Ārā' al-Syeikh Abdul Qādir al-Jailānī al-Syufiyah fī Kitābihi "al-Ghunyah li Ṭalabi Ṭarīqi al-Ḥaqq ‘Azza Wajalla"

Imroatul Istiqomah (Universitas Darussalam Gontor- Indonesia)

Tasfiyah
Vol 4, No 2 (2020)

Shaykh Abdul Qadir al-Jilany was a laying figure in the foundation of the Tariqah Qadiriyah - the first systematic order to be formed in a systematic and most widespread area of distribution- writing phenomenal works such as; al-Ghunyah Lithalibi Thoriqi al-Haq ‘Azza wa Jalla, Futuh al-Ghoib, al-Fathu ar-Robbany wa al-Faidh ar-Rohmany and others. His book al-Ghunyah Lithalibi Thoriqi al-Haq ‘Azza wa Jalla consists of five major discussions namely; fiqh, aqeedah, mawa'idz Al-Qur'an, alfadz an-nabawiyah, fadhailil a’mal and Sufism. This paper will explain the thoughts of Shaykh Abdul Qadir al-Jilany in the field of Sufism in the fifth chapter of this book. He discussed about the definition of Sufism, Sufi, Mutashawwif, murid, murod, shaykh, adab murid of his shaykh and others. Finally, this paper will review the establishment of Tariqah Qadiriyah and its theoretical aspects.