Islamic education strategy informing the millennial generation "GREAT with ethics" in Indonesia

Abstract

The increasing quality of the millennial generation's understanding of religious values is a trend amid advances in communication and information technology in Indonesia, which is considered quite alarming while developing motivation, performance in religion to get closer to Islamic values based on the concept of the Qur'an and sunnah. A strategy is needed to facilitate the millennial generation with religious education and general science; having broad knowledge and having a noble character requires a mature and brilliant design. This research is library research with data collection techniques through reviewing books, literature, notes, and various research reports following the research problem. Sources of data are obtained from books and journals, which are following the researcher's questions. Meanwhile, the object of study in this research is Islamic education's strategy to shape the millennial generation era GREAT with ethics in Indonesia. The analysis used in this study is to find data, reduce data, present data, and analyze data, and draw conclusions. The results of this study indicate that the millennial era generation has challenges in facing advances in communication and information technology that have positive and negative impacts on understanding truth, religion, encouragement to be better than before, and a high desire to study theology. The strategy used is to provide guidance and role models through preaching based on relevant material, media, and methods by looking at the realities of life, of course, taking advantage of advances in communication and information technology. Establish good cooperation between schools, parents, communities, and government. Take a scientific disciplinary approach. Introducing the truth in understanding Islamic values by using modern practices through the use of social media as a message and leaving the traditionalist way of changing mindsets in religious rituals.