Religious Values in the Novel of Di Bawah Lindungan Ka’bah (A Thematic Analysis)

This study aims to investigate the religious values in the novel entitled Dibawah Lindungan Ka'bah (Under the Protection of the Kaaba), authored by Prof. Dr. Hamka. This study uses qualitative methods to analyze the content of the book. However, this study also conducted in-depth interviews with Islamic religious teachers and students who used the novel to analyze religious education at Alkhairaat Islamic Senior High School. The results showed that religious values contained in the novel Dibawah Lindungan Ka'bah by Prof. Dr. Hamka consist of (1) Human moral values related to God, (2) Human moral values related to nature, and (3) Human moral values related to personal, fellow human beings, and society as many as 86 value frequencies, one central theme, and six minor themes. Meanwhile, the function of religious values contained in the novel Dibawah Lindungan Ka'bah by Prof. Dr. Hamka consists of (1) The function of diversity, (2) The function of culture, (3) The function of education, and (4) The function of society amounting to 44 values, four minor themes, so that the total number of thematic values and value functions amounted to 141 themes (major, minor, and subthemes; main ideas). We also conclude that the novel Dibawah Lindungan Ka'bah can be used as mandatory reading in public and private educational institutions to appreciate and practice the religious values of Indonesian people.