BEYOND RITUAL EVALUATION: HAFLATUL IMTIHAN AS A MEANINGFUL EVENT OF COMMUNAL BECOMING IN PROBOLINGGO
Main Article Content
Abstract
This study explores Haflatul Imtihan at TPQ Tarbiyatul Quran Probolinggo, not merely as an academic examination mechanism, but as a meaningful event (Ereignis) that constitutes the community's spiritual world. While conventional sociological approaches often reduce such rituals to their functional roles as tools for education or social cohesion—this research adopts a Sociology of Ereignis framework to understand how the event discloses the lived religious experience of the participants. Through phenomenological engagement and reflexive observation, the study reveals that Haflatul Imtihan serves as a moment of mutual disclosure where the sacred (the Quran) and the social (the community) are intertwined. It is not just a test of memory, but a transformative event where the identity of the community is continuously re-enacted and the presence of the divine is felt as a shared reality. The findings suggest that true community empowerment emerges not from technical management, but from the authentic participation in these world-shaping events.
Article Details
Section
Articles

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
References
Anam, R. K. (2025). Sociology of Ereignis: A New Ontological Foundation for Prophetic Social Science. Jurnal Sosiologi Reflektif, 20(1), 31-62. https://doi.org/10.14421/k30v0343
Hafizah, T., Ananda, S., Surawan, S., & Sapuadi, S. (2025). Pendampingan Membaca Al-Qur’an: Upaya Membangun Karakter Anak Di TPA Darul Rahman Palangka Raya. Abdimas Awang Long, 8(2), 159–165. https://doi.org/10.56301/awal.v8i2.1517
Husin, A., Asmarika, A., Fitri, Y., Syukri, S., & Siregar, I. (2023). Peran Pendidikan Islam Dalam Pembentukan Karakter Religius Peserta Didik Melalui Pendidikan Islam Berbasis Kisah-Kisah Dalam Al-Quran Di Era Disrupsi. Mitra Pgmi Jurnal Kependidikan Mi, 9(2), 194–205. https://doi.org/10.46963/mpgmi.v9i2.1134
Muali, C., & Hadi, M. S. (2023). Menejemen Strategi Pondok Pondok Pesantren Dalam Meningkatkan Karakter Nasionalis Santri. Jiip - Jurnal Ilmiah Ilmu Pendidikan, 6(4), 2860–2870. https://doi.org/10.54371/jiip.v6i4.1994
MUBAROK, M., & YUSUF, M. (2024). Manajemen Kurikulum Pendidikan Agama Islam Multikultural Di Sekolah Menegah Atas Islam Terpadu Ar-Rahmah Dalam Menumbuhkan Kesadaran Siswa Terhadap Keberagaman Masyrakat. Learning Jurnal Inovasi Penelitian Pendidikan Dan Pembelajaran, 4(2), 199–209. https://doi.org/10.51878/learning.v4i2.2830
Muslimin, M., Ni’mah, S., & Asriadi, A. (2023). Pembinaan TKA/TPA Nurul Amin Desa Kompang Kecamatan Sinjai Tengah Kabupaten Sinjai. Ink, 2(1), 24–27. https://doi.org/10.47435/inkamku.v2i1.2173
Rahmita, N., Parapat, I. K., Nurmawati, N., & Sitorus, A. S. (2023). Evaluasi Pembelajaran Tahsin Tilawah Al-Qur’an Dalam Meningkatkan Hafalan Al-Qur’An. Murhum Jurnal Pendidikan Anak Usia Dini, 4(2), 520–530. https://doi.org/10.37985/murhum.v4i2.244
Saleh, R., Adnan, R. S., & Raharto, A. (2023). Pemberdayaan Komunitas Purna Pekerja Migran Indonesia Melalui Organisasi Berbasis Komunitas Forum Warga Buruh Migran. Jurnal Kependudukan Indonesia, 17(2), 219. https://doi.org/10.14203/jki.v17i2.754
Shopia, S., Hifza, & Astaman. (2023). Peran Taman Pendidikan Al-Qur’an Dalam Meningkatkan Pembelajaran Pendidikan Agama Islam (Studi Pada Taman Pendidikan Al-Qur’an Nur Sabilal Muhtadin Di Dusun Cahaya Desa Pelimpaan Kecamatan Jawai). Tarbiya Islamica, 11(1), 24–31. https://doi.org/10.37567/ti.v11i1.2355
Siregar, U. K., & Sikumbang, A. T. (2024). Komunikasi Masyarakat Muslim Dalam Membangun Sikap Toleransi Di Desa Siborongborong Kabupaten Tapanuli Utara. Jurnal Indonesia Manajemen Informatika Dan Komunikasi, 5(2), 2118–2124. https://doi.org/10.35870/jimik.v5i2.845
Sopyan, A., & Hanafiah, N. (2022). Pembiasaan Muroja’ah Untuk Meningkatkan Hafalan Al-Qur’An. Indonesian Journal of Education and Social Sciences, 1(2), 100–105. https://doi.org/10.56916/ijess.v1i2.230
Sulaeman, A., Makhrus, M., & Makhful, M. (2021). FIlantropi Islam Dalam Upaya Pembentukan Karakter Dengan Sistem Pendidikan Terpadu. Alhamra Jurnal Studi Islam, 2(2), 123. https://doi.org/10.30595/ajsi.v2i2.11701
Umam, M. S. K., Nasyor, H. S., Arifin, M. Z., & Syafi’i, I. (2023). Inovasi Pembelajaran PAI Dalam Menanamkan Pendidikan Karakter Pada Generasi Digital Native. Mawa Izh Jurnal Dakwah Dan Pengembangan Sosial Kemanusiaan, 10(1), 59–67. https://doi.org/10.32923/tarbawy.v10i1.3517
Main Article Content
Abstract
This study explores Haflatul Imtihan at TPQ Tarbiyatul Quran Probolinggo, not merely as an academic examination mechanism, but as a meaningful event (Ereignis) that constitutes the community's spiritual world. While conventional sociological approaches often reduce such rituals to their functional roles as tools for education or social cohesion—this research adopts a Sociology of Ereignis framework to understand how the event discloses the lived religious experience of the participants. Through phenomenological engagement and reflexive observation, the study reveals that Haflatul Imtihan serves as a moment of mutual disclosure where the sacred (the Quran) and the social (the community) are intertwined. It is not just a test of memory, but a transformative event where the identity of the community is continuously re-enacted and the presence of the divine is felt as a shared reality. The findings suggest that true community empowerment emerges not from technical management, but from the authentic participation in these world-shaping events.
