Perkawinan Islam Wetu Telu Masyarakat Bayan Lombok Utara

Abstract

This article examines the doctrine of marriage in Wetu Telu society in Bayan, North Lombok. According to the community marriage is carried out by three steps: perondongan, mepadik lamar, and selarian which is finished with some rituals, such as menjojok, memulang, sejati, pemuput selabar, akad nikah, sorong serah, nyongkolan, and balik onos nae. The marriage ritual is led in accordance with Islamic teachings by the Head of Office of Religious Affairs. In spite of referring to Islamic sharia, the Wetu Telu also strongly holds the teaching of their ancestors which is more identical with Siva-Buddhist teaching. After a long process of acculturation with Hinduism, the later takes a part in marriage process within the Wetu Telu. Therefore, the mar- riage concept carried out by the Wetu Telu is a combination of Siva-Budhist (as the religion of indigenous people) and Balinese Hinduism carried out by Balinese kingdom which had been mixed with Islamic teachings that later become local tradition. This local tradition then does create social stratification, marriage procedures and marriage procession. The local wisdom of marriage among the Wetu Telu has a potential role to strengthen religious harmony in multicultural society.