The spiritual crisis is one of the problems that is faced by society today.
human feels great and forget their essence as the creatures and God existence as the
Ruler and as a Creator of all things. many people today are anxious, pessimistic and
stressed because of the advancement of technology and science in their lives.
restlessness is one of the common problems that caused by fear of losing something
and anxiety of things, that are not going as well as hoped. Tawakal is one of the
commands in the Qur’an, which means surrender everything to God over things that
we find in our life. This study is a type of library research using qualitative methods.
All primary and secondary data sources were obtained from books, scientific,
works, or documentation related to the case of tawakal. After the data is collected,
then the author analyze it by using descriptive analysis. Syekh Abdussamad al-Palimbani was one of the great scholars cwho had an intellectual network and
contribution to the grounding of Islam in Indonesia during 18th century. He also
played a big role in dissemination of Islamic lecture in Indonesia and Arabian
Peninsula. From several his works, Hidâyah al-Sâlikîn fî Sulûk Maslak al-Muttaqîn
is one of his famous books which is written in jawi language and widely spread in
several countries. This book has several divisions which are preamble
(muqaddimah), seven chapters, and closing (khatimah). Hidâyah al-Sâlikîn is often
called as “translation” from Bidâyah al-Hidâyah. But, this book more appropriate
as adaptation from al-Ghazâlî and has additional topics about the shari’a uses the
mystical (sufistik) interpretation. Syekh Abdussamad’s perspective of tawakal
relates to tauhid and forms faithfull to God. When the trouble comes, the humans
do not turn away their hearts from God. Maqam of tawakal which are 1) tawakal
‘awam 2) tawakal khawash 3) tawakal khawash al-khawash.