Sufi Healing in Indonesia and Malaysia: An updated Study of Rehabilitation Methods practiced by Qadiriyya Naqshbandiyya Sufi Order

Abstract

One of the proliferating centers of Qadiriyya Naqshbandiyya Sufi Order in Indonesia is Pesantren Suryalaya, Tasikmalaya, West Java. Much of the attention and interest is that the Tariqa Qadiriyya Naqshbandiyya (TQN) has generated outside Indonesia can be attributed not only to its formal institutional development but also to its spiritual growth. The latter phenomenon is that many visits by foreigners to the Pesantren out of curiosity and amazement for its teachings, as well as out of academic interest in its various activities. Of particular interest to Western observers is Pondok Inabah (the Healing Dorm) and its programs, due to its unique approach to rehabilitating drug-addicted youth. This research paper attempts to update the role of Pesantren Suryalaya to help and rehabilitate young generation from drug addiction. There are two main findings that will be discussed in the paper. The first is focusing on the initiator and the grand teacher of TQN, namely Abah Anom (KH Shohibul Wafa Tajul Arifin, d. 2011), who had founded Pondok Inabah and the methods of healing. The second will show that the psychological view, related to the TQN’s syllabus practiced in Suryalaya (Indonesia) and Kedah (Malaysia), has a significant role to rehabilitate the victims by using the method of interpersonal communication.

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