Karakter Guru Inovatif Berdasarkan Surah al-Kahfi

Teachers are individuals who make a significant impact on student learning. The teaching of innovative teachers is believed to effectively convey the meaning and content of the lessons to the students with various kind of behaviour. This article discusses the character of teacher and innovator found in surah al-Kahfi. Prophet Khidir is an example of teacher, while Zulkarnain is an example of an innovator. This study was qualitatively conducted using content analysis methods on four tafsir books, namely Tafsir al-Qurtubi, Tafsir Ibn Kathir, Tafsir al-Munir and Tafsir al-Azhar. The analysis was performed on the two figures to uncover the traits they had based on the tafsir books so that the theme can be formed. The findings show that Prophet Khidir has 13 traits as a teacher and Zulkarnain has eight traits as an innovator. The combination of the two figures' traits creates the conceptual framework of the Innovative Teacher Traits.