Blessing and Economic Activity of Jamaah Khalwatiah Samman in The Village of Bonto Bunga Maros Regency South Sulawesi

Abstract

This study is motivated by the fact that the material and spiritual needs of the Islamic perspective have the same position and function in human life. The purpose of this study is to identify and analyze work behavior, attitudes and obligations of Khalwatiah Samman parishioners about understanding the blessings of economic activity (work or business) in social and religious life. This study uses a qualitative method with a descriptive and analytical approach that reveals and narrates the social, economic and religious phenomena of Khalwatiah Samman’s pilgrims. Researchers are like human tools in collecting field data before completion. Data collected: labor behavior, attitudes and obligations using moral values ​​in response to economic, social and social actions. Data obtained as a result of observation of participants, comprehensive interviews, documentation and triangulation. The data was analyzed using interactive streaming analytical descriptive analytical methods. The life of the community of Khalwatiah Samman is influenced not only by formal teachings on attachment, but also by a work culture that provides motivation for activities in the economic sphere. The results of this study show that the teachings of the Order of Samvat in Halvatia provide space and economic activity (material world) for finding livelihoods or generating income through a commitment to the work that will be used for the needs of the family, rapprochement with God and the interests of public life