Reconceptualizing Curriculum Integration through the Islamization of Knowledge in Islamic Secondary Education

Rani Fitria; Afrinila Afrinila; Rismanilda Rismanilda; Yeni Revalina; Ahmad Lahmi

doi:10.58485/jie.v5i1.602

Authors

Rani Fitria UM Sumatera Barat, Indonesia
Afrinila Afrinila UM Sumatera Barat, Indonesia
Rismanilda Rismanilda UM Sumatera Barat, Indonesia
Yeni Revalina UM Sumatera Barat, Indonesia
Ahmad Lahmi UM Sumatera Barat, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.58485/jie.v5i1.602

Keywords:

Islamization of knowledge, curriculum integration, epistemological dualism

Abstract

Epistemological dualism separating general (kauniyah) and religious (qauliyah) knowledge remains an intellectual barrier to the advancement of Islamic education. This study aims to deconstruct and analyze the application of the Islamization of Knowledge as a philosophical foundation for curriculum integration in Islamic secondary education. This research employs a qualitative method with a content analysis approach to examine and synthesize the perspectives of Ismail Raji al-Faruqi and Syed Muhammad Naquib al-Attas within the context of contemporary curriculum models. The findings reveal that curriculum integration cannot be implemented through an additive approach, such as merely attaching religious texts to scientific subjects. Instead, it requires a reconstruction of the hierarchy of knowledge that places tawhid as the central epistemological foundation. At the practical level, this integration can be operationalized through the adoption of integrated and webbed curriculum models, as well as the “Spider Web” paradigm, which facilitates an interconnected dialogue between sacred texts and empirical realities. Furthermore, within the framework of the Merdeka Curriculum, this integration aligns with the Project for Strengthening the Pancasila Student Profile, enabling the internalization of Islamic values through a transdisciplinary approach to develop adaptive learners in the era of Society 5.0. Theoretically, this study affirms that the Islamization of Knowledge in curriculum design is a conditio sine qua non for nurturing ulul albab generations characterized by intellectual competence and spiritual integrity.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

References

Ahmed, F. (2018). An exploration of Naquib al-Attas’ theory of Islamic education as ta’dīb as an ‘indigenous’ educational philosophy. Educational Philosophy and Theory, 50(8), 786–794. https://doi.org/10.1080/00131857.2016.1247685

Alfansyur, A., & Mariyani. (2020). Seni Mengelola Data : Penerapan Triangulasi Teknik , Sumber Dan Waktu pada Penelitian Pendidikan Sosial. Historis, 5(2), 146–150. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.31764/historis.v5i2.3432

Alizadeh, A., Dirani, K. M., & Qiu, S. (2021). Ethics, code of conduct and ethical climate: implications for human resource development. European Journal of Training and Development, 45(8/9), 674–690. https://doi.org/10.1108/EJTD-04-2020-0077

Aries, A. M. (2023). Implementasi Projek Penguatan Profil Pancasila Tema Kearifan Lokal Dengan Kontekstualisasi Permainan Tradisional. Jurnal Sinektik, 5(2), 136–146. https://doi.org/10.33061/js.v5i2.8177

Basri, H., & Abdullah, A. (2024). Curriculum Integration Constructs in Integrated Islamic Elementary School. Tafkir: Interdisciplinary Journal of Islamic Education, 5(1), 79–99. https://doi.org/10.31538/tijie.v5i1.873

Bayu, M. L., Ismira, I., & Hendrizal, H. (2025). Persepsi Guru dalam Implementasi Projek Penguatan Profil Pelajar Pancasila (P5) di SD IT Adzkia 3 Padang. Katalis Pendidikan : Jurnal Ilmu Pendidikan Dan Matematika, 2(2), 330–338. https://doi.org/10.62383/katalis.v2i2.1739

Brutu, D., Annur, S., & Ibrahim, I. (2023). Integrasi Nilai Filsafat Pendidikan Dalam Kurikulum Merdeka Pada Lembaga Pendidikan Islam. Jambura Journal of Educational …, 4(2), 442–453. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.37411/jjem.v4i2.3075

