Pesantren is one of the indigenous institutions of religious education in Indonesia that still exists until recently. Therefore, its role in constructing and developing society as its essential duties is always questioned. However, at least, its sustainable indicates that it fits to fulfill and dialogue with the dynamics society. In other words, it can be regarded as an institution that does not only successfully anticipate, receipt and adopt social developments but also integrates them within its essential tradition and values. This paper just focuses on how pesantren develops its values and tradition to respect plurality. As a result, pesantren has some philosophies and practices supporting in realizing multicultural and plural societies. In this sense, we still have great hope to pesantren roles in developing civilized society

Sufism and tarekat (Sufi order) play a significant role in building and enhancing mutual-peaceful dialogue between Islam and other religions and cultures. The Sufis establish cooperation with followers of other religions. This is because Sufism holds moderate view and understanding of Islamic doctrines. Sufism is, therefore, not limited only on spirituality and mystical realm, but it is also able to create a harmonious relationship among humans and between humans and nature. This article seeks to present a related study on the doctrine of religious tolerance within Sufism promulgated by KH. Sholeh Bahruddin, the headmaster of Pesantren (Islamic boarding school) Ngalah Pasuruan East Java. Kiai Sholeh sees Sufism as the main foundation of religious tolerance. As the murshid of the Tarekat Qādirīyah wa Naqsabandīyah Mujaddadīyah Khālidīyah Kiai Sholeh has intensively cultivated Islam raḥmah li al-‘ālamīn in the pesantren he leads. This doctrine emphasizes that Islam raḥmah li al-‘ālamīn perceives all human beings as kabeh dulur (all are brothers) regardless of their religious and social background, and political preference. Through the concept of kabeh dulur, Kiai Sholeh builds human relationships with anyone, including people of different faiths and beliefs.

Character education is based on the concepts taught by the Prophet in forming the morals of students for it is important to be applied in educational institutions. The objective of this study is to determine the prophetic values that are carried out in forming the religious character of students, the process of internalizing these values, and their impact by using the Contextual Teaching and Learning approach. This research uses qualitative research, with a multi-site study design. The data was collected by means of in-depth interviews, observation and documentation. The results of this study indicate that: (1) Learning of prophetic values in improving the religious character of students is by instilling prophetic values, namely fatanah, amanah, sidiq, tabligh. (2) The process of internalizing the prophetic value using the Contextual Teaching and Learning approach in improving the religious character of students, is by several stages from the planning stage, providing understanding to students, the pilot stage, the planting stage, and the habituation stage. (3) The impact of learning prophetic values using the Contextual Teaching and Learning approach in improving the religious character of students has an impact on the abilities, knowledge, and behavior of students.

This paper discusses the character education in KitabAdab al-' Alimwa al-Muta'allim, written by one of the founders of largest Muslim organization in Indonesia, Nahdlatul Ulama (1926), Kyai Hasyim Asy'ari as a form of social piety. This book has provided a comprehensive and constructive way of character education which integrates Islamic values with various religious texts. Character education which includes and complements a broad range of educational approaches such as social-emotional learning and civic education shares a commitment to help people become responsible and contributive citizens. Meanwhile, pesantren have taught and built strong characters of the santri in the forms of rabbaniyah (godness), insaniyah (humanity), wasathiyyah (moderateness) and waqi'iyyah (reality) characters. Therefore, pesantren-based character education the book described is a key element to nurture Muslims' good habits. This paper shows that the book can be an answer for Indonesia's contemporary multi-dimensional crises, such as radicalism and terrorism. [Artikel ini mendiskusikan tentang pendidikan karakter dalam Kitab Adab al-' Alim wa al-Muta'allim, karya salah satu pendiri Nahdhatul Ulama (NU), KH Hasyim Asy'arie sebagai bentuk kesalehan sosialnya. Kitab ini memiliki cara yang komprehensif dan konstruktif dalam pendidikan karakter dengan adanya integrasi nilai keislaman dengan berbagai macam teks agama dan budaya Indonesia. Pendidikan karakter yang mencakup