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al-Afkar, Journal For Islamic Studies
ISSN : 26144883     EISSN : 26144905     DOI : -
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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, it covers various issues on the Islamic studies within such number of fields as Islamic Education, Islamic thought, Islamic law, political Islam, and Islamic economics from social and cultural perspectives and content analysis from al-Qur’an and Hadist. In other than forementioned field in Islamic Studies, al-Afkar, Journal for Islamic Studies also accepts articles which cover the topic on the cross section between Islam Studies and other scientific field, such as sociology, law, economics, and others.
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Distinctions of Makkiyah and Madaniyyah Surahs in the Study of 'Ulum Alwi Hanifan Fauzi; Munawir, Munawir; Ahmad Nur Hafid
al-Afkar, Journal For Islamic Studies Vol. 9 No. 1 (2026)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31943/afkarjournal.v9i1.2820

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This article examines the distinction between Makkiyah and Madaniyyah chapters in the study of 'Ulum al-Qur'an. The purpose of this research is to explain the differences, characteristics, benefits, and significance of the study of Makkiyah and Madaniyyah in the context of Qur'anic interpretation. The method used is library research, referring to both classical and contemporary literature. The results show that the knowledge of Makkiyah and Madaniyyah holds an essential position as a methodological tool in understanding abrogation (nasikh-mansukh), the context of revelation, and the gradual establishment of Islamic law. This study contributes to enriching the methodology of Qur'anic exegesis and provides a comprehensive understanding of the dynamics of revelation.
Transformation of Islamic Religious Education Learning from Conventional to Interactive: A Case Study of SMPN 35 Surabaya Firdanti Maqhfiroh; Moh. Faizin; Usman Yudi; Yahya Aziz
al-Afkar, Journal For Islamic Studies Vol. 9 No. 1 (2026)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31943/afkarjournal.v9i1.2823

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The purpose of this study is to describe the transformation of Islamic Religious Education (PAI) learning from conventional methods to interactive methods for class VIII-F students at SMPN 35 Surabaya. The research method used is a qualitative descriptive approach involving 33 students as subjects, while data was collected through three main techniques: observation, interviews, and documentation. The results of the study indicate that conventional learning, which is still dominated by lectures, memorization, and cognitive evaluation alone, causes students to tend to be passive, bored, and fed up. In contrast, the implementation of conventional learning through LKPD-based Problem Based Learning (PBL), mind mapping-based Project Based Learning (PjBL), and Kahoot-based digital game evaluation can increase student engagement, motivation, and deeper understanding. Students become more active in discussions, collaboration, and problem-solving, while the teacher acts as a facilitator. This study concludes that the integration of interactive learning with the Independent Curriculum is relevant for building Islamic Religious Education (PAI) learning that is more participatory, meaningful, and aligned with the demands of 21st-century skills.
Internalization of Multicultural Values in Islamic Boarding School-Based Education: An Empirical Study at the Amanatul Ummah Islamic Boarding School in Pacet, Mojokerto Mohammad Rozi Indrafuddin
al-Afkar, Journal For Islamic Studies Vol. 8 No. 4 (2025)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31943/afkarjournal.v8i4.2841

