Nurturing prophetic leadership: student council practices and Islamic character formation in junior high school

Purpose: to analyze how student council (OSIS) activities foster prophetic leadership character among students at SMP Islam Plus Assalamah Ungaran, focusing on organizational practices, the internalization of Islamic leadership values, and strategies to overcome organizational challenges. Method: this study employed a descriptive qualitative approach. Data were collected through interviews, observation, and documentation, and analyzed using Miles, Huberman, and Saldaña’s interactive model. Findings: OSIS activities foster students’ prophetic leadership through democratic elections, organizational program management, and the internalization of Islamic values, particularly siddiq, amanah, tabligh, and fathanah. Organizational challenges, including interpersonal conflicts and time-management difficulties, are addressed through tabayyun, deliberation, flexible delegation, and peer support. Implications: the importance of integrating organizational practices and prophetic values into student leadership development to strengthen managerial competencies, moral integrity, and Islamic character in junior high schools. Originality: lies in examining the integration of OSIS organizational practices and the four prophetic leadership values (siddiq, amanah, tabligh, and fathanah) as a comprehensive framework for Islamic character formation among junior high school students.