Journal of Islamic Studies and Civilization

REACTUALISATION AND RECONTEXTUALISATION OF CLASSICAL PESANTREN HERITAGE:

2025-12-22T03:51:16+00:00

Pesantren have an extraordinary wealth of classical Islamic heritage. Many researchers have found that this classical Islamic heritage has become one of the factors enabling pesantren to maintain a polite and moderate religious understanding in Indonesian Muslim society, which has shifted in the opposite direction. Therefore, efforts to reactualise and expand the dissemination of polite Islamic values from pesantren to the broader community are needed. Furthermore, as society's character has changed due to the influence of modernity and technological developments, the methods and media used to disseminate these values must also be adapted to suit their character and conditions. This paper aims to answer these questions by examining the reactualisation of three stories from Sheikh Muhammad ibn Abu Bakar's al-Mawa'id al-'Usufiyyah. This research is library research using a linguistic analysis and interpretation approach. The interpretation, of course, is greatly influenced by the realities the researcher experiences. The primary sources of this research are Kitab al-Mawa'id al-'Usfuriyah and the researcher's experiences as a member of the Centre for the Study of Indonesian Society and Islamic Education (PPM-PIN) at UIN Surakarta since 2016. The results of this study show that: 1) The stories of Umar, Musa, and Bahrom, samples from the Kitab al-'Ushfuriyah, contain two central values that form the basis of polite behaviour in religion, namely: compassion and always thinking well of others. 2) Not all classical Islamic pesantren literature explains the values of religious politeness textually, but some require deep thought and reflection. 3) The appropriate dissemination media are those that utilise advances in information technology, such as Facebook, WhatsApp, TikTok, websites, YouTube, and so on. Additionally, dissemination can be done through pocketbooks, Friday leaflets, Friday sermon books, or other materials that can be directly given to individuals in the community.

Being a Teacher in the Age of AI: Between Technology, Values, and the Humanisation of Education

2025-12-22T04:08:21+00:00

The rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI) has transformed education from a predominantly human-centred enterprise into a technologically mediated ecosystem that reshapes how knowledge is produced, distributed, and validated. This article examines the epistemological, ethical, and humanistic implications of AI’s growing influence on learning environments, drawing on philosophical perspectives and critical pedagogy. AI is increasingly functioning as an epistemic actor capable of predicting outcomes, personalising learning pathways, and making automated decisions, thereby shifting educational authority away from teachers and toward algorithmic systems. This shift raises profound questions about bias, privacy, social justice, and the normative purpose of education. Through an analysis of epistemic transformation, the reconceptualization of teacher roles, and emerging ethical challenges, the article argues for a humanistic framework that resists metric reductionism and reaffirms education as a project of liberation and human dignity. Teachers are positioned not merely as technology operators but as curators of knowledge, moral mediators, and critical agents who ensure that AI serves humane and democratic educational aims. The article concludes by offering a normative horizon for AI-integrated education and outlining future research directions for building ethically grounded, humanising educational ecosystems.

Contextualisation of Zakat in the Qur'an From the Perspective of Kontowijoyo Islamic Epistemology

2026-01-01T01:54:26+00:00

Natural disasters and epidemics are major humanitarian challenges, necessitating the help of others to resolve them. One way to do this is through the distribution of zakat. Zakat is a form of philanthropy with the potential to channel humanitarian funds. However, because zakat has been defined by the categories of recipients mentioned in the Qur'an, while the victims who need assistance vary widely, it is necessary to re-examine the concept of zakat recipients so that its objectives can be achieved. In an effort to reinterpret the concept of zakat recipients, this paper will utilize Kuntowijoyo's Islamic scholarly approach, namely moving from text to context. Based on the demystification (contextualization) of zakat in the Qur'an, the epistemological perspective of Islamic scholarship illustrates that subjectively, zakat aims not only to purify the soul and wealth of the zakat payer as a form of devotion to God. More broadly, zakat aims to eliminate poverty, alleviate the suffering of victims of natural disasters (COVID-19), and create prosperity and social justice. Thus, based on the Islamic scientific project, zakat as an Islamic teaching with various benefits and implications can be accepted by anyone, even other religions, without being forced as a teaching, but as knowledge. This is also in line with the principles and mission of Islamic philanthropy.