Strategi Dakwah Fatayat dalam Meningkatkan Partisipasi Perempuan pada Kegiatan Keagamaan di Ngimbang

Abstract

Women’s participation in grassroots religious organizations depends not only on the availability of activities but also on how programs respond to members’ everyday responsibilities and create meaningful roles. This article examines the da’wah strategies of Fatayat Nahdlatul Ulama in Ngimbang Village, Palang District, Tuban Regency, and considers how these strategies relate to women’s participation. The study is designed as descriptive qualitative research with purposively selected informants, including the organization’s chair, active and less-active members, and a local religious teacher. Semi-structured interviews, observation, and documentation are planned, while the analysis follows data condensation, data display, and conclusion drawing. Preliminary information identifies biweekly study of the Fathul Qorib text, monthly Qur’anic completion gatherings, rotating monthly religious meetings, Ramadan assistance through TABASSAM, and twice-yearly skills activities such as sewing and cooking. Personal communication with members who rarely attend and the use of internal dues also form part of the organizational context. Viewed through Abu al-Fath al-Bayanuni’s framework, the activities can be discussed in terms of sentimental, rational, and sensory strategies; Cohen and Uphoff’s framework further distinguishes participation in decision-making, implementation, benefit-taking, and evaluation. The available information indicates a mix of religious, social, and practical activities, while members’ busy schedules remain a reported obstacle. As field verification and attendance evidence are not yet supplied, the article does not claim that participation has demonstrably increased.