Barakong: Cultural Sufism in the A'burangga Tradition to the Bantaeng Kings' Descendant

This article talks about Sufi traditions synthesized into a local tradition, it is called barakong and taken from the manuscripts brought by the first qadhi Bantaeng, who was a kind of justice minister in the local kingdom. Barakong not only has a Sufism meaning but has also reproduced its meaning by users of its tradition as something that can bring blessings, as a prayer to avoid wickedness, and prophet history dissemination. This meaning shows a religious expression that is accommodating to local culture and is a characteristic of the Sufi culture that has spread throughout the archipelago since the beginning of Islam. The encounter with the Sufi Barakong tradition and the local a'burangga tradition shows the role of qadhi as a guardian of Islam that is friendly to local culture. Sufi tradition is identified as a religious characteristic known as Islamic culture.