Pendekatan Ontologis terhadap Fungsi KUA sebagai Institusi Pembinaan Keluarga Sakinah di KUA Kecamatan Medan Barat

The Office of Religious Affairs (Kantor Urusan Agama/KUA) plays a strategic role in fostering sakinah families in Indonesia. This article examines the functions of the KUA through an ontological approach, with a specific focus on KUA Kecamatan Medan Barat as the locus of study, by analyzing the nature of its existence, fundamental structure, and institutional relations within the systems of Islamic law and the state. The study employs a qualitative method combining a philosophical ontological an