Applying Ibn ʿArabī's Concept of Tajallī: A Sufi Approach to Environmental Ethics

Bambang Irawan; Ismail Fahmi Arrauf Nasution; Hywel Coleman

doi:10.21580/tos.v10i1.7204

Applying Ibn ʿArabī's Concept of Tajallī: A Sufi Approach to Environmental Ethics

* - Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University Jakarta, Indonesia

- (Scopus ID: 57222323351) Institut Agama Islam Negeri Langsa, Aceh, Indonesia

- (Scopus ID: 24074219200) University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom

(*) Corresponding Author

DOI: 10.21580/tos.v10i1.7204

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This article examines the Sufi concept of tajallī and its application to environmental ethics. This study usesdescriptive and productive interpretation to analyze the data which are extracted from the main works of Ibn ͑Arabī, namely Fuṣūṣ al-Ḥikam and al-Futūḥāt al-Makkiyya. It finds that Ibn ʿArabī’s concept of tajallī can be understood not only in its philosophical sense but also in its spiritual and moral sense to develop a new approach to environmental ethics. This research has valid implications for taking a new direction in the study of mystic Islam and environmental ethic by incorporating tajallī and other Sufi doctrines such as waḥdat al-wujūd, maḥabbah, and maʿrifah.

Keywords: Ibn ͑Arabi; Sufism; Tajallī; Environmental Ethics; Environmental Conservation

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