The Role of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) Organizations in West Java in Overcoming the Covid-19 Pandemic
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- 10.2991/assehr.k.220407.018How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- the role of NU; NU’s da’wah in the covid-19 era
- Abstract
Nahdhatul Ulama (NU) is the largest socio-religious organization in Indonesia that struggles in its path with its unique techniques and approaches. In the era of the covid-19 pandemic, people now see that there are many victims floating, but at the same time they are treated to information, some of which is true, but some of it is not (hoax). So that people seem to be divided: they believe in the existence of Covid-19 and some do not believe it, and view it more as a global elite conspiracy with business motives, and people obeyd to be vaccinated. The purpose of this study was to obtain data on the role of NU in tackling COVID-19 in West Java. The role of the organization includes policies, agendas, and evaluation of them. This research method is qualitative. Research findings: NU policies in the era of the Covid-19 pandemic put more emphasis on maqashid al-syari’ah to save mankind, especially Muslims and their congregations; NU’s steps in tackling COVID-19 are fostering jam’iyyah and congregations to get health and keep disaster away. By conveying messages of da’wah nuances that motivate people to face Covid-19. Integrating health to achieve physical and spiritual health, mind and body, worship and charity, and reading the Koran. The communication media used are mass media and social media.
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- © 2022 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.
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- This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC 4.0 license.
Cite this article
TY - CONF AU - Bambang S. Ma’arif AU - Asep A. Siddiq AU - Malki A. Nasir AU - Hadi P. Hendrawan PY - 2022 DA - 2022/04/23 TI - The Role of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) Organizations in West Java in Overcoming the Covid-19 Pandemic BT - Proceedings of the 4th Social and Humanities Research Symposium (SoRes 2021) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 98 EP - 101 SN - 2352-5398 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.220407.018 DO - 10.2991/assehr.k.220407.018 ID - Ma’arif2022 ER -