Sufistic Epistemology in Qur’anic Interpretation: Ahmad Sanusi’s Rawḍat al-‘Irfān in the Sundanese Context
Jurnal Akidah & Pemikiran Islam June 1, 2026 Hajam Hajam, Taufik Hidayatulloh, Abdillah Abdillah et al.
Understanding the Qur'an through Sufistic epistemology emphasizes mystical dimensions and inner experiences. This study examines K.H. Ahmad Sanusi's exegesis Rawḍat al-Irfān fī Ma‘rifat al-Qur’ān from the Nusantara context, finding that his interpretative framework integrates three Sufi epistemological dimensions: ethical, philosophical, and experiential. These dimensions appear through rational interpretation, spiritual consciousness, ethical transformation, and experiential knowledge of God. The work represents a distinctive model of Nusantara Qur'anic exegesis that synthesizes local Islamic intellectual traditions with Sufi principles, offering an alternative to dominant legalistic and scientific approaches in contemporary Islamic scholarship.