Integrating Classical Islamic Pedagogy with Contemporary Educational Theories: A Pathway to Holistic Learning
Abstract
This study explores the integration of classical Islamic pedagogy with contemporary educational theories to create a holistic educational model that balances intellectual, ethical, and spiritual development. Drawing from Islamic principles such as tarbiyah (holistic nurturing), ta‘lim (knowledge transmission), tazkiyah (spiritual purification), and adab (ethical conduct), alongside modern learning theories like constructivism, experiential learning, and Bloom's Taxonomy, the research aims to bridge the gap between faith-based and modern educational paradigms. Employing a qualitative, literature-based methodology, the study conducts a comparative analysis of both educational frameworks and formulates the Integrated Tawhidic Pedagogical Model (ITPM), which connects spiritual, moral, and intellectual growth through reflective and experiential learning. The findings highlight the alignment of Islamic teachings with key 21st-century competencies such as critical thinking, creativity, and collaboration. A key theme is the teacher’s dual role as both a spiritual guide and a modern educator. This model offers practical insights for curriculum design and teacher preparation, ensuring that Islamic educational practices meet global educational standards while preserving faith-based values. The study’s originality lies in its proposal of a comprehensive framework that addresses the needs of contemporary Muslim learners while maintaining the integrity of Islamic teachings.
Downloads
References
[1] D. Izfanna and N. A. Hisyam, “A comprehensive approach in developing akhlaq: A case study on the implementation of character education at Pondok Pesantren Darunnajah,” Multicult. Educ. Technol. J., vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 77–86, 2012, https://doi.org/10.1108/17504971211236254.
[2] R. Pangastuti, M. Suyudi, M. Bahtiar, N. F. Erfansyah, and Z. Abdullah, “Education Management Strategies for Internalizing Moderate Religious Values in Learning Quran, Hadith, and Aqeedah Akhlaq in Madrasah Ibtidaiyah,” Munaddhomah, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 1–12, 2025, https://doi.org/10.31538/munaddhomah.v6i1.1544.
[3] Mahmudulhassan, Muthoifin, Andri Nirwana, Waston, and Muhammad Abuzar “Islam in Bangladesh: The Legacy of Hazrat Shah Jalal and the Spread of Islam in Bengal Mahmudulhassan, * Muthoifin, ** Andri Nirwana, *** Waston **** & Muhammad Abuzar *****,” J. Al-Tamaddun, vol. 20, no. 8, pp. 127–144, 2025, https://doi.org/10.22452/JAT.vol20no2.9.
[4] C. L. Herrick, “Discussion: Mind and body--the dynamic view,” Psychol. Rev., vol. 11, no. 6, pp. 395–409, 1904, https://doi.org/10.1037/h0069521.
[5] C. Clarke, “No-collapse physics and consciousness,” in Exploring Frontiers of the Mind-Brain Relationship, School of Mathematics, University of Southampton, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, United Kingdom: Springer New York, 2012, pp. 55–78. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-0647-1_4.
[6] Hanna-e-Kalbi and Dr. Tahira Basharat, “A Comparative Study of the Personality Formulates of Ghazali and Freud,” J. Islam. Thought Civiliz., vol. 10, no. 2, Nov. 2020, https://doi.org/10.32350/jitc.102.13.
[7] M. Wati, E. Fazira, and A. Fachruf, “Hakikat Pendidikan Islam (Tarbiyah, Ta’Lim Dan Ta’Dib),” Algebr. J. Pendidikan, Sos. dan Sains, vol. 2, no. 4, pp. 83–89, 2022, https://doi.org/10.58432/algebra.v2i4.721.
[8] Dedeng Rosidin, “Al-Tarbiyah meaning in Al-Qur ’ an and its implication in learning and teaching process based on the Islamic education,” Int. J. Educ. Stud., vol. 4, no. 229, pp. 27–40, 2011.
[9] R. Satria, Wirdati, Sulaiman, Murniyetti, and R. Wardefi, “Orthodoxy Has Been Challenged: the Struggle for Islamic Education Reform Madrasah Tarbiyah Islamiyah,” Community Pract., vol. 21, no. 3, pp. 325–336, 2024, [Online]. Available: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85188435770&partnerID=40&md5=bb91372e8c886881867fcbf94687becb
[10] J. Khanom, M. T. Islam, and Mahmudulhassan, “Women’s Rights in Islamic Culture: A Bibliometric Analysis of Trends, Influential Authors, and Institutional Contributions (1969–2023),” Solo Univers. J. Islam. Educ. Multicult., vol. 3, no. 01, pp. 27–42, Dec. 2024, https://doi.org/10.61455/sujiem.v3i01.232.
[11] M. Mahmudulhassan, M. Abuzar, S. U. A. Khondoker, and J. Khanom, “The Integration of Islamic Epistemology in Ethical and Multicultural Education: Pedagogical Strategies and Challenges,” Multicult. Islam. Educ. Rev., vol. 2, no. 2, Feb. 2025, https://doi.org/10.23917/mier.v2i2.7612.
