Optimalisasi kegiatan keagamaan di Pondok Pesantren Daruzzahra Arrifa’i selama bulan ramadhan

Abstract

This study aims to describe and analyze the various religious activities carried out at Daruzzahra Arrifai Islamic Boarding School during the month of Ramadhan and to examine their impact on improving the spiritual quality and character building of students. This research employs a qualitative descriptive approach using participatory observation, in-depth interviews, and documentation studies. The research subjects included the head of the boarding school, the council of teachers (asatidz), daily administrators, and students. The findings reveal that Daruzzahra Arrifai Islamic Boarding School organizes various structured and integrated religious activities during Ramadhan, including: (1) Qur’anic memorization deposit every after dawn prayer on Monday-Friday; (2) communal iftar (breaking the fast) in the boarding school hall; (3) congregational tarawih prayers led by students who recite their Qur’anic memorization; (4) Qur’anic recitation (tadarus) after tarawih until 9:30 PM with a group rotation system; (5) study of the Tafsir Jalalain book every Friday afternoon and Saturday morning; and (6) study of the Nashoihul Ibad book every Sunday afternoon. These activities have a positive impact on improving students’ Qur’anic memorization, worship discipline, spiritual devotion, and strengthening Islamic brotherhood (ukhuwah Islamiyah) within the boarding school environment. This study recommends that the structured pattern of Ramadhan activities can serve as a model for other Islamic boarding schools in optimizing the holy month as a momentum for holistically enhancing students’ religious quality.