DINAMIKA ILMU - Vol. 21 No. 2 - Santri’s Humility in the Salafiyyah Islamic Boarding School

Oct 15, 2026

This qualitative field research explores the santri’s humility (tawadhu') at the Lirboyo Islamic Boarding School in Kediri. Rooted as a traditional character value, tawadhu' is examined through an ethnomethodological approach focused on practical interpretations of social reality. Findings show that, from the kyai’s perspective, tawadhu' functions to transfer values and morality, shaping polite behavior, obedience to goodness, and kindness toward others. The study identifies foundational factors (spiritual, struggling mental, and prosocial) and educational objectives, supported by kyai charisma, continuous book learning, and kaffah internalization.

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A. Introduction

Education ethics and the manners crisis

Tawadhu' crisis among students

Why persistent tawadhu' is difficult in institutions

DINAMIKA ILMU Vol. 21 No. 2, 2021 P-ISSN: 1411-3031; E-ISSN: 2442-9651 doi: [http://doi.org/10.21093/di.v21i2.3590](http://doi.org/10.21093/di.v21i2.3590) Santri’s Humility in the Salafiyyah Islamic Boarding School Azam Syukur Rahmatullah Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, Indonesia [e-mail: azam.sy@umy.ac.id](e-mail: azam.sy@umy.ac.id) Muhammad Azhar Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, Indonesia [e-mail: muazar@yahoo.com](e-mail: muazar@yahoo.com) Ahmad Fajruddin Fatwa Universitas Islam Negeri SunanAmpel Surabaya, Indonesia [e-mail: andifajruddinfatwa@gmail.com](e-mail: andifajruddinfatwa@gmail.com) Abstract This research belongs to qualitative research, which explored the santri’s humility (tawadhu') in the Lirboyo Islamic Boarding School, Kediri. Tawadhu' in Islamic boarding school is traditional, rooted, and has become a positive character. Thus, it deserves to be explored and later can be used as a "role model" for other educational institutions to implement, develop and produce individuals with this character. The method used was field research with an ethnomethodological approach, a cluster of qualitative research that focused on reality with practical interpretation. Research results showed that the notion of tawadhu', in the kyai's perspective at the Lirboyo Islamic Boarding School, Kediri, was an effort to transfer values and morality to the santri. Thus, they would possess polite behavior, obey goodness and virtue, will be kind to others. Second, tawadhu' had several foundational factors at the Salafiyyah Lirboyo Islamic Boarding School, East Java, including (a) spiritual foundations,(b) struggling mental foundations, (c) prosocial foundations. The objectives of tawadhu' for the santri at the Salafiyyah Lirboyo Islamic Boarding School, East Java, were: (a) growing value education in the students,(b) Preventing self-deception and misdirection to others,(c) building and instilling muhsin's personality to the students. Creating the teachings of tawadhu' at Dinamika Ilmu, Volume 21(2), 2021 329 Azam Syukur Rahmatullah et al. the Lirboyo Islamic Boarding School, Kediri was influenced by several factors: (a) the kyai's charisma,(b) the continuous book learning, and kaffah internalization to students. Many teachings have educated students in the books studied to be humble, obedient, and glorify others. Keywords: humility, Lirboyo Islamic Boarding School Kediri, tawadhu' A. Introduction Academics and scholars have been discussing education practitioners, including teachers, educators, instructors, regarding their moral crisis, fading etiquette taught at school but not practiced in daily life (Herlangga, 2017) . This situation is known as "barren ethics" or "barren morality. " Today's educated people are more inclined to cognitive enrichment with various efforts to educate the brain rather than spiritual enrichment and spiritualization in the soul and mind. Whereas ethics and manners are included in "inner enrichment" and a concrete form of "inner spiritualization", which is called the term "social piety." Thus, the embedding of the word "educated" becomes ambiguous because"educated people" means educated in the cognitive-mathematical aspects and "whole holistic or comprehensive", such as affective, social, and spiritual aspects. If this complete package is pinned to the students, then the "educated people" label should fit. Somehow, this reality is confusing as many educated students still have a crisis of manners, selfmorality, and Javanese customs. Students who adopt lousy behavior may have problems during the learning process at school, at home, and in the surrounding environment (Putrihapsari & Dimyati, 2021) . Some problems include internalizing teaching and education, which may experience obstacles during transferring values and morals to students (Achlami, 2018) . This failed process causes students not to perceive, interpret, and appreciate and enter the "failed meaning

FAQs

What is the main focus of the research on santri’s humility?

The research investigates tawadhu' (humility) in the Lirboyo Salafiyyah Islamic Boarding School, explaining how it is understood and cultivated by the kyai and the educational process.

What approach and method does the study use?

It uses qualitative field research with an ethnomethodological approach, emphasizing practical interpretations of reality.

According to the kyai’s perspective, how does tawadhu' shape santri behavior?

Tawadhu' is presented as a way to transfer values and morality so santri develop polite behavior, obey goodness and virtue, and become kind to others.

Oct 15, 2026

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