Bullying symptoms refer to aggressive acts or behaviors aimed at abusing/torturing the others who are weaker than the bully, which can cause physical or psychological harm to the victim. In addition, victims of bullying will feel depressed, terrified, apprehensive, and agitated the whole time, with some suffering serious and permanent injuries, and even worse – death. Hence, this study aims to discuss the definitions and concepts of bullying symptoms, the effects on the victims, and the reasons of suppression by the victims. There are (9) reasons of the suppression: (i) Shame and embarrassment, (ii) Fear of retaliation, (iii) Fears of making things worse, (iv) Desire for acceptance, (v) Fear of not being believed, (vi) Concerned about "snitching", (vii) Low self-esteem, (viii) Failure to recognize bullying, and (ix) Thinking that it would not help. Therefore, the bullying symptoms need to be given a serious attention by all parties including the victims themselves, to reduce the number of cases from time to time, and to avoid the risk of fatal injuries.

Bullying has a negative impact on bullies, victims and the environment, especially in the education sector. Preventive measures through psychological methods are considered to be less effective, so bullying prevention based on Islamic Tarbiyah system is recommended. This study aims to elaborate the perceptions of bullying in society, and the Islamic Tarbiyah system for bullying prevention. A case study was conducted on 71 respondents among school students, university students and teachers aged 13 to 40. Using IBM SPSS version 26, the data of the questionnaire were analyzed descriptively. The results found that bullying occurred in educational institutions, especially boarding schools and day schools, due to factors such as friends, family, environment and personality. It can affect victims' physical injuries, emotional disorders and lack of self-confidence. As a result, the Islamic tarbiyah system has been proposed as a bullying prevention measure, and it believes that the role of teachers/mentors/murobbi is crucial for the success of the system in schools. It is hoped that this method will curb the recurrence of bullying symptoms in schools and improve students' safety and security from time to time.

Bullying is a symptom that must be avoided and addressed to prevent serious physical injuries that could lead to death. In addition, it could negatively affect the mental or emotional wellbeing of victims. Despite a variety of psychological and counseling methods to deal with these symptoms, cases of bullying have increased over time, especially in global education. In view of this background, this study is conducted with the aims to elaborate the bullying concepts that threaten the lives of today’s society, and to review the Islamic Tarbiyah system for bullying symptoms. The findings of this study revealed that a Tarbiyah system based on education is the most effective way to resolve bullying issues, problems, and symptoms. This is due to the fact that the Tarbiyah Islamiyah approach gives special focus to the provision of care, education, and upbringing based on the divine revelation sources of al-Quran al-Karim and the Sunnah of Rasulullah SAW. According to Ibn Qayyim al Jauzi's ideas, which were written and explained by Hasan bin Ali Hasan al-Hijazy in his work Manhaj Tarbiyah Ibn Qayyim, there are nine (9) types of Tarbiyah namely: (i) Tarbiyah Imaniyah (Educating Faith), (ii) Tarbiyah Ruhiyah (Spiritual Education), (iii) Tarbiyah Fikriyah (Educating the Mind), (iv) Tarbiyah ‘Athifiyah (Educating of Feelings), (v) Tarbiyah Khuluqiyah (Educating Morals), (vi) Tarbiyah Ijtimaiyah (Educating the Community), (vii) Tarbiyah Iradiyah (Educating Ideals), (viii) Tarbiyah Badaniyah (Physical Education), and (xi) Tarbiyah Jinsiyah (Sex Education). This study further recommends that in order to reduce bullying symptoms and create a more stable, harmonious and safer living environment, the tarbiyah system should be used in Islam as one of its methods of education.