RECONSTRUCTING THE VALUES OF SOCIAL EDUCATION IN THE STORY OF PROPHET IBRAHIM FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT: A THEMATIC QUR’ANIC EXEGESIS AND HISTORICAL STUDY

This article aims to analyze and reconstruct the values of Prophet Ibrahim’s social education in character development through Qur’anic exegetical and historical studies. The background of this study is rooted in the need for contemporary character education that emphasizes not only the formation of individual morality but also the strengthening of social piety, moral courage, ethical communication, and generational responsibility. This study employs a qualitative approach using a library research method. The primary data were obtained from Qur’anic verses concerning Prophet Ibrahim, classical and contemporary exegetical literature, and relevant sources on Islamic education. The analysis was conducted through thematic Qur’anic exegesis, a historical approach, qualitative content analysis, and thematic analysis. The findings indicate that the story of Prophet Ibrahim contains social educational values that can be reconstructed into five major components: social monotheism, ethical dialogue, critical courage, character resilience, and generational responsibility. Social monotheism serves as the foundation for liberating human beings from deviant values and social structures; ethical dialogue functions as a method of value internalization; critical courage represents a moral stance in confronting wrongdoing; patience and sacrifice constitute a process of developing character resilience; while generational responsibility provides an orientation for family and community education. This article concludes that the social educational values exemplified by Prophet Ibrahim are relevant to enriching the paradigm of Islamic Religious Education, particularly in developing character education that is reflective, dialogical, contextual, and transformative.