CULTURAL HARMONIZATION IN RELIGION: STRATEGIES FOR INTEGRATING LOCAL WISDOM IN ISLAMIC RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

Abstract

This article examines the urgency of integrating local wisdom into the learning process of Islamic Religious Education (PAI) as an effort to harmonize cultural values with religious teachings. Local wisdom, which is the cultural heritage of the community from generation to generation, contains moral and spiritual elements that are in line with Islamic teachings. With this approach, PAI learning becomes more contextual, meaningful, and relevant to students' daily lives. This study used a qualitative approach. Meanwhile, the data sources in this study come from various literature, both print and online, which include scientific articles and books that discuss local wisdom in the context of Islamic Religious Education (PAI) learning. The data analysis method used is descriptive analysis. The results of this study explain that this integration not only increases religious understanding, but also helps to form a student personality that is tolerant, inclusive, and has a strong identity and is rooted in local cultural values, which can be done by implementing an inclusive PAI curriculum, contextual learning approach, local culture-based learning methods, the use of local media and cultural symbols, and cooperation between teachers and local community leaders and cultural figures. So that collaboration between cultural and religious values is an important foundation in creating a moderate, sustainable, and national values- oriented education.