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This article reveals the process of internalizing multicultural values in Islamic boarding school, with a focus on the Amanatul Ummah Pacet Islamic Boarding School in Pacet Mojokerto. In the pluralistic social context of Indonesia, Islamic boarding schools have a strategic role that not only transmits religious knowledge but also shapes the character of students to be tolerant, humanistic, and nationally oriented. This study uses a qualitative approach with a case study design. Data were obtained through participatory observation, in-depth interviews, and documentation, then analyzed using Miles and Huberman's interactive model. The results show that the internalization of multicultural values in pesantren is carried out through three main stages: (1) value transformation, (2) value transaction, and (3) value transinternalization. The first stage takes place through formal learning activities in the classroom, the second stage through social interaction in the pesantren dormitory environment, and the third stage through the example set by caregivers and teachers (uswah hasanah). The main values internalized include tolerance, honesty, equality, democracy, and nationalism. The internalization of Islamic-based multicultural values produces santri with moderate, open characters and a strong sense of social and national awareness. This study concludes that the Amanatul Ummah Islamic Boarding School is a model of Islamic education that successfully harmonizes Islamic, national, and humanitarian values through a continuous and contextual process of multicultural value internalization.
The Role of Islamic Boarding School Cooperatives in Developing the Entepreneurial Skills of Students (Case Study: Al Azhar Azzayyadiyah Islamic Boarding School) Mawaddah, Mawaddah; Fahrurrozi, Fahrurrozi; Ridan Muhtadi
al-Afkar, Journal For Islamic Studies Vol. 9 No. 1 (2026)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31943/afkarjournal.v9i1.2842

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Islamic boarding schools not only function as religious educational institutions, but also have a strategic role in producing economically independent students. This study aims to analyze the role of the Al Azhar Azzayyadiyah Islamic Boarding School Cooperative in developing students' entrepreneurial skills. This study uses a qualitative approach, with a case study approach, data collected through observation, in-depth interviews, and documentation. The results show that the Islamic boarding school cooperative functions as an experiential learning vehicle that equips students with technical skills (sewing, batik, knitting, and marketing), while also developing soft skills such as discipline, communication, leadership, and responsibility. These findings also show an increase in students' self-efficacy in managing businesses, in contrast to previous studies that highlighted students' weak self-confidence. This study proves that Islamic boarding school cooperatives are not only economic units, but also strategic educational tools in empowering students. These findings emphasize the importance of integrating cooperative programs into non-formal education to produce independent students who are ready to compete in the business world. This research contributes to the development of religious community-based entrepreneurship education theory. In practice, this research strengthens the position of Islamic boarding schools as agents of local economic development through systematic and sustainable empowerment of students.
Reconstructing Aurat and Hifz an-Nafs for the Protection of Women in Digital Spaces Based on Islamic Ethics Farida Syarifah; Lilik Andaryuni
al-Afkar, Journal For Islamic Studies Vol. 9 No. 1 (2026)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31943/afkarjournal.v9i1.2858

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The rapid growth of digital technology has created new spaces for interaction while simultaneously increasing the risk of online gender-based violence against women. In response, the Islamic concepts of aurat and hifz an-nafs within Maqashid Syariah offer a normative-religious approach to digital protection. This study aims to explore how these two principles can serve as a foundational framework for developing a secure and just digital environment for women. Employing a qualitative, descriptive-analytical method based on literature review, data were sourced from tafsir, fiqh, policy documents, and contemporary research. Findings reveal that aurat signifies not only physical modesty but also the safeguarding of dignity, privacy, and identity in digital interactions. Meanwhile, hifz an-nafs promotes protection against digital violence in both physical and psychological forms. The integration of these concepts supports the formation of ethical, gender-sensitive policies and underscores the relevance of Islamic values in shaping a safe digital culture. In conclusion, aurat and hifz an-nafs can provide a comprehensive ethical framework for digital protection. Further studies are encouraged to examine their application in cyber law and digital education.
Strategy to Improve Graduate Competence Through UNIA Prenduan's Intensive Student Niha'ie Program in 2024 Laeda Karima; Muru’atul Afifah
al-Afkar, Journal For Islamic Studies Vol. 9 No. 1 (2026)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31943/afkarjournal.v9i1.2878

