Terminologi dan Sinonim bagi Istilah Waswas: Suatu Huraian Deskriptif

Waswas (suspicious) are the subtle disturbances that have existed since the creation of Adam A.S and Eve by Allah SWT and is still being discussed till this day whether in term of definition, division, cause and treatment. The term suspicious was mentioned in al- Quran five times in various forms in four surahs. However, the debate on the synonym for the term suspicious according to Islamic scholars is still lacking attention. Thus, the study discusses the relationship of the term suspicious and the term synonymous with the debate of Islamic scholars. This study completely used the qualitative method in the components of documentation through the Book of Fiqh, Tasawwuf and Psychology. The results found that there are five terms associated with the term suspicious which are worry, doubt, talk, caution and inspire. All of these five terms indicate the difference significant to the term of suspicion.