Ibn Sina's (Religious - Rational) Thoughts On Education And Its Relevance To Contemporary Islamic Education

Abstract

This paper was prepared with the aim of finding out the biography, thoughtsof Ibn
Sina, and the relevance of these thoughts to contemporary Islamic education in
Indonesia. The research method used is the library research method whichcarries
out literature studies through various sources of information. At the data analysis
stage, the author uses a content analysis method which is useful for compiling and
selecting data related to thoughts from various sources of information related to
Ibn Sina's thoughts on education. The results obtained arethat there is relevance
in the aspect of educational goals and learning methods from the thoughts conveyed
by Ibnu Sina with Contemporary Islamic Education in Indonesia. Where the
educational objectives conveyed by Ibnu Sina are regarding the development of all
aspects of students by paying attention to character, this is inaccordance with the
general educational objectives in Indonesia. Apart from that, the learning methods
presented by Ibnu Sina have relevance in their application to learning methods in
Islamic boarding schools in Indonesia.