This study examines the role of the Indonesian Teachers Association (PGRI) in protecting the professional rights of teachers involved in professional disputes at SD Negeri 2 Dadapan, Rembang Regency. The research was conducted using a qualitative approach, with data collected through interviews, observations, and documentation. The findings revealed that teachers at SD Negeri 2 Dadapan often face professional disputes, including conflicts with school principals, unilateral termination of employment, accusations of ethical violations without sufficient evidence, and criminalisation of teachers for disciplining students. The PGRI plays a significant role in providing legal assistance and advocacy, offering mediation services, and helping to resolve disputes through legal means. However, despite the efforts, challenges persist in implementing legal protections for teachers, mainly due to limited resources and a lack of coordination between PGRI and other related parties. This study highlights the importance of PGRI safeguarding teachers' professional rights. It suggests improvements in the organisation's capacity, mediation strategies, and coordination with government agencies for more effective protection of teachers' rights.

This research examines the implementation of the School-Friendly Child (SFC) policy at SD Negeri Sambiroto, a primary school in Rembang, Indonesia. The study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of the SFC policy, focusing on its key components, including child protection, inclusive education, and fostering a positive learning environment. The research employs a qualitative case study approach, using interviews, observations, and document analysis as data collection methods. The findings reveal that while the school has made substantial progress in applying the policy, there are significant challenges regarding resource limitations, teacher preparedness, and resistance to change. The school has tried to engage parents and the local community, which is crucial in ensuring the policy’s success. Key factors for successful implementation include strong leadership, ongoing teacher training, and effective communication among stakeholders. The study also highlights the importance of continuously evaluating and adapting the policy to address emerging challenges. This research provides insights into the practical aspects of implementing child-friendly policies in schools and offers recommendations for improving the quality of education and school management.

This study investigates the influence of school principals' managerial skills and teachers' work motivation on the quality of Junior High Schools in Kedungwuni District, Pekalongan Regency. The research used a quantitative approach with a descriptive design involving 110 teachers from various schools in the district. Data was collected using questionnaires with a Likert scale and performed using multiple regression analysis. The findings indicate that school principals' managerial skills and teachers' work motivation significantly influence school quality. The results showed that school principals' managerial skills contributed 61.7% to improving school quality, while teachers' work motivation contributed 72.0%. Moreover, both variables accounted for 63.8% of the variation in school quality, indicating that they work together to enhance educational outcomes. The study further identified that the most significant dimension of managerial skills was human relations, followed by conceptual and technical skills. At the same time, intrinsic motivation played a more prominent role in motivating teachers than extrinsic motivation. Based on these findings, it is recommended that school principals enhance their managerial skills, especially in technical aspects, and that teachers actively improve their motivation. The local education authority should also support the development of school principals' leadership capabilities and create programs that foster teachers' professional growth. This study contributes to understanding how effective leadership and motivated teachers can significantly improve school quality, offering valuable insights for educational policymakers and practitioners.

This study examines the influence of school principals' managerial competence, teachers' pedagogical competence, and school culture on the quality of education at SMP Negeri Sub Rayon 01, Jepara Regency. The approach used in this study is quantitative with a descriptive correlational design. Data were collected through questionnaires completed by 168 teachers, and data analysis was conducted using simple and multiple linear regression. The study results show that the managerial competence of school principals significantly influences the quality of education, accounting for 64.2%, with a strong influence category. Teachers' pedagogical competence affects the quality of education by 66.2%, also within the strong influence category. School culture affects the quality of education by 52.1%, with a moderate influence category. Additionally, these three variables simultaneously influence the quality of education by 62.7%, indicating a significant contribution from all three in improving the quality of education. These findings suggest that strengthening the competence of school principals, teachers' pedagogical competence, and school culture is crucial in creating a quality educational environment. Therefore, there is a need for integrated policies and development programs to improve these three aspects to achieve optimal educational quality.

This study aims to analyze the implementation of School-Based Management (MBS) at SDIT Ar Rohmah, Ambarawa District, Semarang Regency. SBM is an approach that grants greater authority to schools in managing various aspects of education, including teaching staff, curriculum, infrastructure, and school finances. This research adopts a qualitative approach with a phenomenological method involving interviews, observations, and documentation as data collection techniques. The main findings of this study indicate that SDIT Ar Rohmah has successfully implemented the principles of SBM, namely autonomy, participation, transparency, and accountability, although there are still some shortcomings. The school’s autonomy is reflected in the management of teaching staff and educational personnel, though the availability of academic staff, especially for cleaning and security tasks, remains insufficient. Stakeholder participation, including the school committee and parents, is well-executed in the planning and implementation of school programs. Transparency in financial management and reporting of learning outcomes has also been effectively applied. Accountability is evident in managing the School Operational Assistance (BOS) funds, which are conducted transparently and accountable. Recommendations include increasing the number of educational staff, forming a monitoring and evaluation team, diversifying funding sources, and improving the supervision of BOS fund utilization. This study contributes significantly to understanding how MBS can be effectively implemented in elementary schools in Indonesia and provides insights into the challenges faced during the implementation process.

