<![CDATA[Moral crises in the educational environment such as violence, bullying, low empathy, and a weakening of social responsibility require the teaching of Akidah Akhlak to move beyond a cognitive orientation toward the internalization of values that touch upon the affective and spiritual dimensions of students. This article aims to analyze the Love-Based Curriculum as an innovative approach to Akidah Akhlak education in madrasahs, focusing on the concept of Panca Cinta, implementation strategies, classroom practice examples, and its implications for character building. The research employs a qualitative approach using a literature review method through the synthesis of policy documents, journal articles, and relevant Islamic educational literature. The findings indicate that the Love-Based Curriculum positions love for Allah and the Prophet, love for knowledge, love for oneself and others, love for the environment, and love for the homeland as pedagogical foundations that can be translated into teacher exemplification, dialogic communication, reflection on experiences, acts of kindness projects, the cultivation of moral character, and humanistic assessment. The novelty of this article lies in the development of a contextual implementation design for the Love-Based Curriculum in the subject of Aqidah Akhlak, enabling teachers to connect the subject matter of Aqidah with students’ real-life moral experiences in a more humanistic, practical, and transformative manner.]]>
