The Challenges of Islamic Education in Facing the Progress of Society 5.0

Abstract

Islamic education is still belatedly late to formulate itself to respond to changes and trends in the recent and future development of the world's society. This study aims to analyse the challenges of Islamic education in facing society 5.0 and what are the advantages of Islamic education in the era of society 5.0. Using a qualitative descriptive method, this study analysed various literature revolving around the topic. The analysis results showed that, Islamic education tends to be past-oriented rather than future-oriented. Therefore, the challenge is to integrate technology, 21st century skills, and curriculum with some positive character values.in facing society 5.0. Moreover, Islamic education should be equipped with several competencies: first, Islamic education should implement 4C skills (critical thinking, communication, collaboration, creativity) during the learning process. Second, Islamic education must equip students with literacy skills, not only reading, writing, and mathematical literacy, but also data literacy, technological literacy, and humanist literacy. Third, capitalizing and maximizing the advantage of Islamic values to strengthen Islamic character education to overcome the materialistic pattern of society 5.0. through instilling spiritual intelligence into students' personalities.