Digital transformation has brought existential challenges to the world of education, in which the role of teachers is increasingly confronted with technological disruption, a crisis of scholarly authority, and the phenomenon of digital burnout. This research aims to explore and reconstruct the concept of teachers' work ethics from the perspective of the Qur'an and to actualize it as a strategy for facing the challenges of the digital era. Through a library research method with a qualitative approach and the technique of thematic interpretive analysis (tafsir maudhu'i), this study examines various classical and contemporary sources to arrive at a synthesis between the values of divine revelation and the demands of modern professionalism. The findings reveal that the Qur'an provides four pillars of teachers' work ethics: itqan (professionalism), amanah (integrity), mujahadah (resilience), and iqra' (continuous learning). This Qur'an-based work ethic functions as a "mental operating system," shifting teachers' perception of technology from an administrative burden to a means of transcendental service. In the age of artificial intelligence (AI), the roles of teachers as mu'addib (character builder) and uswah hasanah (role model) remain irreplaceable by algorithms. The study concludes that revelation-based spirituality provides moral resilience and innovative energy for teachers to remain adaptive without losing their professional and spiritual identity. The implications of this study underscore the importance of integrating the strengthening of spiritual character into teachers' professional development programs in the digital era, so that technology does not lead to dehumanization, but instead reinforces the mission of Islamic education namely, rahmatan lil 'alamin (mercy for all of creation).
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