Social Dimension Of Ramadhan
Ramadhan or Fasting month is special month for moslem people in the world. In this month moslems can’t be permitted for eating, drinking and something that belay the fasting. The belay things are like angry, dirty speaking, make a gossip and the things that make people hurt.
The taste of this month rather different compare with the others months. In this month, many people go to the Masjid or Musholla for praying together, read al qur’an together (namely TADARRUS), eating and drinking together (namely ifthar) and the other concatenate worship.
Some people care to the other people by giving them foods and beverages and useful goods although they don’t know each other. many people also equip themselves with additional value of religion by attending the islamic’s speech and listening this.
Tarawih is the special worship (read : pray) in the ramadhan become favourite tasks done by most of moslem people in the world. Tarawih can be done at home or at Masjid / Musholla, alone or together. If we do this together, we can feel the core of social dimension. Ma’mum (follower of imam) always do what Imam do (Leader in praying), if imam make a mistakes, ma’mum realize him by the procedure that have been manage in our rule as a moslem. Men’s ma’mum alert the imam by reading SUBHANALLAH and Women’s ma’mum by clapping their hands. Not only that, after doing tarawih sometimes imam give a speech in other to make the quality of their creed increase. Some of positive advice and moral values are delivered to them.
By fasting (resistant from eating and drinking) so it can be triggered our social sensitivity. From this situation, we can be a good human being based on God’s side and people side. We realize that life is like a wheel, once in a while it can be to the top and once in a while it can be to the bottom. Therefore, we have to share to the others.
Welcome RAMADHAN 1428 Hijriah, Hope can be a better human being.