%A MEDIA ZAINUL BAHRI
%J Al Jamiah
%T IBN ‘ARABI AND THE TRANSCENDENTAL UNITY OF RELIGIONS
%X This essay describes Ibn ‘Arabi>’s comprehensive views, captured in his important 
Futu> h}a> t and Fus} u> s} , on the concept of   , the discrepancy
of  beliefs, and the  as well as its juncture and its unity. Elaborated
explanation in this paper is expected to result in a true understanding of  this
crucial issue, particularly the concept of  religious pluralism in the discourse
of  Islamic studies. Ibn Arabi> ’ extensively  discusses religion in the sense of 
the “ideal” versus “historical” or “esoteric” versus “the exoteric”. Ibn ‘Arabi
concludes that the absolute unity of  religions may only occur within spiritual,
ideal, or transcendental realm (or “esoteric”), which is beyond the formal form 
  
the formal form of  religions nor in the .
[Artikel ini mengulas pandangan Ibn ‘Arabi> ’ mengenai  
seperti dijelaskan dalam dua bukunya; Futu> h}a> t dan Fus} u> s} , dan perbedaan
dan kesamaan antara iman dan shariah. Diharapkan diskusi artikel ini
berkontribusi dalam kajian pluralisme, utamanya dalam disiplin studi
Islam. Dalam diskusinya, Ibn Arabi> ’  menjelaskan perbedaan ‘ideal’ dan
‘historikal’ atau antara ‘esoterik’ dan ‘eksoterik’. Ibn ‘Arabi berpendapat
bahwa kemanunggalan agama-agama dapat dicapai melalui spiritualitas,
ideal, atau dimensi transcendental (esoterik) yang ada di luar tampilan formal
agama-agama. Dengan kata lain, kemanunggalan tersebut tidak akan
ditemukan pada shari’ah.]
%N No 2
%K esoteric, exoteric
%V Vol 50
%D 2012
%I UIN Sunan Kalijaga
%L digilib9788