Islamic Gamification: Application of Gamification Concepts in Islamic Education According to Islamic Perspective

Abstract

Education is a necessity for every human being. This is especially important when it comes to the understanding of the worship and religion itself. However, due to differences in the level of ability and individual learning methods, the learning method needs to be diversified. Various methods of innovation in learning have been introduced to make the lessons implemented have an impact on students. One of the methods that is gaining attention today is the gamification method. The question is whether this method of gamification is suitable for Islamic science. Therefore, this article aims to identify the method of gamification in Education today. In addition, this article analyzes the position of gamification for Islamic science. To achieve this objective, data in documents through the works of Islamic scholars were analyzed using content analysis methods. This article finds that one of the most widely used methods in today's learning is based on gamification. The findings also show that the game, which incorporates elements of legal and religious education, contained Islamic history dating back to the prophetic era, and was continued by Islamic scholars through the branch of knowledge known as al-ghaz.