107 The Building of Character Nation Based on Islamic Religion Education in School Aries Abbas, Marhamah Marhamah, and Ahmad Rifa’i Islamic University of Jakarta, Indonesia Islamic University of Jakarta, Indonesia SMP Muhammadiyah 13 Jakarta, Indonesia Email: ariesabbas@paramout.co.id, marhamahsyarif2@gmail.com, and 3azka2thn@gmail.com ARTICLE INFO ABSTRACT Date received : 03 January 2021 Revision date : 02 February 2021 Date received : 01 March 2021 The character of a nation is a benchmark of the success of education in a nation and state. Because in essence the main purpose of education is to make humans mature. Meanwhile, Islam is a religion that emphasizes the importance of the formation of the character, because the Prophet Muhammad actually said I was sent to perfect morals. The purpose of this research is to find out about how to build the character of a nation based on Islamic education. Implementation of Islamic learning in schools in Jakarta. The focus of the application of Islamic religious education materials that can improve the character of the nation. The research methodology used is a descriptive qualitative research method using data sources from the literature review and field research directly to the school. Research finding that the quality of Islamic education that is integrated with all existing lessons will have an impact on the nation's character. National education is realized in creating people who have faith and are dedicated to God who is almighty, independent, honest, healthy, able to keep up with the times and be responsible. Keywords: National Character Religious Education School Coresponden Author: Email: ariesabbas@paramout.co.id Article with open access under license INTRODUCTION It is realized that education in Indonesia that has been going on for decades since its independence puts more emphasis on the cognitive dimension, creating intelligent, skilled, and adept human beings, which has the potential to give birth to people with broken personalities and integrity. It is not surprising that lies, manipulation, corruption, greed, collusion, nepotism, ethnic riots, murder and a series of other incidents always color the news in this country. (Sofyan, 2015). Other dimensions such as affective and psychomotor fail to be implemented in the education system as professional features that integrate intellectual, moral, and spiritual aspects are not reflected in the graduates. The identity crisis colors individuals who are born from the world of education and tend not to be confident about being themselves. The great wave of modernity has brought anyone, including the world ISSN : P 2720-9938 E 2721-5202