<![CDATA[The transformation of Islamic religious education can start from the thoughts of Muslim figures related to issues faced in Islamic religious education that are challenged by the times. The purpose of this study is to explore how the thoughts of contemporary Muslim figures are relevant to the needs of Islamic religious education. This research method uses a case study of two figures, namely Muhammad Iqbal and KH. Ahmad Dahlan. The data collection technique involves books, articles, journals, and relevant documents, while the analysis technique employs interpretation and comparison. The results of this study indicate that the thoughts of contemporary Islamic religious education, pioneered by Muhammad Iqbal and KH. Ahmad Dahlan, provide distinct characteristics in improving Islamic religious education itself, encompassing management, institutions, systems, and teaching. The two figures contribute significantly to how Islamic religious education can advance, namely by implementing an integrated education system that spans the paradigm, curriculum development, materials, teaching techniques, and mapping of graduate competencies that do not only focus on cognitive aspects but also on spiritual, social, skills, and technology. To bridge the thoughts of these two figures, a model of Islamic religious education thinking was developed based on a multi-transdisciplinary approach, which unites religious and scientific elements in education and learning in madrasas and Islamic boarding schools, focusing on religious, philosophical, and scientific competencies grounded in a strong social attitude.]]>
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