Islamic parenting models from ‘Athiyyah Shaqr’s perspective in the contemporary family education

Abstract

Parenting is a series of tasks and responsibilities assumed by parents in fulfilling their roles concerning the growth and development of their children. However, various contemporary parenting issues such as family crises, moral degradation, and digital media problems among children indicate a gap between the ideal concept and real-life practices. This study aims to analyze the parenting concept according to ‘Athiyyah Shaqr in the book Tarbiyah al-Aulād fī al-Islām and to reconstruct it into a conceptual model that engages in dialogue with contemporary parenting theories to address current parenting challenges. This research employs a library research method with the primary source being the book Tarbiyah al-Aulād fī al-Islām by ‘Athiyyah Shaqr The collected data were analyzed through a process of content analysis. The results show that Shaqr’s parenting model is built on three main foundations: parenting commandment, parenting periods and integrated parenting, which together form a holistic and sustainable parenting model integrating material, physical, psychological, moral, and spiritual dimensions in responding to today’s parenting challenges. Theoretically, this study expands the field of parenting studies by reconstructing Shaqr’s thought into a conceptual model that bridges the ideas of Islamic scholars with contemporary parenting theories, while also providing a conceptual foundation for the development of more preventive, comprehensive, and character-building-oriented family parenting practices.

Abstrak

Pengasuhan anak adalah serangkaian tugas dan tanggung jawab yang diemban orang tua dalam menjalankan perannya terkait pertumbuhan dan perkembangan anak-anak mereka. Namun, berbagai masalah pengasuhan anak di era kontemporer seperti krisis keluarga, degradasi moral dan permasalahan media digital pada anak menunjukkan adanya kesenjangan antara konsep ideal dan praktik di kehidupan nyata. Penelitian ini bertujuan menganalisis konsep pengasuhan anak menurut ‘Athiyyah Shaqr dalam kitab Tarbiyah al-Aulād fī al-Islām serta merekonstruksinya menjadi model konseptual yang didialogkan dengan teori parenting kontemporer. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode library research dengan sumber primer kitab Tarbiyah al-Aulād fī al-Islām karya ‘Athiyyah Shaqr Data yang terkumpul dianalisis melalui proses content analysis. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa model pengasuhan Shaqr dibangun atas tiga landasan utama, yaitu Parenting Commandment, Parenting Period, dan Integration of Child-Rearing, yang membentuk kerangka pengasuhan Islam secara holistik, berkelanjutan, serta mengintegrasikan dimensi material, fisik, psikologis, moral, dan spiritual dalam merespons tantangan pengasuhan masa kini. Secara teoretis, penelitian ini memperluas kajian parenting melalui rekonstruksi pemikiran Shaqr ke dalam model konseptual yang menjembatani pemikiran tokoh Islam dengan teori parenting kontemporer, sekaligus menyediakan landasan konseptual bagi pengembangan praktik pengasuhan keluarga yang lebih preventif, komprehensif, dan berorientasi pada pembentukan karakter.