Daniel, B. K., & Harland, T. (2018). Qualitative data analysis. In Higher Education Research Methodology (pp. 98–110). https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315149783-10

Engkizar, E., Jaafar, A., Alias, M., Guspita, B., & Albizar, R. (2025). Utilisation of Artificial Intelligence in Qur’anic Learning: Innovation or Threat? Journal of Quranic Teaching and Learning, 1(2), 1–17. https://joqer.intischolar.id/index.php/joqer/index

Engkizar, E., Jaafar, A., Taufan, M., Rahman, I., Oktavia, G., & Guspita, R. (2023). Quran Teacher: Future Profession or Devotion to the Ummah? International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research of Higher Education (IJMURHICA), 6(4), 196–210. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.24036/ijmurhica.v6i4.321

Engkizar, E., Kasmar, I. F., Amnda, V., Mutathahirin, M., Maulida, A., Sari, W. W., Putra, S., Anwar, F., & Taufan, M. (2019). The Concepts of Mudarris, Mu’allim, Murabbi, Mursyid, Muaddib in Islamic Education. Khalifa: Journal of Islamic Education, 3(2), 107. https://doi.org/10.24036/kjie.v3i2.26

Engkizar, E., Muslim, H., Mulyadi, I., & Putra, Y. A. (2025). Ten Criteria for an Ideal Teacher to Memorize the Quran. Journal of Theory and Research Memorization Quran, 1(1), 26–39. https://joqer.intischolar.id/index.php/joqer

Fauzi, M. A. N., Habibah, S. M., Subekti, H., & Nuruddin, N. (2023). Kegiatan Penyuluhan Untuk Pengembangan Kemampuan Meneliti Dalam Membangun Landasan Berpikir Kritis Dan Kreativ Siswa Sma Ulul Albab. Swadimas : Jurnal Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat, 1(2), 24–29. https://doi.org/10.56486/swadimas.vol1no02.367

Fitri, A., Fitriani, D., & Putri, G. S. (2024). Integrasi Ilmu Pengetahuan dan Agama sebagai Islamisasi Ilmu Pengetahuan dalam Sistem Pendidikan di Sekolah. Jurnal Basicedu, 8(2), 1224–1234. https://doi.org/10.31004/basicedu.v8i2.7311

Hanifah, H., Suastra, I. W., & Lasmawan, I. W. (2025). Projek Profil Pelajar Pancasila dalam Kurikulum Merdeka: Sebuah Studi Kepustakaan tentang Penguatan Karakter di Sekolah Dasar. Jurnal Pendidikan Dan Pembelajaran Indonesia (JPPI), 5(2), 1122–1135. https://doi.org/10.53299/jppi.v5i2.1522

Islam, M. S. (2024). Islamic Education Thought Seyyed Naquib Al-Attas. Al-Fadlan: Journal of Islamic Education and Teaching, 2(1), 25–36. https://doi.org/10.61166/fadlan.v2i1.39

Julianto, D. R., Mustadi, A., Senen, A., & Sugara, U. (2025). How the Merdeka Curriculum Enhances the Pancasila Student Profile in Education. Indonesian Journal of Educational Research and Review, 8(1), 15–34. https://doi.org/10.23887/ijerr.v8i1.86041

Kara, H. (2023). Qualitative data analysis. In Research and Evaluation for Busy Students and Practitioners (An expande, pp. 187–202). Policy Press. https://doi.org/10.51952/9781447366263.ch012

Khairunnisa, K., Alfiansyah, M., Rahmad, A., & Gea, N. N. P. (2023). Nilai-Nilai Pendidikan Karakter Dalam Ibadah Puasa Berdasarkan Q.S. Al-Baqarah Ayat 183 (Kajian Tafsir Al-Misbah. Al-Kauniyah, 4(1), 10–20. https://doi.org/10.56874/alkauniyah.v4i1.1289

MacLeod, M., & van der Veen, J. T. (2020). Scaffolding interdisciplinary project-based learning: a case study. European Journal of Engineering Education, 45(3), 363–377. https://doi.org/10.1080/03043797.2019.1646210

