MEROSOTNYA PENGARUH HINDU-BUDDHA DI KEDAH TUA: SATU ANALISIS POLITIK DAN BUDAYA “DECLINE IN HINDU-BUDDHIST INFLUENCES IN KEDAH: ANALYSIS ON POLITICS AND CULTURE”

Abstract

Abstrak

Kedatangan agama Islam di Kepulauan Melayu menyebabkan masyarakat tempatan mula meninggalkan ajaran dan amalan agama terdahulu seperti Buddha-Hindu. Kemerosotan agama tersebut juga berlaku di negeri Kedah sewaktu kemasukan Islam di negeri itu. Peranan raja sebagai ketua negeri menjadi pemangkin dalam penyebaran Islam di negeri Kedah. Ini boleh dilihat dalam teks Hikayat Merong Mahawangsa dan At-Tarikh Silsilah Negeri Kedah. Selain peranan raja sebagai ketua negeri, tinggalan artifak budaya seperti batu nisan jenis batu Aceh menjadi bukti kedatangan Islam dan masyarakat tempatan telah meninggalkan amalan ajaran agama terdahulu. Faktor politik dan budaya ini dapat menunjukkan kemerosotan dalam pengaruh Hindu-Buddha dalam sistem pentadbiran dan amalan kehidupan masyarakat setempat.

Kata kunci: Islam Kedah, politik, batu nisan Aceh

 

Abstract

The arrival of Islam in the Malay Archipelago caused the local community to abandon the teachings of earlier religions such as Buddhism and Hinduism. The religious decline also occurred in the state of Kedah during the inclusion of Islam in the state. The role of the king as head of state became a catalyst in the spread of Islam in the state of Kedah. This can be seen in the Hikayat Merong Mahawangsa and At-Tarikh Silsilah Negeri Kedah texts. Besides the role of the king as the head of state, the remains of cultural artifacts such as Aceh tombstone proved the arrival of Islam and the local community further abandoned the practice of past religious teachings. Political and cultural factor may indicate a deterioration in Hindu-Buddhist influence in administrative and daily practice of the local community.

Keywords: Islam in Kedah, politics, Aceh tombstone