The Study of Java's Islamization Process in Serat Rengganis through Manuskrip Digitalization Program

This study aims to digitize the Serat Rengganis manuscript as well as to find out the relation between Serat Rengganis and the process of Javanese Islamization. The results of this study are the digitization program of Serat Rengganis manuscript as an effort to prevent Serat Rengganis from extinction. The digitalization of the manuscript is undertaken by taking pictures, editing them by using Microsoft Office Picture Manager and Corel Draw and saving them in the digital storage. Furthermore, it can be seen that Serat Rengganis contains the acculturation between Javanese Hindu literature and Islamic literature through the steps of philological research work. It can be seen by the presence of the main character, Dewi Rengganis, who had previously been known by the Javanese people in the Majapahit Kingdom. The figure of Dewi Rengganis was reappeared in Serat Rengganis as the main figure who converted as a Muslim. The process of Islamization of the Javanese community by reading Serat Rengganis was obtained through self-identification between the main character and the readers. It aims to make the readers, who have liked the figure of Dewi Rengganis in the Majapahit era, also able to convert to Islam as done by Dewi Rengganis. The Islamization of Javanese people through the Islamic literary work is the proof that Islam preached by Wali Songo in the 14th century was done wisely without coercion and also enhanced the good values that had existed before.