Mahmudah, S. R., Ichsan, Y., Fauziyah, N., & Huda, A. M. (2021). Program Pengembangan Kurikulum Aqidah Akhlak. Anwarul, 1(1), 68–81. https://doi.org/10.58578/anwarul.v1i1.29

Melati, P. D., Rini, E. P., Musyaiyadah, M., & Firman, F. (2024). Implementasi Projek Penguatan Profil Pelajar Pancasila (P5) dalam Kurikukulum Merdeka di Sekolah Menengah Atas (SMA). Edukatif : Jurnal Ilmu Pendidikan, 6(4), 2808–2819. https://doi.org/10.31004/edukatif.v6i4.6762

MF, S. (2024). Integration of Spiritual Values in the Curriculum of Islamic Boarding Schools: A Case Study of the Effectiveness of the Jami’atul Muballighah Program in Increasing the Spiritual Intelligence of Students. Communautaire: Journal of Community Service, 3(1), 64–78. https://doi.org/10.61987/communautaire.v3i1.362

Mizani, Z. M., Arif, M., & Sirait, S. (2025). Analisis Komparatif Konstruksi Pendidikan Agama Islam Di Berbagai Lembaga Pendidikan Di Indonesia. Al-Irsyad: Journal of Education Science, 4(2), 311–329. https://doi.org/10.58917/aijes.v4i2.228

Neuendorf, K. A. (2019). Content analysis and thematic analysis. In Advanced Research Methods for Applied Psychology (pp. 211–223). https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315517971-21

ÖZDEN, M. (2024). Content and Thematic Analysis Techniques in Qualitative Research: Purpose, Process and Features. Qualitative Inquiry in Education: Theory & Practice, 2(1), 64–81. https://doi.org/10.59455/qietp.20

Paddiana, J., Saputri, J., Yulfiarti, K., Arifin, Z., & ... (2021). Al Farabi’s Thoughts on Islamic Education Concepts: A Literature Review. Khalifa: Journal of Islamic Education, 5(1), 66–79. https://doi.org/10.24036/kjie.v5i1.38.

Pohontsch, N. J. (2019). Die Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse. Die Rehabilitation, 58(06), 413–418. https://doi.org/10.1055/a-0801-5465

Pratiwi, N. Q. E., Nugraha, U., & Widowati, A. (2024). Analisis Implementasi Projek Penguatan Profil Pelajar Pancasila (P5) Tema Kewirausahaan pada Kurikulum Merdeka Belajar di Kelas V Sekolah Dasar. JIIP - Jurnal Ilmiah Ilmu Pendidikan, 7(5), 4719–4727. https://doi.org/10.54371/jiip.v7i5.4283

Rahmat, R. (2024). Integration of integrated Islamic school curriculum into Kurikulum Merdeka. Inovasi Kurikulum, 21(1), 229–242. https://doi.org/10.17509/jik.v21i1.63071

Rashed, Z. N., & Tamuri, A. H. (2022). Integrated Curriculum Model in Islamic Education Curriculum. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 12(7). https://doi.org/10.6007/IJARBSS/v12-i7/14249

Ratnawati, R. E., Warneri, W., Aunurrahman, A., Christiani, Y. H., & Karim, A. (2024). Optimization of Character Education in The Independent Curriculum Through the Pancasila Student Profile Strengthening Project Approach. IJESS International Journal of Education and Social Science, 5(1), 16–30. https://doi.org/10.56371/ijess.v5i1.235

Ridwan, M. H. (2024). Penerapan Projek Penguatan Profil Pelajar Pancasila (P5) di Sekolah Dasar. Jurnal Tarbiyatuna: Jurnal Kajian Pendidikan, Pemikiran Dan Pengembangan Pendidikan Islam, 5(2), 154–165. https://doi.org/10.30739/tarbiyatuna.v5i2.3689

Saniah, N. (2022). Prinsip-Prinsip Dasar Hukum Islam Perspektif Al-Quran. Al-Kauniyah, 3(2), 1–17. https://doi.org/10.56874/alkauniyah.v3i2.1077

