Abstract
This article aims to examine the prospects and problems of developing Sufism in the multicultural and globalization era. This research is a library research. In the era of multiculturalism and globalization that civilization, science and technology have influenced all aspects of life, including the touch of spiritual values. In this case, ideally, science and technology in Islam must be able to deliver someone to further increase the faith and piety to Allah. The advancement of science in this multicultural and global era must be useful to recognize the creation, majesty and greatness of God, so that it can encourage people to get closer to Him. But in reality, modernization only satisfies the outer needs, even though humans will remain nervous as long as their inner and divine needs are not fulfilled. It is hoped that the values of Sufism, which is spiritual conditioning, can fill the emptiness of the human soul so that the obedience of the people in carrying out the rules of Shari’a and the appreciation of religion at the level of essence and Sufism does not slip into the abyss of shirk and khurafat
Highlights
Modernity as a global phenomenon is the most influential factor, which is how the theorists of modernism state, against the existence of tradition and religion
Since the modernist movement, which was represented among others by the concept of a secular state, a nation state, and democracy, was considered to have failed to fulfill its promises, tradition and religion, in general, became media to express their disappointment with failures and consequences. by modernism
Many Muslim researchers have concluded that there are two prominent factors that have led to the collapse of Sufism in the Islamic world: Sufism experts have lost faith in the Islamic community, because many of them are too deviant from the true teachings of Islam; for example, no longer performing prayers because they have reached the level of ma’rifat, as well as other Islamic Shari’a
Summary
Modernity as a global phenomenon is the most influential factor, which is how the theorists of modernism state, against the existence of tradition and religion. In this situation of incompetence, Islamic movements today that propagate the idea of “returning to authentic Islam” can be a good example for analyzing contemporary relations between modernity and religion.. In this situation of incompetence, Islamic movements today that propagate the idea of “returning to authentic Islam” can be a good example for analyzing contemporary relations between modernity and religion.1 In this multicultural and globalization era, the teachings of Sufism are very quiet and lonely in the Islamic world, including in Indonesia. Modern society is greatly favoring science and technology, while religious understanding based on revelation is often left behind and the society lives in a secular state They tend to pursue material life and hedonic lifestyle rather than thinking of religion which is considered not giving any role in their lives. Melawan Globalisasi-Reinterpretasi Ajaran Islam (Yogyakarta: Pustaka Pelajar, 2003), 174
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