PERCEPTIONS OF KHATIB TOWARDS RHETORICAL ARTS IN FRIDAY SERMON TEXT OF DEPARTMENT OF FEDERAL TERRITORY ISLAMIC AFFAIRS (JAWI)

Persepsi Khatib Terhadap Seni Retorik dalam Teks Khutbah Jumaat Jabatan Agama Islam Wilayah Persekutuan (Jawi)

Abstract

The sermon is one of the weekly medium of da'wah that is presented by the khatib on the platform of advice or religious order. The role of the sermon has been evolving and at present, it is often a discussion and debate in mass media. Among the problems posed was the khatib reading the sermon text without regard to the listener, the message of obscene sermon, the incomplete sermon and the confusion of the essence of the sermon. Accordingly, this study was conducted to analyze the perception of khatib towards rhetorical art in JAWI Friday's sermon based on the question of the perception of khatib towards rhetorical art in JAWI's Friday khutbah text. This study is a pilot study in quantitative form using survey design anddata obtained descriptively. The data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 23 through questionnaire which was distributed to 26 respondents from khatib in Kuala Lumpur. The results of the pilot study found that the"diversity of voice intonation was helped by the narrative writing method and explanation in the text of the sermon" and the item "the same reconstruction use at the end of the verse enhanced the sermon language" received the highest percentage of 96.2% with a mean score of 4.42. While items "rare when reading the supplied sermon text" get the lowest percentage of 61.5% with a mean score of 3.46. Through this study, the quality of JAWI's Friday khutbah texts can be enhanced and can help the effectiveness of khatib delivery.