Bulen Al-Turas Vol. 29 No. 2 September 2023, pp. 225-240 225 © Bulen Al-Turas, Fakultas Adab dan Humaniora, Universitas Islam Negeri Syarif Hidayatullah, Jakarta, Indonesia Print ISSN: 0853-1692 E-ISSN: 2579-5848 DOI: hps://doi.org/10.15408/bat.v29i2.33313 Sufism Literature: Divinity Philosophy in Taufiq al-Hakim’s Short Story Arinillah Abstract Purpose This article aimed to know how a Modern Egyptian writer, Taufiq al-Hakim, enlightened his readers to believe Allah's existence and could feel His presence more closely. Method As qualitative research, this article relied on verbal data in the form of sentences or paragraphs avail- able in the short story. In collecting the data, the authors read carefully Arinillah, Taufiq al-Hakim’s short story; and made some notes on sentences or paragraphs considered to indicate ways of enlight- ening Allah’s existence. The data were analyzed qualitatively using Sufism literature theories to identi- fy Taufiq al-Hakim’s ideas of Allah’s existences and his ways of educating the readers to believe in Allah. Results/Findings Taufiq al-Hakim's ways of educating his readers to believe in Allah’s existence through the storyline beginning with curiosity and ending with regret. He did not curb the readers’ curiosity to know Allah's existence, but left them to play in the adventure of Sufistic spiritual imagination. At the end of the sto- ry, they regretted because they with their mind were not able to identify the existence of Allah, the greatest. Conclusion The article concluded that Arinillah storyline was Taufiq al-Hakim’s way in interpreting hadith of the Prophet Muhammad SAW regarding prohibition to think Allah’s substance; and it was not true that he violated such a prohibition. Keywords Divinity, Philosophy, Sufism Literature, the substance of Allah Zulhelmi Department of Arabic Language and Literature, UIN Ar-Raniry Banda Aceh, Indonesia zulhelmi@ar-raniry.ac.id *) Corresponding Author Nurchalis Department of Arabic Language and Literature, UIN Ar-Raniry Banda Aceh, Indonesia nurchalis@ar-raniry.ac.id Syarifuddin* Department of Arabic Language and Literature, UIN Ar-Raniry Banda Aceh, Indonesia syarifuddin.msaman@ar-raniry.ac.id Muhammad Walidin Department of Arabic Language and Literature, UIN Raden Fatah Palembang, Indonesia muhammadwalidin_uin@radenfatah.ac.id Rahlina Muskar Department of Arabic Literature, Universitas Sumatera Utara Medan, Indonesia rahlina@usu.ac.id