Penguatan Nilai Pendidikan Keagamaan di Pesantren Tradisional dalam Pembentukan Karakter Santri

Abstract

Traditional Islamic boarding schools (pesantren) are Islamic educational institutions that play a strategic role in shaping students’ character through the strengthening of religious educational values. Amid the challenges of globalization and modernization, pesantren continue to preserve educational traditions based on classical Islamic texts, exemplary leadership of kiai, habituation of worship, and religious culture as the foundation of character formation. This study aims to examine previous research findings regarding the strengthening of religious educational values in traditional pesantren in shaping students’ character. The study employed a library research method with a qualitative descriptive approach through the analysis of journals, books, and relevant studies related to pesantren education and character education. The findings reveal that the strengthening of religious educational values is carried out through an integrative process involving value internalization, role modeling, habituation, religious culture, and traditional learning methods. Values such as sincerity, discipline, responsibility, humility, simplicity, and respect for teachers are continuously instilled in students’ daily lives. Furthermore, traditional methods such as sorogan, bandongan, and halaqah are proven effective in strengthening religious understanding while shaping students’ moral and spiritual character. This study highlights that the uniqueness of traditional pesantren lies in their holistic educational system that integrates spiritual, moral, social, and intellectual dimensions simultaneously. Therefore, traditional pesantren remain relevant as a model of Islamic character education in addressing the challenges of modern education.