Reviving the Legacy of Islamic Nusantara: A Study of Pegon Script in Traditional Pesantren Communities in Java

Sahal Mahfudh; Abdul Aziz El Tiganiy

doi:10.35878/santri.v5i2.1426

Sahal Mahfudh Institut Pesantren Mathali'ul Falah Pati, Indonesia
Abdul Aziz El Tiganiy Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Malaysia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.35878/santri.v5i2.1426

Keywords: Pegon, Traditional Pesantren Communities, Sociolinguistic Approach

Abstract

This study aims to explore the dialectics of Pegon script within traditional pesantren communities in Java. Using a sociolinguistic approach, the researcher collected data from seven traditional pesantren communities in Central Java and East Java: PP Roudhotut Tholibin Rembang, PP Roudhotut Thullab Magelang, PP Al Balagh Tuban, PP Fathul Ulum Kediri, LP Al Ma'arif NU Jepara, KOPISODA (Community of KH Sholeh Darat Lovers), and Rifa'iyyah Community Semarang. The findings of this study show that Pegon script in traditional pesantren communities in Java serves several functions, namely: as an identity for traditional pesantren in Java, as a symbol of resistance against colonizers and transnational Islamic movements, as a medium for the transmission of knowledge and the translation of classical Arabic texts, as a gateway for Arabic loanwords into Javanese, and as a preserver of religious traditions and old Javanese language. The preservation pattern of Pegon script in traditional pesantren communities in Java involves producing and disseminating Pegon texts, studying classical Turats using the method of Pegon translation, using Pegon texts as teaching materials, and encouraging community members to write using Pegon script. The motivations for preserving Pegon are as follows: spreading knowledge and preaching, seeking blessings from the righteous, meeting the demands of the community, seeking blessings from the letters of the Qur'an, and economic motivations.

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Interview with Kyai Asas, Head of the Islamic Institute of Balagh Bangilan Tuban, currently the grandson of Kyai Misbah Zain al-Mustafa, and Mrs. Alif al-Nadhira, Head of the Balagh Printing Press, Bangilan Tuban, wife of Kyai Misbah Zain al-Mustafa's son, on April 9, 2022, and January 9, 2023.
Interview and observation with Kyai Fath al-Huda, Head of the Educational Committee of Ma'arif Jember, on June 20, 2022.
Interview and observation with Kyai Ahmad Sonarta Rembang, at his home on August 24, 2022.
Interview with Kyai Ahmad Saeed Asrari on February 15, 2021, and interview with his son Agus Labid Saeed Asrari on January 6, 2023.
Interview and observation with Agus Muhammad Mulla al-Nam Mu'adh bin Kyai Ahmad Mu'adh Taher on June 8, 2021.
Interview and observation with Agus Muhammad Labid Saeed bin Ahmad Saeed Asrari on June 27, 2021.
Interview and observation on the Tafseer Ibriz Reading Session at Kyai Ahmad Mustafa Bashri Rembang's house on August 26, 2022.
Interview with Agus Muhammad Muslim bin Kyai Abdul Hanan Ma'sum on July 6, 2022, one of the managers at the Pesantren Fathul Ulum and an employee at the commercial company owned by Pesantren Fathul Ulum on July 6, 2022.