Big Five Personality Analysis of Buya Hamka Through a Retrospective Biographical Psychology Approach

Fajar Ahmad Lazuardy Lazuardy

doi:10.51590/wai.v2i1.25

المؤلفون

Fajar Ahmad Lazuardy Lazuardy Universitas Sumatera Utara

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51590/wai.v2i1.25

الكلمات المفتاحية:

Buya Hamka، Big Five Personality، Retrospective Biographical Analysis، Personality Psychology، Indonesian Islamic Figures

الملخص

This study aims to identify Buya Hamka's personality profile across the five dimensions of the Big Five Personality theory based on verified biographical analysis, to interpret its relationship with his contributions in religion, literature, and socio-politics, and to provide a methodological contribution to the biographical psychology of Indonesian Islamic figures. A retrospective biographical analysis approach was employed using publicly verifiable sources, including Kenang-Kenangan Hidup (1981), Pribadi dan Martabat Buya Hamka (1983), Darwis's academic biography (2008), and Hamka's own works; validity was maintained through source triangulation, whereby personality claims are only advanced when supported by at least two independent sources. Results indicate a very high profile on Conscientiousness, high on Openness to Experience and Agreeableness, moderate-to-high on Extraversion, and low on Neuroticism; the dominant combination of conscientiousness and openness underlies Hamka's intellectual productivity, literary innovation, and socio-political leadership. This article positions the Big Five-based retrospective biographical analysis as a framework for understanding how personality dimensions shape a figure's historical contributions, while offering an analytical model applicable to broader studies of Indonesian Islamic figures.

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