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Principles and values in all aspects of academic activities and campus life. The main purpose of Islamic universities is to combine academic knowledge with strong Islamic values, so as to produce competent and highly moral graduates in accordance with the teachings of Islam. Therefore, some Islamic universities with the boarding schools basic have strategies to develop education to produce competent graduates for the sake of progress. In the context of Islamic universities based on boarding schools, UNIA Prenduan has one of its goals, namely to produce superior regeneration that is beneficial to society. This can prove that UNIA Prenduan is really trying to create a generation of graduates who are reliable and also competent. This study aims to determine the strategy of enhancing the competence graduates through the Intensive Niha’ie Program for Female Student at UNIA Prenduan Sumenep in Year 2024 and knowing the supporting and inhibiting factors in enhancing the competence through the Intensive Niha’ie Program for Female Student at UNIA Prenduan Sumenep in Year 2024. This research uses a qualitative approach with the type of case study. The data collection techniques used are interviews, observation and documentation. The subject of this research is the final semester intensive student of UNIA Prenduan, Kyai, and PO and PJ Niha’ie. Checking the validity of data in this study using Triangulation techniques and source triangulation. The results of this study indicate that the strategy of enhancing the competence graduates through the Intensive Niha’ie Program for Female Student at UNIA Prenduan Sumenep in Year 2024 is: Debriefing Niha’ie workshop, Muqabalah Syakhsiyyah, Dauroh Fikhiyyah and imamah practice, religious speech practice, Amaliyah tadries, Fathul kutub, Rihlah tarbawiyah tanazzuhiyyah. The supporting factors in the strategy of enhancing the competence graduates through the Intensive Niha’ie Program for Female Student at UNIA Prenduan Sumenep in Year 2024 are good cooperation between the person in charge of Niha’ie and female students, the enthusiasm of the students themselves in following each program, and support and direction from superiors and related parties. While inhibiting factors in the strategy of enhancing the competence of graduates through the Niha’ie program UNIA Prenduan Sumenep Year 2024, among others: the schedule of the Niha’ie program with the faculty program, time constraints, late disbursement of funds from BAUK.
Women's Study as an Alternative Islamic Education in Building Social Harmonization Susiyati Ningsih; Ulil Hidayah
al-Afkar, Journal For Islamic Studies Vol. 9 No. 1 (2026)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31943/afkarjournal.v9i1.2885

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This research aims to analyze the contribution of women's recitation as an alternative form of Islamic education in building social harmonization. The research uses a qualitative approach with observation, interview and documentation techniques in the women's study community. The results of the research show that women's recitation plays a role in strengthening moderate religious literacy, building social solidarity, and creating an inclusive space for dialogue. This role has implications for the formation of collective awareness to maintain harmony and strengthen community cohesion. Thus, women's recitation has a strategic position as an alternative model of Islamic education that is relevant in the context of strengthening social harmonization.
Analysis of the Interpretation Nafs Verses in the Qur'an and Its Relevance to the FOMO Phenomenon Muhamad Ulil Albab; Abdul Fatah
al-Afkar, Journal For Islamic Studies Vol. 9 No. 1 (2026)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31943/afkarjournal.v9i1.2893

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Fear of Missing Out (FOMO) is a term referring to the anxiety or worry individuals feel about missing out on information, experiences, or events happening elsewhere. Factors contributing to FOMO include the ease of access to information, especially through social media. While social media, with all its features, greatly assists human work, this is only true if accompanied by effective self-regulation. Conversely, abundant information can negatively impact a person's psychological stability. This study aims to analyze the ulama's interpretation of the nafs verses (Ammārah, Lawwāmah, and Muṭma’innah) as a basis for understanding the dynamics of the human soul. These three verses were selected because commentators explicitly cite them as crucial categories in discussions of the human psyche. The research analysis was conducted in three stages: (1) exploring scholars' interpretations of the nafs verses; (2) mapping FOMO symptoms based on modern psychological literature; and (3) integrating the two to find common ground specifically, how the nafs verses can explain the FOMO phenomenon and simultaneously offer a Qur'anic solution. The findings show that the nafs concept in the Qur'an is highly relevant to the FOMO phenomenon, particularly in explaining impulsive urges, self-reflection, and inner peace as strategies for coping with digital anxiety.
The Concept of an Ideal and Characterful Teacher According to the Perspective of Imam Al-Ghazali and Sheikh Az-Zarnuji and Its Relevance to Presidential Decree Number 87 of 2017 Fitra Hamdani
al-Afkar, Journal For Islamic Studies Vol. 9 No. 1 (2026)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31943/afkarjournal.v9i1.2901

