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Da'wah as a process of conveying Islamic values cannot be separated from the dynamics of the behaviour of the community that is its object. This study aims to analyse the relationship between da'wah and community behaviour in a sociological perspective, as well as identify da'wah strategies that are in accordance with the social context that continues to develop. Understanding the character of community behaviour is the main key in designing communicative, relevant, and solutive da'wah methods. This study aims to analyse the influence of da'wah socialisation on changes in community behaviour, both children and adults. Dawah socialisation is carried out through lectures, routine coaching, and structured religious activities. With a descriptive-qualitative approach, data were collected through observation and interviews with administrators and beneficiaries. The results showed that da'wah socialisation positively contributed to the increase of religious awareness, discipline, and social care of the surrounding community.

This study aims to analyze the implications of the Imago Dei doctrine in Indonesian local wisdom for enriching Christian Religious Education (PAK) materials from Jürgen Moltmann's perspective. This research uses a qualitative approach with library research design and Miles-Huberman interactive analysis model. The findings reveal that Indonesian local wisdom such as pela gandong, dalihan na tolu, huma betang, and menyama braya have deep resonance with the Imago Dei doctrine, particularly in Moltmann's relational theological perspective. The integration of local wisdom with the Imago Dei doctrine brings profound theological implications including expanding understanding of fellowship (koinonia), holistic salvation, transformative leadership, and contextual spirituality. This study recommends that PAK educators develop curricula that systematically integrate local wisdom with theological foundations, use participatory pedagogical approaches, build sensitivity to cultural contexts, and create collaborative networks with traditional leaders. The integration of local wisdom with the Imago Dei doctrine is not merely a pedagogical strategy but a theological calling to realize God's Kingdom in the Indonesian context.

This study aims to uncover the power of speech acts in inspirational quotes by KHR. Ahmad Azaim Ibrahim. Using a qualitative approach, this study analyzes various quotes produced by this figure and explores their meaning and impact on society. Text analysis methods are used to understand the social, cultural, and psychological contexts behind each quote. The results show that the speech acts in these quotes function not only as motivation but also as tools for shaping positive thought patterns and behaviors. The implications of these findings demonstrate the important role of language in building public awareness and enthusiasm. This research is expected to contribute to the development of linguistics and social psychology studies, as well as encourage the use of inspirational language in everyday life.

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of the Talking Stick Learning Model on Student Learning Activity in the Subject of Christian Religious Education and Character Education for class VIII at SMP Negeri 1 Balige, Toba Regency in the 2024/2025 Academic Year. The research hypothesis is: "there is an effect of the Talking Stick Learning Model on Student Learning Activity in the Subject of Christian Religious Education and Character Education for class VIII at SMP Negeri 1 Balige, Toba Regency in the 2024/2025 Academic Year". The population was all students of class VIII of SMP Negeri 1 Balige, Toba Regency in the 2024/2025 Academic Year who were Protestant Christians totaling 173 people. The research sample was determined using a purposive sampling technique, namely 30 students of class VIII B. This research method uses a quantitative research method with a pre-experimental design type in the form of "one shot case study". The instrument used in this study was a questionnaire item for variable Y totaling 18 items. Based on the experiments that have been carried out, the results obtained before treatment produced an average of 48.10 and after treatment 57.53. The research data for the questionnaire were analyzed using the One-Shot Case Study t-test formula. From the calculation results, the t-value = 3.599> t-table (α = 5%) = 2.042 was obtained. The t-value is in the area of ​​the H0 rejection curve and Ha acceptance. Thus, it can be concluded that with the difference between before and after treatment and t-value> t-table, the research hypothesis is accepted, namely that there is an influence of the Talking Stick Learning Model on Student Learning Activity in Christian Religious Education and Character Education subjects for class VIII at SMP Negeri 1 Balige, Toba Regency, in the 2024/2025 Academic Year.

This study explores the philosophical and theological implications of John Dewey's pedagogical thought, particularly his emphasis on reflective practice and experiential learning, within the context of Contemporary Christian Religious Education (PAK). Despite its potential to foster active, student-centered learning, a significant gap exists in deeply examining how Dewey's principles align with or challenge PAK's theological aim of faith formation. This qualitative library research, employing Miles and Huberman's data analysis model, addresses this gap by synthesizing Dewey's pedagogical concepts with the Christian theology of spiritual growth, particularly informed by 1 Corinthians 3:6, which posits that God gives the increase. The findings reveal that Dewey's experiential learning framework can profoundly enrich PAK by shifting the teacher's role from a primary knowledge dispenser to a facilitator who guides students in applying biblical truths to real-life experiences. This approach encourages holistic development encompassing cognitive, affective, and psychomotor domains. However, the implementation necessitates a robust theological filter, maintaining that biblical truth is final and acknowledging God's sovereignty in true spiritual growth. The study concludes that while Dewey's pedagogy provides practical strategies for student engagement and character development, its successful integration into PAK hinges on a clear understanding of its theological boundaries, ensuring that pedagogical flexibility is balanced with doctrinal integrity. This research offers a theoretical foundation for transformative PAK practices, aiming to cultivate knowledgeable Christian students with deep and active faith.

