The Application of Al-Ghazâli’s Tasawuf Ethic to Actualize Good Governance in Indonesia

Agus Iswanto

Millah: Journal of Religious Studies
Vol. VII, No. 1, August 2007: English Version

This article tries to explore the possibilities of tasawuf ethic application to actualize Good Governance in Indonesia. The study focuses on some arguments why tasawuf and al-Ghazali are selected as the main discussion. The arguments are that Tasawuf is an Islamic tradition and al-Ghazali has capability for it in terms of his social lives. He proposed three concepts of thought concerning tasawuf ethics, that is, zuhd, teleological ethics, and ummahat al-fadhail. These concepts can be implemented in reforming good Indonesian government.Keyword: Tasawuf, social sensitivity, Ilâhiyah consciousness, tasawuf tradition