Aceh, everyone must know with this one Province. One of the regions known as the Veranda of Mecca. By running the Islamic Shari'a and establishing it as a special law in the Aceh government makes Aceh known to the most respected areas of its religious side. This of course originated from the title it bears, namely Serambi Mecca.
Veranda of Mecca, a title full of religious nuances and faith. This nickname is not obtained simply. There must have been a special cause which led Aceh to this name. This certainly comes from the historical process and achievements achieved by Acehnese in the past. According to the historians of the 15th century, Aceh was nicknamed the Veranda of Mecca because of several causes, among them being;
- The rapid development of Islam throughout the archipelago and its surroundings started from Aceh. In other words Aceh is the prime Islamic region in the archipelago.
- From a science point of view, Aceh was once the center of science in the archipelago. This is certainly supported by the presence of Baiturrahman University. From various corners of the world who came to study in Aceh.
- There is recognition from Sharif Makkah who declared the Kingdom of Aceh as a protector of other Islamic kingdoms in the archipelago.
- Aceh was once the base of Hajj for all Muslim archipelago who pilgrimage to Mecca by ship.
- Aceh has similarities with Makkah. The Muslim community and Shafi'i school, and many other similarities that all come into contact with Islam in total.
In addition, regarding the title of the porch of Mecca, there is also a statement that in getting from the process of history. Starting from Syehk Ismail a tomb keeper of the Prophet Muhammad who get a message from the Prophet from within his dream. From his dream he gets orders to find a human who can read and interpret the letter that is in the Ka'ba.
Long story short, Syehk Ismail also perform such noble orders. In the decades he has not found anyone who can read the contents of the letter until finally arrived meeting with a young man who can do it near the waters of Malacca Strait that is still in the power of the kingdom of Aceh. And the young man is Meurah Sileu or Maulana Malik Ibrahim who is more familiar with the name Malikussaleh.
As the area that is called the verandah of Mecca, the issue of Religion of Aceh is very strict. This is due to the support of the Provision of Privileges for Aceh in the special autonomy on the implementation of Islamic Shari'a in Aceh. Such as the implementation of Jinayat law for example. Qanun Jinayat or the regulation governing Islamic crime was passed on 27 September 2014. Aceh under umbrella Qanun as the legal basis can carry it out.
Although initially this qanun is questioned by various groups of human rights defenders (human rights) because it is considered contrary to the principles of modern law, and strongly cornering women. However, this qanun can still be implemented. Because maintaining human dignity and dignity is the substance of this qanun jinayat. In addition also to protect and protect the people of Aceh in order not to do immoral to God.
This is one of the privileges gained by the Aceh region. Religious identity through the implementation of Islamic Shariah in Aceh until now still known firmly by people outside Aceh province.
In addition to the imposition of jinayat law, other efforts were also made by the Aceh provincial government to maintain the consistency of the Islamic Shari'ah in Aceh. As recently as the celebration of the New Year 2018 AD. Especially in the area of Aceh that apply the rules of Islamic law there is a special prohibition to do so. Rules issued by the Government of Aceh or Qanun (Perda) so that all people of Aceh do not do any activity in order to celebrate the new year.
Regardless, regarding the identity of its people, Aceh is made up of several ethnic / ethnic groups. Some of the tribes are Aceh (as the majority), Tamiang, Alas, Aneuk Jamee, Aneuk Laot, Gayo, and Simeulue. Then from each of these tribes have their own language. This situation makes Aceh one of the areas that have the most language on the island of Sumatra.
Based on the grouping of its territory, the Acehnese language is spoken by ethnic Aceh residing in Aceh Besar, Pidie, Pidie Jaya, Bireuen, Lhokseumawe, Aceh Utara, Aceh Timur, Aceh Jaya, West Aceh, Nagan Raya, most of Sabang City, Banda Aceh City, Langsa City, Aceh Barat Daya, parts of South Aceh and Aceh Tamiang. From a number of these areas, in Acehnese language there are also differences in the dialeg.
In addition to the Acehnese language, the people of Aceh also use other languages according to their ethnicity. Among the languages used are Aneuk Jamee, Kluet, Alas, Gayo, Haloban, Devayan, Simeulue, and Tamiang.
In the area of ethnic and linguistic diversity, the determination of Acehnese as a unifying language sometimes also becomes a problem. As happened during the Aceh hymn race October 31, 2017. Aceh Hymns. The regulation stipulated in Law No. 11 of 2006 determines that the use of Acehnese language should be highlighted by other tribal communities in Aceh. Then the approval of Aceh's hymn by the DPRA caused a polemic among the majority non-Acehnese. This is considered to have discriminated other non-Acehnese tribes. Fear of tribal and racist conflicts that continue to rampant in Aceh province itself.
