PERMAINAN BAHASA DALAM QISSAT AL-GHURBA AL-GHARBIYYAH KARYA SUHRAWARDI: ANALISIS FILSAFAT BAHASA WITTGENSTEINNIM.: 22105010018Muhammad MuchlisauthorThis research stems from an academic gap in the study of Suhrawardi's
thought, where his allegorical texts have been primarily studied from the perspective
of the metaphysical doctrine of light, while the linguistic dimension as a
philosophical practice has not been systematically analyzed. Shihab al-Din Yahya
Suhrawardi's Qissat al-Ghurbah al-Gharbiyyah is the focus of this study as a
representation of the distinctive use of allegorical language in the Islamic tradition of
illumination philosophy.
This research poses two research questions: (1) What are the forms and
characteristics of Suhrawardi's language play in Qissat al-Ghurbah al-Gharbiyyah?
(2) How can Wittgenstein's concept of language play explain how language functions
in the text as a philosophical practice? The aim of this research is to describe the
structure of the language play in the text and analyze it through the framework of
Ludwig Wittgenstein's philosophy of language. This research uses a qualitativelibrary
research approach. The primary sources are the text Qissat al-Ghurbah al-
Gharbiyyah and Wittgenstein's works, particularly Philosophical Investigations. The
analysis was conducted in three stages: textual analysis, conceptual analysis based on
Wittgenstein's language game theory, and contextual analysis within the horizon of
Islamic philosophy.
The results show that meaning in Suhrawardi's text is formed through the
mechanisms of language use in narrative contexts. Key concepts such as al-gharb, almasyriq,
and al-nūr operate within three linguistic game fields that represent stages
of the existential journey: alienation, orientation toward the source of light, and
illuminative transformation. The meanings of these terms are dynamic, shaped by
their use within the network of sentences and the context of illuminative life (forms
of life).100 Filsafat2026-03-02UIN SUNAN KALIJAGA YOGYAKARTA;FAKULTAS USHULUDDIN DAN PEMIKIRAN ISLAMThesis