Islam reflection through forbidden fish tradition

An research experience in Baso sub-district, Agam District, West Sumatra Province at 2009 had contributed very powerful input to my understanding on Islam as religion and way of life. It was beginning from my previous research on studying Articulation of Islamic values toward Sustainable of Natural Resources Management. The value of Mizan and Tauhid emerges on how community treat the water pond that support community agriculture and basic need of water distributing to more than 2000 household. Conditionally, local people acknowledges the existing fish that has myth background is part of the tradition that does not influence the Islamic faith. Local people through the elder express the position of myth as tradition and Islam as faith clear enough to diversification. Local people have reason to keep the myth as local tradition that transfers from old to young people attaching deep meaning of living appreciation. When Islam was coming and teach the value of nature and human connection that  integrated on understanding of concept of Tauhid and Mizan. The myth of fish does not  myth anymore in term of anthropological perspective but a myth become a tool of appreciation toward living thing that is also exist in Islamic understanding. (Google+)(www.irsad.org)

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