Moral Character of Society in the Qur'an in the Story of Ashab Al-Sabti

The research is motivated by the existence of moral degradation caused by films, stories, and news in society, covering various aspects of moral decline such as a decrease in integrity, deviation from virtuous values, and a lack of empathy and social responsibility. If films, stories, and news can shape a person's character, then the Qur'an can certainly improve someone's behavior. The story of Ashab Al-Sabti will be the subject of research because it contains three groups, namely: the group of righteous advisors, the group that remains silent in the face of wrongdoing, and the group that exceeds limits and is corrupt. This research aims to examine the moral characters within these three groups. Through a combination of exegesis and sociology approaches, the characters in the story can be analyzed. Therefore, this research uses qualitative methods with library research as the type and descriptive analytical as the data analysis technique. The results of the research show that the analysis of characters in these three groups is divided into two categories: positive characters, including social care, obedience, loyalty, and resilience; and negative characters, including despair and defiance. The story of Ashab Al-Sabti contains four contextual elements from a sociological perspective: social facts, social actions, social reality, and sociological imagination.