EXPLORING THE UNSEEN: HAMKA’S ENCOUNTERS WITH THE PARANORMAL
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https://doi.org/10.55197/qjssh.v7i2.1172Keywords:
al ghaib, Hamka, jin, paranormalAbstract
Hamka (Haji Abdul Malik Karim Amrullah) was one of the most significant Islamic scholars in the Malay-speaking world. Many of his publications received attention on a global scale. In this article, the researchers look at a totally different facet of Hamka’s life, namely elements that can be called paranormal. The researchers used an approach that integrated aspects of the so-called phenomenological sociology, and in particular the concept of the lifeworld. It was detected that Hamka faced paranormal events during his lifetime. Some of these events were integrated into his work, while others were reported by family members. All of these events influenced his ideas about the concept of the ghaib (the invisible), an important aspect of Islamic belief. The research also discovered that Hamka’s approach to encountering the unseen is an essential part of his epistemological approach to this kind of knowledge. Further research could look into a Hamka’s view of other elements of the unseen like the concept of time.
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