Pembinaan karakter religius bagi mualaf sangat penting dilakukan agar keislaman mereka menjadi sempurna. Studi ini dimaksudkan untuk menjawab pertanyaan: (1)Mengapa pembinaan karakter religius diperlukan bagi mualaf di Kota Singkawang?(2) Apa materi yang diberikan untuk pembinaan karakter religius bagi mualaf di Kota Singkawang?(3)Bagaimanakah implementasi pembinaan karakter religius bagi mualaf di Kota Singkawang? Permasalahan ini dikaji melalui penelitian kualitatif lapangan. Lokasi penelitian sebagai sumber data melalui wawancara bebas, wawancara terstruktur, observasi partisipan, dan studi dokumentasi. Semua data dianalisis dengan pendekatan studi kasus dengan teknik deskriptif-analitis.
Studi ini menunjukkan bahwa: (1) Alasan dilakukan pembinaan karakter religius bagi mualaf di Kota Singkawang yaitu: agar para mualaf dapat mengamalkan ajaran Islam; karena para mualaf menghadapi berbagai problematika seperti berdomisili di tempat yang sulit dijangkau, rasa malu, tingkat pendidikan dan ekonomi yang pas-pasan, konflik dengan keluarga, dan pembinaan yang belum optimal; para mualaf membutuhkan aktualisasi diri di bidang religi; dan untuk membangun komitmen persaudaraan antara mualaf dengan non mualaf. (2) Materi pembinaan karakter religius bagi mualaf di Kota Singkawang meliputi: menanamkan pengertian, tujuan dan nilai-nilai agama Islam, tuntunan ibadah praktis seperti praktek salat wajib dan salat jenazah, akhlak, membaca al-Qur’an, menghafal surat-surat pendek, menghafal doa-doa harian, penguatan mental dan pengokohan aqidah. (3) Implementasi pembinaan karakter religius bagi mualaf di Kota Singkawang menggunakan strategi kolektif dan door to door, metode yang variatif, dan dilakukan secara kolaboratif antar elemen terkait. Pembinaan karakter religius bagi mualaf dilakukan secara integral melalui Dakwah, Tarbiyah, dan Rafāhiyah (DATAR).

ABSTRACT:
The empowerment of religious character for converts is very important so that their Islam becomes perfect. This study is intended to answer the following questions: (1) Why is the empowerment of religious character needed for converts in Singkawang City? (2) What material was provided for the empowerment of religious character for converts in Singkawang City? (3) How is the implementation of empowering religious character for converts in Singkawang City? This problem is studied through qualitative field research. Research location as a source of data through free interviews, structured interviews, participant observation, and documentation study. All data were analyzed using a case study approach with descriptive-analytical techniques.
This study shows that: (1) The reason for empowering religious character building for converts in Singkawang City is: so that converts can practice Islamic teachings, because converts face various problems such as living in hard-to-reach places, shyness, mediocre education and economic levels, conflicts with family, and suboptimal empowering; converts need self-actualization in the field of religion, and to build a brotherly commitment between converts and non-converts. (2) Empowerment of religious character for converts in Singkawang City uses materials that include: instilling the meaning, purpose and values of the Islamic religion, practical worship guidance such as the practice of compulsory prayer and corpse prayers, morals, reading the Koran, memorizing short surahs of the Koran,, memorizing daily prayers, mental strengthening and strengthening of aqidah. (3) The implementation of empowerment of religious character for converts in Singkawang City uses collective and door-to-door strategies and uses various methods, collaborates with several related elements and refers to management principles. The empowerment of religious character for converts is carried out integrally through Dakwah, Tarbiyah, and Rafāhiyah (DATAR).