PEMIKIRAN ISLAM K.H.R. ASNAWI KUDUS (1916 – 1959)

Abstract

By using historical methods, this paper discusses about Islamic Thougt of K.H.R Asnawi Kudus from 1916 to 1959. K.H.R. Asnawi was born and enlarged in merchant environment at the same time in jelly pesantren’s tradition. Since young age, he studied in various ulama and pesantren. He have learnt and taught in Mecca for 22 years (1894-1916). Also in Mecca, he formed his intellectual network with numerous important ulamas in Nusantara. Islamic thought of K.H.R. Asnawi decanted in so many books and his poems, covering aqidah (tauhid), fiqh, and tasawuf, as according to conception of ahlussunnah wal jama'ah. In area of aqidah (theology), he hold on to conception that was formulated by Imam Al-Asy'ari and Imam Al-Maturidi, in area of fiqh (Islamic law), he followed madzhab of Imam Syafi'i, while in area of tasawuf (sufism), he followed orthodox sufism which formulated by Imam Junaid Al-Baghdadi and Imam Al-Ghazali. Key Words: ulama, tauhid, fikih, tasawuf, ahlussunnah wal jamaah