BAHASA SASAK DALAM EKSPRESI KEBERAGAMAAN MASYARAKAT ISLAM LOMBOK

This research aims to describe the dialectic between language expression and the religious traditions of the Lombok Islamic community which is packaged in two formulations: (a) explaining the forms of religious expression of the Lombok Islamic community which utilizes Sasak language data in its implementation. (b) explore information regarding the prospects for opportunities and challenges for the sustainability of the Sasak language in the religious expression of the Lombok Islamic community. This research uses a qualitative approach because it aims to provide an overview of Sasak language data in the religious expression of the Lombok Islamic community. The data source in this research is religious practice in the Islamic community in Lombok which utilizes Sasak language data as a means of implementation both in oral and written form. Data collection was carried out using observation, documentation and interview methods. The results of the research show that the forms of the Sasak language in the religious expression of the Sasak Islamic community are: Al-Qur'an translated into Sasak, prayers and wirid in Sasak, lectures and sermons in Sasak, religious education in Sasak, nasyid and qasidah in Sasak. Sasak, religious literature and poetry in the Sasak language. Opportunities for maintaining the Sasak language through religious expressions of the Lombok Islamic community: religion as a cultural factor, religious education, the importance of identity. Meanwhile, the challenges of maintaining the Sasak language through the religious expression of Lombok's Islamic community: the dominance of Indonesian, the decline of local languages, lack of resources, social and demographic changes.