Article Details

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
References
Anam, R. K. (2025). Sociology of Ereignis: A New Ontological Foundation for Prophetic Social Science. Jurnal Sosiologi Reflektif, 20(1), 31-62. https://doi.org/10.14421/k30v0343
Hafizah, T., Ananda, S., Surawan, S., & Sapuadi, S. (2025). Pendampingan Membaca Al-Qur’an: Upaya Membangun Karakter Anak Di TPA Darul Rahman Palangka Raya. Abdimas Awang Long, 8(2), 159–165. https://doi.org/10.56301/awal.v8i2.1517
Husin, A., Asmarika, A., Fitri, Y., Syukri, S., & Siregar, I. (2023). Peran Pendidikan Islam Dalam Pembentukan Karakter Religius Peserta Didik Melalui Pendidikan Islam Berbasis Kisah-Kisah Dalam Al-Quran Di Era Disrupsi. Mitra Pgmi Jurnal Kependidikan Mi, 9(2), 194–205. https://doi.org/10.46963/mpgmi.v9i2.1134
Muali, C., & Hadi, M. S. (2023). Menejemen Strategi Pondok Pondok Pesantren Dalam Meningkatkan Karakter Nasionalis Santri. Jiip - Jurnal Ilmiah Ilmu Pendidikan, 6(4), 2860–2870. https://doi.org/10.54371/jiip.v6i4.1994
MUBAROK, M., & YUSUF, M. (2024). Manajemen Kurikulum Pendidikan Agama Islam Multikultural Di Sekolah Menegah Atas Islam Terpadu Ar-Rahmah Dalam Menumbuhkan Kesadaran Siswa Terhadap Keberagaman Masyrakat. Learning Jurnal Inovasi Penelitian Pendidikan Dan Pembelajaran, 4(2), 199–209. https://doi.org/10.51878/learning.v4i2.2830
Muslimin, M., Ni’mah, S., & Asriadi, A. (2023). Pembinaan TKA/TPA Nurul Amin Desa Kompang Kecamatan Sinjai Tengah Kabupaten Sinjai. Ink, 2(1), 24–27. https://doi.org/10.47435/inkamku.v2i1.2173
Rahmita, N., Parapat, I. K., Nurmawati, N., & Sitorus, A. S. (2023). Evaluasi Pembelajaran Tahsin Tilawah Al-Qur’an Dalam Meningkatkan Hafalan Al-Qur’An. Murhum Jurnal Pendidikan Anak Usia Dini, 4(2), 520–530. https://doi.org/10.37985/murhum.v4i2.244
Saleh, R., Adnan, R. S., & Raharto, A. (2023). Pemberdayaan Komunitas Purna Pekerja Migran Indonesia Melalui Organisasi Berbasis Komunitas Forum Warga Buruh Migran. Jurnal Kependudukan Indonesia, 17(2), 219. https://doi.org/10.14203/jki.v17i2.754
Shopia, S., Hifza, & Astaman. (2023). Peran Taman Pendidikan Al-Qur’an Dalam Meningkatkan Pembelajaran Pendidikan Agama Islam (Studi Pada Taman Pendidikan Al-Qur’an Nur Sabilal Muhtadin Di Dusun Cahaya Desa Pelimpaan Kecamatan Jawai). Tarbiya Islamica, 11(1), 24–31. https://doi.org/10.37567/ti.v11i1.2355
Siregar, U. K., & Sikumbang, A. T. (2024). Komunikasi Masyarakat Muslim Dalam Membangun Sikap Toleransi Di Desa Siborongborong Kabupaten Tapanuli Utara. Jurnal Indonesia Manajemen Informatika Dan Komunikasi, 5(2), 2118–2124. https://doi.org/10.35870/jimik.v5i2.845
Sopyan, A., & Hanafiah, N. (2022). Pembiasaan Muroja’ah Untuk Meningkatkan Hafalan Al-Qur’An. Indonesian Journal of Education and Social Sciences, 1(2), 100–105. https://doi.org/10.56916/ijess.v1i2.230
Sulaeman, A., Makhrus, M., & Makhful, M. (2021). FIlantropi Islam Dalam Upaya Pembentukan Karakter Dengan Sistem Pendidikan Terpadu. Alhamra Jurnal Studi Islam, 2(2), 123. https://doi.org/10.30595/ajsi.v2i2.11701
Umam, M. S. K., Nasyor, H. S., Arifin, M. Z., & Syafi’i, I. (2023). Inovasi Pembelajaran PAI Dalam Menanamkan Pendidikan Karakter Pada Generasi Digital Native. Mawa Izh Jurnal Dakwah Dan Pengembangan Sosial Kemanusiaan, 10(1), 59–67. https://doi.org/10.32923/tarbawy.v10i1.3517