Kiai Kampung and Social Change A Study of the Role of Kiai Kampung in Social Change through Multicultural Islamic Education in Sukolilo Village, Jabung, Malang
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Kiai kampung, social change, multicultural Islamic educationAbstract
Kiai kampung refers to Islamic religious leaders who live and serve within rural or village communities. Through a multicultural Islamic educational approach, this study focuses on two main questions: (1) What is the Role of the kiai kampung in driving social change through Islamic education? and (2) What types of social change result from their involvement? The central figure in this study is KH. Nur Salim from Sukolilo Village, Jabung, Malang, is a kiai kampung who actively shapes community character through non-formal educational media, including mosques, religious activities, and local cultural arts. This research employs a qualitative approach using a phenomenological method and draws on Émile Durkheim's theory of social change to analyze social facts and the dynamics of village society. The findings reveal that KH. Nur Salim has successfully fostered a transformation in the community's values of aqidah, akhlāq, and ubudiyah inclusively and gradually. The Kiai Kampung serves not only as an educator and spiritual leader but also as a social actor capable of bridging tradition and modernity within a multicultural context—the social changes guided by KH. Nur Salim is constructive, strengthening social solidarity and revitalizing tolerant and contextual Islamic values in the daily lives of the village community.
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