Building Noble Akhlaq of Student through the Uswah hasanah Model of Patience of the Prophet Ayyub

Living in the world always faces pleasure and difficulties. Humans usually complain when tested with distress. Instead, they rejoice when tested with pleasure, lots of wealth, have a high position, etc. Even though the Lord's test in the form of tribulation is most coveted by the Prophets and holy men. The Prophet Ayyub is Uswah hasanah in patience. He was tested by God with very severe skin aches, itching and burning for 11 years, poor property, and being driven out of his hometown. However, he was patient. The study aims to find Uswah hasanah learning model of the Prophet Ayyub to instill a patient attitude for SMP students. The study method uses the Quranic story. The study found that the Prophet Ayyub had high patience because he was aware that God's test of distress, if he lived patiently, would bring goodness to the world and the hereafter. Even if he endeavors to seek treatment and pray, this is done because he is merely obeying God's commands (who order to try to pray). The implication is that religious education should emphasize a large portion of patience education. The benefit is, when facing the Lord's test in the form of ugliness, students have a mental readiness to deal with it patiently. Keywords—religious education; Uswah hasanah; prophet Ayyub; character of patience