Muslimat Nahdatul Ulama (Nu) Medan And The sakīnah Family Movement: An Analysis Of A Social Organization Based On Quranic Nomenclature

Abstract

This study examines the construction and institutionalization of the keluarga sakinah movement by Muslimat NU Medan through an organizational sociology approach grounded in Qur’anic nomenclature. It seeks to analyze how the Qur’anic concepts of sakinah, mawaddah, and rahmah are interpreted, contextualized, and operationalized within a contemporary Islamic women’s organization operating in a multicultural urban setting. Employing a qualitative case study design, data were collected through participant observation, and document analysis. The study integrates institutional theory with semantic analysis of Qur’anic terminology to evaluate the coherence between normative scriptural meanings and organizational social praxis. The findings demonstrate that Muslimat NU Medan does not treat keluarga sakinah as a merely symbolic religious ideal. Instead, it functions as an ethical and programmatic framework guiding structured initiatives such as premarital education, family counselling, marital communication training, parenting workshops, and social assistance programs. Conceptually, sakinah is rearticulated as holistic family resilience that integrates spiritual commitment, emotional stability, and socio-economic balance. Meanwhile, mawaddah and rahmah are operationalized as active relational virtues expressed through marital responsibility, empathetic parenting, and social solidarity. At the institutional level, these Qur’anic values are embedded within formal organizational divisions and routinized practices, illustrating a process of norm internalization and structured collective action. The organization also demonstrates adaptive capacity in responding to Medan’s multicultural and socio-economically dynamic context. Overall, the study concludes that there is substantial coherence between the normative Qur’anic foundation and the social praxis of Muslimat NU Medan, affirming the relevance of Qur’anic nomenclature as a productive framework for contemporary Islamic civil society.