Pendidikan Pendidikan Sebagai Upaya Ma'rifatullah
Abstract
Education is considered as the most important thing in the process of forming a whole person in accordance with Islamic rules or sharia. The term education has also emerged since the time of the Prophet Muhammad Shallallahu alaihi wasallam and it was used as a process of establishing the identity of a Muslim. However, in reality, education continuously undergoes massive moral degradation. As a result, it is highly necessary to embed Islamic values in all components of education so that these Islamic values can be applied in everyday life. The concept of Ma'rifatullah illustrated in the Quran and Hadith is one of the right solutions to frame the goals of Islamic education. In this study, a qualitative approach using literature study techniques was employed in the process of collecting data. Based on the results and analyses in this study, it was found that ma'rifatullah is the main objective of developing all human potentials. When a person has found his or her spiritual power, it can easily lead to ma'rifatullah. The educational implications of this concept include goals, roles, functions, principles, educators, students, teaching contents, methods, and educational media. In essence, all of these implications must have a positive impact on the mind and heart as a means of increasing all the potentials possessed by humans. Hence, all the components of education are supposed to lead to ma’rifatullah.