Reconstructing Islamic Religious Education Curriculum through Qur’anic Values and Epistemology

Ahmad Nazar Fakhury — 2026-02-25

Contemporary Islamic Religious Education (PAI) curricula often suffer from fragmentation and technocratic reductionism that separate knowledge from values and moral responsibility. This study addresses the need for a more coherent curriculum framework by examining the Qur’an not merely as a normative source, but as an architectural foundation for curriculum design. The purpose of this study is to reconstruct the PAI curriculum based on thematic Qur’anic exegesis by articulating Qur’anic values and epistemology as organizing principles of educational aims, pedagogy, and assessment. Employing qualitative library research, the study applies thematic exegesis (al-tafsīr al-maudūʿī) to Qur’anic verses related to education, knowledge, and human responsibility, complemented by critical curriculum theory analysis. The findings reveal that Qur’anic values tauhīd, akhlāq or adab, ʿilm, and social responsibility function as an integrated curriculum architecture rather than isolated content areas. Moreover, Qur’anic epistemology conceptualizes knowledge as an amānah acquired through reflective and dialogical processes and validated through ethical praxis. These findings demonstrate that Qur’an-based curriculum reconstruction is an epistemological and pedagogical endeavor capable of producing a coherent, value-oriented, and contextually relevant PAI curriculum.

Ibn Sina's Spiritual Quotient as a Burnout Gen Z Solution: Analysis of Surah Al-Baqarah Verse 269

Putri Rahayuningtyas Sativara — 2026-02-26

Burnout is a psychological syndrome characterized by physical and emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and decreased self-efficacy. Currently, burnout among Indonesian society is experienced by 23.3% of Gen Z due to academic demands, social expectations, and digital media pressures that trigger a crisis of meaning in life. This qualitative research based on literature studies aims to analyze Ibn Sina's spiritual intelligence as a solution, with the novelty of synthesizing the philosophy of the soul and the theological foundation of Surah Al-Baqarah verse 269. Using a psychological approach and descriptive-interpretive analysis of primary sources in the form of the Qur'an and the Book of Al-Qanun fii Al-Tiibb. The study results in burnout as a form of holistic imbalance between the soul (al-nafs) and body (al-jism) which clinically resembles melancholic burnout (malankholia). This condition is caused by the failure of the human soul in controlling the balance of the vegetable soul and the animal soul, so that Ibn Sina's spiritual intelligence solution is focused on achieving al-hikmah (wisdom), through the human soul optimized by al-quwwah nazariyyah and al-quwwah amaliyyah to reach the highest level of reason (al-aql al-mustafad). This solution is oriented towards finding the meaning of life to face the challenges of the digital era, material happiness standards, and other social demands through four approaches: awareness of reason, soul management, mindfulness, and spiritual awareness.

Al-Fahmu: Jurnal Ilmu Al-Qur'an dan Tafsir

Reconstructing Islamic Religious Education Curriculum through Qur’anic Values and Epistemology

Ibn Sina's Spiritual Quotient as a Burnout Gen Z Solution: Analysis of Surah Al-Baqarah Verse 269