Living Qur’an as New Market Trends of Islamic Education in Indonesia

Abstract

This research reviewed living Al-Qur’an as phenomenon and trend in learning Islamic Education in Indonesia. The causing factor is such as the moral panic of parents about modern-contemporary life. Many parents encourage their children to practice the Al-Qur'an, with the hope that the children will be more careful and fortify themselves from a free life. The panicked moral attitude of these parents is used by Islamic educational institutions as a market to gain capital gains, such as establishing an educational house/center based on living Qur'an learning. Several educational institutions also offer the concept of Islamic Boarding School, Tahfidz Center, and compete to use the Al-Qur'an as their product brand. This literature research used a social phenomenological science approach with the living Quran theory. This research found that 1) the trend of living Qur'an education in Islamic learning in Indonesian Islamic educational institutions was as a social impact of the spread of moral panic, 2) moral panic among parents of students became a new business field for managers of Islamic religious education institutions. 3) Al-Qur’an is a product that has its own market share, and 4) the phenomenon of living al-Quran was as a trend of Islamic education methods in Indonesia.

The Sundanese Muslim Perceptions toward Reciting Quran in Debus Art Show

“…According to Muhamad Ali, Living Quran is studying the Quran as a living text, not a dead text (Nurani, et al, 2022). The study of Living Quran does not only consider the Quran as a book of guidance, and a book of mercy for humans, but more than that, the Quran has a role and function in several needs for humans, both those who believe in it and those who do not believe in it.…”

“…The perception of the Living Quran in the art of debus emphasizes aspects of the function of the Koran as a guide and mercy for human life, both believers and non-believers . Living Quran focuses more on the role of the practice of the Koran in understanding, attitudes, behavior, human activities as individuals or society, regardless of whether those understandings, attitudes, behaviors, and activities are based on knowledge of the rules of interpretation or not at all (Fahdiah, (2019 This Living Quran study discusses the practical dimension, how Muslims use the Koran for magical purposes, amulets, healing physical and spiritual ailments, economic and business needs, and so on (Nurani, et al, 2022).…”

Paradigm Relevance of Quranic Education to Pancasila Student Profiles for Early Childhood

“…Definitively and conceptually, education in the perspective of the Koran aims to draw closer to God by carrying out all His commands to create an Islamic civilization that is rahmatan lil 'alamin (Aidulsyah, 2020). The philosophical concept of education based on the Qur'an has become the latest trend in the world of education and is an alternative to overcoming anxiety or problems faced by society, as well as trying to create civilized human resources (Nurani, Maulana, & Purwati, 2022).…”

Tasawuf Enterpreneurship dalam Pengelolaan Desa Wisata Sembungan-Dieng

“…Dalam tasawuf, yang terpenting atas setiap tindakan adalah perihal niatnya, kendati lelaku yang dilaksanakan berbalut budaya lokal.Jika dikaitkan dengan konsep Tasawuf Enterpreneurship milik Shobir (2017) apa yang dilakukan oleh masyarakat desa Sembungan merupakan sebuah upaya untuk tidak mengaitkan antara sikap zuhud, fana', mujahadah, qanaáh dengan sikap-sikap kontraproduktif seperti fatalisme, dan lemahnya etos kerja -karena dianggap terlalu duniawi-. Sebaliknya, tasawuf dalam konteks ini harusnya diwujudkan dengan meningkatnya etos kerja dan tanggungjawab sehingga upaya meningkatkan kesejahteraan masyarakat bisa diraih, tentunya tanpa mengabaikan aspek ukhrowi dalam mencapai keseimbangan hidup.Setidaknya ada tiga indikator yang menurutShobir (2017) bisa dijadikan alat ukur sejauh mana sisi tasawuf diterapkan dalam mengembangkan Desa Wisata Sembungan, yakni aspek takhalli, tahalli dan tajalli(Subhi, 2016;Nurani, Maulana & Purwati, 2022).TakhalliTakhalli dalam konsep ini adalah bagaimana setiap Wirausahawan Muslim harus mengosongkan diri dari niat-niat yang tidak baik seperti keinginan untuk curang dan setersusnya. Aspek ini dalam pengelolaan Desa Wisata yang dilaksanakan oleh LMDH Giri Tirto diwujudkan dengan membuat Desa Sembungan bersih dari praktik-praktik kemaksiatan dan hal-hal yang dipandang negatif secara sosial.…”