Text and Context: Exploring Values of Character in "Al-Qiro'ah Al-Rosyidah" Text
Text and Context: Exploring Values of Character in "Al-Qiro'ah Al-Rosyidah" Text
Text and Context: Exploring Values of Character in "Al-Qiro'ah Al-Rosyidah" Text
Muassomah Muassomah
UIN Maulana Malik Ibrahim Malang
Jl. Gajayana 50, Malang, Indonesia
muassomah@bsa.uin-malang.ac.id
Abstract
Al-Qiro'ah al-Rosyidah textbook studied by beginner santri (a term for
students admitted to study in Islamic boarding schools) in several
Islamic boarding schools in Indonesia is due to its simple vocabulary
and easy-to-understand word structure character values that are in
line with Islamic values. From the textbook, al-Qiro'ah al-Rosyidah,
children and adolescents can learn aspects of language and
understand the values and norms implied in each text title. This paper
aims to explore the character values contained in the textbook al-
Qiro'ah al-Rosyidah. The activities described in the book indicate past
activities such as farming, gardening, anchoring, etc. which are
different from the present conditions. Therefore, it needs
contextualization with value activities in the present. This paper is
employing descriptive qualitative research with a literature study
approach, namely extracting from a textbook. Data collection was
carried out through reading and recording, which were then followed
by mapping and classification. Critical discourse analysis techniques
are used in analyzing the data in this paper. This paper concludes that
the textbook al-Qiro'ah al-Rosyidah contains character values that
follow Islamic norms, which are reflected in society's life in the past.
These values are in the form of patience, trustworthiness, sincerity,
responsibility, help, cooperation, respect for others, etc. This study
suggests analyzing the same book as a whole for volumes 1, 2, and 3
so that the values extracted are more diverse according to the varied
descriptions of past experiences.
Keywords: text al-Qiro'ah al-Rosyidah, character values, character education,
text, context.
Abstrak
Buku teks al-Qiro’ah al-Rosyidah yang selama ini dipelajari oleh
santri pemula di beberapa pesantren di Indonesia disebabkan kosa
kata yang sederhana dan struktur kata yang mudah dipahami, ternyata
juga mengandung nilai-nilai karakter yang senada dengan nilai-nilai
Islam. Dari buku teks al-Qiro’ah al-Rosyidah anak dan remaja dapat
mempelajari aspek-aspek kebahasaan, sekaligus dapat memetik
hikmah nilai dan norma yang tersirat di setiap teks. Tulisan ini
bertujuan mengeksplorasi nilai-nilai karakter yang termuat dalam
dalam buku teks al-Qiro’ah al-Rosyidah. Aktivitas yang digambarkan
dalam buku menunjukkan aktivitas masa lalu seperti bertani,
berkebun, berlabuh, dan lain-lain yang mana hal ini sudah berbeda
dengan kondisi masa kini. Hingga dibutuhkan kontekstualisasi dengan
aktivitas nilai di masa sekarang. Tulisan ini berjenis penelitian
deskriptif kualitatif dengan pendekatan studi pustaka, yaitu penggalian
dari sebuah buku teks. Data dikumpulkan melalui baca dan catat, yang
selanjutnya dilakukan pemetaan dan klasifikasi. teknik analisis kritis
yang digunakan dalam menganalisa data dalam tulisan ini. Tulisan ini
menyimpulkan bahwa buku teks al-Qiro’ah al-Rosyidah telah memuat
nilai-nilai karakter yang sesuai dengan norma Islam yang
direfleksikan dalam kehidupan masyarakat di masa lalu. Nilai-nilai
tersebut berupa sabar, amanah, ikhlas, tanggung jawab, tolong
menolong, kerjasama, dan menghargai kepada yang lain. Penelitian
ini menyarankan agar dapat melakukan analisis buku yang sama
secara keseluruan jilid 1, 2 dan 3 agar nilai yang digali lebih beragam
sesuai gambaran pengalaman yang bervariasi pada masa lalu.
Kata Kunci: teks al-Qiro’ah al-Rosyidah, Pendidikan karakter, nilai-nilai
karakter, teks, konteks
Introduction
Despite the rise of online books (e-books) in the era of the
technology industry 4.0, the textbook al-Qiro'ah al-Rasyidah is a
still applicable to todays education needs. The book is quite old
published in 1953 set. 52nd but it is still relevant to be used as
muthala'ah material for students in Islamic boarding schools.
This book is used as the core material in several schools based on
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Method
This research is a qualitative descriptive type, with a literature
study approach based on al-Qiro'ah al-Rosyidah volume 2, written by
Abdul Fattah Shabri and Ali Utsman, where the 52nd printed book was
published in 1953 AD. This book was chosen because, in addition to
the text being written in Arabic literature, it was also the content of the
book that contained the phenomena of daily activities, which character
values could be learned. This book contains 60 story texts with
characterizations of humans, animals, and other objects, the
professions used in the text are past jobs such as farmers, fishermen,
planters, carpenters, blacksmiths. This text illustrates that this book
was written decades and even more than 100 years ago. The situation
and condition and the text's atmosphere show that the natural
atmosphere is still wide-spread, still traditionally not modern. The
existing character values can be contextualized with the atmosphere
and conditions of the present.
