Ahmad Hikam Mutha’aliin
Universitas Islam Negeri Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung

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A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF VISUAL INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS IN ISLAMIC EDUCATION: CHARACTERISTICS, CLASSIFICATION, AND COGNITIVE LOAD REDUCTION Ahmad Hikam Mutha’aliin; Anisah Fitri Melenia; Hasan Basri; Reza Fahlefi; Muhammad Iqbal
Atta'dib Jurnal Pendidikan Agama Islam Vol. 7 No. 1 (2026)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30863/attadib.v7i1.11596

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This study addresses the pedagogical challenges in Islamic Religious Education (PAI), where abstract religious concepts are frequently taught using monotonous verbal methods or overly complex digital multimedia, leading to student cognitive overload. The research aims to synthesize the characteristics, classification, and effectiveness of purely visual instructional materials in PAI and formulate a conceptual design model based on cognitive load management. Employing a Systematic Literature Review (SLR) compliant with PRISMA 2020 guidelines, data were collected from multiple academic databases and evaluated using thematic analysis. The findings indicate that purely visual instructional materials serve as transformative pedagogical instruments, translating abstract dogmas into concrete representations and effectively minimizing extraneous cognitive load. Furthermore, these materials are taxonomically classified into four primary typologies requiring ontological alignment with specific PAI subjects: graphic media, projection media, printed visuals, and realia. Finally, the study proposes a conceptual model demonstrating that integrating high-quality graphic design with accurate religious content stimulates intrinsic motivation to learn and optimizes working memory capacity. This mechanism successfully accelerates the comprehension of complex abstract concepts while facilitating the internalization of values for students' religious character formation. Ultimately, optimizing purely visual instructional materials offers a highly focused, minimally distracting approach to enhancing PAI learning outcomes.
RECONSTRUCTING THE ESSENCE OF METHODS, TOOLS, AND MEDIA IN ISLAMIC EDUCATION IN THE DIGITAL ERA: A TA'DIB AND SPIRITUAL EDUCATION PERSPECTIVE Ahmad Hikam Mutha’aliin; Abdullah Thalib; Muhammad Luthfi Dzulfikar; Nurhilal Ahmad Fathin Abdurrasyid; Irsad Dulanam
Atta'dib Jurnal Pendidikan Agama Islam Vol. 7 No. 1 (2026)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30863/attadib.v7i1.11589

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Contemporary Islamic education faces a crisis of meaning in the digital era, frequently reducing instructional media and tools into value-neutral, pragmatic instruments and neglecting their spiritual dimensions. This research aims to establish a rigorous ontological demarcation between educational tools and media and to construct an integrative philosophical framework for their use based on Islamic epistemology. This qualitative library research employs a philosophical approach. Data were collected heuristically from academic databases and classical texts, with a focus on the foundational works of Syed Muhammad Naquib Al-Attas and Al-Ghazali. The analysis technique employs hermeneutic interpretation, validated through source triangulation, to systematically dissect the esoteric layers of educational technologies. The findings demonstrate a novel theoretical contribution by proving that while tools are merely functional-technical instruments, digital media act as value-laden, meaning-making environments. Furthermore, this study offers a new integrative paradigm by contextualizing classical Sufi concepts to solve modern digital challenges: translating Al-Ghazali’s mujahadah and riyadhah into digital self-regulation, while operationalizing Al-Attas’s Ta'dib to design media that respect the hierarchy of knowledge. Conclusively, addressing digital disruption requires shifting from mechanical pedagogy to a holistic integration in which digital media serve as esoteric intermediaries, actively guiding students toward moral maturity, adab, and divine consciousness.