This study aims to analyze the characteristics and development of Islamic education during the Abbasid period and the contemporary era, compare their concepts and success factors, and reconstruct a civilization-based educational model that strengthens the integration of knowledge, innovation, character building, and the advancement of Islamic education. This research employed a qualitative approach using library research and descriptive-comparative analysis. Primary and secondary data were collected through documentation and analyzed using thematic, comparative, and historical-contextual approaches with source triangulation. The findings indicate that the Islamic education curriculum has developed dynamically and adaptively from the colonial period to the Merdeka Curriculum. This transformation has strengthened competency-based, character-oriented, and innovative learning to produce religious, critical, creative, and adaptive generations capable of addressing global challenges while contributing to the advancement of Islamic education.
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