Religious Socialization among Young Adults through Sholawat Nariyah 4444: A Case Study of Community-Based Islamic Education in Rural Indonesia

This study examines how young adults experience religious socialization through the Sholawat Nariyah 4444 routine within community-based Islamic education. A qualitative single-case study involved 22 purposively selected informants: ten participants aged 20–29, ten parents or spouses, one founder, and one religious leader. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews, non-participant observation, and documentation during approximately one month. Hybrid inductive-deductive thematic analysis was supported by NVivo. Findings identified routinized participation, role modeling, and gentle religious counsel as interconnected processes that participants associated with worship-related commitment and social conduct. Peer encouragement, family assistance, community appreciation, and rotating household venues supported participation. Fatigue, competing responsibilities, monotony, and physical strain constrained engagement, while some participants reported limited change. The study's originality lies in interpreting devotional repetition alongside relational guidance and contextual conditions, distinguishing regular attendance from reported internalization of value. It contributes an empirically grounded contextual account of religious socialization beyond formal institutions and informs responsive community education. The findings reflect situated perceptions rather than causal evidence of enduring transformation; further longitudinal and comparative research is recommended to examine behavioral persistence and variation across participants and communities.