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Kritik Teologis Al-Ghazali Terhadap Metafisika Filsuf Muslim: Analisis Atas Tiga Pokok Pemikiran Dalam Tahāfut Al-Falāsifah Ummah, Afdalul; Iqbal, Imam; Irfani, Muhammad Aska
Tafáqquh: Jurnal Penelitian Dan Kajian Keislaman Vol. 13 No. 1 (2025): Juni
Publisher : INSTITUT AGAMA ISLAM BANI FATTAH (IAIBAFA)

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.52431/tafaqquh.v13i1.3702

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The reception of Greek philosophy in the Islamic world through the translation of classical texts sparked debates between rationality and revelation in Islamic intellectual tradition. This study aims to analyze Al-Ghazali’s critique of three main points in the thought of classical Muslim philosophers as outlined in Tahāfut al-Falāsifah: the eternity of the world, the limitation of God's knowledge to universals, and the notion of resurrection involving only the soul. This research employs a qualitative method with a library research approach and content analysis of primary texts and relevant secondary literature. The findings reveal that Al-Ghazali’s critique represents a synthesis between Ash’arite theology and philosophical rationalism, firmly rejecting metaphysical concepts that he deemed incompatible with Islamic faith principles. The study concludes that Al-Ghazali’s critique should not be viewed as a rejection of philosophy per se, but rather as an effort to safeguard the integrity of Islamic doctrine through a systematic theological-philosophical approach. His critique significantly contributes to Islamic philosophical discourse and fosters an epistemological dialogue between reason and revelation.
THE ETHICS OF AL-GHAZALI'S PERSPECTIVE IN KIMIYAUS SA'ADAH AND ITS RELEVANCE TO CONTEMPORARY MORAL CHALLENGES Irfani, Muhammad Aska; Iqbal, Imam; Nugraha, Dendi
Jurnal Al-Ulum : Jurnal Pemikiran dan Penelitian Ke-Islaman Vol 12 No 3 (2025): al-Ulum: Journal of Islamic Education, Research and Thought
Publisher : Universitas Islam Madura

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31102/alulum.12.3.2025.223-240

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The moral crisis characterized by value relativism and secularism demands the contribution of religious ethics that is transcendental and adaptive. This study aims to explore the ethical structure of Al-Ghazali in Kimiyaus Sa'adah and assess its relevance in responding to contemporary ethical challenges. This study uses a qualitative approach based on literature studies, with textual and hermeneutical analysis of Al-Ghazali's primary works and relevant secondary literature. The results of the study show that Al-Ghazali's ethics are based on revelation as the main source of morality, but still provide space for rationality within the framework of tafakkur and moral introspection. There is a harmonious integration between tazkiyah al-nafs, morality, and love for God, which is directed at ukhrawi happiness. This ethical system emphasizes not only formal obedience to divine law, but also inner transfiguration through the control of the passions and the actualization of the angelic nature in man. In conclusion, Al-Ghazali's ethics offers a theocentric, spiritual, and rational model of Islamic ethics, which remains relevant to be applied contextually in pluralistic and secular societies. This study opens up opportunities for the development of Islamic public ethics based on revelation that is dialogical and inclusive, as well as encouraging further research in the realms of bioethics, social justice, and ecotheology.
From Spiritual Leadership to Functional Leadership: A Qualitative Single-Case Study of Authority Mediation in Jamaah Wirid Khusus Nahdlatul Wathan, Lombok Irfani, Muhammad Aska; Dahri, Harapandi
Living Islam: Journal of Islamic Discourses Vol. 8 No. 1 (2025)
Publisher : Universitas Islam Negeri Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.14421/7acs5e13

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This study responds to the tendency of tariqah studies in Indonesia that highlight elite figures and institutions, thereby neglecting how congregations maintain the continuity of Sufi practice in everyday life. By taking the case of Jamaah Wirid Khusus Nahdlatul Wathan (JWK-NW) in Lombok, this study examines how ritual authority, social relevance, and ethical productivity continue to operate when there is no doctrinal successor murshid, because TGKH Muhammad Zainuddin Abdul Madjid is positioned as the first and last murshid. The study uses a qualitative single-case design based on fieldwork (October to November 2023) through semi-structured interviews, non-participant observation of Hiziban, wirid, and muzakarah, as well as document analysis (Hizib compilations, decrees, teaching materials, and related publications) with purposive and snowball sampling. Data were analyzed using reflexive thematic analysis with source and method triangulation. The findings show that the continuity of the tariqah is maintained through the expansion of functional authority: appointed coordinators and representatives mediate bay’ah, ritual discipline (including qada’), and ethical guidance, without claiming themselves as autonomous murshids. Core practices are carried out in daily and weekly cycles, including congregational Hiziban on Monday night, collective dhikr on Wednesday, and a weekly wazhifah on Friday, and are reinforced by regular muzakarah. Members report increased spiritual awareness, emotional control, and inner tranquility, while also expanding solidarity through infaq and collective work to build madrasah, TPQ, and social services. Historically, the JWK-NW network is reported to have reached around 200,000 members in 1994. This study enriches lived Sufism scholarship by showing a concrete differentiation between spiritual leadership and functional leadership, and it offers the implication that dhikr routines and communal service can become a low-cost infrastructure for character education, youth mentoring, and social cohesion when aligned with local ritual ecology.