Wetu Telu Explained
Wetu Telu ("three times") is a sect of Islamic beliefs of the Sasak people of Lombok, Indonesia. Practitioners pray three times a day, it differs from orthodox Sunni Islam called Waktu Lima, that pray five times a day. Adherents of Wetu Telu also only practice three of the Five Pillars of Islam, which are Shahada (Declaration of Faith), Salah (Prayer), and Sawm (Fasting). These practices can be represented by Kyai as religious leader of the community. Wetu Telu also incorporate some native beliefs of ancestral worship and animism.[1]
Works cited
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- Book: Cederroth, Sven . NIAS Report series no. 10 . A Sacred Cloth Religion?: Ceremonies of the Big Feast Among the Wetu Telu Sasak (Lombok, Indonesia) . 1995 . revised . NIAS Press . Singapore . 0904-597X . 9788787062541.
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Notes and References
- Web site: Al Jamaah Al Islamiyah Wetu Telu bi Jazirati Lombok. journal.uii.ac.id. 27 August 2022.
