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Merantau in the ethnic tradition of Minangkabau: local custom without sharia basis?

Siregar, Fatahuddin Aziz and Yulika, Febri and Nofialdi, Nofialdi and Harahap, Ikhwanuddin and Ridwan, Benny and Syahputra, Iswandi (2022) Merantau in the ethnic tradition of Minangkabau: local custom without sharia basis? Samarah: Jurnal Hukum Keluarga dan Hukum Islam, 6 (1). pp. 115-138. ISSN 2549 – 3167

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Abstract

Customary practice in Minangkabau is based on sharia, and sharia is based on the Qur’an (as provisioned in the proverb Adat Bersandi Syarak, Syarak Bersandi Kitabullah-ABS/SBK). As a customary practice, is merantau in the Minangkabau tradition based on sharia? This article explains the relationship between custom and sharia in Minangkabau’s merantautradition. This study is a qualitative research with in-depth interview data collection techniques and literature study. In-depth interviews were conducted with four distinct individuals representing customary figures and religious figures of West Sumatra. The study found that merantau in the Minangkabau tradition emerged out of the matrilineal customary system that has been in place long before Islam was introduced to the Minangkabau community. As a custom, several aspects of merantau in the Minang culture contradict Islamic sharia. This indicates that the relationship between custom and sharia is not hierarchical as stipulated in the ABS/SBK model. The study results may have implications on new relations between customary law, sharia, culture, and religion.

Item Type: Article
Keywords: Merantau; Custom; Minangkabau; Matrilineal; Sharia
Subjects: 16 STUDIES IN HUMAN SOCIETY > 1601 Anthropology > 160104 Social and Cultural Anthropology
Divisions: Fakultas Syariah dan Ilmu Hukum > Ahwal Syakhsyiah/Hukum Perdata Islam
Depositing User: Yusri Fahmi
Date Deposited: 19 May 2023 08:09
Last Modified: 19 May 2023 08:09
URI: http://repo.uinsyahada.ac.id/id/eprint/1177

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