Integrative Education Paradigm Based on Local Culture: Analysis of Contextual Interpretation of Qur'anic Verses on the Purpose of Human Creation

摘要

The Qur'an is one of the sources of science in the perspective of Islamic epistemology. The Qur'an provides a paradigm such as the values and the concepts about an object in a field of science. Integrative education is conceived to provide solutions for a partial education system, running independently of character, religious, and science education. This paper examines one of the concepts in the Qur'an about the essence of the purpose of human creation. The Qur'an has explained the origin, purpose of creation, potential, superiority and the fall of man. The objective of the research is to find the essence of human being as the subject of education and how its relevance to the alms of integrative education. The research approach used a contextual interpretation based on local culture. The Qur'anic verses that are found will be analyzed according to the ma'dhui interpretation procedure (tafsir thematic), then analysed the contextual meaning that is found with the present-day sociocultural values of Indonesia and the concept of integrative education. The results of the research showed that the essence of humans based on the Qur'an is khalifatullah fil ardh which is the representative of Cod in managing this universe. The relationship between human being, God, and nature is relevant to the concept of integrative educational goals combining the development of spiritual, emotional, and intellectual potency. Human perspective as the subject of complete education should be the development orientation center of integrative education system with the formulation of educational objectives oriented towards the realization of human beings who are aware and responsible for their duties on earth.