Rapa’i Dabôh in Aceh (Study of History, Meaning and Message)

Rapa’i dabôh is a traditional art that is played by 12 people accompanied by dangerous attractions and using sharp objects such as knives, swords, sinso, chains, sharp bamboo and others. The purpose of this study is to find out the history of rapa’i dabôh in Aceh. The research instrument uses primary and secondary data sources and approaches to library data and field data through steps such as observation, interviews and documentation. Data analysis techniques are in the form of data reduction, data presentation and data verification/conclusion. The results of the study show that the history of rapa’i dabôh in Aceh from a great scholar, namely Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jailani, which was inherited by Sheikh Rafa’i, became known as the Rifa’iyyah Order. Initially as a medium of da’wah in spreading Islamic teachings and so on, it became an art that was very popular with the people of Aceh. The spread of rapa’i dabôh was brought by preachers from the East-North region to the South-Southwest region, then developed like the Rincong Pusaka grub in Ie Lhop village, Tangan-Tangan Southwest Aceh sub-district and the Putra Naga grub in Mutiara village, Sawang District, South Aceh, both groups are still active until now.