SHARIA-BASED ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT FOR ISLAMIC BOARDING SCHOOL: A STUDY ON GONTOR MODERN ISLAMIC BOARDING SCHOOL AT SOUTH KONAWE

Abstract

This paper aims to examine and explain Sharia-based empowerment for Islamic boarding schools. Islamic boarding schools, known as Pesantren, are considered to be religious institutions engaged in education proven as a benchmark for the nation's morality resistance in Indonesia. The development of pesantren continues to progress in responding challenges of the times. Pesantren is perceived as the caretaker of local culture that have a huge cultural impact, expected to take a part in this era of globalization. Thus, maintaining the existence of the Islamic boarding school’s development means that it needs to be supported from the economical perspective for they can develop independently. This study seeks to explore the concept of sharia-based economic empowerment in the Modern Islamic Boarding School of Gontor for boys and girls at South Konawe which can contribute to other Pesantren to maintain their continuation. The results of the research on the economic empowerment model of the Modern Islamic Boarding School of Gontor for boys and girls at South Konawe comprises sharia-based and business units’ economic empowerment. The implications of the economic empowerment of Islamic boarding schools as an effort to create economic independence within Modern Islamic Boarding School of Gontor at South Konawe are establishing the sharia-based economic insight, the work ethic of students, and the Islamic boarding schools’ sustainability to maintain their continuation.