Jurnal Suficademic | Artikel No. 27 | Juni 2026
“THUMA’NINAH”: CARA AGAMA MEREGULASI JIWA YANG GELISAH
Oleh Said Muniruddin | Suficademic Supertrainer
Bismillahirrahmanirrahim.
Pendahuluan
DALAM dunia sufistik, tantangan terberat yang dihadapi para murid yang baru belajar zikir adalah sifat “terburu-buru”. Yaitu tidak tabah. Lalu tergesa-gesa ingin menyelesaikan amalannya.
Pun demikian dengan shalat yang kita kerjakan sehari-hari. Selalu saja kita buru, ingin cepat-cepat selesai. Kita mirip-mirip tidak ingin, atau mungkin tidak tau cara menikmatinya.
Sadar atau tidak, hampir semua sisi kehidupan dan pekerjaan sehari-hari kita eksekusi dengan cara tergesa-gesa atau terburu-buru. Disini Anda harus paham antara “menyegerakan” sesuatu dengan “terburu-buru”.
Menyegerakan sesuatu, itu bagus. Karena begitulah cara kita melawan penyakit suka “menunda-nunda” (procrastination). Dalam hal berbuat kebajikan misalnya, jangan ditunda. Lebih cepat, lebih baik. Kalau lapar, juga jangan ditunda. Segera makan. Jika tidak, lama-lama bisa kena maag kita.
Tapi kalau makan nasi, usahakan digigit dan dicicipi dulu. Agar dapat rasanya. Yang paling kita butuhkan sebenarnya adalah “rasa”. Bukan sekedar “kenyang”. Jangan karena ingin cepat selesai, langsung main telan saja. Tidak bagus untuk kesehatan perut. Bahkan saat minum pun kita ingin mendapatkan “rasanya”. Bukan sekedar meneguk cepat, lalu kehilangan taste-nya. Itu yang kami maksud dengan “tergesa-gesa” (terburu-buru).
Dalam dunia kerohanian, sifat terburu-buru juga menimbulkan penyakit yang sama. Semua ibadah dan pekerjaan yang dilakukan secara tergesa-gesa akan memiliki dampak negatif terhadap jiwa. Sifat “tergesa” adalah gejala hilangnya kesadaran (mindfulness). Bahkan lebih dalam lagi, gejala keterputusan hubungan dengan Tuhan.
‘Ajala: “The Hurry Sickness”
Dunia psikologi menyebut fenomena ini sebagai “the hurry sickness” (penyakit terburu-buru). Sementara Quran menamainya ‘Ajala. Dalam banyak hal, apakah terkait pekerjaan yang bersifat duniawi, ataupun urusan peribadatan lainnya, manusia selalu tergesa-gesa. Dan ini bisa mencedarai diri kita sendiri:
خُلِقَ الْاِنْسَانُ مِنْ عَجَلٍۗ سَاُورِيْكُمْ اٰيٰتِيْ فَلَا تَسْتَعْجِلُوْنِ
“Manusia diciptakan (bersifat) tergesa-gesa. Kelak akan Aku perlihatkan kepadamu tanda-tanda (azab)-Ku. Maka, janganlah kamu meminta Aku menyegerakannya” (QS. Al-Anbiya: 37)
وَيَدْعُ الْإِنْسَانُ بِالشَّرِّ دُعَاءَهُ بِالْخَيْرِ ۖ وَكَانَ الْإِنْسَانُ عَجُولًا
“Dan manusia berdoa untuk kejahatan sebagaimana ia berdoa untuk kebaikan. Dan manusia itu bersifat tergesa-gesa” (QS. Al-Isra’: 11)
لَا تُحَرِّكْ بِهِ لِسَانَكَ لِتَعْجَلَ بِهِ (16) إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا جَمْعَهُ وَقُرْآنَهُ (17) فَإِذَا قَرَأْنَاهُ فَاتَّبِعْ قُرْآنَهُ (18) ثُمَّ إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا بَيَانَهُ
“Janganlah kamu gerakkan lidahmu untuk (membaca) Al Quran karena tergesa-gesa (ingin menguasai)-nya. Sesungguhnya atas tanggungan Kami-lah mengumpulkannya (di dadamu) dan (membuatmu pandai) membacanya. Apabila Kami telah selesai membacakannya maka ikutilah bacaannya itu. Kemudian, sesungguhnya atas tanggungan Kami-lah penjelasannya” (QS. Al-Qiyamah: 16-19).
