Ziarah Kubur Activity Phenomenon on the Last Days of Sha'ban Month in Jakarta

摘要

This article discusses the phenomenon of the tendency among Muslims to carry out the activity of ziarah kubur (visit to the grave) in Jakarta on the last days of Sha'ban month, the 8th month in the Hijri calendar. The purpose of this research is to know the factors that motivate them in implementing that activity. To achieve this goal, the authors use qualitative research methods with the approach of religious science in Islam and sociology. This approach is used because the things that are read in ziarah kubur are related to elements from Islam religion and that activity is carried out by peziarah (grave visitor) who have social relations with the deceased while he was still alive. From that research, obtained results that indicate the existence of increasing of ziarah kubur activity on the last days of Sha'ban month at cemeteries in Jakarta. The moments leading up to Ramadan holy month (the month after Sha'ban) is a powerful phenomenon in motivating them to carry out ziarah kubur activity. The time approaching the coming of Ramadan month is considered as an interesting time to carry out ziarah kubur. As a conclusion, ziarah kubur activity among Muslim in Jakarta on the last days of the Sha'ban month which approaching the coming of Ramadan month has shown a phenomenon of increasing when compared to that activity in other days. Its impact is the existence of great attention from peziaralt to use the last days of Sha'ban month to carry out the ziarah kubur activity.