Institutional Development and Educational Continuity at YAMISA in Soreang from 1968 to 2024
Abstract
How does an Islamic boarding school (pesantren) expand its institutional activities without losing the continuity of its religious educational traditions? This article examines the Miftahussalam Foundation (YAMISA) in Soreang, Bandung Regency, situating its prior educational development as part of the context that shaped the institution. The study employs a historical method comprising source collection, external and internal criticism, interpretation, and historiography. Research sources include research notes, testimonies found within the source corpus, institutional histories, previous studies, and reproductions of accreditation documents. The findings reveal three interconnected processes: the strengthening of the pesantren as a residential educational institution; the continuation of classical Islamic instruction alongside formal education; and the expansion of religious services to the community beyond the resident student body. This development reflects a process of institutional layering rather than a complete transition from tradition to modernity. Documentary evidence more strongly supports the diversification of education than it does claims regarding wholesale community acceptance, uninterrupted student population growth, or improved managerial performance. Discrepancies in dates and limited documentation also mean that the institution's year-by-year development cannot be fully reconstructed. This article offers a measured institutional analysis of YAMISA by linking educational continuity with organizational differentiation, while distinguishing between goals transmitted through memory, documented institutional arrangements, and verifiable outcomes.
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