'Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia'
Abstract
Islam via al-Quran strongly stresses the significant existence of nature. The
creation of universal nature is considered as ultimate proof of the existence of
God, the Creator. Islamic philosophers or religious thinkers tend to relate the
significance of nature with living an appreciative life. Hamka on his philosophy
of nature relates the creation to philosophy of God without distinguishing
sharply between philosophy of nature and philosophy of God, calling his
position ‘philosophy of life’. He was a prolific Muslim scholar whose influence
persists throughout Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore and Southern
Thailand. Although Hamka passed away 31 years ago, his philosophy still
remained strong in Malay Archipelago because of his greatness. Thus, the aim
of this article is to analyze Hamka’s philosophy on nature and its relation to
philosophy of God as portrayed in his book Filsafat Ketuhanan (Philosophy of
God) and Falsafah Hidup (Philosophy of Life)
