Organizational culture has a strategic role in encouraging and improving the effectiveness of organizational performance, both in the short and the long term. Organizational culture also acts asthe socialglue that binds fellow members of a commonorganization in shared vision and goals. This study is aimed to analyze the organizational culture of Pesantren (Islamic boarding school) Ar-Raudhatul Hasanah Paya Bundung Medan from the historical perspective. This research applieda qualitative approach through case study model design. The data collection technique used in this study involved face-to-face interviews, focus group discussion, observation, and documentation studies. The result shows that the uniqueness of this pesantrenis founded on the initiative of the Karo family and the union of Karo Muslim scholars who did not graduate from pesantrenbut want their descendants to have good Islamic knowledge. It can be concluded from this study that the establishment of an Islamic boarding school by a group of people who do not graduate from Islamic education institution seems effective in creating a unique identity that makes it different any other similar institutions.

<p>ABSTRACT. The case for youth moral decadentism at this time is very<br />concerning, plus the condition of the nation is being deteriorated economically.<br />The morality of the younger generation is certainly very worried, because they<br />are the ones who will be the leaders of the nation in the future. In Islam,<br />leadership is one of the important elements, because the enforcement of justice is<br />impossible to achieve except with power/authority. Therefore, this devotion aims<br />to realize a strong, optimistic, intelligent, and religious young Islamic leader".<br />This type of qualitative research is descriptive. The results of this study found<br />that the perception of youth about Islamic leadership is indispensable in order to<br />optimize the development of human resources and smarten and solve the<br />problems of the nation's life in achieving a bright future, because it is the next<br />generation of youth who will fight for sustainability. Leaders must lead<br />according to islamic values such as having courage in problem solving,<br />encouraging change, showing example, honesty, maturity, loyalty, enthusiasm,<br />determination, conviction, responsibility, hard work, discipline, and wisdom. <br />Keywords: Islamic Leadership, Young Generation, North Sumatera</p>