Jadi, “hurry sickness” (‘ajala) adalah perilaku ingin cepat-cepat menyelesaikan sesuatu. Karenanya, pikiran jernih tidak hadir dalam proses itu. Akibat tekanan ingin cepat selesai, rasa tenang hilang dari jiwa. Padahal, rasa tenang hanya bisa di dapat ketika seseorang bisa bermain lebih dalam pada bidang pekerjaan itu.
Rasa tergesa-gesa boleh jadi muncul karena tekanan waktu. Tapi sebenarnya, itu terjadi karena sebuah penyakit yang disebut “rasa cemas” (anxiety). Rasa cemas adalah penyakit kejiwaan, “mind disorder”. Tidak singkronnya dimensi fisik dengan rasa. Sehingga membuat seseorang tidak bisa menikmati apa yang sedang terjadi.
Rasa cemas terjadi karena ketidakmampuan kita untuk “terkoneksi” dengan apa yang sedang kita lakukan. Kita tidak “hidup” atau “tidak hadir” dalam apa yang kita kerjakan. Lama kelamaan, jika tidak disembuhkan, sifat tergesa-gesa akan menjadi kebiasaan.
Healing dengan Zikir
Karena itu ada ibadah semacam “tahajud”. Tujuannya untuk menyembuhkan penyakit ini.
Bagi yang mengerti, mereka akan duduk berzikir dan bertawajuh sepanjang 3 jam pada pertengahan akhir malam, sampai azan subuh. Bagi sebagian lainnya, mungkin hanya bangun sebentar. Lalu shalat dua rakaat. Setelah itu akan tergesa-gesa untuk kembali ke ranjang tidurnya.
Seorang Guru Spiritual bisa mengarahkan muridnya untuk duduk berzikir selama 1 jam perhari. Pada kasus tertentu, bisa 3 jam perhari. Bagi para master, bisa 6 jam tanpa henti. Untuk durasi lebih lama, bisa 10, 30, sampai 40 hari secara kontinyu.
Ada yang berhasil melakukannya, sehingga menjadi kebiasaan baru. Ada yang masih terus mencoba. Ada pula yang gagal. Semua tergantung determinasi dan konsistensi si murid dalam menyembuhkan “hurry sickness”. Sebuah penyakit yang dimiliki oleh hampir semua orang di muka bumi.
“Zikir”. Kata-kata ini terkesan indah dan terbayang mudah untuk dikerjakan. Kenyataannya, aduhai berat. Karena itu Anda bisa melihat bagaimana orang-orang seketika pergi dari masjid setelah shalat. Tak ada yang mampu berzikir secara serius.
Kalau pun ada, mungkin hanya paket hemat: “Subhanallah, Alhamdulillah, Lailaha illalah, Allahu Akbar”. Itupun masing-masing hanya 33 kali. Hanya dengan basa-basi yang tidak sampai 5 menit, selesai. Tak ada yang sanggup duduk secara khusyuk dalam waktu lebih lama.
Zikir itu berat. Lawannya satu: diri kita sendiri. Tepatnya, ketergesaan dalam diri kita sendiri. Kita sering tergesa-gesa ingin segera keluar dari ruang ibadah. Walaupun juga tidak jelas apa yang mau kita kerjakan di luar sana setelah itu.
Orang yang tergesa-gesa akan mengalami kekosongan jiwa. Was-was (anxiety). Tidak “hudhur”. Ia tidak mampu hadir secara penuh pada waktu dan tempat dimana ia berada. Pikiran dan perasaannya gentayangan kemana-mana. Karenanya ia merasa jauh dari Tuhan. Sehingga hidupnya tidak tenang. Tidak bahagia. Padahal yang paling dicari adalah Tuhan dan ketenangan.
Mencapai “Jiwa yang Tenang”
Yang kita cari dalam semua pekerjaan adalah “Tuhan”. Dan Tuhan tidak sulit untuk dicari. Bahkan kita tidak perlu mencari Tuhan. Sebab, Tuhanlah yang mencari kita. Kalau kita penuhi syaratnya.
Dalam Al-Fajr 27-30 disebutkan, Tuhan mencari “jiwa yang tenang”. Dia hanya memanggil jiwa yang tenang. Maka, jika ingin bertemu Tuhan, atau ingin bersanad ruhani dengan “hamba-hamba” Tuhan (jamaah orang shaleh seperti nabi dan para wali), serta ingin merasakan dimensi surgawi sejak hidup di dunia, kuncinya satu: jiwa harus tenang. Jika ini terjadi, dimensi ketuhanan secara otomatis akan teraktivasi:
يَٰٓأَيَّتُهَا ٱلنَّفْسُ ٱلْمُطْمَئِنَّةُ. ٱرْجِعِىٓ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكِ رَاضِيَةً مَّرْضِيَّةً. فَٱدْخُلِى فِى عِبَٰدِى. وَٱدْخُلِى جَنَّتِى.
