Novelty Theme https://www.lp3mzh.id/index.php/jhki <p><strong>As-Sakinah: Jurnal Hukum Keluarga Islam</strong> is a peer-reviewed professional journal with a board of editors consisting of experts in the fields of Marriage Age Limit, Marriage Impact, Mawaris Jurisprudence, Munakahat Jurisprudence. This journal is published twice a year, namely in <strong>February and August</strong> by the Hukum Keluarga Islam Study Program, Faculty of Syari'ah, Zainul Hasan Islamic University Genggong Probolinggo, ISSN (Print) 3025-1400 E-ISSN (Online): 3025-1419. As-Sakinah aims to be a forum for academic discussion on the development of Islamic Family Law and gender issues. The journal is intended to contribute to the old (classical) debates and ongoing developments of Islamic Family Law and gender issues regardless of time, region, and media in both theoretical and empirical studies. Reviewers will review each submitted paper. The review process uses double-blind review, which means that the identities of the reviewers and authors are kept confidential from the reviewers, and vice versa.</p> Prodi Hukum Keluarga Islam Fakultas Syari'ah Universitas Islam Zainul Hasan Genggong Probolinggo en-US As-Sakinah: Jurnal Hukum Keluarga Islam 3025-1400 https://www.lp3mzh.id/index.php/jhki/article/view/506 <p>Dowry is an obligatory gift from the husband to the wife that is given before, during, or after the marriage contract as an integral part of the contract. Penghulu as marriage registration officials have a strategic role in understanding and explaining the forms of dowry that develop in the community. This research aims to identify variations in the form of dowry in Merauke Regency from the perspective of the Penghulu, and analyze this phenomenon through Lawrence M. Friedman's legal system approach which includes aspects of legal substance, structure and culture. The method used is field research with conceptual, historical, normative, and phenomenological approaches. The results show that the form of dowry in Merauke varies greatly, ranging from gold jewelry, precious metals, cash, a set of prayer tools, to a combination of other forms of dowry. In Friedman's perspective, this variation reflects the emergence of a new conception of dowry that is influenced by social change and the dynamics of local legal culture. This finding confirms that dowry is not just a symbol of marriage, but also a living reflection of law that is adaptive to the social and cultural realities of a multicultural society.</p> Poniran Poniran Hendra Yulia Rahman M. Thohar Al Abza Copyright (c) 2025 Poniran Poniran, Hendra Yulia Rahman, M. Thohar Al Abza https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 2025-04-25 2025-04-25 3 1 1 11 10.55210/jhki.v3i1.506