Formation of Muslim Identity in the Millennial Era (An Analysis of Ibn 'Athaillah al-Iskandari's al-Hikam)

A Syahriar
2020 Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 19th Annual International Conference on Islamic Studies, AICIS 2019, 1-4 October 2019, Jakarta, Indonesia   unpublished
This paper aims to examine the thoughts of Ibn 'At}a> Alla>h al-Iskandari> in his book of al-Hikam on the formulation of Muslim identity in the millennial era. Muslims have been currently considered facing the problem of identity crisis resulted in the decline of Islamic civilization and the noncompetitiveness in various fields of life despite the historical fact that it had played an important role in changing the course of world civilization. The paper argues that the Muslim identity
more » ... s the course and purpose of life with all its dynamics as Muslims are obliged to take a role in life. This research is qualitative in which it seeks to examine the thoughts of Ibn 'At}a> Alla>h al-Iskandari on the formulation of Muslim identity. This study is based on the author's critical accounts of his al-Hikam as the primary source and its explanatory (syarh) as the secondary source. The data was collected through a documentation technique, which was then analyzed using a hermeneutic approach. This study found that Ibn 'At}a> Alla>h al-Iskandari divided the formation of Muslim identity into three categories: (1) rabbaniyya, (2) insaniyya, and (3) akhlaqiyya, all of which show a unique and independent feature of Muslim identity having its relevance with the Millennial era.
doi:10.4108/eai.1-10-2019.2291702 fatcat:dklxisrdaberhiyhqzpfvwuo54