The Role Of The Kiai In Qolbu Management For Internalizing Islamic Religious Education Values Among Santri Undergoing Mental Rehabilitation At Al-Baroah Islamic Boarding School, Muaro Jambi

Abstract

This study examines the role of the Kiai in Qolbu Management for internalizing Islamic Religious Education (PAI) values among santri undergoing mental rehabilitation at Al-Baroah Islamic Boarding School, Muaro Jambi. Using a qualitative instrumental case-study design, data were gathered via participant observation, semi-structured in-depth interviews, and institutional documentation, then analyzed through interactive data analysis with source and method triangulation. The findings reveal an integrative guidance pattern conceptualized analytically in this study as “Integrative Active Spiritual Therapy”—an educational construct combining physical riyadhoh and productive work, structured worship habituation, specific spiritual practices, personal-dialogic guidance, and Qur’anic religious support. These practices foster the internalization of aqidah, worship, and akhlaq values through modeling, habituation, concrete experience, dialogue, and environmental structuring. Informants reported observable improvements in emotional regulation, worship discipline, social interaction, and spiritual awareness. While sustained by a quiet environment and institutional experience, the program faced constraints such as fluctuating emotional states, limited operational funding, and damaged facilities, which were adaptively mitigated through structured daytime routines, gardening, sports, and hadrah. Crucially, these findings reflect religious-educational and spiritual guidance and should not be construed as clinical therapy or a replacement for professional mental-health care