ABSTRAK
Hanifah Azzahra (211221089), “Persepsi Santri Akhir Terhadap Makna Shalat Tahajud untuk Terapi Mengurangi Kecemasan Akademik di Pondok Pesantren Walisongo Ngabar Ponorogo”. Program studi bimbingan dan konseling Islam, fakultas ushuluddin dan Dakwah Universitas Raden Mas Said Surakarta 2025
Shalat tahajud merupakan ibadah sunnah yang dilakukan pada malam terakhir, yang diyakini memiliki nilai spiritual tinggi dan mampu menenangkan jiwa. Kecemasan akademik sering kali dialami oleh santri akhir yang menghadapi tugas yang banyak, ujian, sehingga diperlukan pendekatan spiritual dalam mengatasinya. Tujuan penelitian ini Menggali dan memahami persepsi santri akhir pondok pesantren wali songo mengenai makna shalat tahajud khususnya pada konteks spiritual dan emosional.
Penelitian ini menggunakan metode Penelitian kualitatif dengan jenis pendekatan fenomenologi, subjek dalam penelitian ini adalah santri akhir pondok pesantren wali songo yang dipilih secara purposive sampling. Informan dalam penelitian ini adalah lima santri akhir Pondok Pesantren Wali songo Ngabar Ponorogo yang diberi inisial SAY, AYM, MA, ER dan NA. Teknik pengumpulan data melalui wawancara, observasi, dan dokumentasi Selain itu untuk menguji keabsahan data dalam penelitian ini menggunakan triangulasi sumber. Dan hasil penelitian ini dianalisis melalui proses pengumpulan data, reduksi data, penyajian data, kesimpulan.
Berdasarkan penelitian yang dilakukan, bahwa persepsi santri akhir terhadap makna shalat tahajud dapat menjadi terapi untuk mengurangi kecemasan akademik. Sesuai dengan hasil penelitian bahwa para santri merasa memperoleh ketenangan ketika melaksanakan shalat tahajud. Sebagian santri menjadikan shalat tahajud sebagai solusi dalam menghadapi persoalan-persoalan hidup terutama terkait akademikRutinitas tahajud menjadi solusi dalam menghadapi berbagai persoalan tersebut. Selain perintah untuk santri dalam melaksanakan tahajud yang merupakan aturan pondok, mereka secara sadar melaksanakan tahajud tanpa paksaan dari pondok.
Kata kunci : Persepsi, Santri akhir, Kecemasan akademik, Tahajud
 
ABSTRACT
Hanifah Azzahra (211221089), "Perception of Final Students on the Meaning of Tahajud Prayer as Therapy to Reduce Academic Anxiety at Walisongo Ngabar Ponorogo Islamic Boarding School". Islamic Guidance and Counseling Study Program, Faculty of Usuluddin and Da'wah, Raden Mas Said University, Surakarta 2025
Tahajud prayer is a sunnah worship performed on the last night, which is believed to have high spiritual value and can calm the soul. Academic anxiety is often experienced by final students who face many assignments, exams, so a spiritual approach is needed to overcome it. The purpose of this study was to explore and understand the perceptions of final students of the Walisongo Islamic Boarding School regarding the meaning of tahajud prayer, especially in the spiritual and emotional context.
This study uses a qualitative research method with a phenomenological approach, the subjects in this study were final students of the Walisongo Islamic Boarding School who were selected by purposive sampling. The informants in this study were five final year students of the Wali Songo Ngabar Ponorogo Islamic Boarding School with the initials SAY, AYM, MA, ER, and NA. Data collection techniques were through interviews, observations, and documentation. In addition, to test the validity of the data in this study, source triangulation was used. And the results of this study were analyzed through the process of data collection, data reduction, data presentation, and conclusions.
Based on the research conducted, the perception of final year students regarding the meaning of tahajud prayer can be a therapy to reduce academic anxiety. In accordance with the results of the study, the students felt calm when performing tahajud prayer. Some students use tahajud prayer as a solution in dealing with life's problems, especially those related to academics. The routine of tahajud is a solution in dealing with various problems. In addition to the order for students to perform tahajud which is a rule of the boarding school, they consciously perform tahajud without coercion from the boarding school.
Keywords: Perception, Final year students, Academic anxiety, Tahajud