Tribakti: jurnal pemikiran keIslaman
Vol. 37 No. 2 (2026): Tribakti: Jurnal Pemikiran Keislaman

Al-Ghazālī on Reason, Legal, and Sufism: Toward an Integrative Epistemology of Islamic Law in Modernity

Akmal Bashori (Universitas Sains Al Qur'
an)

Mutho'am (Universitas Sains Al Qur'
an)

Muhammad Landung Hidayat (National Pingtung University of Science and Technology)



Article Info

Publish Date
31 Jul 2026

Abstract

This article examines the reconstruction of al-Ghazālī’s integrative epistemology of Islamic law through qualitative library research, using Iḥyā’ ‘Ulūm al-Dīn as the primary text and employing the analytical framework of bayānī, burhānī, and ‘irfānī epistemologies. The study reveals that al-Ghazālī consistently integrates Sufi ethics and burhānī logic into the discourse of fiqh, uncovering the inner meanings behind the formal structures of law. The synergy between bayānī reasoning (scriptural-normative), burhānī reasoning (rational-philosophical), and ‘irfānī reasoning (mystical-intuitive) produces an integral epistemological construction of fiqh in which law is inseparable from moral and spiritual dimensions, forming a unified and integrative epistemic system. This article further proposes a reconstruction of modern Islamic legal epistemology through three major agendas: the transformation of bayānī into maqāṣid-oriented ethical guidance, the emancipation of burhānī through critical engagement with modernity, and the humanization of ‘irfānī as a transformative spiritual ethic. Such an integrative epistemology enables fiqh to move beyond rigid legalistic dogma and emerge as a liberating and humanistic spirit of Islamic law.

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tribakti

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Subject

Arts Humanities Education Social Sciences Other

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Jurnal ini dikelola dan diterbitkan oleh Institut Agama Islam Tribakti (IAIT) Kediri . Jurnal ini memuat kajian-kajian Kebudayaan dan Pemikiran keislaman yang meliputi pendidikan Islam, syarî‘ah, pemikiran Islam, Dakwah Islam, ekonomi, Psikologi Islam dan kajian Islam lainnya. Terbit dua ...