This research aimed to (1) find out the benefit of picture as a media in Islamic Education subject, (2) find out students’ understanding in Islamic Education subject, and (3) find out the use of picture as a media in improving students’ understanding in Islamic Education subject. This research was a Classroom Action Research (CAR) of which research design followed the model of Didik Komaidi and Wahyu Wijayanti. The data were collected through observation and interview; it was then analyzed descriptively. The research resulted that (1) the score of students’ understanding on Islamic Education subject cycle II in the first meeting was averagely 73.08 (74% passed), (2) the score of students’ understanding on Islamic Education subject cycle II in the second meeting was averagely 79.21 (82.6% passed), (3) the score of students’ understanding on Islamic Education subject cycle III in the first meeting was averagely 82.39 (96% passed), (4) the score of students’ understanding on Islamic Education subject cycle III in the second meeting was averagely 87.78 (100% passed), (5) there was an improvement of students’ understanding in each cycle in Islamic Education subject.