Ahdah Al-Wujud By A 19th Malay Naqshabandi Scholar, Shaykh Islam Wan Sulaiman Wan Sidek

• Main Author: Muhammad Khairi Mahyuddin
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia 2017
• Subjects: Keywords: wahdah al-wujud, Wan Sulaiman, Ahmad al-Sirhindi, Kata kunci: wahdah al-wujud, Wan Sulaiman, Ahmad al-Sirhindi
• Online Access: http://ddms.usim.edu.my:80/jspui/handle/123456789/15028
• Institution: Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia

Abstract In the Malay world, the doctrine of wahdah al-wujud has been understood in various meanings either in pantheistic connotation or real unity (tawhid) of Allah. Most of the Malay society misperceive it in pantheistic meaning that imply the idea of incarnation (hulul) and union (ittihad). Shaykh Islam Wan Sulaiman Wan Sidek, a 19th Malay Naqshabandi exposes a wide meaning of wahdah al-wujud in his Malay Jawi script epistle, Hawd al-mawrud fi bayan wahdah al-wujud. The aim of this study is to describe Wan Sulaiman’s notion and approach in explaining wahdah al-wujud to his Malay contemporary society. This study employs historical and textual analytical study. The finding indicates that Wan Sulaiman’s idea in describing wahdah al-wujud is influenced by Ahmad al-Sirhindi’s teaching of his al-Maktubat. It can be conceived properly through purification of soul by participating in the Naqshabandi Order under the supervision of the shaykh. The true sense of wahdah al-wujud does not contain incarnation and union. Abstrak Di alam Melayu, doktrin wahdah al-wujud telah difahami dalam pelbagai maksud samaada mengandungi makna panteisme atau tawhid hakiki kepada Allah. Kebanyakkan masyarakat Melayu memahaminya dalam pengertian hulul dan ittihad. Shaykh Wan Sulaiman Wan Sidek, merupakan ulama Naqshabandi Melayu kurun ke-19 telah menghuraikan dengan lebih luas makna wahdah al-wujud dalam kitabnya bertulisan melayu jawi iaitu hawd al-mawrud fi bayan wahdah al-wujud. Objektif kajian ini ialah untuk menjelaskan pemikiran Wan Sulaiman dan pendekatannya dalam menerangkan makna wahdah al-wujud kepada masyarakat Melayu di zamannya. Pendekatan sejarah dan analsia teks digunakan dalam kajian ini. Hasil kajian menunjukkan bahawa pemikiran Wan Sulaiman dalam menerangkan pengertian wahdah al-wujud dipengaruhi oleh ajaran Ahmad al-Sirhindi dari kitab maktubatnya. Ia juga boleh difahami dengan fahaman yang sebaiknya melalui penyucian hati dengan pengamalan dalam tariqah Naqshabandi dibawah pimpinan shaykh. Kefahaman sebenar makna wahdah al-wujud tidak mengandungi unsur hulul dan ittihad.