Perubahan dan Sinkretisme dalam Amalan Sogit Tanah Masyarakat Dusun Islam Ranau Sabah: Perspektif Islam

The Dusun community is the majority indigenous people in Sabah. The original beliefs of this society were pagan, influenced by elements of animism. However, since the advent of Islam in the state of Sabah began around the 15th century AD, some of the Dusun community slowly began to convert to Islam. In Sabah, the main settlement of the Dusun community is in the Ranau district. Ranau District is divided into three State Legislative Assemblies (DUN), namely DUN Kundasang, DUN Karanaan, and DUN Paginatan. Based on the three DUNs, the settlement of the Muslim Dusun community is concentrated in the Kundasang DUN. The culture of the Dusun Islam community, on the other hand, is decorated with various features of the past heritage treasures of their ancestors, whether in material or non-material culture. Thus, the study focuses on two main objectives; first, to explain the changes in the practice of sogit tanah (non-material culture) before and after the Dusun community had embraced Islam. Second, discuss the elements of syncretism inherent in the practice of sogit land between pre-Islamic teachings and Islam and assess from the perspective of Islamic law. Thus, this study uses a qualitative approach based on observation methods, interviews, and document analysis. The results of the study found that the practice of land sogit practiced by the Muslim Dusun community in Ranau district has undergone many changes before and after the advent of Islam. Consequently, there is an element of syncretism between Islamic and pre-Islamic teachings that cannot be practiced.