Psycho-Sufistic Counseling to Develop Students’ Sociocultural Literacy

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to design the Qur’an-based counseling related to Psycho-sufistic personality based on the interpretation of the Qur’an and its implementation in counseling communication with the family systems therapy approach in Islamic Boarding Schools ( pesantren ). The method used was qualitative-hermeneutic. The results showed: Psycho-sufistic personality: return to the truth (taubat); be alert, free from doubt (wara’); free from worldly and self-conceit (zuhud); free from desire (faqr) ; courage and grace (sabar); trust and surrender (tawakkal), and feel satisfied and happy (ridha). The Psycho-sufistic condition channeled therapeutic energy through feedback techniques, logical consequences, and psychoeducation. Psycho-sufisticity also appeared in qaulan baligha (the words that make heart touched); qaulan ma’rufa , (polite speech); qaulan sadidan , (enlightening words); qaulan kariman (noble words); qaulan layyinan (soft words); qaulan maysuran (words giving a sense of optimism). Muslim counselors need to develop the Qur’an-based counseling in family systems therapy that integrates therapist practices and religiosity.