Teosofia: Indonesian Journal of Islamic Mysticism
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 book reviews. The subject covers textual and fieldwork studies with various perspectives of Mysticism, Islamic Mysticism, Religious Mysticism, Sufism, Tasawuf, and Humanities Studies. This journal warmly welcomes contributions from scholars of related disciplines.
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<![CDATA[Applying Ibn ʿArabī's Concept of Tajallī: A Sufi Approach to Environmental Ethics ]]>
<![CDATA[Irawan, Bambang]]>;
<![CDATA[Nasution, Ismail Fahmi Arrauf]]>;
<![CDATA[Coleman, Hywel]]>
<![CDATA[ Teosofia: Indonesian Journal of Islamic Mysticism Vol 10, No 1 (2021) ]]>
Publisher : <![CDATA[Fakultas Ushuluddin dan Humaniora - UIN Walisongo Semarang ]]>
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DOI: 10.21580/tos.v10i1.7204
<![CDATA[This article examines the Sufi concept of tajallÄ« and its application to environmental ethics. This study usesdescriptive and productive interpretation to analyze the data which are extracted from the main works of Ibn Í‘ArabÄ«, namely Fuṣūṣ al-Ḥikam and al-FutūḥÄt al-MakkÄ«yah. It finds that Ibn Ê¿Arabī’s concept of tajallÄ« can be understood not only in its philosophical sense but also in its spiritual and moral sense to develop a new approach to environmental ethics. This research has valid implications for taking a new direction in the study of mystic Islam and environmental ethic by incorporating tajallÄ« and other Sufi doctrines such as waḥdatu-l-wujÅ«d, maḥabbah, and maÊ¿rifah. ]]>
<![CDATA[Sufism and Interreligious Dialogue: The Naqshbandi Haqqani Sufi Order in Indonesia ]]>
<![CDATA[Nugroho, Wahyu]]>
<![CDATA[ Teosofia: Indonesian Journal of Islamic Mysticism Vol 10, No 1 (2021) ]]>
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DOI: 10.21580/tos.v10i1.8459
<![CDATA[Sufism plays a vital role in the process of spreading Islam in Indonesia, the key factor being inclusion and tolerance. Nowadays, the tolerant spirit of Sufi Islam is more and more challenged by certain intolerant Salafi groups. It seems that some Sufi groups in Indonesia have unfortunately adopted some of their attitudes and have become increasingly wary of other religions and unwilling to engage with them in a constructive dialogue. This negative trend creates tension within the Muslim community and in Indonesian society at large. After all, Indonesia is a country that is built on the principles of religious plurality. This article explores the teachings and practices of the Naqshbandi Haqqani Sufi order and their understanding of religious plurality. The study found that—despite the existing Salafi trend— the Naqshbandi shaykhs continue to praise religious plurality as one of God’s blessings. In their view, the sincere engagement in interreligious dialogue allows their followers to experience and actualize God’s Love. The Naqshbandi order also actively engages in interreligious dialogue with other communities in Jakarta and Kartasura.]]>
<![CDATA[Islamic Authority Figures and Their Religioscapes in Indonesia ]]>
<![CDATA[Seise, Claudia]]>
<![CDATA[ Teosofia: Indonesian Journal of Islamic Mysticism Vol 10, No 1 (2021) ]]>
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DOI: 10.21580/tos.v10i1.8441
<![CDATA[In this article I argue that religious authority figures in Indonesia form the core of any given religioscape. A religioscape is a dynamic social space where one religious practice or religious interpretation is predominant. At the same time religious authority figures are influenced by the historically grown religioscape in which they live, and this mutual process affects all the people living in it. With the example of three religious authority figures and their respective learning institutions in Indonesia, I aim to illustrate how Muslim personalities influence and shape the religioscape that surrounds them. The first case study is grounded in the mystic Islam found in Yogyakarta, the second case study explores the mixture of local and Hadhrami influences in the Islamic practice of South Sumatra, while the third case study examines an imported form of reform Islam in a transmigrasi settlement. Of major importance in these case studies will be what influences the religious authority figures and what tools are used to disseminate their thoughts and interpretations of Islam. I argue that the concept of the religioscape enables us to better understand the impact that religious authority figures have on their surroundings and vice versa. It can also serve as a methodological tool to grasp the diverse plurality of Islamic practices in Indonesia.]]>
<![CDATA[From Central Asia to Kashmir: A Holistic View of Mysticism ]]>
<![CDATA[Yatoo, Altaf Hussain]]>
<![CDATA[ Teosofia: Indonesian Journal of Islamic Mysticism Vol 10, No 1 (2021) ]]>
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DOI: 10.21580/tos.v10i1.8507