Hai jiwa yang tenang. Kembalilah kepada Tuhanmu dengan hati yang puas lagi diridhai-Nya. Maka masuklah ke dalam jama’ah hamba-hamba-Ku. masuklah ke dalam surga-Ku (QS. Al-Fajr: 27-30)
Obat Pertama: “Sabar”
Karena itu, obat “generik” pertama yang disarankan untuk mengobati penyakit tergesa-gesa (hurry sickness) adalah “sabar”. Bersabarlah dalam berjihad. Bangun kesadaran. Tetap siaga. Bertahanlah. Jangan terburu-buru. Bahkan dalam Aali Imran 200, kata “sabar” diulang dua kali. Dalam tarikat tertentu, ini menjadi pedoman dalam berzikir secara sungguh-sungguh:
يٰٓاَيُّهَا الَّذِيْنَ اٰمَنُوا اصْبِرُوْا وَصَابِرُوْا وَرَابِطُوْاۗ وَاتَّقُوا اللّٰهَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُوْنَ
Wahai orang-orang yang beriman, bersabarlah kamu, kuatkanlah kesabaranmu, tetaplah bersiap siaga di perbatasan (negerimu), dan bertakwalah kepada Allah agar kamu beruntung (QS. Aali Imran: 200)
Dalam ayat lain ditegaskan, dimensi surgawi hanya bisa diraih oleh orang-orang yang berjihad dengan penuh kesabaran. Jihad itu banyak jenisnya. Semua bidang pekerjaan yang dijalani secara sungguh-sungguh dan mendalam, alias penuh kesabaran dan tidak tergesa-gesa, adalah jihad:
أَمْ حَسِبْتُمْ أَن تَدْخُلُوا۟ ٱلْجَنَّةَ وَلَمَّا يَعْلَمِ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِينَ جَٰهَدُوا۟ مِنكُمْ وَيَعْلَمَ ٱلصَّٰبِرِينَ
Apakah kamu mengira bahwa kamu akan masuk surga, padahal belum nyata bagi Allah orang-orang yang berjihad diantaramu dan belum nyata orang-orang yang sabar (QS. Aali Imran: 142)
Obat Kedua: “Thuma’ninah”
Obat kedua yang bersifat lebih “spesifik” untuk mengobati rasa tergesa-gesa adalah: “thuma’ninah”. Thuma’ninah adalah terminologi praktikal khususnya dalam ibadah shalat. Salah satu yang menyebabkan rukun shalat menjadi sah adalah karena adanya thuma’ninah.
Shalat secara lahiriah adalah sebuah bentuk ibadah yang terdiri dari gerakan dan bacaan, yang diawali dari niat dan berakhir dengan salam. Detilnya tersusun dari 13 tindakan: niat, berdiri, takbiratul ihram, membaca Al-Fatihah, rukuk, iktidal, sujud, duduk di antara dua sujud, duduk tasyahud akhir, membaca tasyahud akhir, membaca shalawat, salam, dan tertib.
Dan thuma’ninah adalah sesuatu yang menurut para ulama mesti ada. Khususnya pada item seperti rukuk, iktidal, sujud, dan duduk antara dua sujud. Bahkan, untuk mencapai sholat yang berdimensi hakikat, thuma’ninah total diperlukan pada semua rukun shalat.
“Thuma’ninah” artinya sikap tenang atau berdiam sejenak dalam setiap gerakan salat, di mana semua anggota tubuh berhenti dan berada pada posisi sempurna sebelum melanjutkan ke gerakan berikutnya. Ini merupakan rukun salat yang wajib dilakukan agar ibadah sah.
Secara syariat begitu, “thuma’ninah” bertujuan meregulasi agar gerak tidak tergesa-gesa. Ada jeda (pause). Ada diam sejenak. Ada wukuf. Ada istirahat. Ada ruang kosong diantara setiap gerakan.
