TSAQAFAH : Jurnal Peradaban Islam
Vol. 20 No. 2 (2024): Tsaqafah Jurnal Peradaban Islam

Revisiting KH Muafi Ali Zaini’s Legacy: ‘Modernization’ of Islamic Boarding School in Sampang Madura

Mohammad Thoyyib Madani (IAI Nazhatut Thullab Sampang, Jl. Diponegoro No.mor 11, Randar Kumalas, Banyuanyar, Kec. Sampang, Kabupaten Sampang, Jawa Timur 69216)
Rifki Rufaida (IAI Nazhatut Thullab Sampang, Jl. Diponegoro No.mor 11, Randar Kumalas, Banyuanyar, Kec. Sampang, Kabupaten Sampang, Jawa Timur 69216)
Fauzan Zenrif (UIN Maulana Malik Ibrahim, Jl. Gajayana No. 50, Dinoyo, Kec. Lowokwaru, Kota Malang, Jawa Timur 65144)
Ahmad Barizi (UIN Maulana Malik Ibrahim, Jl. Gajayana No. 50, Dinoyo, Kec. Lowokwaru, Kota Malang, Jawa Timur 65144)
Abd Haris (UIN Maulana Malik Ibrahim, Jl. Gajayana No. 50, Dinoyo, Kec. Lowokwaru, Kota Malang, Jawa Timur 65144)
Zainuddin Zainuddin (IAI Nazhatut Thullab Sampang, Jl. Diponegoro No.mor 11, Randar Kumalas, Banyuanyar, Kec. Sampang, Kabupaten Sampang, Jawa Timur 69216)



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Publish Date
20 Nov 2024

Abstract

This study examines the modernization movement of Islamic boarding school education led by KH. Muafi Alif Zaini in Sampang, Madura, and its impact on the educational, social, political, and economic life of the surrounding community. Using a qualitative research method with a historical and sociological approach, data were collected through interviews, observations, and documentation involving boarding school leaders, teachers, students, alumni, and community figures. The findings reveal that KH. Muafi Alif Zaini implemented a visionary and spiritual leadership model by integrating religious education with general sciences and practical skills, while maintaining the traditional values of Islamic boarding schools. His modernization efforts transformed the Nazhatut Thullab Islamic Boarding School into a more adaptive and progressive institution through the establishment of formal educational institutions, economic cooperatives, and community empowerment programs. Despite facing strong social resistance due to his political involvement with the Golkar Party, KH. Muafi Alif Zaini remained committed to educational and social transformation. The study concludes that his modernization movement successfully enhanced the image of Islamic boarding schools, strengthened public trust, and contributed significantly to local educational and economic development in Sampang Madura.

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Tsaqafah is a journal published by the University of Darussalam Gontor with its aims related to Islamic Civilization. What we refer to as Islamic Civilization, in accordance with the terminology elucidated in Islam as Religion and Civilization by Hamid Fahmy Zarkasyi, consists of two substantial ...