Integration of Religious Moderation in Curriculum Development in Man 3 Palembang

Abstract

This paper aims to explain the integration of religious moderation in curriculum development at MAN 3 Palembang. This issue is important because currently madrasas have become one of the potential places to spread the ideas of religious radicalism. Religious moderation developed in the learning curriculum includes; at-ta'aruf (knowing each other), attawassuth (moderate), at-tasamuh (tolerant), at-ta'awun (helping each other), and at-tawazun (harmony). As a qualitative research, the primary data sources are principals, vice principals for curriculum, teachers, and students of MAN 3 Palembang. The secondary data sources are all references related to the focus of this research, which are as a supporting data. Data collection techniques were captured through interview and documentation techniques. The informants of this research were recruited through the snowball technique. Data analysis was descriptive qualitative and checked the validity of the data through tringulization. The findings of this study are that religious moderation at MAN 3 Palembang has become content in the RPP or PAI syllabus and Arabic refers to KMA 183 in 2019 as an effort to strengthen the unity of the nation and state. This is related to cognition, affection, and psychomotor, so that it gives birth to inclusive religious attitudes and behaviors and is able to counteract religious understanding that leads to radicalism in understanding religious teachings (exclusive attitude).