<![CDATA[This study examines the typology of Nahdlatul Wathan (NW) Islamic thought through Seyyed Hossein Nasr’s concept of Traditional Islam. Using a qualitative library research design, the study analyzes Nasr’s theoretical framework alongside official NW documents and 17 relevant scholarly sources published between 2019 and 2026. The findings reveal five interconnected dimensions characterizing NW’s Islamic thought. First, revelation-centered traditionalism positions the Qur’an and Sunnah as the foundational sources of religious authority, interpreted through the Aswaja scholarly tradition. Second, continuity of turāth and knowledge transmission is maintained through classical Islamic scholarship, sanad, teacher–student relationships, and educational institutions. Third, NW demonstrates an integrative Aswaja structure by connecting aqidah, Shafi‘i jurisprudence, and Sunni tasawwuf as complementary dimensions of religious life. Fourth, NW exhibits a selective and value-oriented engagement with modernity, adapting educational, organizational, da‘wah, and social institutions without abandoning its sacred foundations. Fifth, scholarly authority and the sacredness of knowledge remain central through the roles of ulama, tuan guru, religious education, and intergenerational transmission. Synthesizing these findings, the study proposes “Adaptive Aswaja Traditional Islam” as a typological category that explains how NW preserves the substantive foundations of traditional Sunni Islam while contextually adapting their institutional and socio-religious expressions to contemporary realities. The study contributes a conceptual model for understanding traditionalist Islamic movements beyond static classifications of traditionalism and modernism.]]>
