EXISTENTIAL EMPTINESS IN THE DIGITAL AGE: AN ANALYSIS OF Ma’na cum Maghza QS. al-Hasyr: 19 AND FRANKL’S LOGOTHERAPY APPROACH
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exixtensial emptiness, Frankl's logotherapy, ma'na cum maghza, QS. al-Hasyr:19Abstract
Digital convenience encourages people to communicate on social media easily, quickly, and instantly. It is this speed of digital flow that gives rise to the phenomenon of existential emptiness. Existential emptiness is a void of meaning experienced by humans as a result of the dominance of mass media, instant culture, and spiritual disconnection. This study aims to analyze the existential crisis of humans in the digital age using the approach of ma'na cum maghza QS. al-Hasyr: 19 and Viktor E. Frankl's Logotherapy theory. The method used is a qualitative literature review with a hermeneutic approach of ma'na cum maghza. The results show that QS. al-Hasyr: 19 means that the loss of a sense of existence in humans arises because they forget Allah. This is in line with Frankl's view of existential emptiness caused by the loss of the will to find meaning in humans. The integration of these two views shows that the way out of emptiness is not only through psychological therapy, but also through spiritual meaning reconstruction: rediscovering the meaning of life through divine consciousness and self-reflection. Thus, this study affirms the rationality of the Qur'an in addressing contemporary human problems through the interconnection between revelation and modern existential psychology.
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