The kitab kuning learning in pesantren

Abstract

Pesantren is basically a community that has its own subculture in society with the complexity of the problems. As tradisional Islamic educational institution to study, understand, explore, appreciate and practice Islamic teaching by emphasizing the importance of religious morals as guidelines for daily behavior which are contained in some classical literature called the kitab kuning. The kitab kuning is a term that connotes Arabics books that are used as reference material for learning in pesantren. It is called the kitab kuning because the paper of the book is yellow. In terms of the material contained in the kitab kuning is very diverse, such as learning material about aqidah, Arabic grammar, tafsir, hadith, ushul fiqh, fiqh, literature even to stories and others. This writing method is based on the results of readings related to the kitab kuning and the student experiences of pesantren.