Thuma’ninah sama akar katanya dengan “muthmainnah”. Tujuannya sama-sama untuk melahirkan sikap tenang. Lewat pembentukan sikap lahiriah yang tenang, diharapkan lahir jiwa yang tenang. Sebab, sikap terburu-buru hanya melahirkan jiwa yang gelisah. Atau sebaliknya, jiwa yang gelisah juga dapat melahirkan gerak yang tergesa-gesa. Alhasil, ketenangan semakin tidak ada.
Jadi; sholat, zikir, serta ibadah dan aneka muamalah lainnya adalah bentuk-bentuk jihad yang harus dilakukan dengan penuh kesabaran. Harus ada wukufnya. Harus ada diamnya. Ada jeda qalbu di setiap gerak maupun bacaannya. Ada ketenangannya.
“Thuma’ninah” adalah metode praktis untuk mencapai jiwa yang tenang. Dalam sains moderen, jiwa yang tenang ditandai dengan turunnya gelombang otak dari Beta (14-40 Hz), ke Alfa (8-13 Hz), dan syukur jika bisa mencapai level Theta (4-7 Hz).
Shalat pada level Beta (14-40 Hz) misalnya, itu ditandai oleh pikiran kritis, curiga, was-was, tegang, analitis, aktifitas mental dan kognisinya tinggi, pikiran menerawang kemana-mana. Pada kondisi ini, kita sulit menemukan ketenangan. Tidak khusyuk. Nafas pasti pendek dan terburu-buru. Karena itu, sholat pada level ini cenderung dilakukan secara tergesa.
Untuk mencapai jiwa yang tenang, gerak shalat harus diperlambat. Dalam artian, tidak terburu-buru. Ada jeda. Ada wukuf. Dalam setiap ruang gerak dan bacaan dihadirkan “Wajah” Tuhannya. Itulah thuma’ninah. Sehingga, bisa dirasakan apa yang dibaca. Muncul visual spiritualnya. Hadir hati dan terhubung ke frekuensi Tuhan.
Lewat regulasi sufistik semacam ini, ketegangan gelombang otak bisa direduksi sampai ke level “relaksasi” (Alfa, 8-13 Hz). Bahkan bisa jauh lebih dalam ke level visual “transendental” (Theta, 4-7 Hz). Nafas pun mulai terasa dalam dan panjang. Itulah level khusyuk. Batin terasa tenang. Gelombang spiritual bisa terhubung dengan Tuhan. Doa-doa menjadi terkabulkan.
Bagi mereka yang sudah mahir dalam metode “thuma’ninah”, jiwanya akan sampai ke level muthmainnah. Pada kondisi ini, gelombang spiritual menjadi sangat sensitif. Muraqabahnya hidup. Mereka bisa ‘merasakan’, ‘mendengar’, dan ‘melihat’ Tuhan dalam shalatnya. Itulah “ihsan”. Secara hakikat, ada mata batin yang terbuka ketika seseorang berada pada kondisi “trance” semacam ini.
Dalil “Shalat adalah mikrajnya kaum mukmin” hanya bisa dicapai dan dibuktikan kebenarannya pada level praktik dan pengalaman semacam itu. Tentu perlu latihan berulang-ulang. Terkadang harus bersedia mengikuti langkah yang ditempuh para nabi. Perlu kesabaran dalam khalwat, suluk, uzlah, atau iktikaf pada durasi yang panjang. Dengan cara ini seseorang dapat meregulasi algoritma jiwanya agar kembali berada pada karakter yang tenang (muthmainnah).
Kalau sekedar merasa tenang atau berpura-pura tenang, siapapun bisa. Tapi lewat rasa tenang lalu seseorang bisa terbuka akses dengan Tuhan, itu ada metodenya. Para nabi dan penerusnya telah membuktikan itu.
Kesimpulan
“Hurry sickness” (‘ajala) adalah penyakit yang diderita oleh hampir semua. Manusia selalu tergesa-gesa dalam bertindak. Dan itu adalah pancaran penyakit anxiety (was-was) yang dideritanya. Karena itu mereka selalu kehilangan ruang untuk merasakan kehadiran Tuhan.
Sebaiknya kita tidak tergesa-gesa. Tidak tergesa-gesa bukan berarti harus menunda-nunda. Sesuatu yang baik tentu harus dilakukan secara segera. Namun ada ruang yang cukup bagi kita untuk menumbuhkan rasa. Paling tidak ada sedikit ruang thuma’ninah, ruang tenang, ruang kosong, ruang reflektif, ruang jeda, ruang bernafas, ruang hati, atau ruang sabar untuk menyaksikan kehadiran-Nya. Karena Tuhan berkata, dia hanya hadir bersama orang-orang yang bersabar. “… innallaha ma’ash shabirin” (QS. Al-Baqarah: 153).
