Interpreting Islamic Doctrine as The Religion of Liberation in Education (Considering The Thoughts of Asghar Ali Engineer)

Abstract

Education must be returned to its original khittah, that is, to humanize man with all the potential he has. In this framework, important efforts in the of Islamic liberation must be the spirit and foundation of ontological, epistemological as well as axiological education. Among the contemporary Islamic thoughts that give awareness that Islam has the power of liberation is the Asghar Ali Engineer which is derived primarily from the Qur'an and Sunnah. This finding can interpret the doctrine of Islam as a religion of liberation in education that weighs from the thoughts of Asghar Ali Engineer who has relevance and urgency. The results of this study explain about alternative solutions to the problems Islamic education in the era of globalization, namely: 1) greater attention to the reality of living in the world, can be used as a foundation for compiling the Islamic education curriculum. 2) Fight against the pro status quo. Islamic education should be based on the spirit of respecting humans as beings thinking, conscious, potentially and equipped with the right to determine their own life choices. 3) Side with marginalized communities and encourage them to actively participate. 4) Liberation theology emphasizes on the problem of praxis rather than on abstract-speculative thoughts. So that the nuances of Islamic education are quite felt is the pressure on the rational, intellectual, ethical aspects, very few that enter the applied area, skills or technology as one of the meanings that can be taken from the spirit of Islamic liberation theology.

Teologi Perdamaian dan Kerukunan Antar Agama dalam Perspektif Asghar Ali Engineer

“…Perdamaian sejati hanya dapat tercapai melalui penghormatan terhadap perbedaan agama dan kepercayaan yang ada di dalam masyarakat. Agama dan kepercayaan memiliki nilai dan prinsip yang sama, yang pada akhirnya menuntun pada harmoni dan perdamaian (Karwadi et al, 2021). Gagasan ini membentuk dasar pemahaman teologi perdamaian sebagai ilmu yang membahas dasar ajaran agama tentang apa dan bagaimana mendapatkan suatu kedamaian yang diidamkan oleh setiap ciptaan-Nya di dunia (Jat, 2014).…”

Participatory-Transcendental Education: A Qualitative Study on the Collaboration-Convergence of Paulo Freire's Liberating education and Islamic Education

“…In this context, the collaboration of Freire's educational concept of thoughts and Islamic education can be converged into a unified concept. One example is the research of Karwadi, et al which sought to collaborate on the thoughts of Asghar Ali Engineer on the construction of liberation in education (Karwadi et al, 2021). This was also done in Munir & Munafiah's research on the relevance of the value of Engineer's liberation theology to Islamic education (Munir & Munafiah, 2018).…”