180 el Harakah: Jurnal Budaya Islam Vol. 25 No. 1, 2023 el Harakah: Jurnal Budaya Islam Vol. 25 No. 1, 2023 ISLAM AND TRADITIONS OF THE BUGIS PAGATAN COASTAL COMMUNITY Zulfa Jamalie, Fasih Wibowo Antasari State Islamic University, Banjarmasin, Indonesia Email: zulfajamalie@uin-antasari.ac.id Received: March 19, 2023 Revised: June 8, 2023 Accepted: June 13, 2023 Abstract This study concerned the relationship between Islam and traditions commonly practiced by the Bugis Pagatan coastal community. The purpose is to sociologically describe religious life and understand various rites due to acculturation of Islam and local traditions. It is a descriptive qualitative, and empirical research that combines sociological, anthropological, and historical approaches to analyze the religious life of the Bugis Pagatan community. The results demonstrated three major traditions in the life of the coastal community, namely religious traditions (mabbarasanji, massukkiri, mappanrelebbe), rites (mappandretasi'), and life cycle (mappabotting, madutta, mapacci, mappenretojang). Each of the tradition contains religious and cultural symbols as well as deep values. The religious values covered devotion, sincerity, and patience, to obtain safety and the blessings of life. Meanwhile, the cultural and social values were honesty, openness, strength, chastity, and honor, to maintenance of harmony and togetherness. Thus, the communication between Islam and local traditions runs in harmony and is mutually reinforced. Islamic acculturation is accepted with the implementation of culture and directed to DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18860/eh.v25i1.20731