This study aims to examine the impact of test variations on students’ motivation and academic achievement in Christian Religious Education subjects. Traditional evaluations that focus only on cognitive aspects often fail to capture students' full spiritual and character development. Using a qualitative descriptive approach through literature review, this article emphasizes the importance of varied assessmentssuch as written tests, oral exams, practical applications, service projects, portfolios, and personal faith reflectionsin creating meaningful, contextual, and transformative evaluations. The findings indicate that diverse testing methods enhance students’ learning motivation by accommodating different learning styles and have a positive effect on academic achievement, not only in knowledge mastery but also in the application of Christian values in daily life.

Educational supervision serves as a key instrument in improving educational quality; however, its implementation in elementary schools often faces systemic challenges that affect teacher performance and learning quality. This study aims to analyze the implementation of educational supervision by school principals to improve the performance of Catholic Religious Education (CRE) teachers in enhancing educational quality at Inpres Natarita Elementary School. The research employs a descriptive qualitative approach with the school principal and CRE teacher as research subjects. Data collection was conducted through in-depth interviews, participatory observation, and documentation. Data analysis used the interactive model of Miles and Huberman with stages of data reduction, data presentation, and conclusion drawing.The findings reveal significant disparities between the implementation of administrative supervision and academic supervision. Administrative supervision is consistently implemented but remains procedural-mechanistic in nature, while academic supervision experiences systematic deficits with minimal frequency (once per semester). This condition impacts the competence-performance gap phenomenon in CRE teacher performance, characterized by the dominance of lecture methods, limited learning innovation, and minimal professional initiative. Educational quality shows acceptable achievement in graduation rates but has not been optimal in potential realization and educational value-added.Educational supervision at SDI Natarita has not achieved optimal effectiveness due to a paradigm that remains compliance-oriented rather than development-oriented. A fundamental reorientation toward holistic and transformative supervision is needed to optimize teacher performance and educational quality.

This study aims to analyze the implementation of audio-visual media in Catholic Religious Education learning to enhance learning motivation among third-grade students at Inpres Jongwolor Elementary School. The research employed a qualitative approach with descriptive design. Research subjects consisted of one Catholic Religious Education teacher and five third-grade students selected purposively. Data were collected through unstructured interviews, participatory observation, and documentation, then analyzed using the Miles and Huberman interactive model. The results indicate that audio-visual media usage in Catholic Religious Education learning remains suboptimal due to limited internet access, high data costs, and insufficient teacher technology competence. However, when implemented, audio-visual media significantly increases learning motivation, reflected in enhanced enthusiasm, interest, attention, and active student participation during learning activities. Audio-visual media proved effective in visualizing abstract concepts of spiritual and moral values, making them more concrete and comprehensible. This research provides empirical evidence that optimizing audio-visual media usage can serve as an effective strategy to improve Catholic Religious Education learning quality at the elementary school level.

Women's political involvement is an important aspect in promoting equitable social change, but unfortunately, political involvement in Indonesia is still relatively low due to a patriarchal culture and a lack of political party support. This study aims to analyze the forms of political involvement carried out by 'Aisyiyah in promoting social advocacy. The main focus of this study includes strategies, actors, and political participation spaces used by 'Aisyiyah in fighting for the interests of society, especially vulnerable groups. This research method uses a qualitative approach through a literature review of various relevant journals, reports, and articles. The data analysis technique in this study uses coding the results of the article review analysis, then grouped based on research variables and continued with drawing conclusions based on the data analysis variables used. The research findings show that 'Aisyiyah is actively involved in social advocacy through formal and informal political channels, and utilizes the power of organizational networks and religious values to strengthen its influence. 'Aisyiyah's political participation not only reflects women's collective awareness but also serves as an instrument in shaping social policies that are responsive to community needs. This study is expected to contribute to broadening understanding of the strategic role of women's organizations in the political and social arena.

