Islamic Education in an Ontological Perspective

Education is an important element that really determines the quality of human life. In Islam, education is known as Tarbiyah al-Islamiyah (Islamic Education), which is interesting to discuss in this research. This research aims to discover how Islamic education can be understood from a scientific ontology perspective. To answer the research objectives, this research uses the library research with a content analysis approach which focuses on ontological studies surrounding the nature and objectives of Islamic education. In the end, this research concluded that Islamic education has very significant ontological content and is able to touch the realm of metaphysics, which of course differentiates it from other education. This research also found that Islamic education exists as a science because it meets the requirements as a science which includes the concepts, nature and objectives of Islamic education. Ontologically, Islamic education essentially upholds Islamic values, which in its implementation directs humans to study Islamic teachings in total with knowledge content that is cognitive (intellectual), affective (morals) and psychomotor (skills).