Governance of Salafiyah Islamic Boarding Schools Under a Prophetic Leadership Perspective

The management of Salafiyah Islamic boarding schools is often perceived to be quite unique, but rather weak. It is due to the centralized leadership of the ulama in Islamic boarding schools. This study aims to examine the prophetic leadership values in improving good governance in Salafiyah Islamic boarding schools. This study is a phenomenological research applying qualitative approach. Phenomenological research describes the general meaning of a number of individuals on various life experiences related to certain concepts or phenomena by using sampling techniques, with subjects consisting of the caregivers of the Islamic boarding schools and their families as well as the head and the treasurer of the foundation. For data collection, this study implemented interview, questionnaires, and observation techniques. After conducting the research, it was found that among rural boarding schools in Indonesia with the existing financial governance, not all of them understand contemporary financial management based on modern scientific concepts. However, there is another governance concept, namely pesantren (Islamic boarding school). It is a concept based on the prophetic leadership values or the characteristics of the Prophet Muhammad in his daily activities, including the application of STAF (SIDDIQ, TABLIGH, AMANAH, FATHONAH). From the results of this study, it can be concluded that the creation of the management concept of the Raudlatul Ulum Salafiyah Islamic Boarding School influenced by the prophetic leadership values will certainly provide new knowledge for the administrators of Islamic boarding schools on how to manage a Salafiyah Islamic boarding school which is in accordance to Islamic teachings.