Gusjigang and Da’wa Sunan Kudus in Preserving Spiritual and Islamic Economic Value in Recession Year

Abstract

The background of this research is based on the advancement of the education and economic sectors in the Kudus Regency after the arrival of Sunan Kudus with the teachings of Islam and its Gusjigang philosophy. The purpose of this study was to determine the spiritual and economic values in the Gusjigang philosophy and its influence on the trading community in Kudus. This type of research is qualitative with a phenomenological approach. Data collection techniques were taken through observation, interviews, and documentation. The source of the data for this research is the trader community in Kota District, Kudus Regency. The analytical technique used is a phenomenological approach that takes a person's experience through descriptions of people who are research participants. The results of the study found that the spiritual and economic values ​​in the Gusjigang philosophy in the trader community in Kota District were an effort to achieve prosperity in religious and daily life seen from the activities of traders who applied attitudes in accordance with the values ​​of Gus, Ji and Gang. The influence of this philosophy can be seen in the number of educational institutions, Islamic boarding schools, and the advancement of the trade and industrial sectors.

Views of Islamic Organizations on the Tradition of Not Slaughtering Cows in Kudus

“…Like the other walisongo, Sunan Kudus has a very wise way of preaching. Among other things, he was able to adapt and indigenize Islamic teachings in a society that already has an established culture with the majority being Hindus and Buddhists (Muhajarah, Cahyaningrum, Tanjung, Kamaliah, & Norannabiela, 2022). The mixing of Hindu and Buddhist cultures in the da'wah is carried out by Sunan Kudus, one of which can be seen in the Menara Kudus mosque.…”