al-Afkar, Journal For Islamic Studies
Vol. 9 No. 3 (2026)

Islamic Education as a Social Tool for Breaking the Cycle of Poverty

Adam Adam (Program Pascasarjana, Universitas Muhammadiyah Bima)
Azhar Azhar (Program Pascasarjana, Universitas Muhammadiyah Bima)
Muhammad Andi (Program Pascasarjana, Universitas Muhammadiyah Bima)
Ahmad Audar (Program Pascasarjana, Universitas Muhammadiyah Bima)
Ruslan Ruslan (Universitas Muhammadiyah Bima)
Nasaruddin Nasaruddin (Universitas Muhammadiyah Bima)



Article Info

Publish Date
19 Jul 2026

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the role of Islamic education as a social instrument in breaking the cycle of poverty in society and to identify the Islamic values that are internalized through Islamic education and contribute to the development of a work ethic, self-reliance, and social solidarity among the poor, as well as to analyze the most effective conceptual model for integrating Islamic educational values with socio-economic strategies to break the cycle of poverty sustainably. The approach used is qualitative library-based research, examining various academic and empirical literature. The research findings indicate that Islamic educational institutions play a role in strengthening social awareness and fostering robust spirituality as a bridge to breaking the cycle of poverty. Islamic values such as hard work, self-reliance, and sosial solidarity are internalized through Islamic education to cultivate religious and productive individuals. An effective conceptual model in Islamic education emphasizes value-based transformative education, socio-economic empowerment, and sustainable multisectoral collaboration; an Islamic spiritual-economic approach; a contextual and participatory multisectoral collaboration framework; and the integration of a values-based curriculum with practical social experiences.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

Afkar_Journal

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Subject

Social Sciences

Description

al-Afkar, Journal for Islamic Studies is published by Association of Secondment Lecturers (Asosiasi Dosen DPK) UIN Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung Indonesia. Focus of al-Afkar, Journal for Islamic Studies is on publishing original empirical research articles and theoretical reviews of Islamic Studies, ...