<![CDATA[Persian spirituality exerted a profound influence on the religious culture of Kashmir. The local Hindu Shaivite monism that went back to the ninth century was propagated by the Rishi ascetics. This paper aims to examine the influence of Sufism on the popular Islamic culture in Kashmir, in particular the role of the fourteenth-century figure of Nund Rishi or Shaykh Nūruddīn. The findings will be based on the qualitative analysis of the historical sources pertaining to the period concerned, with a focus on the Sanskrit epic of Rajatarangini and the poetry of Nund Rishi which explicitly refers to famous Persian mystics. This study has valid implications for the research on the causes of the socio-cultural transformation of Kashmir that were not only initiated but also taken to its completion and fruition by the local Rishi order.   ]]>
<![CDATA[Tuhfah al-Mursalah ila Ruh al-Nabiy as the Source of the Doctrine Seven Grades of Being in the Malay-Indonesian Archipelago ]]>
<![CDATA[Badaruddin, Faudzinaim]]>
<![CDATA[ Teosofia: Indonesian Journal of Islamic Mysticism Vol 10, No 1 (2021) ]]>
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DOI: 10.21580/tos.v10i1.8580
<![CDATA[The doctrine of seven grades of Being (Martabat Tujuh) has been widely known to be a sufi interpretation of God’s Oneness (al-Tawhid). It originated in the subcontinent of India in the early seventeenth century. The doctrine was later introduced in Aceh and gained popularity among the Malay sufi authors and practitioners until the present day. Amid its wide acceptance, the teaching has long been considered by many scholars to be incompatible with the Islamic principle teachings of God’s Unity. The purpose of this article is to give an insight into the background of the writing of the Tuhfah al-Mursalah Ila Ruh al-Nabiyy and to establish its credibility as an authentic Islamic work by a recognized Muslim sufi scholar. To achieve its objectives, data of this writing was gathered through the usage of document analysis and then described using deducted and inducted analysis. This article found that the Tuhfah al-Mursalah was originally written to combatting misinterpretation of the teaching of wahdat al-wujud in the subcontinent India. It was later exported to the Aceh in the early sixteenth century. The work was written by a knowledgeable and important Indian Muslim sufi scholar. His credentials as a Muslim scholar were testified with few commentaries on the Tuhfah al-Mursalah by famous and well-known Muslim scholars in the Muslim world. Therefore, this work occupies an important place in providing a true comprehension of the doctrine of seven grades of Being.]]>
<![CDATA[Ṣadaqa and ‘Spirituality Gene’ Expression: The Qurʾan and Advances in Epigenetics ]]>
<![CDATA[Basuki, Edi]]>;
<![CDATA[Naqiyah, Naqiyah]]>
<![CDATA[ Teosofia: Indonesian Journal of Islamic Mysticism Vol 10, No 1 (2021) ]]>
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DOI: 10.21580/tos.v10i1.8656
<![CDATA[Charity  (ṣadaqa) is commonly given for religious reasons: Muslims donate voluntarily to earn Allah’s pleasure and receive His blessings. However, there have been changes in the way Muslims perceive charity and what significance it has in their life. Many studies have addressed this issue but failed to explore the connection between ṣadaqaand mental state. This paper was aimed to complement the existing studies by analyzing the process of the shifting interpretation of charity and its positive effects on the donors. This study used qualitative analysis of primary and secondary data. The data was processed through descriptive methods and content analysis. In particular, it focused on analyzing the religious background of the donors, including the biological processes underlying their tendency to give generously. The study concluded that the practice of giving ṣadaqa increases social, emotional, and spiritual wellbeing, depending on the level of spirituality of the donors and their intention.]]>
<![CDATA[Exploring the Connections between Spirituality and Morality: Phenomenology Study on Tijaniyyah Sufi Order’s Congregation in Jatibarang Brebes ]]>
<![CDATA[Saepudin Saepudin]]>
<![CDATA[ Teosofia: Indonesian Journal of Islamic Mysticism Vol 6, No 2 (2017) ]]>
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DOI: 10.21580/tos.v6i2.3385
<![CDATA[This article aims at revealing the connections between aspects of spirituality and morality which are able to present happiness and tranquility. One of them is through the approach implicitly implemented in aurad ritual, which is performed by Tijaniyyah sufi order’s congregation at Jatibarang Brebes. It has proven to breaking down the value of the community from bad to good. This phenomenological study, investigates the emergence of the congregation was caused over the human behavior decadence in the midst of modern society. System carried out by Tijaniyyah in renewing the morality of society following the manhaj of prophet Muhammad i.e. through akhlakiyah (ethic) approach. To prove the truth of this Tijaniyyah mission against the moral improvement of society, congregations do a ritual that is lazimah dan wadifah which aims at forming behavior change, especially on its followers. The results of this study show that Tijaniyyah’s congregations at Jatibarang Brebes assert the existence of a sense of serenity in their own life. In addition, they always istiqamah (consistent and commitment) in dealing with any mundane problem.]]>
