The Currents of Sufism in the Environmental Movement: Addressing the Environmental Crisis Through a Sufistic Approach

  • Rahmi A
  • Zulfan Taufik
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Abstract

The development of science and technology today shows two contradictory faces. On the one hand, science and technology provide so much convenience for humans, but on the other hand it also provides so many serious, complex and multidimensional global crises such as the environmental crisis. Therefore, this paper tries to “see” the Sufistic approach as the spiritual (esoteric) dimension of Islam towards nature in order to contribute positively to efforts to overcome the environmental crisis. This research is a library-based research with a qualitative approach. Through library research, it is found that Sufism with its doctrines such as wahdat al-wujud, al-insan al-kamil, amanah-khalifah, as well as its practical guidance through maqamat and ahwal, 'ilm and 'amal, can contribute positively in changing the worldview of modern humans who are anthropocentric into spiritualists. Because with these doctrines, modern humans are invited to rediscover the vision of divinity that they have left behind, and understand that nature is a theophany (tajalli) of God that cannot be separated from God Himself. They are also required to treat nature responsibly, as it is an amanah to them as God's khalifah on earth.Perkembangan sains dan teknologi dewasa ini menunjukkan dua wajah kontradiktif. Di satu sisi, sains dan teknologi memberi begitu banyak kemudahan bagi manusia, namun di sisi lain juga memberi begitu banyak krisis global yang begitu serius, kompleks, dan multidimensional seperti krisis lingkungan. Oleh karenanya, tulisan ini mencoba “melihat” pendekatan sufistik sebagai dimensi spiritual (esoterik) Islam terhadap alam guna dapat berkontribusi positif dalam upaya-upaya menanggulangi krisis lingkungan. Penelitian ini merupakan riset berbasis kepustakaan (Library Research) dengan pendekatan kualitatif. Melalui riset kepustakaan ditemukan bahwa  tasawuf dengan doktrin-doktrinnya seperti wahdat al-wujud, al-insan al-kamil, amanah-khalifah, serta bimbingan praktisnya melalui maqamat dan ahwal, ‘ilm dan ‘amal, dapat berkontribusi positif dalam merubah worldview manusia modern yang antroposentris menjadi manusia yang spiritualis. Karena dengan doktrin-doktrin tersebut, manusia modern diajak untuk menemukan kembali visi keilahian yang selama ini mereka tinggalkan, dan memahami bahwa alam sebagai teofani (tajalli) Tuhan yang tidak bisa dipisahkan dari Tuhan itu sendiri. Mereka juga dituntut untuk memperlakukan alam dengan penuh tanggung jawab, karena hal tersebut merupakan amanah kepada mereka sebagai khalifah Tuhan di bumi.

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Rahmi, A., & Zulfan Taufik. (2024). The Currents of Sufism in the Environmental Movement: Addressing the Environmental Crisis Through a Sufistic Approach. Jurnal Ilmu Agama: Mengkaji Doktrin, Pemikiran, Dan Fenomena Agama, 25(1), 45–60. https://doi.org/10.19109/jia.v25i1.22201

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