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The Demise of Sufi Values in Islamic Educational Institution: Bullying in Madurese Pesantrens

  • Achmad Muhlis Institut Agama Islam Negeri Madura, Indonesia
  • Moch. Cholid Wardi Institut Agama Islam Negeri Madura
  • Ach Baiquni Institut Agama Islam Negeri Madura
  • Dimas Danar Septiadi Institut Agama Islam Negeri Madura
  • Iik Arifin Mansurnoor Universitas Islam Negeri Syarif Hidayatullah, Jakarta
Keywords: Bullying, Pesantrens, Sufi Values, Educational Institution

Abstract

The recent exposure of bullying in pesantren has raised an irony, threatening its reputation as a safe place to prepare students (santri) with motivation, self-reliance, well-character, and dedication. This research explores bullying in pesantrens in Madura, East Java, Indonesia. It employs a qualitative and critical descriptive approach and hypothetically relates the bullying to the demise of sufi values in the pesantren. Purposely selecting six pesantren (two from each type: Salaf, semi-modern, and modern) as samples, with respondents consisting of students, teachers and staff, this research seeks to accommodate the complexity of patterns or types that might have contributed to how bullying takes place and how it may relate to some sufi values. It turns out that among several types, bullying occurs most prevalently between students and teachers (ustadh), serving interchangeably as doers and victims. This can be as much related to social hierarchy within the pesantren as to the double roles that both play. The bullying indicates the demise of sufi values and can be attributed to at least four factors: insufficient contextualization during the learning process, imbalanced reading materials for the subject, an ineffective learning process, and a hierarchical atmosphere among the participants.

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Author Biographies

Achmad Muhlis, Institut Agama Islam Negeri Madura, Indonesia

Fakultas Tarbiyah, IAIN Madura, Pamekasan

Moch. Cholid Wardi, Institut Agama Islam Negeri Madura

Fakultas Ekonomi dan Bisnis Islam, IAIN Madura, Pamekasan

Ach Baiquni, Institut Agama Islam Negeri Madura

Fakultas Ekonomi dan Bisnis Islam, IAIN Madura, Pamekasan

Dimas Danar Septiadi, Institut Agama Islam Negeri Madura

Fakultas Tarbiyah, IAIN Madura, Pamekasan

Iik Arifin Mansurnoor, Universitas Islam Negeri Syarif Hidayatullah, Jakarta

Pascasarjana UIN Syarif Hidayatullah, Jakarta

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Published
2025-06-15
How to Cite
Muhlis, A., Cholid Wardi, M., Baiquni, A., Septiadi, D. D., & Mansurnoor, I. A. (2025). The Demise of Sufi Values in Islamic Educational Institution: Bullying in Madurese Pesantrens. Ulumuna, 29(1), 71-101. https://doi.org/10.20414/ujis.v29i1.1071
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