This study aims to explore the implementation of guidance and counseling services in addressing social problems experienced by children at the Panti Asuhan Putera Bonang Banjarmasin (Putera Bonang Orphanage in Banjarmasin City) through the approach of Islamic religious education. The research uses a qualitative descriptive method with data collected through observation, interviews, and documentation. The findings show that guidance and counseling services play a significant role in helping children overcome issues such as lack of discipline, low self-confidence, and difficulties in social interaction. By integrating Islamic values into the counseling process, children develop better behavior, emotional control, and social awareness. The approach also strengthens their spiritual foundation, which contributes positively to their overall character development. The study concludes that an Islamic education-based counseling approach is effective in shaping the moral and social behavior of children in orphanage environments.

Education is a conscious and planned effort to create a learning atmosphere and process to enable students to actively develop their potential to possess strength, spirituality/religion, self-control, personality, intelligence, noble character, and the skills they possess for themselves, the community, the nation, and the state. Critical thinking is a cognitive process undertaken by students to systematically and thoroughly analyze a problem, carefully distinguish the problem, and identify and evaluate information in order to formulate problem-solving strategies. This study aims to analyze students' critical thinking abilities. The subjects of the research are fifth-grade students of SDN 1 Bandung, totaling 19 students. Data collection techniques include tests, interviews, and documentation. The data is analyzed using individual qualitative descriptive methods and per indicator. The research results show that students' critical thinking abilities are categorized into high, medium, and low levels. There are 47.38% of students in the high critical thinking category, 26.31% in the medium critical thinking category, and 26.31% in the low critical thinking category.

The development of students' potential, interests, and talents is an important part of realizing a holistic and adaptive education to the needs of the times. MTsN 1 Langkat as one of the leading state madrasas in North Sumatra has developed various innovative programs in the extracurricular field as a form of implementation of student talent development. This research aims to explore the forms of talent program innovation implemented, the implementation mechanism, as well as the outputs, outcomes, and impacts caused on student development. The research uses a descriptive qualitative approach with data collection techniques through in-depth interviews, observations, and documentation. The results of the study show that the talent program managed by OSIM and guided by competent teachers covers the fields of art, sports, religion, language, and academic olympics. This program has a positive impact on improving student discipline, confidence, and achievement, as well as strengthening the image of madrasah in the eyes of the public. However, weaknesses were found in the evaluation system that still focused on quantitative indicators, so it is necessary to develop an instrument that is able to measure qualitative aspects comprehensively. This study recommends the importance of character-based evaluation and potential in the sustainability of madrasah talent programs.

Faith and piety education from an early age is the main foundation in forming a child's personality that is noble and spiritually strong. Schools as formal educational institutions have an important role in introducing these values through the da'wah bil hikmah approach. This study aims to examine how the da'wah bil hikmah method in the Qur'an can be implemented in the school environment to instill the values of faith and piety in children. With a da'wah approach that is gentle, wise, and in accordance with the child's psychological development, the process of introducing Islamic values becomes more touching and meaningful. The results of the study showed that da'wah bil hikmah applied through Qur'anic stories, teacher role models, and the habit of worship can shape the character of children who are religious, empathetic, and responsible. These findings strengthen that schools are a strategic medium in the process of internalizing the values of faith and piety through an approach full of wisdom.

This research uses a literature study method to analyze the factors that influence students’ learning motivation in Islamic Religious Education subjects. Learning motivation is a crucial aspect of successful learning processes, especially in religious education, which emphasizes affective and spiritual development. Based on a review of various literature sources, it was found that there are several key factors affecting students’ motivation to learn. These include internal factors such as interest, self-confidence, and learning goals, as well as external factors like the role of teachers, family environment, and learning facilities. In addition, the teaching approach used by the educator significantly influences students’ engagement in Islamic Religious Education learning. The literature also shows that implementing varied and contextual learning methods can significantly enhance students’ motivation. This research is expected to serve as a reference for teachers and education practitioners in designing instructional strategies that effectively improve students’ motivation in learning Islamic Religious Education in a sustainable manner.

This paper discusses the role of Arabic in improving speaking skills, especially in the context of daily life. Arabic, which is recognized as the language of revelation in the Qur'an and Hadith, has learning objectives that include understanding Islamic teachings, mastering vocabulary, and effective communication skills. Arabic learning does not only focus on linguistic aspects, but also includes understanding the cultural and social norms that exist in Arab society. The scope of the role of everyday Arabic includes mastering basic vocabulary, improving practical communication skills, understanding simple grammatical structures, and adapting to dialects and cultural contexts. The benefits of learning Arabic are significant, including an understanding of religious teachings, increased educational and career opportunities, and the ability to establish cross-cultural social relationships. Effective learning methods, such as direct, grammatical-translational, and eclectic methods, are proposed to overcome the challenges faced in learning Arabic, such as the complexity of grammatical structures and the lack of exposure in Arabic-speaking environments. With the right strategy, Arabic language learning is expected to form individuals who are not only academically intelligent, but also have high integrity and religious awareness.

