A PROPHETIC STUDY ON EARTHQUAKE

• Main Authors: Tasmin Tangngareng, Hasbullah
• Format: Article
• Language: Arabic
• Published: Fakultas Adab dan Humaniora 2019-12-01
• Series: Jurnal Adabiyah
• Subjects: earthquake; theological views; scientific views;
• Online Access: http://journal.uin-alauddin.ac.id/index.php/adabiyah/article/view/9533/pdf

The phenomenon of earthquakes has become part of human’s dark story within the history of the past people, in the current millennial era and it will still apply even to the end of the world. This article will discuss a study of earthquakes contained in the hadith of the Prophet (peace be upon him). In the history of prophethood, this phenomenon has occurred in Medina and even repeatedly experienced by the Prophet p.b.u.h. together with his faithful companions. This type of research is classified as qualitative using the approach of the science of hadith, theology, socio-historical and scientific. The complex discourse will come to vision with the implementation of two contrasting technical dialogues on the subject, namely those of the theological and the scientific views. The complexity of the convergence of the two lies in the detail that each had a circumstance in the prophetic era and is mentioned in the words of the Prophet p.b.u.h. The theological view believes that an earthquake is a punishment from the Creator owing to the decadence of morality in a society, whereas in a scientific perspective, an earthquake occurs because of the shift of the earth’s plate which results in vibrations. Additionally, in the theological perspective, earthquakes are seen as parts of eschatology since there is a sign of their occurrence in the future mentioned in the hadith of the Prophet p.b.u.h. As for the theory of science, it is supported by the message of the Prophet p.b.u.h. that there is a geographical area with a high potential of earthquake strikes. Thus the discourse of the earthquake which has become a part of people’s lives, as is also mentioned in the Prophet’s hadith, will certainly come to pass for two main reasons, firstly it is related to the normative theological perspective and secondly, it is in accordance with the scientific studies.