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Journal of Islamic and Occidental Studies (JIOS)
ISSN : 2988568X     EISSN : 29884802     DOI : https://doi.org/10.21111/jios.v1i1
Journal of Islamic and Occidental Studies (JIOS) is published by Centre for Islamic and Occidental Studies, University of Darussalam Gontor twice a year in June and December on the development of Islamic and Occidental Studies. Editors accept scientific articles (especially qualitative study) in accordance with its nature as a journal of Islamic and Occidental Studies, such as: Orientalism and Quranic Studies, Orientalism and Hadits Studies, Orientalism and Contemporary Issues, Orientalism and Economics,Orientalism and Education, Orientalism and Ethics, Orientalism and Sufism.
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Pengaruh Sekularisasi dalam Diskursus Worldview Barat: The Influence of Secularization in the Discourse of the Western Worldview Arif, Syamsuddin; Annada, Fasya Tharra; Rezkyanta, Haqiqul
Journal of Islamic and Occidental Studies Vol. 3 No. 2 (2025): Journal of Islamic and Occidental Studies
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.21111/jios.v3i2.71

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The study of worldview in the West has developed since the end of 18th century. Western scholars have each provided their own definitions of worldview. Therefore, this research aims to analyze the influence of secularization on the discourse of worldview in the West by employing a qualitative approach and content analysis method. The findings show that the modern Western worldview is based on human reason and culture, and only affirms what is empirical. Consequently, the Western worldview marginalizes God and religion, as well as denies non-empirical realities. This is the result of secularization, which separates worldly affairs from religion. In contrast, the worldview of Islam is centered on God and religion, and perceives reality as a whole—embracing both the empirical and the non-empirical.
The Influence of Orientalist Thought on the Paradigm of Modern Islamic Education: A Critical Study from Edward Said's Perspective Sidqi, Muhammad Hudhel; Qushwa, Febriyanti Ghayatul; Bakhiet, Bakri Muhammad
Journal of Islamic and Occidental Studies Vol. 3 No. 2 (2025): Journal of Islamic and Occidental Studies
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.21111/jios.v3i2.78

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Motivated by an epistemological crisis in modern Islamic education caused by secular and positivist Orientalist thought, this research examines how this paradigm shapes educational perspectives, systems, and curricula. Using qualitative analysis of relevant literature, the study identifies three key channels of Orientalist influence: curriculum design, academic language, and the criteria for scientific legitimacy. The research also highlights the counter-paradigm offered by Muslim intellectuals such as Syed M. Naquib al-Attas, Ismail Raji al-Faruqi, and Seyyed Hossein Nasr, who advocate for an educational foundation based on tawhidi epistemology. The study ultimately calls for a fundamental reorientation of Islamic education away from imitation and toward an emancipatory system that integrates Divine revelation with human intellect and empirical experience.
Reason, Revelation, and Sufism: The Epistemic Paradigm of al-Ghazali and Ibnu Taimiyyah Maghribi, Hamdan; Hidayah, Alfina
Journal of Islamic and Occidental Studies Vol. 3 No. 2 (2025): Journal of Islamic and Occidental Studies
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.21111/jios.v3i2.79

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This article examines the construction of Sufi epistemology according to two major Islamic thinkers: Abu Hamid al-Ghazali and Ahmad ibn Taimiyyah. These figures represent contrasting poles in Islamic intellectual history—al-Ghazali as a defender and reformer of syarī‘ah-based Sunni Sufism, and Ibnu Taimiyyah as a sharp critic of Sufism influenced by speculative theology and philosophy. The study explores their views on the sources, methods, and validity of Sufi knowledge, particularly regarding maqām, aḥwāl, kasyf, ilhām, and ma‘rifah, as well as their perspectives on the relationship between reason, revelation, and intuition (dzawq) as epistemic pathways. This research is qualitative in nature, with literature study, and historical-philosophical approach. The authors examine the primary works of both figures and compares them through a chronological and systematic framework. It allows for an exploration of the sociocultural and theological contexts that shaped their epistemological constructions. The study finds that al-Ghazali integrates rational inquiry (syahādah al-‘aql) with inner illumination (kashf), framing ma‘rifah as the product of synergy between tazkiyah al-nafs and tajallī ilāhī. He legitimizes intuitive knowledge as long as it remains within the bounds of the syarī‘ah. Ibnu Taimiyyah, while acknowledging ilhām and kasyf among the saints (awliyā’), restricts their epistemic validity to the limits of nash and fithrah, rejecting any claim that spiritual experience can supersede revelation. Despite their differing approaches, both uphold syarī‘ah-rooted spirituality and reject speculative excesses that threaten the foundations of tawḥīd.

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