KIDUNG RUMEKSA ING WENGI (Studi Tentang Naskah Klasik Bemuansa Islam)

Abstract

Kidung Rumeksa ing Wengi (precaution at night) is a song composed by Sunan Kalijaga. He is one of Walisongo, Islamic missioner in Java. He is well known because of his skills and wisdom in propagating Islam with its source in Al 'Quran and Al-Hadist by transforming it into Javanese community through various missionary medium. One of them is his teaching in Javanese prayers (charms). Prayers in Javanese are often in form of songs or charms since it is believed has magical power for those who practice it. Kidung Rumeksa ing Wengi, this charm is also known as "Mantra Wedha ". So it called because it could attract magical powers to protect and cure (Chodjim, 2003: 15). Kidung Rumeksa ing Wengi contains theological philosophic message in Dandhang Gula form that consists of nine verses along with performing asceticism and its pragmatic function specifically could protect the doer, especially at night. The first jive verses must be performed at night and the rest four show how to performance them. Spelling this charm will be protected from the evil spirit, devil, and black magic such as: fortune telling and other bad-intention people, and could be cured from all diseases.