THE CONCEPT OF IDEAL PAI TEACHERS ACCORDING TO AL-GHAZÂLÎ AND IFS RELEVANCE TO PAI TEACHERS IN CONTEMPORARY ISLAMIC EDUCATION

Abstract

This study described the PAI teachers in contemporary Islamic education based on al-Ghazalfs concept, including theirtasks, roles, requirements, relevance, and competency. Followingthe descriptive, textual, and reflective analysis of the Ihyâ' Vlûm aZ-Din3PAI teachers areexpected to guide the education process，including the aspects of khuluqiyah，^ıbûdiyah, tauhîdiyah, and tazkiyat al-nafs as stated by al-Ghazâlî. Theyplay essential roles in the student’s success, such as being fathers, mentors, advisors, reformers, psychologists, motivators, demonstrators and evaluators. According to al-Ghazâlî, PAI teachers should be qualified especially in psychology and didactic pedagogy, and be competent in personal and professional religion. Al-Ghazalfs concept on the PAI teachers tasks，roles, requirements, and competency, is relevant in contemporary Islamic education.