JCAIP: Journal of Contemporary Applied Islamic Philanthropy
Vol. 4 No. 1 (2026): JCAIP

Integrating Religious Moderation Into Fiqh Muamalah Curriculum: An Instructional Development Study

Nurul Mahmudah (Institut Agama Islam Negeri Sultan Amai Gorontalo, Indonesia)
Muhammad Syakir Alkautsar (Institut Agama Islam Negeri Sultan Amai Gorontalo, Indonesia)
Hamdan Ladiku (Institut Agama Islam Negeri Sultan Amai Gorontalo, Indonesia)
Andini Machmud (Institut Agama Islam Negeri Sultan Amai Gorontalo, Indonesia)
Muhammad Rifqi Hidayat (The University of Western Australia)



Article Info

Publish Date
05 May 2026

Abstract

Purpose: This study interrogates the epistemological integration of religious moderation within Fiqh Muamalah instruction, addressing the persistent gap between normative legal formalism and the demands of plural socio-economic realities. While prior studies have treated moderation as an external or complementary discourse. Methodology: To operationalize this claim, the study employs a Research and Development (R&D) design using the ADDIE model to construct and empirically test moderation-based teaching materials in the Islamic Economic Law (HESY) Study Program at IAIN Gorontalo. The empirical phase involved 32 students and 3 lecturers, selected through purposive sampling, alongside expert validators in Fiqh, religious moderation, and instructional design. Findings: The findings demonstrate that embedding the principles of tasamuh (tolerance), tawazun (balance), and ‘adl (justice) within core transactional topics significantly enhances students’ analytical capacity in resolving complex socio-economic cases. Quantitatively, the intervention yielded an average N-gain score of 0.64, indicating moderate effectiveness, alongside a 35% improvement in case-based reasoning performance. Expert validation further confirms the robustness of the developed materials (mean feasibility score: 91%). Theoretically, this study repositions Fiqh Muamalah from a predominantly text-centered and doctrinal paradigm toward a context-responsive legal reasoning framework grounded in maqāṣid al-sharī‘ah. It demonstrates that moderation is not an auxiliary value but a constitutive principle that mediates between legal normativity and social harmony.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jcaip

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Subject

Religion

Description

The Journal of Contemporary Applied Islamic Philanthropy is a peer-reviewed journal published by the Nuban Jagadhita Centre, Lampung, Indonesia. The Journal of Contemporary Applied Islamic Philanthropy welcomes papers from academicians on academic research and philanthropic religious practices. In ...