PEMIKIRAN TASAWUF DAN KEHIDUPAN KEROHANIAN MENURUT ABU HASAN ALI AL-NADWI (1914-1999): SATU ANALISIS

Tasawwuf and the Spiritual Life according to Abu Hasan Ali Al-Nadwi: An Analysis

Abstract

This article discusses the tasawwuf and the spiritual life according to Abu Hasan Ali al-Nadwi. Al-Nadwi acknowledges the importance of spiritual and soul purification for each and every faithful Muslim and the importance of spiritual lives that would inspire the spirit of jihad, perseverance of dakwah and love for syahid. To him, the term tasawwuf is not as important as its true meaning that is the spiritual and soul purification that needs to be undertaken in the life of every Muslim. The sufis have indeed given major contribution to the propagation of Islam and dakwah movement. Al-Nadwi has oft-used such terms as the rabbani (spiritual) life, fiqh al-Batin or ihsan and tazkiyyah al-Nafs to illustrate the dynamic world of tasawwuf simply because the term tasawwuf has been a major bone of contention amongst certain quarters of the Muslim society.

Keywords: tasawwuf, spiritual life, Rabbaniyyah, tazkiyyah

Abstrak

Artikel nembicarakan mengenai pemikiran tasawuf dan kehidupan kerohanian menurut Abu Hasan Ali al-Nadwi. Al-Nadwi mengakui kepentingan penyucian jiwa bagi setiap orang mukmin dan kehidupan kerohanian dapat menyuburkan semangat jihad, gigih dalam berdakwah dan rindukan syahid. Bagi beliau, istilah tasawuf tidak penting asalkan isi dari tasawuf iaitu penyucian diamalkan dalam kehidupan orang Islam. Orang-orang sufi telah memberi sumbangan besar dalam penyebaran Islam dan dakwah. Al-Nadwi menggunakan kalimah kehidupan rabbaniah, fiqh al-Batin atau ihsan dan tazkiyyah al-Nafs untuk menggambarkan kehidupan tasawuf kerana istilah tasawuf menjadi pertikaian di kalangan sesetengah orang Islam.

Kata kunci: tasawuf, kehidupan kerohanian, Rabbaniyyah, tazkiyyah