<![CDATA[The commemoration of the birth of Prophet Muhammad (Mawlid) is an important religious-cultural tradition among Indonesian Muslims. However, studies examining the Islamic educational values embedded in the Maulid Arba'in tradition among Hadrami Arab-descendant communities remain limited. This study aims to identify and analyze the Islamic educational values contained in the Maulid Arba'in tradition in Al-Munawar Arab Village, 13 Ulu Palembang, and to examine its relevance to contemporary Islamic education. This research employed a qualitative ethnographic approach. Data were collected through participant observation, in-depth interviews with religious leaders, community elders, organizers, and local residents, as well as documentation studies. Data were analyzed using the Miles and Huberman model, while source triangulation was applied to ensure credibility. The findings revealed four major Islamic educational values within the Maulid Arba'in tradition: (1) faith (aqidah) and love for the Prophet, transmitted through the recitation of Barzanji and Diba'i texts; (2) moral and exemplary values conveyed through lectures on the Prophet’s biography; (3) social values and Islamic brotherhood (ukhuwah Islamiyah) fostered through communal dining and collective cooperation; and (4) spiritual values developed through collective dhikr and religious activities. The study found that the forty-night implementation of the tradition facilitates a continuous process of value internalization and intergenerational transmission of Islamic teachings. The study concludes that the Maulid Arba'in tradition functions as an effective informal Islamic educational system and serves as a local wisdom-based model of character education relevant to strengthening contemporary Islamic education in Indonesia.]]>
