Switching System Leadership in the Pesantren

Estafeta change of leadership in the Pesantren usually hereditary from founder to son to son to grandchildren or to a senior santri. This means that the heir is a child's first man-lai, a senior and is considered suitable by Kiai and the community to become Kiai, both in terms of kealimannya (morality / morals) as well as in terms of the depth of religious knowledge. If this is not possible, for example, because the founder does not have a son who is suitable to replace it, then the heir is the second daughter, then as the heir is the third grandchild. If everything is not possible, then it is likely followed by former senior santri.

According to the author that the sparing of the leadership system in the following boarding kinship theory (kinship), it can be seen from the characteristics-characteristics as disclosed by Koentjaraningrat (1981: 109)

"kinship group that the individual is a unity that is bound by six elements. First, the system of norms that set the behavior of groups. Second, the sense of the personality groups that were by all citizens. Third, the activities of citizen-gathered group of citizens of the back. Fourth, the system of rights and obligations of the interaction between citizens groups. Fifth, the management or leadership mengorganiasikan the activities of the group. Sixth, the system of rights and obligations for the individual against a number of pro-duktif property, consumer wealth, inheritance or a ".

Pesantren leadership succession, as described above, does not only apply to the boarding experience as a foundation, but also apply to boarding-boarding as a private. Although officially there are provisions that the heir to the founder does not itself become a substitute.