Scientific Transformation of Islamic Boarding Schools through Role of Alums the Islamic Education Study Program

Abstract

This study aims to reveal the existence and role of alums of the Islamic Religious Education study program in carrying out scientific transformations in Islamic boarding schools. The research location is the As-Salman Allakuang Darud Da'wah wal Ershad (DDI) Islamic boarding school, Sidenreng Rappang Regency. This study uses a qualitative research approach with a case study type. Data collection techniques used participant observation, semi-structured interviews, focusing on crucial informants, namely alums of the Islamic Religious Education study program who had served since 2016 at the DDI As-Salman Allakuang Islamic boarding school, as well as documentation studies. The data analysis technique used the interactive analysis technique of Miles, Huberman, and Saldana. Testing the validity of the data is done by going through the credibility, dependability, confirmability, and transferability tests. The results showed that alums of the Islamic Religious Education study program from the Parepare State Islamic Institute played an essential role in the scientific transformation of the DDI As-Salman Allakuang Islamic boarding school since 2016. Their role is seen in four ways: 1) Maximizing the functions and duties as educators by carrying out the mandate, 2) Equipping students with millennial-era skills through structured activities, 3) Strengthening self-potential and sensitivity to contemporary realities for students, and 4) Intensifying the internalization of values and ethics by carrying out recitation, coaching, and cadre training to strengthen the basis of morality Students. The value of these findings underscores the importance of alums, the relevance of education to the needs of the times, social responsibility as educators, and strengthening identity and self-potential in the context of Islamic religious education in Islamic boarding schools.

Analyzing the Mission and Strategy of Berani Hijrah Community on Developing Islamic Religious Education

“…Therefore, Berani Hijrah Community was formed to produce a young generation who can change for the better by means of slang Islamic preaching. The diction "slang Islamic preaching" is intended to adjust to the context of modernity and the world of the young generation (Efendy et al, 2023). In addition, the formation of the Berani Hijrah Community was inspired by Ustadz Hanan Attaki, who in 2017 formed an Islamic community called Shift to invite the younger generation to preach in a way that is contemporary but does not violate Islamic law.…”