<![CDATA[TOMBS OF IMOGIRI KINGS: COMMUNITY PERSPECTIVE IN THEIR RELATIONSHIP OF FUNCTIONAL THEORY ]]>
<![CDATA[Fadhlinaa Afiifatul Aarifah]]>;
<![CDATA[Muhammad Izzul Haq Zain]]>
<![CDATA[ Teosofia: Indonesian Journal of Islamic Mysticism Vol 9, No 1 (2020) ]]>
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DOI: 10.21580/tos.v9i1.5360
<![CDATA[This paper discusses the functional analysis that occurred around the Tombs of Imogiri Kings. It is to examine why many people willingly come to the tombs of Imogiri Kings while there are many objects of the tour in Yogyakarta. The purpose of this study was to determine the community's perspective on the tomb and its functions using Malinowski's theory analysis. Malinowski developed a functional theory with the understanding that culture is a standpoint with all the activities carried out actually intended to satisfy a series of instinctual needs of human beings related to human life. This research uses a qualitative method, which is written descriptively. The methods of data collection include field studies such as data collection methods include field studies by direct observation of the symptoms in the tombs of the Imogiri kings, conducting interviews with people involved in tomb activities, conducting participant-observers, following a number of rituals there, and literature study. The results of this study indicate that some community perspectives on the tombs of Imogiri kings that are considered sacred are formed from several factors such as history and mystical stories. This centralization then forms certain cultures and beliefs that have certain functions to fulfill the needs of human instincts as Malinowski's theory.]]>
<![CDATA[SUFI EDUCATIONAL TENETS: Practical Encounters of Sufi Teachings and Educational Curricula ]]>
<![CDATA[Subaidi Subaidi]]>
<![CDATA[ Teosofia: Indonesian Journal of Islamic Mysticism Vol 5, No 1 (2016) ]]>
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DOI: 10.21580/tos.v5i1.1720
<![CDATA[This research focused on Sufism of ‘Abdul Wahab al-Sya’rani and studied about the education components which covers: the aspects of purpose and teaching material, the aspects of teacher and students, the aspects of method and strategy in Sufism Education, as well as the relevance of Sufism education by as-Sya’rani with the development of character building. The objectives of this research are: a) To describe what the objectives and teaching materials in Sufism by as-Sya’rani are; b) To describe how the position of the teacher and students in Sufism education by as-Sya’rani is; c) To describe what the method in Sufism education by as-Sya’rani is; d) To describe how relevant the Sufism by as-Sya’rani with the development of character building is. This qualitative research uses hermeneutic approach. The analysis method used in this research is content analysis with the descriptive features. The writer uses the hermeneutic approach because he efforts to describe the facts gained from text containing as-Sya’rani’s thoughts on Sufism education and performs the perception towards the sense of texts in effort to be possibly close to understand the idea of as-Sya’rani’s Sufism education.]]>
<![CDATA[PSYCHO-SUFISTIC THERAPY OF UNDERGROUND SUFISM MOVEMENT:A HEALING METHOD AGAINST PUNK COMMUNITY IN JAKARTA ]]>
<![CDATA[Abdul Muaz]]>;
<![CDATA[Adang Darmawan Ahmad]]>
<![CDATA[ Teosofia: Indonesian Journal of Islamic Mysticism Vol 8, No 2 (2019) ]]>
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DOI: 10.21580/tos.v8i2.5302
<![CDATA[This study imvestigates the psycho-Sufistic therapy applied by the "Tasawuf Underground" movement to the Punk community in Jakarta. The phenomenon of the Punk community in big cities is often neglected by Muslim preachers. The spiritual condition of the Punk community are hardly taken into an account nowadays. It is because of stereotypical and pejorative stigmas that make them far from religious values. Therefore, the Tasawuf Underground movement attempts to approach and invite them to migrate spiritually (hijra) in gentle and interactive ways. This study aims to reveal the Sufistic approach model practiced by Tasawuf Underground in the process of migrating the punk community and homeless juvenile in the capital city of Jakarta to comprehend their religion and life. The research employs a qualitative description by conducting observation and interviews. As the data obtained, they are analyzed by using the perspective of Suluk method in Sufism and the humanistic-physcology theory by Abraham Maslow. The result of study indicates that the Tasawuf Underground movement implements an excellent psycho-Sufistic method to be used as a role model to deal with punk communities and similar marginalization elsewhere.]]>
