The Concept of Insan Kamil Literacy:  an Ontological Hermeneutic Approach

Aris Nurohman; Muhammad Nur Kholis Setiawan

doi:10.36948/ijfmr.2025.v07i06.63922

The Concept of Insan Kamil Literacy: an Ontological Hermeneutic Approach

Author(s)	Mr. Aris Nurohman, Prof. Dr. Muhammad Nur Kholis Setiawan
Country	Indonesia
Abstract	This study aims to analyze the concept of insān kāmil in Islam through the development of the idea of insān kāmil literacy based on the interpretation of Qur’anic literacy verses using an ontological hermeneutical tafsir approach. Departing from the view that insān kāmil is not merely a normative–theological ideal but a representation of human existential perfection as a manifestation of the Divine image, this study positions literacy as a holistic human capacity to read revelation, the self, and reality in an integrated manner. The ontological hermeneutical approach is employed to uncover the meaning of revelation as a lived experience of being within human consciousness, thereby enabling a dynamic dialogue between the Qur’anic text, reason, and the existence of the interpreting subject. The findings indicate that literacy constitutes both an epistemological and ontological prerequisite for the realization of insān kāmil, since through the processes of taʿlīm/tadrīs, taktubu, tablīgh, tabayyūn, tafakkur, tadhakkur, and tadabbur, human beings may attain the level of wisdom and justice that integrates knowledge, moral character, and civilizational responsibility. Accordingly, the concept of insān kāmil is understood as a dynamic horizon of meaning that guides human beings toward spiritual and ethical perfection and toward fulfilling their role as God’s vicegerents on earth.
Keywords	Literacy; literacy verses; Insān Kāmil Literacy; Ontological Hermeneutical Interpretation
Field	Sociology > Philosophy / Psychology / Religion
Published In	Volume 7, Issue 6, November-December 2025
Published On	2025-12-19
DOI	https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2025.v07i06.63922

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