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THE ROLE OF MUSLIM TOURISTS’ ECOTHEOLOGICAL AWARENESS IN SHAPING PREFERENCES AND NATURE-BASED TOURISM BEHAVIOR IN PEKALONGAN Adinugraha, Hendri Hermawan; M. Sugeng Solehuddin; Moh. Nasrudin
Islamic Studies Journal for Social Transformation Vol 9 No 2 (2025)
Publisher : Universitas Islam Negeri K.H. Abdurrahman Wahid Pekalongan

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Nature-based tourism in Pekalongan has shown rapid growth as Muslim tourists’ awareness of the importance of environmental sustainability as part of Islamic values increases. This study aims to analyze the role of ecotheological awareness in shaping the preferences and behavior of Muslim tourists towards nature-based tourism destinations. Using a qualitative approach, this study explores the relationship between theological understandings of the concepts of caliphate, trust, and tawhid and destination selection patterns, as well as responsible tourism behavior, through a literature review and descriptive survey data from 120 respondents. The results show that Muslim tourists with high levels of ecotheological awareness tend to choose destinations that are sustainable, tranquil, and provide spiritual value. They also demonstrate ethical tourism behavior, such as refraining from damaging nature, bringing their trash bags, and participating in conservation programs. The correlation between ecotheological awareness and tourism preferences was significant, with an r-value of 0.512, while the correlation with tourism behavior reached an r-value of 0.643. This study concludes that ecotheological awareness plays a vital role in promoting more sustainable, value-based tourism. These findings provide a conceptual basis for developing a nature tourism model that is not only environmentally friendly but also spiritually nuanced, while encouraging tourism policies that integrate Islamic and ecological values.
Secularism and Its Challenges to Islamic Education: A Historical and Philosophical Analysis of Islamic Education qonitah, Lilik; M. Sugeng Solehuddin
Social Journal of Studies in Education Vol. 2 No. 01 (2026): Article In Press
Publisher : Yayasan Pendidikan Haiba Nasywa in cooperation with Pesantren Wahdatul Ulum Internasional

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Secularism is often discussed in Islamic education studies in a normative manner, primarily as an ideology perceived to be incompatible with religious teachings. Previous studies tend to examine secularism either from the perspective of Western historical development or from Islamic normative critiques, without sufficiently integrating historical analysis with the philosophical framework of Islamic education. This article aims to analyze the historical development of secularism and its influence on the Muslim world, to examine how Islamic educational philosophy conceptualizes secularism, and to explore the implications of secularism for contemporary Islamic education. This study employs a qualitative approach through critical library research, drawing on classical and contemporary literature, with particular emphasis on peer-reviewed journal articles and works of modern Muslim thinkers. The conceptual framework is grounded in an integrative Islamic epistemology that views knowledge, moral values, and spirituality as inseparable. The findings indicate that secularism emerged from specific Western historical contexts and entered the Muslim world through colonialism and modernization, resulting in epistemological tensions within Islamic educational systems. Islamic educational philosophy views secularism as problematic due to its separation of knowledge from transcendent values, which has contributed to educational dualism and identity crises. This article contributes to Islamic education scholarship by emphasizing the need for a reconstructive and integrative educational paradigm that engages modernity critically while preserving its spiritual foundations.