Implementasi Program Kerja KKN melalui Pengajian Akbar dalam Merajut Silaturahmi dan Menebar Manfaat di Nagori Boluk

Abstract

Community service (KKN) requires students to be sensitive to the real needs of society, not merely oriented toward the administrative completion of work programs. This article examines the implementation of a “Grand Islamic Gathering” (Pengajian Akbar) themed “Weaving Kinship and Spreading Benefit,” organized by regular KKN students in Nagori Boluk, Bosar Maligas Subdistrict, on 31 July 2026, as a model of collaborative da’wah that integrates religious, social, and village-governance dimensions. This study aims to identify the benefits perceived by the community, analyze the role of the grand recitation in strengthening kinship ties and social cohesion, and examine the supporting and inhibiting factors of its implementation. A descriptive-analytical qualitative approach with a case-study strategy was employed; data were gathered through participatory observation during the KKN period, in-depth interviews with the village head, a community representative, and the KKN committee chair, as well as documentation studies of the event program and attendance records. The findings indicate that the event, attended by approximately 400 congregants and involving subdistrict-to-village government officials, successfully revived a cross-generational communal space, strengthened the social legitimacy of the KKN program, and served as an effective medium for disseminating moderate Islamic values through religious preaching. This article also discusses the limitations of the data concerning the long-term impact on children’s academic life, while recommending that similar programs be designed more measurably and sustainably in future KKN periods.