RECONSTRUCTING MAHABBAH EDUCATION
IBN QAYYIM AL-JAWZIYYAH'S EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY FOR A CONTEMPORARY COMPASSIONATE CURRICULUM
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https://doi.org/10.30868/ei.v15i03.10741Keywords:
Mahabbah education, Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah, compassionate curriculum, Islamic educational philosophy, character educationAbstract
This study aims to reconstruct Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah's concept of mahabbah (love) as a comprehensive educational philosophy and explores its contribution to contemporary compassionate curriculum. Employing a qualitative library research design, the study analyzes Ibn Qayyim's principal works, including Rawḍat al-Muḥibbin wa Nuzhat al-Mushtaqin, Madarij al-Salikin, Ṭariq al-Hijratayn, and Ighathat al-Lahfan, using content analysis and philosophical interpretation. The findings demonstrate that Mahabbah Education is founded upon Mahabbatullah (love of God), which functions as the ontological and ethical core of educational formation. This framework integrates tawḥid, faith, worship, Tazkiyat al-Nafs (self-purification), moral discipline, prophetic love, and compassionate social relationships into a coherent process of holistic human development. Unlike contemporary compassion-based approaches that predominantly adopt humanistic and socio-emotional perspectives, Ibn Qayyim's philosophy offers a theocentric model in which compassion emerges from spiritual consciousness and devotion to God. This study proposes Mahabbah Education as a conceptual theocentric framework for strengthening contemporary compassionate curriculum discourse, extending it by reconnecting spiritual transcendence with character formation, ethical responsibility, and social compassion. As a conceptual and theoretical contribution rather than an empirically tested model, the findings contribute to educational philosophy by demonstrating the continuing relevance of classical Islamic thought in addressing contemporary educational challenges and enriching global discussions on holistic and values-based education.
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