Al-Mukmin Pesantren Profile

• Education models -- traditional system and modern system.
• Independent school and was not built to affiliate with any organization or group.
• Teachings principles based on Koran and Sunnah -- universal (kaaffah), comprehensiveness (syumul) and integrated (mutakaamil) understanding.
• School graduates expected not trapped into fanatic mind by specific group and not to be taqlid Moslems (to accept and follow opinion/thinkings and religious practices without knowledge).
  
  

• Founded on 10th March 1972. Located at Jalan Gading Kidul No. 72 A, in Solo city, Central Java. Managed by YPIA.
• About 30 students --including 10 orphan students– at the beginning of the school.
• In 1974 the school moved to new location at the sub village of Cemani, called Ngruki. That’s why this school called and well known as Pondok Ngruki.
• Founding Fathers: Abdullah Sungkar, Abu Bakar Ba’asyir, Abdullah Baraja’, Yoyok Raswadi, H. Abdul Qohar Daeng Matase and Hasan Basri
  
  

Mission

To develop Moslem generation that comply with:

• Salimul Aqidah, truth faith and belief in a whole life aspect)
• Sahihul Ibadah, sincere and right practice of ibadah (worship) appropriate to Prophet’s practices
• Matinul Khuluq, good character and morality
• Mustaqofu’l Fikri, broaden knowledge on religion, science and technology as well
• Qowiyul Jismi, strong and sound body
• Qodiran ‘Alal Kasbi, to live independently
• Nafi’an Linnafsi wa Lighoirih, useful for other people and himself
• Mujahidan Lidinih, to give all effort and competency for religion
  
  

Level Education

• SLTP Pondok Pesantren (Yunior High School)
• Takhosus (Pre Senior High School)
• Kulliyatul Muallimin
• Madrasah Aliyah (Senior High School)
• Ma’had Aly (Institute for Islamic Studies)
  
  

SLTP Pondok Pesantren

• A junior high school level which combines state curriculum and pesantren education.
• Three years program of the study.
• Accredited by the Government that allow students to attend National Examination.
• The main basic subjects are: Aqidah, Syari’ah, Arabic Language and English Language.
• Addtional subjects-- mathematics & physical science, social science, economic, etc.
  
  

Takhosus

• Belong to students from out-side Ngruki who want to study for both Madrasah Aliyah or Kulliyatul Muallimin.
• This is one year intensive class to adjust knowledge on Arabic and English and other boarding school subjects.
• They have to complete this program successfully to enter the higher level.
  
  

Kulliyatul Mua’alimin (KMI)

• KMI is a teaching school. KMI admit graduates from SLTP Pondok Pesantren and Takhosus or other boarding schools that have similar curriculum with Ngruki.
• Religious subjects containing 70 %, and 30% adopted from national curriculum.
• The certificate of KMI admitted by Islamic University Medina Saudi Arabia.
• KMI also allowed to attend State Final Examination of SLTA to continue their study for Indonesian universities.
  
  

KMI Assignment

Before completing final assignment the students have to practice various programs:

• Fathul Kutub, to analyze various Arabic-text books (Kitab Kuning) that must be reported in Arabic or English writings
• Al-bahtsu, Working paper in Arabic and English
• Amaliyatut Tadriis, Teaching practices
• Al-Mumtahinus Safahi, practicing to be examiner for oral examamination
• Al-Khutbah Al-Arobiyah wal Injiliziah. Public speaking in Arabic and English.
  
  

Madrasah Aliyah Assignment

• A senior high school level. It fully adopts the state curriculum while implement pesantren curriculum with the same portion.
• Two kind of final examination: Final Examination for Pesantren and Final State Examination required by the Department of Religious Affair
• Before conduct final examination the students undertake their assignment:

• Writing book review in Arabic and English language.
• Memorizing at least 5 sections of the Holy Koran

Ma’had Aly Assignment

Ma’had Aly, called Pesantren Tinggi, is a university level school. It is adopting the State Islamic Institute curriculum, Ummul Quro University in Mecca and other universities in Middle East.

Curriculum

Aqidah, Syariah, Arabic & English language are the main subjects that provided to all level students. There are about 32 subjects as seen below.

* Logical science ** Teaching education *** Islamic culture

Extracurricular Activities

• Imarotus Syu’unit Tholabah, organization for student.
• Sapala KAMUFISA, organization for nature lover
• Muhawaroh, practicing foreign languages conversation (Arabic & English) in every day.
• Tasji’ul Lughoh, reading vocabularies
• Muhadloroh, public speaking exercise in 3 languages
• Ta’limul Quro’, preaching practice for communities
• Taushiah, general teaching
• Halaqoh, focus group discussion
• Qiro’atul Quran, reading the Holy Koran
• Sorogan, non-classroom session led by Ustadz
• Journalism.
• Sport.
• Various Courses

Teachers & Employees

• Every teacher in Ngruki called ustadz, no matter the subject they teach. Not only for religious subjects.
• About 250 teachers (ustadz) and employee.
• Several permanent teachers and most of young teachers live within the student’s complex to let them get in-touch with students for 24 hours.
  
  

Student Profile

• The student of Ngruki called ‘santri’, the same terminology understood by common Islamic boarding schools in Indonesia.
• They come from various provinces in Indonesia-- not only from Surakarta city– with various family backgrounds: peasant, business people/traders, private or state employee, etc.
• About 1.800 students, boys and girls. They live in separate dormitory and study in separate classroom
  
  

Study Activities

• The Ngruki’s life goes very tightly time by time. It begins at 03.30 early morning and finishes at 22.00 pm. All activities marked by the bell at every hour.
• Tough discipline for students. All activities are for learning and working only, except for personal activities.
• There are so many rules that no body violate it otherwise they will be punished.
• For example: everybody have to speak in Arabic or English at every time except for students at the first year.
  
  

• Modern style. Not a centralized by one figure like many other traditional pesantren (salaf pesantren) in Indonesia that centralized by one person called ‘kyai’.
• Ngruki is controlled and managed by the Director. It has also functions of the organization and job descriptions for each department/section that has authorities to make any decision in running their program.
  
  

Alumni

• Two segmentation for Ngruki graduates – KMI Graduates and MAAM Graduates.

  KMI graduates are strong in religious knowledge and ready to be good religious teachers or Islamic preachers.

• MAAM graduates are expected to enhance their studies to universities. And most of the MAAM graduates have good record from various State Universities in Indonesia.

• Two segmentation for Ngruki graduates – KMI Graduates and MAAM Graduates.

• KMI graduates are strong in religious knowledge and ready to be good religious teachers or Islamic preachers.

• MAAM graduates are expected to enhance their studies to universities. And most of the MAAM graduates have good record from various State Universities in Indonesia.

• Most of Ngruki graduates -- both KMI and MAAM– have good competency in their profession. They could be found at any sector such as multinational companies, banking industries, universities, business, engineers, doctors, consultancies, etc.

• Most of Ngruki graduates -- both KMI and MAAM– have good competency in their profession. They could be found at any sector such as multinational companies, banking industries, universities, business, engineers, doctors, consultancies, etc.