INSKRIPSI PERNYATAAN KEMATIAN PADA KOMPLEKS MAKAM QADHI JAFRI, SOSOK ULAMA DAN AHLI WARIS SYEKH MUHAMMAD ARSYAD AL-BANJARI

Abstract

Abstract. The Inscription of Death Statement on the Burial Complex of Qadi Jafri, The Heir of Islamic Scholar Syekh Muhammad Arsyad al-Banjari. This study aims to: (1) understand the life history of Qadi Jafri; (2) describe the layout of the burial area of Qadi Jafri; (3) describe the statement of death on the tombs at the burial complex of Qadi Jafri. The researcher uses the descriptive qualitative method, which combines historical research and Islamic archaeology approach. The result shows that the Qadi Jafri was a scholar and great-grandson of the great scholar in Kalimantan, Syekh Muhammad Arsyadal-Banjari. The burial area of Qadi Jafri comprises a total of 36 tombs. Besides om the tomb of Qadi Jafri, the written statement of death are also found the tombs of Qadi Jafri’s father in law, named Haji Abdul Aziz, and his wife, as well as on the tomb of Haji Muhammad Nur bin Haji Mustafa. The written statements of death on the tombs cannot be separated from the professed religion of Islam, which perceived the understanding that deathis not the end of life.

Keywords: Inscription, Statement of death, The Burial Complex of Qadi Jafri

Abstrak. Kajian ini bertujuan untuk (1) mengetahui riwayat hidup Qadhi Jafri; (2) menggambarkan tata letak Kompleks Makam Qadhi Jafri; (3) mendeskripsikan pernyataan kematian pada Kompleks Makam Qadhi Jafri. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode deskriptif kualitatif yang menggabungkan penelitian sejarah dengan pendekatan Arkeologi Islam. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa Qadhi Jafri adalah seorang ulama, buyut dari ulama besar Kalimantan, Syekh Muhammad Arsyad al-Banjari. Kompleks Makam Qadhi Jafri berisi 36 makam yang berada dalam beberapa jirat. Selain makam Qadhi Jafri, tulisan yang berupa pernyataan kematian juga terdapat pada makam mertua Qadhi Jafri, yakni Haji Abdul Aziz (Kiai Demang Wangsa Negara) dan istri, dan makam Haji Muhammad Nur bin Haji Mustafa. Adanya tulisan pernyataan kematian tidak terlepas dari agama Islam serta pemahaman bahwa kematian bukanlah akhir dari kehidupan. Orang yang meninggal tetap hidup, tetapi rohnya berpindah tempat dari alam dunia ke alam barzakh.

Kata Kunci: Inskripsi, Pernyataan kematian, Kompleks Makam Qadhi Jafri