<![CDATA[This study aims to analyze the role of Islamic communication in building productive social capital and empowering the economy of the An-Nadhir Muslim minority community in Romanglompoa, South Sulawesi. Using a qualitative approach with ethnographic strategies and grounded theory analysis over 30 days, this study developed the Islamic Communication-Social Capital-Economic Action (ICSEA) Model, which explains the mechanisms of transforming religious values into collective economic action. Data was obtained through observation, in-depth interviews and document studies, documents were analyzed using NVivo 15. This study concludes that the An-Nadzir community in Romanglompoa, Gowa Regency, South Sulawesi, represents a unique phenomenon in how Islamic communication practices can transform religious discourse into productive social capital and measurable collective economic action. Despite being located in a Muslim minority context with complex structural challenges, this community has succeeded in developing economic empowerment mechanisms based on Islamic values that demonstrate high resilience and adaptability. The ICSEA model was developed to explain the specific transformation mechanisms occurring in the An-Nadzir community, where communication practices based on hikmah (wisdom), mau'izah hasanah (good deeds), and mujādalah (intelligible texts) create a systematic pathway from religious values to concrete economic empowerment. Thus, Islamic values can act as a catalyst in the context of Islamic communication and social capital for the An-Nadzir community, thereby building religious trust, social networks, and collective efficacy, which are necessary for sustainable economic action.]]>