The advent of the digital era has profoundly reshaped the practice of Islamic preaching, allowing religious scholars (Ulama) to engage with broader and more diverse audiences through social media and other digital platforms. Yet, alongside this expanded reach comes a set of complex challenges, chief among them the heightened risk of verbal missteps, which can easily spark controversy, foster misinterpretation, and ultimately compromise the credibility of the Ulama in the public eye. This study seeks to explore the evolving role of the Ulama in the digital age, with particular emphasis on the challenges posed by verbal missteps and their implications for public perception. Utilizing a qualitative research design and content analysis methodology, the study investigates the cases of Gus Miftah and Herri Pras, two influential religious figures who encountered significant public backlash following communication errors on social media platforms. This analysis draws on Robert N. Entman's framing model to examine how media outlets and audiences construct and interpret the public statements of Ulama and how these interpretive frames shape their broader public image. The findings indicate that even minor verbal missteps can rapidly escalate into significant controversies, ultimately threatening to erode the public's trust in religious authority. Given these dynamics, the Ulama must cultivate digital literacy and adopt more deliberate, context-sensitive communication strategies. This study contributes original insights to the discourse on the communicative challenges confronting Ulama in the digital era, underscoring the critical need for their preparedness to navigate the complexities of social media to sustain their relevance and credibility as authoritative voices in Islamic scholarship.

DSN-MUI Fatwa No. 106/DSN-MUI/X/2016 regarding halal tourism is a significant reference in Indonesia. This research analyzes the authenticity of the hadiths within this fatwa using a qualitative method with a takhrij al-hadith approach, focusing on the quality of the sanad (chain of narrators) and matan (text). The primary data sources are the DSN-MUI fatwa, hadith collections, and narrator biographies (rijal al-hadith) such as Tahzib al-Tahzib and Tahzib al-Kamal. Findings indicate that two hadiths narrated by Imam Ahmad and Imam al-Baihaqi are classified as dhaif (weak) but may be used for fadha'il al-a'mal (virtues of deeds) if their weaknesses are not severe. Conversely, a hadith narrated by Abd al-Razzaq is deemed sahih (authentic). This study contributes by performing takhrij from Mashadir al-Asliyah (primary sources) on the hadiths of the halal tourism fatwa, an underexplored area.

The phenomenon of the spread of Milah Abraham in Palembang raises serious concerns about the integrity of Muslims in Indonesia because the teachings carried deviate from the mainstream of Islam and have the potential to create divisions in the Muslim community. This study aims to analyze the communication patterns used by the Milah Abraham group in spreading its teachings and recruitment strategies for members and sympathizers and evaluate prevention efforts made by various parties to maintain the stability and unity of the ummah. This research uses a qualitative method with a descriptive approach. Data were collected through field observations, in-depth interviews with Milah Abraham members, policymakers, and religious organizations, and documentation studies from various sources. The research findings show that the Milah Abraham group applies a systematic and practical communication pattern through a combination of digital media, personal meetings, and spiritual approaches that touch the emotional aspects of potential followers. Their recruitment strategy relies heavily on social networks and persuasive narratives packaged as informal da'wah. In the face of this spread, local Islamic organizations and stakeholders have pursued ahlusunnah wal jamaah-based da'wah as a counter-narrative measure. However, its effectiveness is still limited due to the lack of coordination and continuous religious education at the grassroots level. The original contribution of this research lies in mapping Milah Abraham's communication patterns and recruitment strategies contextually in the Palembang region, which has not been widely described in the literature. This research recommends the importance of strategic collaboration between the government, religious organizations, and the community in strengthening the understanding of the true Islamic faith through a more systematic, educative, and communicative approach.

This research discusses the thoughts on Islamic economic growth and conventional economics according to the figures, namely Abū Yūsuf, Abū Ubaid, Al-Ghazāli, Ibn Khaldūn, As-Syatibi, Monzer Khaf, Adam Smith, David Ricardo, J.M. Keynes, Alfred Marshall, and W.W. Rostow from a historical approach where his thoughts on the discourse of economic growth are quite a lot of references by researchers and academics of the world. The research method used in this article uses a literature review of the figure's work because what is discussed is a comparison of thoughts that have contributed to science through his works that have been used as references by subsequent generations. Based on the results and discussion of the thoughts of Islamic economic growth and conventional economics, it can be concluded that, in general, economists state that economic growth aims to achieve human prosperity by meeting the satisfaction needs of consuming goods and services. Meanwhile, according to Islamic figures, economic growth must refer to the basic principles of Sharia to achieve prosperity in the world and the hereafter (al-falāh). This study also discusses the concept of factors that affect economic growth.

This article examines the recent studies on al-Shāṭibī's maqāṣid al-sharīʻah (the highest purpose of Islamic Law) through a systematic literature review covering the years 2018-2023. Despite the growing interest in al-Shāṭibī's maqāṣid al-sharīʻah in contemporary discourse, research on this topic remains uncharted and unquantified. This article seeks to address the knowledge gap by examining the strengths and weaknesses of current studies and identifying potential areas for future research. This article employs a systematic literature review (SLR) as its research methodology, examining 20 scholarly articles selected from 139. This article concludes that scholars have studied al-Shāṭibī's maqāṣid al-sharīʻah across various fields, including Law, fiqh, health, language, comparative methodology, daʻwah, Sunnah, and logic. However, these studies rely heavily on literature review methods, with little to no empirical data. Thus, the key novelty of this article lies in uncovering a persistent theoretical bias in current research on maqāṣid, which limits its relevance to real-world legal and social challenges. This finding reveals an urgent need for more applied research that bridges al-Shāṭibī's normative theories with contemporary societal dynamics. This article underscores an opportunity for further research to build on al-Shāṭibī's maqāṣid al-sharīʻah theory through empirical data and to investigate new issues, including technology, education, banking, and Islamic finance.