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EDUCATION VALUES BASED ON THE THINKING OF K.H. CHOER AFFANDI AND THEIR RELEVANCE TO THE MODERN EDUCATION (The Study of The Legendary Islamic Scholar Of Pondok Pesantren Miftahul Huda Manonjaya, Tasikmalaya) Tatang Hidayat Islamic Religious Education Studies Program, Postgraduate School, Indonesia University of Education [email protected]; Syahidin Islamic Religious Education Studies Program, Postgraduate School, Indonesia University of Education [email protected] Abstract: The existence of pesantrens in the Indonesian archipelago, such as Pondok Pesantren Miftahul Huda Manonjaya, Tasikmalaya is a major transformation for the development of the national education system. This present study aims at investigating the educational values based on the thinking of K.H. Choer Affandi and their relevance to the modern education. This study employed a qualitative approach and descriptive method. In this present study, the researcher acted as the main instrument. The data collection techniques employed in this study covered interviews, observation, and documentation studies. Based on the results of the study, it showed that K.H Choer Affandi was a salafiyah Islamic scholar born from a knowledgeable, fighter, and noble family. Coming from the aforementioned reason, he was eventually active in education realms and movements. Educational values of K.H. Choer Affandi consist of iman and taqwa values, leadership, independence, discipline, honesty, persistence (istiqomah), courage (syaja'ah), intelligence and simplicity values (tawaḍu) Therefore, the educational values of K.H. Choer Affandi is still relevant in modern education today, because modern education has lost its essential meaning, revoked from the roots of the values of education itself. Keywords: Education Values, K.H. Choer Affandi, Modern Education, Pondok Pesantren Miftahul Huda Introduction center, and a center of resistance to the The spread of Islam in the Indonesian colonialists.1 Meanwhile, in the context of archipelago cannot be separated from the education in Indonesia, pesantren is a role of the Ulemas (Islamic scholars) and pesantrens (Islamic training centers for 1 S Haningsih, “Peran Strategis Pesantren, advanced studies). It has been proven Madrasah Dan Sekolah Islam Di Indonesia,” Jurnal Pendidikan Islam: El Tarbawi 1, no. 1 (2008): that pesantren, apart from being 27–39, educational institutions and social http://www.jurnal.uii.ac.id/index.php/Tarbawi institutions, also functioned as a da’wah /article/view/186. Tadris, Volume. 14, Nomor 1, Juni 2019 Education Values Based On The Thinking Of K.H. Choer Affandi unique Indonesian education a huge contribution in building this instrument.2 The uniqueness and country, especially at fostering endurance of pesantren has always made Indonesia's human resources. it become an interesting and never- However, the contribution of the ending research subject. The existence of pesantren is in fact not aligned with the pesantren has become an attraction in all appreciation given by today’s younger its aspects, both its kiais (Islamic clerics) generation. The proof is that they and its education system. That is what apparently are not aware of the role of makes pesantren and everything related the Ulemas and pesantren in the to it become a treasure of intellectual Indonesian archipelago in general, and property and local wisdom.3 West Java in particular. They have no The term pesantren in the Indonesian idea regarding the Ulemas who have archipelago has many similarities with contributed to building the country Islamic education institutions in especially in the field of education. Southeast Asia. In Aceh it is known as Meanwhile, the education concept that is dayah, in Minangkabau it is known as applied in the Indonesian education surau, while in Java it is called pesantren, system today mostly refers to the in Malaysia it is called a pondok, and in education concept from the western Southern Thailand it is called pho no. world. In other words, the concept of Pesantren was first established in 840 AD education that comes from pesantren by Teungku Chik Muhammad Amin in figures is rarely used. Lack of knowledge East Aceh that was known as dayah. As about the role of Ulemas and pesantren in for the surau, it was first built by Shaykh the educational realm causes parents and Burhanuddin Ulakan (1646-1704 AD) in youth today deprecate the pesantren Pariaman after he learned from Aceh education system especially the salafiyah with Shaykh Abdurrauf al-Singkili (d. pesantrens. 1693 AD). Meanwhile in Java, pesantren Salafiyah pesantren is an educational was founded by Raden Fatah in 1475 AD institution that has spread throughout in Jepara, Central Java.4 By looking at the the country. Its simplicity, local wisdom, history of the establishment of pesantren, philosophy, and education concept are we can conclude that pesantren has made already ingrained in most of Indonesian people, especially in Islamic-based 2 Ismail Suardi Wekke, “Pesantren Dan education. 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Tadris, Volume. 14, Nomor 1, Juni 2019 |41 Tatang Hidayat, Syahidin values. The endless modernization, the Based on the aforementioned facts, development of the global world, and the the role of pesantren needs to be overflow of negative culture have improved since the demand of plagued many countries around the globalization is inevitable. One prudent world including Indonesia. As a result, step to prevent pesantren from being the rise of crime among teenagers defeated in the competitiveness is to becomes a problem that is no longer prepare pesantren to be able to overcome considered normal. Year by year, the the challenges of the times.8 Therefore, an number of juvenile crimes increases and effort is required to solve the problem; or shows a sad development.6 the educational process at the pesantren Various cases of juvenile crime, such will be hampered. Gradually pesantren as the rampant consumption of alcohols can go bankrupt because Muslims will no and drugs, promiscuity, pregnancy longer be interested, Therefore it is outside marriage, abortion, student necessary to conduct a research to solve brawls and many others, are evidence this problem. It is interesting to that today generation is experiencing a investigate the lack of literature and moral crisis.7 These problems, of course, research—one of the many causes of the do not occur by themselves, but are problem—that discuss the thoughts of caused by several factors; internal and pesantren leaders. Therefore, a research external factors. First, the internal factors is needed to explore the educational come from the muslim ummaħ values from pesantren leaders. In this themselves. The younger generation are case, the researcher is interested in still lacking the awareness of the history conducting character studies to explore of the previous Ulemas’ struggles, and it educational values of a legendary scholar leads to a small number of literature and from Tasikmalaya namely K.H. Choer research carried out on pesantren Affandi. leaders. Second, the external factors The researcher is interested in include the increasing flow of exploring the education values that are information and technology that make not affected by the modern education Muslims wonderstruck with the progress system. Therefore, the researcher chose of the western world. As a result, they the salafiyah Ulema namely K.H. 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