Aplikasi Manhaj Wasatiyyah Terhadap Fenomena Sinkretisme Dalam Adat Masyarakat Bajau di Daerah Semporna Sabah

Abstract

The State of Sabah is consist of multiethnic society in which each of the ethnics has cultural uniqueness that differs from one another. The acceptance of Islam caused an assimilation between the Bajaus traditions and Islamic teaching which then led to syncretism. Consequently, some of the practices are regarded as a part of Islamic teachings even though, these practices are actually inherited from their ancestors unrelated to Islamic rules provided in the al-Qur’an and prophetic traditions. The purpose of this study is to discuss the phenomenon of syncretism in their life cycle. Yet, the objective of this study is attempts to analyze the application of the wasatiyyah methodology in dealing with the phenomenon of syncretism. Accordingly, this is a qualitative study which adopts interviews and data analyze. The findings of the study shows that syncretism occured among the Bajau community. Moreover, in dealing of syncretism between tradition and the teachings of Islam, emerged two groups took a different approach to this issue. The first group are those who seek to practice Islam careful and condemn the heretical doctrine (bidaah) of the Bajau community practices that are not aligned with al-Quran and al-Sunnah. The second group are those who can accept the syncretism as a whole. Therefore, the methodology of wasatiyyah should be applied in dealing with the phenomenon to ensure a balance between idealism embodied in Islamic law with the reality of its implementation in the Bajau community.