Sihir dan Hantu di Kalangan Masyarakat Aceh (Studi Terhadap Masyarakat Nisam Aceh Utara)

Abstract

This research is motivated by the existence of hostile communities to eliminate  the lives of fellow members of the community by reason of magic. By some  Acehnese people still pay great attention and belief in ghosts, magic practices  and treatment procedures. This research is a field research (field research) that  uses data collection methods of observation, interviews, and documentation.  While the method of data analysis uses descriptive methods, and  phenomenological methods. Descriptive method aims to describe the  situation, and is used to determine the tradition of magic and understanding  of ghosts carried out by the Nisam community. While the phenomenological  method is an approach that studies the phenomena of society which are found  from experience and reality in the field. The results of the analysis of this  study indicate that most Nisam people in treating magic use two methods,  namely the rukyah syar’iyah method and the magic method using the help of  jinn. In a review of Islamic law, treatment of people affected by magic is  carried out by the rukyah method in accordance with the advice of the  Prophet. Very few Nisam people understand and do rukyah treatment  methods, the majority still believe in treatment with the help of jinn. The term  ghost in Islamic law is not mentioned. Ghost is another name for Jinn and  Satan, Jinn and Satan are clearly mentioned in the Qur'an.