Sari, M. I., Marjani, G. I., Ratnasari, J., & Khairunnisa, K. A. (2023). Robert Frager’s Perception of Qalb with Sigmund Freud’s Psychoanalytic Theory (Comparative Study). Jurnal Riset Agama, 3(1), 101–115. https://doi.org/10.15575/jra.v3i1.19579

Shernoff, D. J. (2013). Optimal Learning Environments to Promote Student Engagement. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7089-2

Shiroishi, Y., Uchiyama, K., & Suzuki, N. (2018). Society 5.0: For Human Security and Well-Being. Computer, 51(7), 91–95. https://doi.org/10.1109/MC.2018.3011041

Sholehah, N. R. (2025). Islamic Education Based On Integration Of Science. Halaqa: Journal of Islamic Education, 1(2), 227–244. https://doi.org/10.61630/hjie.v1i2.17

Supriya, Y., Bhulakshmi, D., Bhattacharya, S., Gadekallu, T. R., Vyas, P., Kaluri, R., Sumathy, S., Koppu, S., Brown, D. J., & Mahmud, M. (2024). Industry 5.0 in Smart Education: Concepts, Applications, Challenges, Opportunities, and Future Directions. IEEE Access, 12, 81938–81967. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2024.3401473

Sutisnawati, A., Maksum, A., & Marini, A. (2023). Implementasi Pendidikan Multikultural Berbasis Projek Penguatan Profil Pelajar Pancasila P5 di Sekolah Dasar. DWIJA CENDEKIA: Jurnal Riset Pedagogik, 7(3). https://doi.org/10.20961/jdc.v7i3.79769

Syafril, S., Yaumas, N. E., Engkizar, E., Jaafar, A., & Arifin, Z. (2021). Sustainable Development: Learning the Quran Using the Tartil Method. Al-Ta Lim Journal, 28(1), 1–8. https://doi.org/10.15548/jt.v1i1.673

Taufiq, M., & R, N. C. I. (2025). Integration of islamic education in the independent curriculum to build student character in the society 5.0 era. At Turots: Jurnal Pendidikan Islam, 7(2), 744–759. https://doi.org/10.51468/jpi.v7i2.1029

Tety, M., & Mahasri, S. (2017). Studi Komparatif Profil Guru Pendidikan Agama Islam dalam Perspektif Hasan Langgulung dan Syed Muhammad Naquib Al-Attas. Suhuf, 29(1), h. 44. https://doi.org/10.23917/suhuf.v29i1.5086

Wijaya, H. (2018). Analisis Data Kualitatif Model Spradley (Etnografi). In Research Gate (Issue March, pp. 1–9). https://www.researchgate.net/publication/323557072

Wiyono, M. (2016). Pemikiran Filsafat Al-Farabi. In Substantia: Jurnal Ilmu-Ilmu Ushuluddin (Vol. 18, Issue 1). Jurnal Ilmu-Ilmu Ushuluddin. https://doi.org/https://dx.doi.org/10.22373/substantia.v18i1.3984

Yusuf, I. A., & Abbas, F. M. (2025). Inovasi kurikulum pendidikan Islam di perguruan tinggi: Integrasi tauhid, sains, dan teknologi. HASBUNA: Jurnal Pendidikan Islam, 7(2), 142–152. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.70143/hasbuna.v7i2.580

Zacky, M. F. M., & Moniruzzaman, M. (2024). ‘Islamic Epistemology’ in a Modern Context: Anatomy of an Evolving Debate. Social Epistemology, 38(4), 511–525. https://doi.org/10.1080/02691728.2023.2227945

Zainuddin, Z. I. (2018). Integration of Islamic Perspectives into Medical Imaging Curriculum: an Outcome Based Education Approach. IIUM Medical Journal Malaysia, 17(1), 401–4013. https://doi.org/10.31436/imjm.v17i1.1023

Zajda, J. (2021). Motivation in the Classroom: Creating Effective Learning Environments (pp. 17–34). Transaction Publishers. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-71575-5_2