Teosofia: Indonesian Journal of Islamic Mysticism
Vol 11, No 2 (2022)

Building Personality from Al-Ghazalī’s Perspective: Critical Study of Freud's Psychoanalytic Theory

Jarman Arroisi (Department of Aqidah and Islamic Philosophy, Postgraduate Program, Universitas Darussalam Gontor Ponorogo)
Diana Aristika Putri (Department of Aqidah and Islamic Philosophy, Postgraduate Program, Universitas Darussalam Gontor Ponorogo)
Muhammad Fahmi Amrullah (Department of Sharī’ah wa al-Qānūn, Faculty of Sharī’ah al-Islāmiyya, Al-Azhar University)



Article Info

Publish Date
19 Dec 2022

Abstract

The issue of human behaviours is still engaging to discuss as human behaviour constantly changes. This study aims to reveal the problem of the psychoanalytic theory of Sigmund Freud, which has been the primary reference in the discussion of modern psychology. Modern psychologists tend to neglect the role of religion due to secularization in various aspects of life. This paper is library-based research that employs a comparative-analysis method. This study reveals that personality studies in modern psychology disregard the role of God. Humans deny God's power outside themselves, leading to modern man's spiritual crisis. In addition, the psychoanalytic theory does not deal with the spiritual aspect, so this theory is no longer relevant as a solution to modern human personality problems. Third, the concept of tazkiyat an-nafs and insān kāmil in the Islamic tradition can guide human life amid a spiritual crisis and guide humans to return to their God.  Contribution: This article reveals that the most effective solution in dealing with modern humans' personality and spiritual crises is to return to the initial nature of humans as creatures of God who are always obedient to Him.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

teosofia

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Subject

Religion Arts Humanities Social Sciences

Description

This journal provides a scholarly forum for sustained discussion of Islamic Mysticism and covers Humanities studies; Philosophy, Critical Thought, Cultural Studies, Art, Sociology, Anthropology, and Ethics. It presents developments of the related issues through publication of articles as well as ...