Lately, there have been a number of negative events that show poor attitudes and behavior, especially in the world of education. This has begun to penetrate the lives of students such as lack of respect for teachers and parents. This problem needs to be given a solution especially in the education process. The good education process provides knowledge in the form of sources that are used as examples of life such as through figures of scholars' biographies. The education process that is able to pass on values is through the practice of education, especially social studies subjects. PIPS ** is expected to be able to provide excellence, as well as having strong religious insight through social values taken from a biographer of one cleric including Mr. Guru H. Zainal Ilmi. The aim of the study was to find out the biography and social values of Tuan Guru H. Zainal Ilmi and the suitability as a social studies learning resource. This research method is a qualitative descriptive method. The collection technique used is observation, interview, and documentation data. Location of this research is Dalam Pagar village to find out the biography of Tuan Guru H. Zainal Ilmi. Findings: first, biography of Mr. Guru H. Zainal Ilmi. Second, the social values in the biography of Mr. Guru H. Zainal Ilmi which includes religious values, social care, patriotism, friendship and hard work. Three, the suitability of the social value of the life of the biography of Tuan Guru H. Zainal Ilmi into the social learning material so that students know the journey of clerics and take the values contained in the religious figure. Keywords: Biography, social values, social studies learning resources.