Terakhir, “thuma’ninah” bukanlah ilmu yang eksklusif dalam praktik shalat atau zikir saja. Melainkan juga untuk diterapkan dalam semua sektor kehidupan. Sehingga lahir jiwa yang tenang, dan hadir Tuhan dalam berbagai bidang yang kita tekuni.
Allahumma shalli’ ala Muhammad wa Aali Muhammad.*****
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Now thinking I want more sites built on this kind of editorial foundation, and a stop at urbanwellness extended that wish into a broader hope, sites built on substance and care rather than on metrics and growth are the kind of sites I want to see more of and this one is a small example worth supporting.
Looking at this objectively the editorial quality is hard to deny even setting aside personal taste, and a stop at masterynexus maintained the same objective quality, the gap between what I personally enjoy and what is objectively well crafted exists and this site clears both bars simultaneously which is rarer than it sounds.
Anyone curious about this topic would do well to start here, the foundation laid is solid, and a stop at cosmicvertex would round out their understanding nicely, this is the kind of resource I would point a friend toward without hesitation if they asked me where to begin learning about anything in this area.
Just want to say thank you for putting this together, posts like these make searching online actually worth it sometimes, and a quick look at glamourbrush kept that going, useful and easy to read without any of the tricks that ruin most blog comment sections lately on the wider open web.
A piece that respected the reader by not over explaining the obvious, and a look at deliverynexus continued that calibrated approach, finding the right level of explanation is one of the harder editorial calls and this site has clearly thought carefully about what readers will already know versus what they need help with consistently.
Yesterday I was complaining about the state of online writing and today this site has temporarily fixed that complaint, and a look at clarityleadsaction extended that mood reversal, the short term mood improvement that comes from finding good content is real and this site has produced that improvement for me at a useful moment.
Worth bookmarking and sharing with anyone interested in the topic, that is my honest take, and a stop at joyfulnexus reinforces that, the kind of generous resource that makes the open web feel worth defending against the constant pressure to retreat into walled gardens and curated feeds today everywhere I look across all my devices.
Honestly impressed by how much useful content sits in such a small post, and a stop at focusconstructor confirmed the rest of the site packs a similar punch, density without confusion is a hard balance to strike and this site has clearly cracked the code on it across many different topic areas covered.
Looking forward to seeing what gets published next month, and a look at stellarpath extended that anticipation across the broader site, finding myself looking forward to a sites future content rather than just consuming its existing content is a stronger commitment level than I usually reach with new finds and this site triggered that.
Found the writing surprisingly fresh for what is by now a well covered topic, and a stop at trendrocket kept that freshness going across the related pages, original perspective on familiar ground is hard to come by and this site has clearly earned its place in the conversation rather than just rehashing old ideas.
Reading this prompted a brief but useful conversation with a colleague who happened to walk by, and a stop at buildgrowthsystems extended that conversational seed, content that becomes a starting point for in person discussion rather than ending in solitary reading is content with social generative energy and this site has plenty of it apparently.
This stands out compared to similar posts I have read recently, less noise and more substance, and a look at digitalnexushub kept that gap going, you can really feel the difference between content made by someone who cares versus content made to fill a publishing schedule for an algorithm trying to keep growing somehow.
Glad to find something on this topic that does not start with three paragraphs of throat clearing before getting to the point, and a stop at nexusharbor also dives right in, respect for the readers time shows up in small editorial choices like this and they add up to a real difference quickly.
Decided to subscribe to the RSS feed if there is one, and a stop at progressmapping confirmed that decision, content that I want delivered to me proactively rather than just remembered when I have time is content that has earned a higher level of commitment from me as a reader looking for reliable sources.
Reading this between two meetings turned out to be the highlight of the morning, and a stop at vibrantjourney continued that highlight quality, content that outshines the structured parts of a working day is doing something well beyond ordinary and this site has produced multiple such highlights for me already this week alone.
Closed several other tabs to focus on this one as I read, and a stop at nexushorizon held my undivided attention the same way, content that earns full focus in an attention environment full of competing pulls is content doing something genuinely well and the team behind it deserves recognition for that achievement consistently.
Walked away in a slightly better mood than when I started reading, that says something about the writing, and a stop at progresswithpurpose kept that going, content that leaves you feeling more capable rather than overwhelmed is the kind I keep coming back to again and again over the years and across many topics.