Sekularisasi dan Rasionalisasi dalam Perspektif Pemikiran Islam: Implikasi terhadap Pendidikan Islam Modern
Secularization and Rationalization from the Perspective of Islamic Thought: Implications for Modern Islamic Education
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https://doi.org/10.36701/mabsuth.v2i3.3522Keywords:
Secularization, Rationalization, Modern EducationAbstract
This study examines secularization and rationalization within Islamic thought and analyzes their implications for modern Islamic education. Using a qualitative library research method with a philosophical–conceptual approach, this research analyzes classical and contemporary Islamic scholarship through content and critical analysis. The findings demonstrate that secularization, when manifested as secularism, leads to the exclusion of revelation from educational epistemology and reinforces the dichotomy between religious and general sciences. In contrast, rationalization in Islamic thought is not inherently problematic, as reason is recognized as a legitimate epistemic tool when guided by revelation and tawḥīd. The study further reveals that the crisis of modern Islamic education does not stem from rationality itself, but from the adoption of secular epistemological frameworks that detach reason from transcendental values. As a result, education tends to prioritize technical competence and pragmatic outcomes while marginalizing moral and spiritual formation. This research proposes an integrative educational paradigm that harmonizes revelation, reason, and empirical reality as a solution to these challenges. The study contributes to Islamic education discourse by clarifying the conceptual boundaries between secularization and rationalization and offering a theoretical framework for reconstructing modern Islamic education without abandoning its spiritual foundations.
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