Strategi Guru Aqidah Ahlak dalam Membentuk Karakter Religius Siswa melalui Kegiatan Ekstrakurikuler Keagamaan di MTs Alfakhriyah

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the strategies used by Aqidah Ahlak teachers in shaping students’ religious character through religious extracurricular activities at MTs Alfakhriyah in the 2025/2026 academic year. The development of religious character has become increasingly essential amid growing moral and social challenges; thus, teachers and school-based religious activities play a strategic role in internalizing Islamic values among students. This research adopts a qualitative approach with a case study design involving Aqidah Ahlak teachers, extracurricular supervisors, and students participating in religious activities. Data were collected through observation, in-depth interviews, and documentation. The findings reveal that teachers employ several key strategies, including modeling, habituation, value reinforcement, and integrating Aqidah Ahlak instruction with extracurricular programs such as regular Islamic studies, worship practices, Qur’an recitation, and spiritual development activities. These strategies effectively foster students’ spiritual awareness, worship discipline, and religious character as reflected in their daily behavior. The study concludes that the success of religious character formation is not solely dependent on classroom instruction but also on the alignment of extracurricular programs that are systematically designed, continuously implemented, and supported by the active role of teachers as character educators.