Tomb, maqbarah, pesarean; Equations and differences

The tombs, maqbarah, and pesarean are terms related to the last resting place for the bodies of people who died, there is similarities. Has differences, meanings and understanding that are slightly different because there are certain nuances and special conditions.

Between the tombs, maqbarah and pesarean both show a resting place for people who die, die or die. Meanwhile the word dead, death and death itself has meaning as the end of life in human living creatures, along with the condition of the cessation of vital functions such as breathing, heartbeat, and brain function.

People who died, died and or died, his body or body would be buried in a tomb (burial), buried in a cemetery (maqbarah), or Diarrheake (in Javanese) in a pesarean. In this sense, the grave, maqbarah and pesarean have the same similarities and understanding. That is, both show a place in the existence of someone’s body.

Meanwhile, the difference between the tomb, maqbarah and pesarean not only lies in the mention of language. However, because there are nuances and special conditions in it that affect. For example tradition, language, situation and social status and manners. Also other specific specifications.

Tomb with special conditions

The word “tomb” in Indonesian is more commonly used to refer to the burial site of the body in general. But the tomb can be special. The use of the word tomb is more common because of the average mention of a cemetery with the word Public Cemetery (TPU).

The nature, nuances and special conditions of the tombs and / or burial places can be seen in the mention of the Heroes Cemetery Park, Family Cemetery, Cemetery Place of the King’s Family or Sultan. The three types of tombs are special because of their designation.

The mention of the tomb with other special conditions due to the influence of customs, religion, tradition and culture. Call it for example a Muslim cemetery, a Christian burial place, a Chinese ethnic burial place. There are also special characteristics and conditions of the cemetery with the background of tribes and nobles such as the grave of Tana Toraja.

There are differences here, but there are also similarities. In terms of traditional and language factors, the tombs or burials above are not quite right if it is called using maqbarah and or pesarean. Because there are special conditions that come from the background of the religious social status from which the mention is pinned.

Maqbarah and Muslim Cemeteries

Then, what is Maqbarah? The word “maqbarah” (مَقْبَرَة) comes from Arabic and literally means a cemetery. In the context of Islamic cultural and religious tradidi, Maqbarah shows the place where someone is buried with special conditions and background.

In Muslim cemeteries with the mention of Maqbarah, usually there is and buried a prominent Muslim figure with a special background. For example, a scholar, a sultan or Sunan, the guardian of Allah SWT, to the prophets and messengers of Allah SWT.

Also read the pilgrimage for a moment at the tomb of Mbah Wali Meayerti Bumijawa Tegal

Maqbarah often gets respect as a place of pilgrimage and prayer for people who have died. Maqbarah can be in the form of Muslim family burials from generation to generation in one locomotive. Or in the form of special tombs that are individual.

The mention of Muslim funerals with the word maqbarah does have specific and certain characteristics. The word maqbarah is closer to the pesantren tradition. People with the same pesantren background will tend to mention the cemetery of their teacher, kiai and scholars with the word maqbarah rather than the tomb.

Or some mention the word pesarean. Here the equation also exists. While the differences are only in the emphasis of mention due to respect. Especially to the body which because of its specificity in terms of authority and knowledge.

Pesarean, tomb in Javanese tradition

The word “pesarean” comes from Javanese and also means grave or cemeteries. So that in essence there is a similarity between pesarean and maqbarah and tomb.

Differences arise in the context of Javanese culture, where pesarean can have a broader meaning. Namely, including a place that is considered sacred, Wingitsmystical or have historical value. Also sometimes has sacred.

The origin of the word pesarean is height In Javanese which means sleep, where death is seen as a long sleep process. While the meaning and understanding of pesarean shows the place to be buried and buried the body to describe condition height or long sleep.

In Javanese cosmology, death is not the end of everything, but a transfer or return of someone to the realm of origin (Sangkan Paraning Dumadi). Death is seen as a natural cycle of life, where a person will overweight the sleep or height long.

Pesarean Gunung Kawi in Malang, East Java, is an example of a burial site in special and more dominant conditions with Javanese nuances. Pesarean Gunung Kawi is even famous to foreign countries.

Draft height Or long sleep in pesarean, or the tomb in the Javanese tradition reminds us of muhasabah death. That Sare in Pesarean will enter the time to wake up later in the future as the day of resurrection in the Islamic tradition.

Pesarean Batu Ampar is an example of a burial site with the mention of the mention that combines the traditions of Madura and Islam. On the island of Java, of course there are more types of pesarean. Maybe including those around where the reader lives at this time.