Volume III: Education and Ecological Literacy

A Muslim Family Character Education Model Based on Digital Parenting and Ulul Albab Values in Facing the Challenges of the Artificial Intelligence Era

  • Nenden Ahadiah Halimah UIN Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung, Indonesia

Keywords

Artificial Intelligence; Digital Parenting; Islamic Education; Muslim Family Education; Ulul Albab; Character Education.

Abstract

This study aims to develop a conceptual framework for Muslim family character education by integrating Islamic educational values, ethical digital parenting, Artificial Intelligence (AI) ethics, digital citizenship, and the Qur'anic concept of Ulul Albab to address the educational and moral challenges of the AI era. A qualitative conceptual research design was employed using a critical literature review, comparative theoretical analysis, and integrative conceptual synthesis. The study reviewed peer-reviewed journal articles, scholarly books, and international policy documents on Islamic education, character education, digital parenting, AI ethics, and digital citizenship to construct a comprehensive interdisciplinary framework. The findings propose the Integrated Ulul Albab Digital Parenting Framework (IUDPF), which comprises three interconnected dimensions: Islamic Value Internalization, Ethical Digital Parenting, and Ulul Albab Character Development. The framework is operationalized through worship habituation, reflective parent–child dialogue, AI literacy, ethical digital engagement, parental modelling, and collaboration among families, schools, and communities to strengthen children's spiritual, intellectual, moral, and digital competencies. The proposed framework can be applied in Islamic family education, teacher education, curriculum development, digital parenting programs, AI ethics education, and educational policymaking to promote ethically responsible and digitally resilient Muslim children. The originality of this study lies in proposing an integrated conceptual model that bridges Islamic educational philosophy, digital parenting, AI ethics, and Ulul Albab values into a unified framework for Muslim family character education, thereby extending existing scholarship beyond technological supervision toward holistic character formation in AI-driven societies.

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