This paper analyzes an Arabic text that explores the good moral
values in each book. The samples studied and analyzed were 18 texts
from a population of 60 texts in volume 2. The selection of this sample
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was based on moral values in the text, and the number of 18 readers
represented the character values that existed in the entire text of
volume 2. While book volume 2 is chosen based on the existing text,
which is not too easy and not too difficult to understand the reading,
the moral values contained are quite diverse than in the text volume 1
and volume 3. Other data besides the primary book al-Qiro'ah al-
Rosyidah are also journals related to text and context studies as
secondary data. This paper's data were collected through the reading
note technique by giving codes in the text al-Qiro'ah al-Rosyidah,
which lead to good morality values. Each text is read carefully and
deeply, a conclusion made of what moral values are implied in the
books. One by one and sheet by sheet, the text read and recorded
according to the content contained therein. The data is then recorded in
a notebook without any specific moral values or themes. The results of
these notes followed by data analysis.
Data were collected from reading and recording results. From
these data, then data reduction performed using mapping (selecting and
sorting data). The next step is classifying the data according to the
content with moral values. The data is then analyzed using the content
analysis technique, exploring the textbook's character values, and
contextualized it with values in real life according to the present era.
Innovative and creative analysts always accompany this paper while
maintaining the authenticity of the data.
Literatur Review
Character Values
Character and moral values exist to develop a person's ability to
make the right decisions, maintain goodness, and realize that goodness
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Character building
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Character in Islam
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only maintain its existence for twenty-one centuries, but Islam also
contributes to the formation of the character of education in Indonesia.
Islam uses the term "moral education" throughout history and
has succeeded in shaping Muslims' character. (Sutomo, 2014) Moral
comes from the Arabic Jama 'from the word' khuluqun 'which is
linguistically defined as character, temperament,, manners, and actions.
(Abdul Muqsith et al., 2017; Rokayah, 2015; Mahmud, 2017)
According to Imam Al-Ghazali, morality is an effort that combines
itself with a mental situation that is ready to bring up actions that are
inherent in such a way and become a habit in everyday life.
(Suryadarma & Haq, 2015) In line with that, Ibn Sina also emphasized
the importance of character building in the form of good morals from
an early age. (Shuhari et al., 2019) In this case, Habibah (2015) divides
morals into morals towards Allah, morals towards Rasullullah, morals
towards oneself, morals towards family, morals towards society, and
morals towards neighbors. The form of morality towards Allah as a
human being is done by purifying Allah and praising him (Surah Al-
Isra ': 44), morals towards the apostles are manifested through
justifying what the Prophet said, morals towards oneself through doing
good for oneself, morals towards parents through giving respect, and
morals towards others through actions that respect other opinions.
(Mahmud, 2017)
Meanwhile, ethics comes from 'ethos,' which is defined as the
character of decency or custom, while according to KBBI, it is defined
as knowledge of moral principles. (Rokayah, 2015) Morals and ethics
of religiosity influence a person to solve problems at work. (Azizan &
Razlina, 2015) Islamic ethics and morals contribute to education and
contribute to the formation of the Islamic economic system. (Iswandi,
2014) In line with that, the Al-Quran explains that a Muslim's morals
towards the environment can contribute to preserving nature,
developing responsibility, and caring for nature. (Fakhruddin, Suryadi,
Hakam, & Nurdin, 2018) Morals towards fellow humans contribute to
global civilization as a peacemaker, a model of Islamic democracy, and
an interpreter of religious tolerance through Islam's main
characteristics. (Akbar, 2020) Islamic morals also color the nation's
ideological values through the process of deliberation to solve
problems faced by the Indonesian country. (Fuad, 2012) Also,
strengthening Islamic behavior (morals) can enhance teachers'
behavior and psychosocial, such as madrasa teachers. (Tambak &
Sukenti, 2020)
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realization of the text, while the text refers more to written and express
material. (Skierkowski & Wood, 2012) In line with that, Khaldun
(2012) stated that text has a meaning that is not permanent and will
experience a continuous sense of development. The book is a symbol
that speaks of a mind that is always renewed by each generation of
readers. Apart from continuing to exist because of its open nature, the
relevance of the text will give birth to new meanings; it will also
continue to speak under the surrounding context. (Kau, 2014) Book
will always be a source of reference for readers because it always
produces new understandings and interpretations. (N. Yusuf, 2015)
Text and context are two variables that are related to each other.
According to Shen (2012), a book refers to a combination that can
express all ideas in communication. At the same time, context is a
character learned to show function in three aspects, namely field, tenor,
and mode. In this case, Shen emphasized that text is produced and
interpreted by several people who form a specific context through
language and communication. So with that, text and context are two
crucial elements in human contact where the book's production and
understanding are influenced and limited by context. (Shen, 2012) In
line with that, House (2006) explained that context and text are
dynamically related to communication. An example is a relationship
between linguistic products (book) and interpretive work that produces
communication and discourse, shaping the context as much as the
context forms that relationship. (Van Dijk, 2006) writes the
relationship between text and context to explicitly explain and connect
the facts of a book in different contexts.
