Al-Ishlah: Jurnal Pendidikan Islam

Volume 23 Issue 2 presents five high-quality articles aligned with the journal’s focus on “Islamic Education Based on Local Wisdom and Sustainability.” This issue highlights strong scholarly contributions to the integration of local wisdom, Islamic pedagogical innovation, and sustainability-oriented educational approaches within contemporary Islamic education research.

The articles examine value-based cooperative learning, the reconceptualization of ta’dib in children’s moral education, authentic assessment in Islamic Religious Education, mosque-based youth leadership development, and the enhancement of communicative competence through the synergy of Islamic pedagogy and modern communication studies.

This issue further strengthens Al-Ishlah’s international academic profile through contributions from authors representing diverse national and global institutions, including UIN Sumatera Utara, UIN Maulana Malik Ibrahim Malang, UIN Malang (Postgraduate), IAIN Sorong, the Muhammadiyah Pacitan Institute of Islamic Studies, as well as international partners such as Universitas Al-Azhar, Cairo–Egypt, the University of Technology Malaysia (UTM), and the Islamic Sciences University of Malaysia (USIM).