PERAN BAHTSUL MASAIL SEBAGAI BUDAYA PESANTREN DALAM MENINGKATKAN INTELEKTUALITAS SANTRI DI PONDOK PESANTREN AL-ITQON

Ahnaf Nafi; Azmi Salamatul  Azami

Authors

Ahnaf Nafi Universitas Islam Negeri Walisongo Semarang Author
Azmi Salamatul Azami Universitas Islam Negeri Walisongo Semarang Author

Keywords:

Bahtsul Masail, Pesantren Culture, Students’ Intellectuality, Islamic Educational Management

Abstract

Bahtsul Masail is one of the scholarly traditions developed within Islamic Boarding Schools (pesantren) and functions as a discussion forum to respond to various religious and social issues emerging in society. However, student examiming bahtsul masaial as a pesantren culture from the perspective of Islamic Education Management, particulary in relation to the implementation of bahtsul masail, explain its role as a pesantren culture in improving students’ intellectuality, and identify the forms of intellectual development emerging through the activity at Pondok Pesantren Al-Itqon, Semarang City. This study employed a qualitative approach with a field research design. Data obtained through intervieews, observation, and documentation involving five informants consisting of the program coordinator, the person in charge, the validator of problem descriptions, and two participating students. Data were analyzed using the Miles, Huberman, and Salada model through data condensation, data display, and conclusion drawing. The findings reveal that bahtsul masail, implemented through the Forum Diskusi Santri Al-Itqon (Fokus-SA), has developed into a pesantren educational culture operating through problem identification, refrence exploration, argument construction, deliberative discussion, and scholarly legimition. This culture contributes to improving students’ intellectuality as reflected in the development of analytical, argumentative, and systematic thinking skills, as well as the ability to refer to scholarly sources more selectively and responsibly.

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