FENOMENA: Journal of Social Science
Vol 16 No 2 (2017): FENOMENA: Jurnal Penelitian Islam Indonesia

Memotret Tipologi Tasawuf Kontemporer: Capturing the Typology of Contemporary Sufism

Mahjuddin Mahjuddin (Institut Agama Islam Negeri Jember)



Article Info

Publish Date
05 Oct 2017

Abstract

The phenomenon of contemporary Sufism emerges as a response to the inability of modern sociology and materialistic progress to provide spiritual peace, often neglecting metaphysical reality and social morality. This article aims to examine the typology, basic doctrines, and social applications of contemporary Sufism, distinguishing it from classical Sufism. Using a library research approach with descriptive-analytical method, the study explores various perspectives from figures such as Fazlur Rahman, Ahmad Najib Burhani, and Sudirman Tebba. The findings show that contemporary Sufism integrates individual piety (through dhikr and sunnah practices) with social piety (through infaq, zakat, and concern for society and the environment). It rejects extreme asceticism and fatalism, promoting engagement with economy, governance, law, education, and mental health. The study concludes that contemporary Sufism offers a balanced spiritual-social model, with recommendations to apply its doctrines in daily life for inner happiness and communal well-being. Fenomena tasawuf kontemporer muncul sebagai respons terhadap ketidakmampuan sosiologi modern dan kemajuan materialistik dalam memberikan ketenteraman spiritual, yang sering mengabaikan realitas metafisik dan moral sosial. Artikel ini bertujuan mengkaji tipologi, doktrin dasar, dan penerapan sosial tasawuf kontemporer, serta membedakannya dengan tasawuf klasik. Dengan metode penelitian kepustakaan dan pendekatan deskriptif-analitis, studi ini mengeksplorasi berbagai perspektif dari tokoh seperti Fazlur Rahman, Ahmad Najib Burhani, dan Sudirman Tebba. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa tasawuf kontemporer mengintegrasikan kesalehan individual (melalui zikir dan amalan sunah) dengan kesalehan sosial (melalui infak, zakat, dan kepedulian pada masyarakat serta lingkungan). Tasawuf ini menolak asketisme ekstrem dan fatalisme, serta mendorong keterlibatan dalam ekonomi, pemerintahan, hukum, pendidikan, dan kesehatan mental. Kesimpulannya, tasawuf kontemporer menawarkan model spiritual-sosial yang seimbang, dengan rekomendasi untuk mengamalkan doktrinnya dalam kehidupan sehari-hari demi kebahagiaan batin dan kesejahteraan bersama.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

fenomena

Publisher

Subject

Social Sciences

Description

Aims, Focus And Scope A. Aims: FENOMENA is a leading peer-reviewed and open-access journal, which publishes scholarly works of researchers and scholars from around the world and specializes in the Social Sciences. The journal also has a strong interest in the scientific development of theory that is ...