Contributions of Tarekat towards Islam Nusantara Preservation (Study of Qadiriyah Tarekat in Palu City)

Abstract

Tarekat and Islam Nusantara like two sides of a coin that cannot be separated. Spirit of Islam Nusantara, among others, presents in the form of tarekat practice that displays the spirit of peaceful Sufism and preserves the tradition. This article embodies the Qadiriyah tarekat contribution in preservation Islam Nusantara tradition at Palu city. The urgency of this study appears in the effort to bring the religious ideas of tolerance and grace through the spirit of the tarekat, especially in the midst of radicalism in the name of religion. This research is a field research using the analytical approach to the history and structural theory. The results showed that the distribution of the Qadiriyah tarekat in Indonesia and especially in Palu city heavily influenced by the strategic position of the elite societies that embrace and practice the Qadiriyah tarekat in everyday life. The form of the tarekat contributions in common nuanced religious practices of Islam Nusantara atPalu city seen in the tradition of zikir, tahlilan and talqin mayyit in society.