Reconstructing Islamic Education Through Local Sufi Wisdom: The Gonang Mendrofa Model in Padangsidimpuan
Abstract
Abstrak
Penelitian ini mengkaji rekonstruksi pemikiran pendidikan Islam berbasis kearifan lokal sufistik yang dikembangkan oleh Gonang Mendrofa melalui Perguruan Tarekat Zaman Silat Bongkar di Padangsidimpuan. Penelitian ini dilatarbelakangi oleh pentingnya memahami bagaimana tradisi keagamaan lokal mampu memberikan kontribusi terhadap pendidikan Islam kontemporer, khususnya dalam penguatan spiritualitas, pembentukan karakter, dan tanggung jawab sosial masyarakat. Kajian mengenai tarekat selama ini lebih banyak menempatkan aspek spiritual sebagai praktik keagamaan, sementara dimensi pedagogis dan konstruksi pendidikan Islam yang terkandung di dalamnya masih belum banyak dikaji. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan metode intellectual study (studi pemikiran tokoh) terhadap pemikiran pendidikan Islam Gonang Mendrofa. Data penelitian diperoleh melalui wawancara mendalam, observasi, dan studi dokumentasi terhadap ajaran serta praktik pendidikan dalam Perguruan Tarekat Zaman Silat Bongkar. Analisis data dilakukan secara tematik melalui proses reduksi, kategorisasi, interpretasi, dan penarikan kesimpulan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pemikiran pendidikan Islam Gonang Mendrofa membentuk model pendidikan integratif yang menghubungkan tazkiyah al-nafs (penyucian jiwa), riyāḍah al-jasad (disiplin jasmani), dan ta’dīb al-akhlāq (pembentukan adab). Model tersebut diwujudkan melalui internalisasi 21 nilai adab, pembinaan spiritual, latihan fisik, serta penguatan kepedulian sosial. Penelitian ini menegaskan bahwa tradisi sufistik lokal memiliki potensi besar sebagai model pendidikan Islam kontekstual yang mampu menjawab krisis moral dan tantangan pendidikan modern.
Kata Kunci: Pendidikan Islam; Kearifan Lokal; Tasawuf; Pendidikan Karakter; Gonang Mendrofa; Tarekat.
Abstract
This study explores the reconstruction of Islamic education thought through local Sufi wisdom developed by Gonang Mendrofa in the Perguruan Tarekat Zaman Silat Bongkar, Padangsidimpuan. The study is motivated by the need to understand how local religious traditions can contribute to contemporary Islamic education, particularly in strengthening spiritual awareness, moral character, and social responsibility amid modern challenges. Although previous studies have examined tarekat and Islamic character education separately, limited attention has been given to the integration of spiritual purification (tazkiyah al-nafs), physical discipline (riyāḍah al-jasad), and moral cultivation (ta’dīb al-akhlāq) as an educational framework. This qualitative research employed an intellectual study approach focusing on Gonang Mendrofa’s educational thought. Data were collected through in-depth interviews, observation, and documentation, including educational materials of the Perguruan Tarekat Zaman Silat Bongkar. The data were analyzed thematically and interpreted through the perspective of Islamic education and local wisdom studies. The findings reveal that Gonang Mendrofa’s educational thought constructs an integrative Islamic education model combining Sufi spirituality and martial arts tradition. The model emphasizes the formation of noble character through the internalization of 21 ethical values, spiritual discipline, social compassion, and self-control. This study argues that local Sufi traditions can become a contextual educational model that bridges Islamic spirituality, cultural identity, and contemporary character education. The findings contribute to the development of Islamic education models based on local wisdom and spiritual-humanistic approaches.
Keywords: Islamic education; Sufi wisdom; local wisdom; character education; Gonang Mendrofa; tarekat
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