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Decoding Agul Ku Payung Butut: A linguistic-psychological inquiry through Adler’s Theory of Inferiority ad-Diba'i, Muhammad Daffa Syafiq Nashr
Priviet Social Sciences Journal Vol. 5 No. 9 (2025): September 2025
Publisher : Privietlab

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.55942/pssj.v5i9.542

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This study examines the Sundanese proverb “Agul ku Payung Butut” from the perspective of Individual Psychology, as elaborated by Alfred Adler. The proverb judges’ people on their pride about meaningless things, implying intricate psychological processes that can be explained by Adler’s ideas on inferiority feelings, compensation, and social interest. Using qualitative content analysis, the study combines semantic-metaphoric linguistic analysis with Adlerian psychological ideas. The research was based on the text of proverbs, the novel Payung Butut by Akhmad Bakri, and interviews with experts on Sundanese culture. The results show that the proverb depicts sick pay of inferiority complex whereby payung butut (worn out umbrella) signifies inferiority and agul (arrogance) as efforts to create artificial superiority. The wisdom of traditional Sundanese people proves to agree with psychological principles by highlighting genuine contributions to society instead of empty showiness. This adds to the understanding of the overlap between cultural manifestations and psychological processes, which applies to cultural psychology and linguistic research. This indicates that Sundanese proverbs can be used as a medium of psychological wisdom, informing human behavioral patterns that cut across cultures yet remain at the local cultural level.
The Concept of Rûh in Islam: An Interdisciplinary Analysis of Interpretation, Philosophy, and Theology Ad-Diba'i, Muhammad Daffa Syafiq Nashr
Abjad Journal of Humanities & Education Vol. 3 No. 3 (2025): Abjad: Journal of Humanities & Education
Publisher : Centre for Literary and Cultural Studies

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.62079/abjad.v3i3.105

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The concept of Rûh constitutes a central theme in Islamic anthropology that has sparked intensive debate among Quranic exegetes, Muslim philosophers, and theologians from the classical to contemporary era. The semantic diversity of Rûh in the Qur'an : as the animating force of the body, the angel Jibrîl, revelation, and divine assistance, poses complexity in formulating a comprehensive definition. This study aims to construct a comprehensive definition of Rûh through an interdisciplinary approach that integrates Quranic exegesis, Islamic philosophy, and theology by employing Islamic epistemology (bayânî, burhânî, ‘irfânî) as an analytical framework. The research method employed is qualitative with a library research design that applies content analysis, comparative analysis, hermeneutics, and interdisciplinary synthesis to primary sources (the Qur'an, classical-contemporary tafsîr, works of Muslim philosophers) and secondary sources (scholarly journals from the last 10 years). The research findings demonstrate that Rûh is an immaterial substance that is hadîth (created) originating from God's command (min amri Rabbî), functioning as the animating force of the body and source of life, connecting humans with the divine dimension, and possessing figurative eternal nature (not perishing with bodily death). Despite terminological variations, a fundamental consensus indicates that Rûh is an independent non-material substance, distinct from nafs (soul) in function and characteristics. Comprehensive understanding of Rûh has significant implications for 'aqîdah (belief in resurrection and afterlife) and adab (spiritual ethics through tazkiyah al-nafs, intellectual humility, and reverence for life).