This study aims to understand the debate on the issue of early marriage from
the perspective of NU and NU women activist group. Why there is a
difference attitude between NU structures and NU women activist groups.
What the knowledge regime that underlies the legitimacy of their attitude is.
What are the interests behind differences in attitudes and knowledge regimes
used. This study uses a qualitative method. The data was collected by
interviewing the board of Muslimat NU, PP Fatayat NU, and PP Rahima and
collecting documentation from books, journals, magazines, printed and
online newspapers, official website, and mass media decisions. Data analysis
techniques performed with data reduction, data display, and conclusion. The
result shows that differences in attitudes between NU structures and NU
women activist groups stem from different perspectives and interests.
Differences perspectives can be seen from differences in interpretation
"baligh" as the basis for setting marriage age limit. The interest of the NU
structures is to accomodate early marriage practices and maintain the status
quo of the NU gender habitus. The interest of NU women activist groups is
to contextually interpret fikih and to fight for prosecuting patriarchy within
the NU gender habitus. NU Women’s activist groups can reproduce reason
about gender relation in Islam that derived from the accumulation of social
capital and cultural capital. Although it cannot change the NU's patriarchal
gender habitus, the reproduction of reason by NU women activist groups is
able to present itself as an alternative gender discourse within NU.
Keywords: Power Contestation, Marriage Age Discourse, Early Marriage,
Capitals, Habitus, Nahdlatul Ulama Women's Activis