[12] J. Khanom, “The Role of Islamic Religious Education in Raising Public Health Awareness in Villages,” Walidem Int. J. Community Engagem., vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 1–14, 2025, https://doi.org/10.61455/wijce.v1i01.449.
[13] M. Abuzar, S. Uddin, A. Khondoker, and J. Khanom, “The Integration of Islamic Epistemology in Ethical and Multicultural Education : Pedagogical Strategies and Challenges,” vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 123–135, 2024.
[14] Mahmudulhassan, W. Waston, A. Nirwana, S. Amini, M. M. A. Sholeh, and M. Muthoifin, “A moral-based curriculum to improve civilization and human resource development in Bangladesh,” Multidiscip. Rev., vol. 7, no. 8, p. 2024137, May 2024, https://doi.org/10.31893/multirev.2024137.
[15] Sukisno, Waston, A. Nirwana, Mahmudulhassan, and M. Muthoifin, “Parenting problems in the digital age and their solution development in the frame of value education,” Multidiscip. Rev., vol. 7, no. 8, p. 2024163, Apr. 2024, https://doi.org/10.31893/multirev.2024163.
[16] P. Universitas Islam Negeri Sunan Kalijaga. Fakultas Tarbiyah., “Implementation of Tazkiyah Al-Nafs-Based Islamic Education for The Elderly to Achieve Nafs Al-Muthmainah,” J. Pendidik. Islam, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 71–93, 2012, [Online]. Available: https://doaj.org/article/71f4274e4bdb4f8c8b98e653d7164833
[17] S. Rijal and B. Sihotang, “Implementing Tazkiyah Al-Nafs In The Development Of Student Character,” Miqot J. Ilmu-ilmu Keislam., vol. 49, no. 1, pp. 162–183, 2025, doi: https://doi.org/10.30821/miqot.v49i1.1398.
[18] V. N. Porus, “Vladimir Solovyov’s ‘Three Speeches on Dostoevsky.’ Then and Now,” Russ. Stud. Philos., vol. 60, no. 1, pp. 60–73, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1080/10611967.2022.2064659.
[19] I. Afiyah, V. Ghafurjonovich Macsudov, M. Mahmudulhassan, and M. Muthoifin, “Impact Analysis of Marital Dispensation: Economic Implications and Family Welfare in Social and Legal Context,” Solo Int. Collab. Publ. Soc. Sci. Humanit., vol. 2, no. 01, pp. 25–36, Mar. 2024, https://doi.org/10.61455/sicopus.v2i01.117.
[20] D. Sartono, M. Mahmudulhassan, I. Najmi, S. Amin, and M. Bensar, “Silver as Nishab Zakat to Improve Community Welfare in the Modern Era,” Demak Univers. J. Islam Sharia, vol. 1, no. 02, pp. 83–91, Oct. 2023, https://doi.org/10.61455/deujis.v1i02.24.
[21] N. Nuha et al., “The Existence of Education as a Rehabilitation, Preventive, Curative, and Moral Development Strategy in Madrasah,” Solo Univers. J. Islam. Educ. Multicult., vol. 2, no. 01, pp. 01–18, Mar. 2024, https://doi.org/10.61455/sujiem.v2i01.99.
[22] R. Taylor, “The injustice of a consociational solution to the Northern Ireland problem,” in Consociational Theory: McGarry and O’Leary and the Northern Ireland conflict, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa: Taylor and Francis, 2009, pp. 309–329. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203962565-26.
[23] G. Duke and R. P. George, The Cambridge companion to natural law jurisprudence. Deakin University, VIC, United States: Cambridge University Press, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316341544.
[24] W. E. Conklin, “Derrida’s territorial knowledge of justice,” in Reading Modern Law: Critical Methodologies and Sovereign Formations, Faculty of Law, Department of Philosophy, University of Windsor, ON, Canada: Taylor and Francis, 2012, pp. 102–129. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203119457-13.
[25] M. M. A. Mahmoud, “Gender Dynamics in Qur’anic Translation: Analyzing Male and Female Perspectives on Surat Al-Fatiha,” Trad. Langues, vol. 24, no. 1, pp. 218–239, 2025, https://doi.org/10.52919/translang.v24i01.1032.
[26] A. Nirwana AN, M. Mahmudulhassan, M. Ali, M. Muthoifin, W. Waston, and A. R. Bin S. Senathirajah, “The Intersection of Quranic Studies and Modern Technology: A Bibliometric Analysis of Academic Publications from 2000 to 2024,” Qubahan Acad. J., vol. 4, no. 4, pp. 178–190, Dec. 2024, https://doi.org/10.48161/qaj.v4n4a981.
