Singir of Syekh Muallim: Verses of Soteriology for Contemporary Muslim Youth from a Gadamerian Hermeneutical Perspective

Abstract

This study aims to examine the content of Syekh Muallim's poems that contain moral teachings for the younger generation of Muslims. Syekh Muallim (1920s-1995) was known as a cleric and leader of the Al-Fiil Kesugihan Islamic boarding school in Cilacap Regency, Central Java, with his expertise in creating soteriological poems for his students. The results of the study show that the entire text of Syekh Muallim's poems, which were found to be composed in the form of nadzom or verses, consists of 17 chapters and a total of 558 lines. There are several parts of Syekh Muallim's poetry that are similar to Kyai Bisri Musthofa's Ngudi Susila, although there are similarities, Syekh Muallim made slight changes to the text to suit the Banyumasan dialect. Overall, the verses of Syekh Muallim's poem serve as comprehensive soteriological and pedagogical guidelines. The text not only teaches the importance of devotion and obedience in the social and spiritual hierarchy, but also provides a blueprint for the formation of a holistic Muslim character to achieve worldly and spiritual salvation. Specifically, the text studied in this research is divided into three discussions: the chapter on the fortune of creatures, the chapter on mudha-mudhi, and the chapter on manners. These findings are expected to provide insight into the pedagogical richness of the pesantren literary heritage and its relevance to the character building of the young Islamic generation, especially in a modern era full of social challenges.

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