THE PERSPECTIVES OF ACEHNESE ULAMA AND EDUCATION EXPERTS IN SHAPING IAIN LHOKSEUMAWE AS CAMPUS OF CIVILIZATION

Abstract: This article discusses about a search of the resources of Islamic Civilization as perceived by Acehnese Islamic scholars and education practitioners in the context of shaping a campus of civilization. This study is a qualitative research applying phenomenology approach. Most data were acquired from informants who are directly related to the theme in question. From the results of the field data, it was found that the main sources of a solid civilization, according to scholars and figures of Aceh education, were the Qur’an and the Sunnah of the Prophet, the plurality of Islamic societies, and the results of external Islamic civilization. The three main sources of Islamic civilization became the initial basis for the development of a civilized campus in its true meaning.Abstrak: Tulisan ini mendiskusikan tentang pencarian sumber-sumber peradaban Islam menurut para ulama dan tokoh pendidikan Aceh dalam membentuk kampus peradaban. Seluruh kajian dalam penelitian ini secara eklektik tergolong ke dalam penelitian kualitatif dengan menggunakan pendekatan fenomenologi. Data dalam tulisan ini dikumpulkan melalui wawancara terhadap para informan yang berkaitan langsung dengan tema dimaksud. Dari hasil analisis data ditemukan bahwa sumber-sumber utama tegaknya peradaban yang kokoh menurut ulama dan tokoh pendidikan Aceh adalah al-Qur’an dan Sunnah Rasulullah, pluralitas masyarakat Islam, dan hasil peradaban eksternal Islam. Ketiga sumber utama peradaban Islam tersebut menjadi basis awal bagi perkembangan kampus yang berperadaban dalam makna yang sesungguhnya.Keywords: Islamic civilization sources, ulama, campus of civilizatio