Psycho-Sufistic Counseling to Develop Students’ Sociocultural Literacy

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to design the Qur'an-based counseling related to Psycho-sufistic personality based on the interpretation of the Qur'an and its implementation in counseling communication with the family systems therapy approach in Islamic Boarding Schools (pesantren). The method used was qualitative-hermeneutic. The results showed: Psycho-sufistic personality: return to the truth (taubat); be alert, free from doubt (wara'); free from worldly and self-conceit (zuhud); free from desire (faqr); courage and grace (sabar); trust and surrender (tawakkal), and feel satisfied and happy (ridha). The Psycho-sufistic condition channeled therapeutic energy through feedback techniques, logical consequences, and psychoeducation. Psycho-sufisticity also appeared in qaulan baligha (the words that make heart touched); qaulan ma'rufa, (polite speech); qaulan sadidan, (enlightening words); qaulan kariman (noble words); qaulan layyinan (soft words); qaulan maysuran (words giving a sense of optimism). Muslim counselors need to develop the Qur'an-based counseling in family systems therapy that integrates therapist practices and religiosity.