Islamic Ethics as the Foundation for the Integration of Religion and Life in Hamka's Thought
Keywords:
Hamka, Integration of Religion and Life, Islamic Ethics, Philosophy of LifeAbstract
In the context of modern life that tends to separate religious values from the practice of daily life, the need arises for an approach that is able to bridge the two. Hamka is one of the Indonesian Islamic thinkers who offers an Islamic ethics approach as an integrative basis between religious teachings and the reality of human life. This study aims to examine how the concept of Islamic ethics in Hamka's thought can be the foundation of unification between spiritual values and social life. This study uses a descriptive qualitative method with content analysis techniques on a number of Hamka's main works, such as: Falsafah Hidup, Tasawuf Modern, and Lembaga Budi. The findings of this study show that Hamka interprets Islamic ethics as a comprehensive value system that includes aspects of faith, morals, and society. Ethics acts as an applicative tool in translating Islamic principles into real actions in daily life. This result shows the importance of an ethical approach in building integration between religion and life, and opens up new space for the development of a philosophy of life in an Islamic perspective.
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