Al-Azhar Syifa Budi, Jakarta

Founded on July 26, 1975, Al-Azhar Syifa Budi Foundation aims to educate the people through its school system covering kindergarten, primary and secondary education, hoping it can assist in the establishment of a nation where people are faithful, knowledgeable, courteous and compliant to the ONE and Only Supreme Allah (Allah).

The philosophy of Syifa Budi Foundation, pioneered by Haji Maulwi Saelan’s family, is based on the values of Al-Qur%27an, Al-Hadith, Faith(Iman_%28concept%29 and concept of Pancasila (Pancasila_indonesia). Syifa Budi Foundation is committed to leading its students to knowledge, skills, and wisdom through its Four-in-One education concept that combines Religion, Nationalism, Science and Technology, as well as quality education experiences within and outside its campuses. Through an innovative partnership with educational institutions across the world, Syifa Budi Foundation has been preparing students nationwide for the demands and enormous opportunities of the information society while creating a qualified talent pool for building and maintains quality education networks.

Syifa Budi Foundation (SB) has come a long way in establishing some of the most innovative and strategic quality primary and tertiary education programmes. Thousands of students have sailed through the doors of Al Azhar SB and obtained various reputable national and international qualifications. Armed with its persevering emphasis on "Quality Education", Al Azhar SB has a proven track record of achievements through its leadership, remarkable management expertise and the unwavering dedication of its team of professionals across its education networks.

VISION

To plan, perform, and develop a superior concept of education based on educational spiritualization towards the formation of "insan kamil" 1(the perfect human being) who has “an Islamic way of life”2 and participates in activities for developing the country (character and nation building)

MISSION

Based on Al-Qur%27an, sura Al-Fussilat3 -33, the mission covers 3 aspects

       ₠ to summon everyone to obey Allah
       ₴ to do good deeds
       ₥ to declare that a Muslim must obey Allah’s orders AIM

To develop Muslim intellectuals who believe in Tauhid, show good conduct, competence, and skills, self-confidence; who contribute to their religion, society & country, and are capable of integrating Islam and science in order to maintain and improve the dignity of the country

OBJECTIVES

₭ To help bring about a society that is good and right in every way which conforms to the rightly understood beliefs and practices of Islam based on Qur’an, the Sunnah and the Hadith, combined with a logical, scientific understanding of Allah’s physical creation based on the accepted facts of all fields of modern science

ℳ To enhance the education system and the students’ academic qualification to meet world class education standards and to produce students who positively contribute to and influence the social structure through quality education, the Qur’an and wisdom 
₭ To make a serious effort to create character and personal integrity of Muslim intellectuals who have balance and harmony between individual (fardiyyah)4 and social (jama’iyyah)5

SPIRITUALIZATION AND Islamization_of_knowledge

Education Spiritualization is a unique feature of the Al-Azhar Syifa Budi, where education is carried out not only in accordance with national and international curriculum, but where we have also established integration with Islamic education. We have eliminated borders among all subjects by presenting lesson material based on Islamic values, but we also teach our students to use that knowledge for the greater good of the society. Al-Azhar SB is producing its learning materials based on this concept. For Al-Azhar Syifa Budi, Islamizing knowledge means to reorder data, to rethink the reasoning relating to these data, to re-evaluate the conclusions, to reproject the goals and to do this in such a way as to make the disciplines enrich the vision and serve the cause of Islam. To this end, the five methodological categories of Islam, namely, the Unity of Allah, the Unity of creation, the Unity of truth and knowledge, the Unity of life and the Unity of humanity must replace the western categories for perusing and ordering reality. In essence, Islamisation of knowledge is the union of two systems in order to expected to bring Islamic knowledge to the secular (Islamising the secular) and modern knowledge to the Islamic system (updating the traditions).

Islamisation of modern empirical knowledge is in fact an effort to assimilate this knowledge in an Islamic framework with a view to using this knowledge for the greater good of society. It is an attempt to understand and perhaps adopt all that is good in this knowledge by integrating it with traditional Islamic knowledge.

The following are some practical practices used by teachers to Islamize the content of lessons.

   I . . Impress to pupils that ALLAH is the source of all knowledge. 
   S . . Stress Allah’s attributes and His favours to man.
   L . . Link the present lesson with the basic tenets of Islam.
   A . . Acknowledge always man’s amanah and his accountability.
   M . . Motivate learners to model themselves on our Beloved Nabi r.
   I . . Inculcate Islamic values, morals and attributes in learners.
   Z . . Zero-in on the importance of Shari’ah in man’s relationship with society.
   A . . Assess Islamically all acquired knowledge before accepting it.
   T . . Train and tutor the learners’ spiritual development.
   I . . Integrate into lessons relevant references from the Qur’an and Sunnah.
   O . . Obey Allah’s will and contemplate His rahmah.
   N . . Notice how the needs of man can be fulfilled by Islam.

PROGRAMMES FEATURES

       ¤ Integrated Curriculum – combining national, international and Islamization of  
         knowledge
       ¤ Values and morals, Islamic education Foundation Programme"
        ¤ Bilingual programmes (Arabic, English, and Indonesian language)
       ¤ Competency based curriculum 
       ¤ International affiliations
       ¤ Accelerated learning with international standards 
       ¤ Qualified and experienced lecturers
       ¤ Conducive learning environment
       ¤ Supported by professional learning materials/books produced in house

AFFILIATED SCHOOLS AND FOUNDATIONS

The following foundations are affiliated with Al-Azhar Syifa Budi Jakarta

       ₠ Anakku Foundation – Pondok Labu
       ₠ Al-Azhar Kelapa Gading Foundation- Kelapa Gading
       ₠ Bumi Serpong Damai Moslem Foundation – Serpong
       ₠ Nur Fitriyah Education Foundation – Legenda
       ₠ Krakatau Steel Resident Education Foundation - Cilegon
       ₠ Ar Raudha Foundation – Bali
       ₠ Mutiara Bangsa Islamic Education Foundation – Cileungsi
       ₠ Amal Sahabat Foundation – Solo
       ₠ Tunas Bangsa Foundation – Pekanbaru
       ₠ Aurellia Foundation – Surabaya
       ₠ Budi Mulia Foundation – Samarinda
       ₠ Muallafah Foundation – Bintaro
       ₠ Darussalam Taman Sari Persada Foundation - Jatibening