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This article will examine the epistemology‘s narratives of burhani; bayani and irfani and the idea of religious moderation (wasatiyah) in arabian classsical literature. Originally written as a philosophical work, Ibn Tufayl-s (1110–1185 CE) Hayy ibn Yaqzan incorporates in its story many elements that could be regarded as elements of the civilization, the mysticims and the ‘moderation- (wasatiyah) on Islamic epistemology. In this paper we will analyze these elements of the wasatiyah and try to reassemble them into a clear theory to arrange the building of religious moderation idea. In order to conduct these analyses, the elements found in the story will be analyzed through the lifecycle of Hayy and all related-actors in that literature. There are three main actors in this novel, namely Hayy; Salaman; and Absal who has different model of thought. In the end of story, Hayy and Absal have the similar undertandings on the Universe and God while they have different basis of thought. The resulting conclusion will point out the bridging effort and legacy from Ibnu Tufayl on the notions of moderation. Through this ideas, we propose mechanisms to explain the legacy from Ibn Tufayl to re-confront the Islamic epistemology into the ‘middle-path- to bridge the epistemology of Burhani and Bayani. Still, Ibn Tufayl-s has uniqueness and originality will be seen in his narratives ideas on the moderation for Islamic basis of epistemology.