Sufisme dakwah era kontemporer: kajian atas pemikiran dan praksis M. Fethullah Gulen

摘要

This research was inspired by the problem of the mercy of Islam which is reduced in the contemporary era, on the one side, and awareness of the Islamic preaching Sufism of M. Fethullah Gulen, in thought and praxis, to the problem, on the other side. This inspiration manifests three issues that drive this study, namely: (1) How is the thought of Sufism of the contemporary Islamic preaching of Gulen? (2) How is the praxis of Sufism of the contemporary Islamic preaching of Gulen? (3) How is the Gulen’s construction of the Islamic preaching and the future of world civilization associated with the vision and mission of Islamic preaching? Its main focus is the urgency and the existence of Sufism of the contemporary Islamic preaching of Gulen. Conforming to the substance of three issues above, this study uses a combination of textual and field qualitative research, with the interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary approaches of analysis (hermeneutical, phenomenological, historical and existentialist). Its major theoretical perspectives are the Islamic preaching approaches belonging to Moh. Ali Aziz and M. Abu al-Fath al-Bayanuni, and the combined theories of Sufism. There are three points findings in this study. First, the thought of the Gulen’s Islamic preaching Sufism comes down from his view of Sufism as the spiritual life and the journey of a lifetime for a human to achieve happiness in this world and hereafter. This thinking evolved and can be accepted by the global community in the contemporary era. This thinking is urgent because it is needed to solve a number of problems that occur due to the reduction of Islamic mercy and build a future world of peace and mutual respect. This thought exists in its role to disseminate the ideas of love, tolerance, and pluralism and to absorb a lot of attention from over 160 countries. Second, the praxis of the Gulen’s Islamic preaching Sufism manifested into Islamic preaching practice with a methodical system that emphasizes the hizmet movement with the philanthropist and contemporary media tactics. This praxis is urgent as the actualization of thought and alternative models of successful Islamic preaching praxis. This praxis exists in its role of producing the golden generation progressively, contributing to an increase in the positive image of Islam and Muslims and moral development of the world community. Thirdly, the thought and praxis can be formed into an ideal construction of the Sufism of the Gulen’s contemporary Islamic preaching based on Islamic preaching ideality (global mercy) from the Qur'an and the Sunnah of the Prophet with an emphasis on the hizmet praxis aimed at the creation of the Golden Age (Age of Happiness).