"Pondok pesantren salafiyah" (Islamic school) is an Islamic educational institution known for its traditional approach to Islam. The teaching of mystical science in "pondok pesantren salafiyah" includes the use of mystical "ijazah" (certification) and ritual learning methods, providing students with a unique…

The world is facing crises at the personal, community and national levels, disconnection from traditional value systems and loss of a guiding moral compass. While religion is certainly not the only basis for personal and societal values, religion can provide a moral system that is sorely needed. In Islam, great wisdom can be found in the holy…

Aligning with the Saudi Green Initiatives and sustainability, I analyzed elementary Islamic Studies textbooks for climate issues to inspire discussions on adding climate change to religious education. The analysis found a lack of climate change references. Five topics where climate change could be integrated were identified: the rain-invoking…

Background/purpose: Religious moderation at the high school level is an essential part of the curriculum. One of the supporting factors in education is the principal's leadership style. The aim of this research is to explore the strategy and implementation of the principal's leadership in promoting religious moderation. Materials/methods: This…

Since Indonesia's implementation of its national curriculum, the country's madrasas have faced a significant challenge: conforming with the government's regulations and laws. This has not been limited to observing these policies, but also implementing religious and national curricula simultaneously. Ultimately, these institutions' administrators…

This research aimed to analyse the increasing ideological influences from religious groups on Islamic education practices in schools controlled by the Ministry of Religious Affairs and the Ministry of National Education in East Lombok, Indonesia. A qualitative approach, as a cognitive framework, was used to examine the contemporary dynamics of…

Introducing students to the similarities and connections among the Hebrew Bible, New Testament, and Qur'an is a means to introduce students to a shared source of humanity, beauty, wisdom, and solace. This article outlines a literature class that uses comparatist strategies to introduce these three foundational religious texts as literary works.…

This study represents the first German-wide investigation of Islamic theology and religious education students. We examined how these prospective multipliers approach Islam in a reform-oriented manner. It was also asked whether study motivation, representation by Islamic associations, segregation, value orientations, enemy images, as well as…

Hermeneutical religious positions among Muslim educators vary in flexibility and openness to critical thought. Those within a school community may disagree on how Islam should be interpreted and practiced. In the light of this, who determines which expressions of the faith are acceptable in particular locations, and how? And what messages do these…

This study discusses the structure of Ibn Sina's thought and its contextualization in the contemporary era from a subjective point of view referring to aspects of soul purification. Ibn Sina divides the human soul into three parts, they are: "nabatiyyah," "hayawâniyyah," and "insâniyyah" souls. According to Ibnu Sina,…

This paper outlines a set of analytical perspectives grounded in affect theory for decolonising religious education. In particular, these perspectives are: recognising the role of religious feelings; examining the extent to which decolonial affective spaces can be created in the classroom; and, understanding how contemporary public discourses…

This article explores the integration of hip-hop with Islamic themes in the religious education (RE) classroom, with a focus on transcending the constraints of traditional narratives and creating a dynamic and wide-ranging understanding of Islamic traditions of interpretations. Drawing inspiration from Richard Bulliet's book Islam: A View from the…

Many research has been done on professional "madrasa" (Islamic school) teachers, but incorporating Islamic values and motivation for continuous professional development into them has been neglected. This study aims to determine Islamic professional "madrasa" teachers based on motivation for continuous professional development…

Since its establishment, Islamic religious pedagogy at German-speaking universities has primarily faced basic questions like: What kind of methodological and didactic approaches can be employed in Islamic Religious Education (IRE) and how should the structural framework be designed? Analyses concerning these questions are often drafted via…

Moderation in Islam means the middle position between two opposite, exaggerated views, with neither view dominating the other. The study questions are: What are the practices of Islamic education teachers in promoting moderation values through their own personal expression of aqeedah?, What are the practices of Islamic education teachers in…