Character Education in Islamic Perspective

Abstract

Religion is the strongest foundation in character education, including Islam as a religion with quite a lot of adherents in the world. Islamic character education is unique and different from Western character education. The purpose of tis study was to determine character education in an Islamic perspective. The method used in this research is a literature study by collecting data from various sources and then processing it into a research result. The results of this study state that character in Islam is identical with behavior, morals, and ethics. Sources of law and signs for Islamic character education are the revelations of the Qur'an and Hadith. So it can be concluded that character education in Islam is identical to the teachings of Islam itself so that the character education applied is something that must be considered properly and is a special concern for families, communities, especially educational institutions.