Introduction and Speaker Context
📌 Prof. Dr. Muhammad Irfan Helmi serves as the Education and Culture Attaché at the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and is a professor in Islamic Studies.
🌐 His current role involves actively facilitating partnerships between educational institutions in Indonesia and Saudi Arabia.
📜 The lecture focuses on Prophet Muhammad's main mission: perfecting noble character ($\text{akhlak}$), serving as a foundation for behavior in the post-truth era.

The Post-Truth Era and Akhlak
💥 The post-truth era is characterized by the dominance of emotion and opinion over factual truth, where evidence is often disregarded.
❓ The core question addressed is how Islamic $\text{akhlak}$ can serve as the foundation to address the crisis of truth and ethical degradation in this era.
💡 $\text{Akhlak}$ is defined by Ibn Miskawayh as an inner impulse ($\text{dhorongan batin}$) that leads to spontaneous action without prior thought or consideration.
🛡️ $\text{Akhlak}$ is crucial because it is constant ($\text{konstan}$), holding individuals steady regardless of their circumstances (happiness, hardship, wealth, or poverty).

Dimensions of Prophetic Akhlak as a Shield
🌟 The primary sources for $\text{akhlak}$ in Islam are the Al-Qur'an and Al-Hadis, exemplified perfectly by the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).
1. 🤥 Siddiq (Truthfulness): This acts as the direct opposite of $\text{hoax}$ (fake news); individuals embodying $\text{siddiq}$ will neither produce nor consume $\text{hoaxes}$.
2. 🤝 Amanah (Trustworthiness): This essential trait protects against manipulative, corrupt, and deviant behaviors often seen due to integrity lapses.
3. 🗣️ Tabligh (Conveying Truthfully): This dimension prevents the production or consumption of disinformation and inaccurate information prevalent in the post-truth landscape.
🧠 Fatanah (Wisdom/Intelligence): This equates to critical thinking, enabling accurate critique and understanding of news, thus avoiding logical fallacies and misguidance.

Strategies for Moral Education in the Post-Truth Era
🛠️ The integration of these four prophetic traits is highly relevant against the challenges of the digital age, especially the "death of expertise" where validation is ignored.
📚 Key educational strategies involve:
* Integrating knowledge ($\text{ilmu}$) and faith ($\text{iman}$) in education.
* Developing good Digital Islamic Literacy.
* Strengthening academic communities based on ethics and social responsibility.

Key Points & Insights
➡️ The central mission of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was the perfection of noble character ($\text{akhlak}$), alongside $\text{aqidah}$ and $\text{muamalah}$.
➡️ $\text{Akhlak}$ is fundamentally constant; it does not change whether one is serving others or being served, making it a stable moral compass.
➡️ The existence ($\text{eksistensi}$) of a community or nation is determined by its adherence to $\text{akhlak}$, as expressed by the saying: "Indeed, the existence of a nation is determined by how it adheres to $\text{akhlak}$."
➡️ Students must strive to be intelligent not only intellectually but also morally ($\text{kokoh secara akhlak}$) to navigate current challenges effectively.

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