Pembentukan Karakter Peserta Didik Melalui Pendidikan Berbasis Al-quran

: the shaping of balanced, healthy and strong human character (character building) is highly influenced by religious education and the internalization of the religious values within the learners. The laying down of the religious education foundations is the obligation of the parents as well as the task of the teachers, the community, and the government through various educational institutions. This paper discusses the importance of the Al-Quran education, Al-Quran-based education, and the learners' character building through education. Education is an endless process which determines the nation's character today and in the future. Whether a nation will emerge as a nation of good or bad character highly depends on the quality of education that shapes the character of the children of the nation. Building the noble character through the Al-Quran education approach, other than being part of the process of building the noble character, is expected to become the cornerstone in improving the learners' status and prestigeas children of the nation

Mengembangkan Pendidikan Berwawasan Keummatan

This paper discusses the possibilities that Islamic Education needs life system as stated in the Holy Koran. This life system must consist of moral as the central theme. The method used in this study was discourse analysis. The term “ummah” which is social study is known as “kemasyarakatan (social life)” was analyzed through Islamic education so that it results in education conception with social conception. It consists of the issue that every educator needs at least three requirements that must be fulfilled in order to prepare learners to be able to achieve the position as the best people (khairu ummah): amar makruf, nahi munkar, and commitment to be loyal to Allah‟s rules. The objective of the education expected to get the guidance, victory (falah), and save from the torments. The method used was through providing evidences/ arguments, stories, wisdom, mau‟izhah, mujadilah, syufa and ishlah. The educator is the role model in the field and action. Learners are the best people as individual and group