TINJAUAN SEMIOTIK CULLER ATAS PUISI-PUISI ARAB SUFISTIS DALAM TEKS AL-TAṢAWWUF FI AL-SYI’R AL-‘ARABĪ KARYA ABD AL-H{AKĪM HASSĀN

Abstract

The object of this study is Sufism Arabic Poetry that contains the views, ideals, and religious ideology of teh Arab. Despite its contents, which mostly talk about social life and love, there is a tendency that those poems contain as well the social anxiety. The material object of this study is the poem entitled ‘Al-Taṣawwuf fi al-Syi’r al-‘Arabī (2003) by H{aki>m Hassan. This study employs Jonathan Culler’s Semiotic Theory, which says that a poem is not just a series of sentences but it is an expression of the author’s mind as his asserion attitude toward society. Poetry also talks about author’s message and commitment on humanity. This study concluded that the Arabic poetry of Sufism is about signs that tell people to live their life at their best because life is only temporary (transient). In the perspective of Culler’s semiotic theory, the author has expressed his view in the poem and confirms its position on human life. In addition, the author also composes some verses of mystical poetry in the thematic scheme that echoes teachings of kindness and benevolence.