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Ideal and character-based teachers are an important foundation in shaping a quality generation, but the current moral crisis and decadence demonstrate the need for transformation in education and educators. Teachers, as the spearhead of education, are required not only to possess academic competence but also to be role models for students. This study aims to describe the views of the concept of ideal and character-based teachers according to Imam Al-Ghazali and Sheikh Az-Zarnuji, and analyze their relevance to the 18 character education values in Presidential Regulation Number 87 of 2017 concerning Strengthening Character Education. This research uses a qualitative method with a library research approach and philosophical analysis. Primary data sources include the book Ihya' Ulumuddin by Imam Al-Ghazali, the book Ta'limul Muta'allim by Sheikh Az Zarnuji, and a copy of Presidential Decree Number 87 of 2017. Secondary data include books, articles, journals, and other supporting written works. The data collection technique uses the documentation method, while data analysis is carried out using content analysis through the stages of description, comparison, and interpretation. The results of the study show that the concept of an ideal and characterful teacher according to Imam Al-Ghazali emphasizes the spiritual, moral, and intellectual dimensions of the teacher as a guide towards moral perfection (insan kamil). Teachers must have in-depth knowledge ('ilm), wisdom (hikmah), and the ability to purify the souls of students (tazkiyah). Meanwhile, Sheikh Az-Zarnuji in his book Ta'limul Muta'allim emphasizes the practical and methodological aspects of the learning process, where the ideal teacher is a figure who has moral integrity, pedagogical competence, and the ability to create a conducive learning environment. Comparative analysis shows that both figures have similarities in emphasizing the importance of teacher moral character, but have different emphases in learning approaches. Imam Al-Ghazali emphasizes the spiritual-Sufi dimension more, while Sheikh Az-Zarnuji focuses more on the practical-methodological aspect. The relevance of the concept of ideal and character teachers from both figures to Presidential Decree Number 87 of 2017 shows significant conformity with 18 character values which include: religious, honest, tolerance, discipline, hard work, creative, independent, democratic, curiosity, national spirit, love of the homeland, respect for achievement, friendly/communicative, love of peace, love of reading, care for the environment, care for society, and responsibility. This research contributes to providing a theoretical and philosophical basis for the development of the concept of an ideal and character-based teacher that is sourced from classical Islamic intellectual treasures and is relevant to the context of contemporary character education. These findings can be used as a reference in the preparation of teacher competency standards that are not only oriented to the technical pedagogical aspects, but also to the formation of character and moral integrity of teachers as character educators.
Religiosity and Emotion Regulation: A Systematic Literature Review Intan Mutiawati Firdaus; Rahma Zikra
al-Afkar, Journal For Islamic Studies Vol. 8 No. 4 (2025)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31943/afkarjournal.v8i4.2919

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Individuals who have a high level of religiosity tend to be calmer in living life because they are broader in looking at life's problems and more deeply in looking at life's goals. The high level of religiosity is related to a high level of emotional regulation because with high religiosity, individuals are more accepting of events in life so that their emotional regulation is also more organized. Objective: The purpose of this study was to group the results of various recent studies on religiosity and emotion regulation experienced by individuals broadly from elementary school to adulthood. Methods: The method used in this study is systematic literature research (SLR).  Results: On an initial search, researchers found 297 journals. After further review, there were 28 journals that met the criteria and were relevant to the research objectives. Conclusion: Religiosity is an individual's self-value as the basis for responsibility for his actions to himself, others, and God. In high religiosity, a high level of emotion regulation is also found. In addition, individuals who have high religiosity tend to have psychological well-being and are easier to seek psychological help if they encounter difficulties in life.