[27] A. N. A.N., M. Mahmudulhassan, F. D. Marshal, M. Muthoifin, and N. Fadli, “Human rights and social justice in Quranic contexts: a global trend,” Leg. J. Ilm. Huk., vol. 32, no. 2, pp. 453–471, Sep. 2024, https://doi.org/10.22219/ljih.v32i2.35088.
[28] M. Abuzar, Mahmudulhassan, and Muthoifin, “University Students’ Trust in AI: Examining Reliance and Strategies for Critical Engagement,” Int. J. Interact. Mob. Technol., vol. 19, no. 07, pp. 70–82, Apr. 2025, https://doi.org/10.3991/ijim.v19i07.52875.
[29] E. S. Utaminingsih, F. R. Wuriningsih, and M. A. Puspita, “Leveraging interactive e-learning platforms to enhance problem-solving ability in science learning : A pathway to achieving SDG 4 for quality education,” Borobudur Int. Symp. Humanit. Soc. Sci., vol. 1, pp. 1–19, 2025, https://doi.org/10.31603/bised.176.
[30] Z. A. Hossein and M. Mahmudulhassan, “Legal Disruption and Sharia Arbitration: Navigating Change, Measuring Impact, and Fostering Innovation,” Indones. J. Islam. Econ. Law, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 39–49, 2023, https://doi.org/10.23917/ijoel.v1i1.3436.
[31] Mahmudulhassan, M. Abuzar, S. U. Ahmed Khondoker, and O. Rahman, “Exploring the Dynamics of Student Motivation and Behavior: A Qualitative Analysis of Influencing Factors and Effective Interventions,” Solo Univers. J. Islam. Educ. Multicult., vol. 2, no. 03, pp. 195–206, Aug. 2024, https://doi.org/10.61455/sujiem.v2i03.202.
[32] A. N. Andri Nirwana, Mahmudulhassan, M. Ali, Muthoifin, Waston, and A. R. B. S. Senathirajah, “The Intersection of Quranic Studies and Modern Technology: A Bibliometric Analysis of Academic Publications from 2000 to 2024,” Qubahan Acad. J., vol. 4, no. 4, pp. 178–190, 2024, https://doi.org/10.48161/qaj.v4n4a981.
[33] Mahmudulhassan, A. Nirwana, and K. Saif Uddin Ahmed, “Exploring the Contributions of Prof. Dr. Syed Ali Ashraf to the Islamization of Knowledge in Bangladesh: A Comprehensive Analysis,” J. World Thinkers, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 91–98, 2024, https://doi.org/10.61455/jwt.v1i02.80.
[34] K. F. Maulinda, L. W. Purnama, M. A. Marelyno, S. Sa, and F. Hidayat, “Maktabah Reviews,” Maktab. Rev., vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 99–118, 2024, https://doi.org/10.61455/mr.v1i01.128 Transactions.
[35] M. Waston, Yusuf Olawale Owa-Onire Uthman, Mahmudulhassan, “Ian G. Barbour’s Thoughts on Science and Religion,” J. World Thinkers, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 1–16, 2024, https://doi.org/10.61455/jwt.v1i02.80 Ian.
[36] M. M. A. Sholeh, Waston, A. Nirwana, and M. Mahmudulhassan, “The Reasons of Lifelong Education for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): The Islamic Epistemology Perspective,” J. Lifestyle SDGs Rev., vol. 5, no. 2, p. e02988, Nov. 2024, doi: https://doi.org/10.47172/2965-730X.SDGsReview.v5.n02.pe02988.
[37] Mahmudulhassan, S. Rahmawati, F. Qurrota, and A. Tamami, “The Integration of Faith and National Identity : A Comprehensive Study on Islamic Patriotism and Its Theological Implications,” Solo Univers. J. Islam. Educ. Multicult., vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 83–92, 2024, https://doi.org/10.61455/sujiem.v2i02.158.
[38] Muthoifin, “Bridging Digital Economy and Financial Literacy: A Bibliometric Analysis of Research Trends and Sustainable Development Implications,” J. Inf. Syst. Eng. Manag., vol. 10, no. 18s, pp. 73–88, Mar. 2025, https://doi.org/10.52783/jisem.v10i18s.2885.
[39] M. S. Apriantoro and I. Maulana, “Environmental Taxation Through a Bibliometric Lens: Finding Leading Voices, Trends, and Gaps,” Int. J. Energy Econ. Policy, vol. 15, no. 2, pp. 484–494, Feb. 2025, https://doi.org/10.32479/ijeep.17815.
[40] M. S. Apriantoro, A. A. Mawarti, and F. N. Puspa, “Mapping the Landscape of Risk Management in Islamic Banking: A Bibliometric Exploration,” TEM J., pp. 399–408, Feb. 2025, https://doi.org/10.18421/TEM141-35.
Downloads
Submitted
Accepted
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
License
Copyright (c) 2026 Jobeda Khanom, Md. Tarequl Islam
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