There are various ways to read texts and contexts, namely
linguistic interpretation, cognitive abilities, and sociocultural contexts
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Table 1
Composition of al-Qiroah al-Rosyidah Textbook
Total Text / Number
Book Characteristics Title of pages
Volume
Volume one Presented in a more 60 texts 94 pages
straightforward and
more uncomplicated
language, and the text
is relatively short.
of books, but there are differences in the short and length of the texts
presented. The text in volume 1 is shorter than the text in volume 2.
These differences are reflected in the number of pages that have been
shown. As Setyawan said, material books that meet learning standards
for students are books that are arranged with pleasing material
gradations. Namely, the presentation of material from simple to more
complex, both in terms of the lack of language, vocabulary, and the
text's content in it. (Setyawan, Basit, & Fathoni, 2018)
The textbook al-Qiro'ah al-Rosyidah has four interests and
features that make this book still exist and used as a material in several
schools and Islamic boarding schools: 1) The Arabic vocabulary used
is light straightforward, making it easy for students to understand the
text. 2) The book is written in prose and poetry (poetry). The book has
triggered readers to explore several things in it, such as language units
in the form of words, phrases, clauses, sentences and discourses. In
addition, prose is also seen as an effective means of conveying good
moral messages to readers, especially morality related to character
values. 3) It is easily adaptable by students in writing their personal
and other people's experiences. 4) The text contains daily stories that
flow and can be practiced in everyday activities.
The four characteristics that constitute this book's contents are
the writer's ideas and experiences, which are presented neatly so that
readers and students can practice the messages contained in their
activities. Not only can it be applied in terms of how to express an idea
in writing, but it also can be imitated and practice its good values in
living life.
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Table 2
Character values that have been presented in the textbook al-Qiro'ah
al-Rosyidah
Title Summary of Contents Code
جزاء الصدق The honesty of a farmer who takes good Honest
care of his master's field. Regardless of
the slander raised by his neighbors. In
the end, the farmer received a reward
from his employer.
أساس األدب Employers announce the recruitment of Having good
النجاح secretaries, many young people apply, character is the
and interviews. Sometime after the key to success
interview, it was revealed who was
elected secretary. He was a young man
with good character, cleaned his sandals
before entering the room, closed the
door gently and was calm, clean,
orderly, said greetings, answered every
question swiftly and politely. He is a
young man of good character.
العندليب Constant gentleness can break through Humble
and even knock down walls of pride.
الحمامة والنملة The ants had encountered difficulties in Helping each
a river and were helped by a dove by other
throwing a branch. Likewise, when the
dove is in danger, the ant helps by biting
the hunter.
و النحلة The two beasts already possessed Take lessons
الزنبار dangerous vices, but behind that, they from experience
had a medicine that was enjoyed by
mankind.
مزية التصوير Betrayal committed by the host to his Betrayal /
guest (a good painter) by taking the Amanah
guest's property while sleeping. The
betrayal was revealed by the painter's
skill to draw the traitor's family clearly
األمانة كنز A child who had found the wallet of a Sincere and
wealthy merchant owner, he returned it trustworthy
with everything intact. He was appointed
as a merchant student until he became
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Table 2 has shown that the message in each story in the text
reflects good values which can be mapped into several points,
including: honest, humble, sincere, knowledgeable, intelligent and
smart, brave, responsible, adaptable, appreciative no matter how small,
please help, help each other, uswah hasanah, smart strategies, neat,
self-management, taking lessons from every experience. This whole
message can be used as a character education model for children of all
ages, pre-adolescents, adolescents, and adults. In line with that,
education and character are the implications of a worship and good
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Conclusion
It turns out that the al-Qiro'ah al-Rosyidah textbook written in
Arabic has revealed the dimension of "morality" of the text, beyond
conventional studies which only reveal the "linguistic" aspect of a text.
The text of al-Qiro'ah al-Rosyidah does not only equip students with
language and its various elements, but instills character values in
students. In addition, the text of al-Qiro'ah al-Rosyidah is presented in
the form of a story which is seen as an effective medium in conveying
moral messages and values of character education in it. Along with
that, the story has attracted students' interest in learning character,
because there is a space for the adoption of values with their own
awareness without dominating the teacher in the educational process.
The al-Qiro'ah al-Rosyidah textbook is one of the treasures of
the archipelago which has relevance as teaching material / material in
various Islamic boarding schools in Indonesia, in line with other turats
(yellow books) teach worship and muamalah, also language, but there
are two differences that stand out. First, al-Qiro'ah al-Rosyidah
textbooks focused more on moral education, while turas books teach
fiqh, such as Fathul Qarib and Fathul Mu'in, tauhid such as al-
Jawahir al-Kalamiyah, Sufism like al-Hikam, and the Arabic sciences
like al-Jurumiyah, Ibn Aqil, Nazam al-Maqsud, and Jauharul Maknun.
Second, turas books presenting the material more on theories and rules
that students must memorize and apply, while al-Qiro'ah al-Rosyidah
textbooks are presented in the form of light stories which can easily be
translated and actualized by students in daily activities.
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