Sufi Values and Organizational Decision-Making at Pesantren Idrisiyyah: A Bounded Qualitative Case Analysis

Sufi-oriented leadership may shape decisions in Islamic boarding schools, yet the passage from spiritual language to an authorized organizational choice is often difficult to document. This bounded qualitative case analysis examines five decision illustrations reported from Pesantren Idrisiyyah, Tasikmalaya, Indonesia, during fieldwork dated 18 May–21 August 2026. The account identifies 12 participants representing spiritual leadership, management, administration, and students. The illustrations concern a proposed waqf-land investment, graduation venue, resource conservation, canteen-price consultation, and staffing in an associated hospital unit. A comparative evidence matrix distinguishes reported decisions, spiritual and professional justifications, consultation, and missing documentation. Barokah (perceived divine blessing), zuhud (ascetic restraint), and jama'ah (community solidarity) function as interpretive orientations rather than independently measured causal mechanisms. The narratives indicate how organizational actors frame acceptable choices, but they do not establish that spiritual considerations alone changed outcomes or improved learner welfare. The principal contribution is an evidence-bounded account of the relationship between Sufi values, professional judgment, and participatory legitimacy in educational governance