PENDIDIKAN KARAKTER DI ERA DIGITAL: KONTEKSTUALISASI TAFSIR AYAT-AYAT TABAYYUN TERHADAP PERUBAHAN PERILAKU GENERASI Z

Abstract

The digital age has brought about radical changes in the way Generation Z—a hyperconnected generation—produces and consumes information. Behind this ease of access lie cyber-behavioural pathologies such as the impulsive spread of hoaxes, the loss of critical thinking, the rise of cancel culture, and a decline in digital empathy. This study aims to explain how the value of tabayyun in the Qur’an can be contextualised as a character education tool to transform the digital behaviour of Generation Z. This is a library research study employing a thematic exegetical (maudhu'i) approach and a psychological-pedagogical analysis. The research findings indicate that an epistemological analysis of Surah Al-Hujurat, verse 6, and Surah An-Nisa, verse 94, provides a protocol for verifying information that is relevant to the digital age. The contextualisation of the meanings of ‘the wicked’ and ‘news’ extends to social media algorithms, anonymous accounts, and manipulative online content. Strategies for instilling the value of tabayyun require the integration of formal and non-formal curricula through the method of exemplary behaviour (uswah), the cultivation of critical thinking, dialogic discussion, and synergy among the three pillars of education (family, school, and the digital community). The implementation of this concept has been shown to have a positive impact on cognitive-affective transformation, reducing reactive and impulsive behaviour, and fostering wise, courteous and responsible online behaviour.