Turnitin - HOW JAWI SCRIPT INFLUENCES RELIGIOUS ATTITUDES: AN EVIDENCE FROM ACEH

This study aims to describe the religious attitudes influenced by the Jawi Script upon people living in the Seulimeum Subdistrict of Aceh Besar District, Indonesia. The data for this qualitative study were gathered through interviews and observations that included three activities: behavioral observation, direct questioning, and direct disclosure. Observations are accompanied by a checklist and field notes, while direct questioning and direct disclosure involve unstructured interviews with eight respondents. The data was then qualitatively analyzed using descriptive analysis techniques. The study's findings suggest that the Jawi script instructional process has influenced respondents’ religious attitudes toward aqidah, ibadah, morals, and social society. In the field of aqidah, Jawi script instructional process strengthens the aqidah that adheres to the creed of Ahlusunnah wal Jama’ah. They also rejected another aqidah, armed with knowledge from the Jawi Script. Religious attitudes also are reflected in ibadah activities that are under the knowledge learned from the Shafi'i school of thought's Jawi Script. In terms of morals and social society, Jawi script instructional process strengthens husband-wife relationships, strengthens social traditions with Islamic nuances, and fosters social unity.