CILINAYA: NASKAH SASAK BERNUANSA ISLAM

Abstract

Currently there is an indication of crisis of self-identity/national­ identity. This is remarked by blurred social solidarity, kinship, and so­ cial friendliness in line with reinforced materialism values. To re­ strenghten self-identity I national-identity, government and society try to discover values in manuscripts. Manuscripts are past cultural trea­ sures that full of noble values. This research aimed to discover and to re-actualize noble values in a manuscript as an improvement and strengthen model of social solidarity, kinship and social friendliness values that tend to blur. This research examined a manuscript entitled Cilinaya. This manu­ script is a Sasak's Islamic manuscript stored in West Nusa Tenggara Museum. The aim of current research are to discover Islamic thoughts in Sasak 's manuscript expected to contain noble values as a source of improvement and strengthening social solidarity, kinship and social friendliness that currently are blurring. The research used philology approach and content analysis with Roland Barthes' semiotic postructural method to discover cultural codes in this literature work. The results showed that (I) Cilinaya manuscript of such palm leaves is one of Sasak's syncretism Islamic literature works. It contents Is­ lamic and Hinduism substances as well as local custom. (2) Islamic substances in Cilinaya manuscript are oneness and morals. Oneness related to oneness of God (Allah), while morals related to human being interrelationship. This moral aspect regulated moral ethics and behav­ ioral rules in their society life. ( 3) Hinduism and custom aspects in this manuscript covered different human being classes based on caste and presenting offerings to God and considered God as a point to asking and prayerful for help.