Islamic Counseling : Strengthening the Role of Pondok Pesantren as Islamic Counseling Institution For Muslim People

As a religious institution which is deeply root role in the society, pondok pesantren has contributed significantly to build a nation character based on Islamic teaching. It is a must that pondok pesantren has a mission to prepare a highly integrated generation intellectually and morally. Based on such reality, it is relavant to establish an Islamic counseling service in pondok pesantren. The main aim of Islamic counseling service is to facilitate students to develop their potentiality and achieve developmental tasks (physic, emotion, intellectuality, social, and moral-sorituality) based on Islamic values. This paper mostly discusses the concept of Islamic counseling and Islamic counseling model in pondok pesantren. It is concluded that Islamic counseling service in pondok pesantren can encompass learning guidance service, religious-besed life guidance, and mental healthy guidance.