EPISTEMOLOGI BIMBINGAN KONSELING ISLAM: INTEGRASI WAHYU DAN AKAL

Abstract

Islamic Guidance and Counseling (IGC) is a scientific discipline that seeks to assist individuals in achieving psychological and spiritual well-being through approaches grounded in Islamic values. However, in its development, IGC often faces epistemological challenges, particularly concerning the sources of knowledge and the methods for attaining scientific truth. This article aims to examine the epistemology of Islamic Guidance and Counseling by emphasizing the integration of revelation and reason as the primary foundation for the development of counseling theory and practice. This study employs a qualitative approach using a library research method, drawing on relevant primary and secondary sources, including the Qur’an, Hadith, classical Islamic scholarly works, and contemporary literature in the fields of counseling and Islamic psychology. The findings indicate that the epistemology of IGC is not dichotomous between revelation and reason, but rather integrative and complementary. Revelation functions as a normative-transcendental source that provides direction and values, while reason serves as a rational-empirical instrument for understanding human psychological reality. The integration of these two sources produces a holistic, humanistic, and contextual paradigm of Islamic Guidance and Counseling. Therefore, strengthening this integrative epistemological framework is essential to reinforce the scientific legitimacy of IGC while enhancing its relevance in addressing the psychosocial problems of modern society.