The aim of this study is to explore how children Accounts found in the Qur'an can function as a learning medium in instilling religious values in early childhood. Religious values play a crucial role and should be familiarized with from an early stage on as a basis to foster children's character development and morals in facing life. This study uses the Observation method approach through an in-depth examination of various relevant scientific literature, including books, journals, and According to prior research, it has been shown that learning based on Qur'anic stories is effective in conveying moral and religious messages because they are in line with the imaginative aslo concrete world of children. Stories such as the Prophet Ismail, the little Prophet Yusuf, and the Ashabul Kahfi provide examples of honesty, obedience, patience, and faith that may be delivered using enjoyable approaches such as storytelling, role playing, and visualization. These findings reinforce the importance of the role of teachers and parents in internalizing religious values through contextual learning media that touch the emotional aspects of children.

The balance between the rights and obligations of husband and wife is a fundamental pillar in building a harmonious household according to Islamic teachings. However, there is still a significant lack of understanding among the community, especially among women, regarding the roles and responsibilities of each partner in married life. This study aims to analyze the effectiveness of outreach activities regarding the rights and obligations of husband and wife from the perspective of Islamic Law, delivered to members of the PWBI (Persatuan Wanita Batak Indonesia)  Kwala Bekala. The method used is a qualitative-descriptive approach, with data collection techniques including observation, interviews, and documentation during the outreach activity. The results of the study show that the outreach was effective in enhancing participants’ understanding of the fundamental principles of marital relationships in Islamic law, such as the concept of male leadership, consultation (shura), justice, and the importance of communication and mutual respect. The activity also had a positive impact on participants’ legal and religious awareness in managing their household lives. Such activities need to be expanded further to strengthen Muslim family resilience based on Islamic values.

Long-distance marriages are increasingly common due to economic and work demands. This presents challenges in maintaining the commitment of married couples. This study aims to describe the nature of marriage commitment in long-distance relationships, examining it from personal, moral, and structural perspectives. Data collection techniques used in-depth interviews, observation, and documentation. The research informants were married couples in long-distance marriages. The results show that couples in long-distance marriages still have a strong commitment. The personal commitment aspect is reflected in the intensity of communication, maintained love and attraction, and is identified as a couple that is internalized in each other. The moral aspect shows from ethical awareness and cultural and religious values that strengthen responsibility towards partners. Meanwhile, structural commitment is identified through the presence of children, financial responsibility, and external obstacles that support maintaining the relationship. The psychological dynamics of couples are characterized by the ability to regulate emotions, cognitive adjustment to distance, and strong intrinsic motivation. These findings suggest that marital commitment can be maintained in long-distance marriages if supported by shared awareness, quality communication, and strong shared values.

This study aims to examine and compare the practices of inheritance distribution in Kwaron and Grogol Villages, Diwek District, Jombang Regency, from the perspectives of the Compilation of Islamic Law (KHI) and Civil Law. This qualitative research adopts a case study approach, collecting data through in-depth interviews, field observations, and document studies. The findings indicate significant differences in inheritance distribution practices between the two villages, influenced by social, cultural, and legal interpretive factors. The study also finds that legal ambiguity and limited public understanding of inheritance law often lead to conflicts. Moreover, it reveals that mediation and conflict resolution through customary and religious approaches tend to be more effective than formal legal processes. The study recommends enhancing public awareness of inheritance law and developing more integrative conflict resolution mechanisms.

Sectio caesarea is one of the surgical delivery methods performed when normal delivery is not possible. Although this procedure is considered safe, prospective patients often experience high stress due to fear of surgery, interventions such as religious music therapy that have spiritual value can calm emotions. This study aims to determine the effect of religious music therapy on stress levels in pre-section caesarean patients at RSUD dr. Tjitrowardojo Purworejo. This study used a quasi-experimental design with a non-randomized control group pretest-posttest design approach. The study sample was 30 patients who were divided into two groups, namely 15 people as the intervention group and 15 people as the control group. The research instruments were music therapy and stress level questionnaires. To analyze the data, the Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test and the Mann-Whitney Test were used.. The results showed a significant decrease in patient stress levels after listening to religious music. The average stress score before the intervention was higher than after the intervention, and the statistical test showed a p value <0.05, which means that religious music therapy has a significant effect on reducing stress. Religious music therapy can reduce stress levels in pre-cesarean section patients. This intervention can be used as part of anesthesia maintenance to improve patient comfort and mental readiness before surgery.