ceremony").
- Plate 17: Seated: The bride, the groom and the Penghulu at a marriage contract.
- Plate 18: A seven month pregnant woman is bathed at "Ngrujaki" ceremony.
- Plate 19: Water with flowers, and a young yellow hybrid coconut crafted with Qur'anic verses and coin inserted used at the "Ngrujaki" ceremony.
- Plate 20: The bathed pregnant woman at "Ngrujaki" ceremony.
- Plate 21: Chanting "Marhaba" to honour the pregnant woman.
- Figure 6.1: Marriage alliance between Sunan Gunung Jati and Raden Fatah
- Plate 22: A gate at Kramat Nyi Mas Gandasari.
- Plate 23: The tomb of Nyi Mas Gandasari.
- Map of Desa Astana
- Figure 6.2: Sketch of Astana Gunung Jati Grave Complex
- Sketch of the site of Kramat Mbah Buyut Trusmi (1926).
- Figure 6.5: Sketch of Kramat Mbah Buyut Trusmi (1995).
- Plate 24: An entrance to Astana Gunung Jati grave complex.
- Plate 25: Astana Gunung Jati custodians at the "Pekemitan" hall.
- Plate 26: Pilgrims at Astana Gunung: the "Pesujudan" door is closed.
- Plate 27: The "Pesujudan" door is open. (The ascending pathway leads to Sunan Gunung Jati's tomb.)
- Plate 28: A "wong kraman" serves pilgrims.
- Plate 29: Astana Gunung Jati custodians and Kecamatan Administrative officials pray together on a festival occasion.
- Plate 30: Two Qur'anic learners at "khataman" ceremony to mark the completion of the whole Qur'an.
- Plate 31: Demonstrating the recital of the Qur'an.
- Map of Desa Mertapada Kulon Kec. Astanajapura Kab. Cirebon
- Figure 7.1: Genealogy of Sesepuh and Sohibul Wilayah
- Figure 7.2: Intellectual Network of Kyai Abbas
- Figure 7.3: Military Network of Pesantren Buntet under Kyai Abbas.
- Pesantren Bunten Complex
- Figure 7.4: Political Network of Pesantren Buntet under Kyai Abbas.
- Figure 7.5: Sample of endogamous Marriage in Pesantren Buntet.
- Figure 7.6: Genealogy of Some Kyai in Buntet.
- Plate 32: Kyai Abbas.
- Plate 33: Kyai Abdullah Abbas (in sarong and white cap) before "Haul" ceremony.
- Plate 34: The main "pondok" of Pesantren Buntet.
- Plate 35: Commemorating the Independence Day at Pesantren Buntet.
- Plate 36: The Pesantren Mosque in Buntet.
- Plate 37: Girlscouts of Pesantren Buntet on exercise.
- Figure 8.1: Recruitment of Syattariyah Mursyid in Buntet
- Figure 8.2: Main Entrance of Tijaniyah to Java.
- Figure 8.3: Recruitment of Tijaniyah Muqaddam from Buntet
- Figure 8.4: Spiritual Genealogy of Some Tijaniyah Muqaddam in Java
- Plate 39: Kyai Fahim Hawi (left), a Tijaniyah Muqaddam of Buntet.
- Plate 40: Kyai Abdullah Syifa and his five year old son.
- Plate 41: Kyai Fu'ad Hasyim.
- Plate 42: Kyai Fahim Hawi among Tijaniyah followers.
- Plate 43: Nyai Hammah, a Tijaniyah Muqaddam of Kuningan.
- Plate 44: Nyai Hamnah (centre), her followers and Kyai Imam Subki (Nyai Hamnah's husband).
List of Tables
- Table 3.1: Months of the Javanese and Islamic Calendars
- Table 3.2: Naktu and Jejer of the Days of the Days of the Ordinary and the Pasaran Weeks
- Table 3.3: Months of the Year and Years of the Windu and their Naktu
- Table 3.4: Schedule of the Domination of Astronomical Objects
- Table 3.5: First Day of the Months, the Lowong and the Raspatit (Year Alif)
- Table 3.6: Sample of Lists of Good and Bad Days
- Table 7.1: Number of Students/Santri at Buntet (1992)
- Table 8.1: The Spiritual Genealogy (Silsilah) of Tarekat Syattariyah at Buntet
- Table 8.2: Ancestral Genealogy of Abu Abbas Ahmad at-Tijani The founder of Tijaniyah order
- Table 8.3: Spiritual genealogy of Syeikh Ali At-Thayyib al-Madani (West Java gate of Tijaniyah)