The holy month of Ramadan has arrived. As Muslims, of course, we will welcome Ramadan with joy. The reason is, in this month the reward for worship will be doubled.
In addition, Ramadan is a month full of beneficial activities that Muslims look forward to the most. These various kinds of activities are iconic because they are only carried out during Ramadan.
What are some of the iconic activities? Here are 6 iconic activities that are only done during Ramadan.
Tarawih
Tarawih is a sunnah prayer that is performed specifically during Ramadan. In Arabic, the word tarawih is the plural form of (tarwihatun) which means a moment to rest.
Launching from detikNews, the Tarawih prayer is also called the Qiyam Ramadan prayer because it aims to revive the nights during the holy month. For its implementation, Tarawih prayers are held after the Isha prayer and are usually carried out in congregation in the mosque.
Traveling Sahur
Sahur traveling is the most iconic activity during Ramadan. This activity is usually done by hitting the drum and shouting sahur while walking around the complex or village.
Waiting for iftar
Well, if this one iconic activity is most liked by teenagers to adults. Yup, waiting for iftar itself is an activity waiting for iftar time. There are various activities waiting for iftar, such as looking for food to break the fast, going for a walk, or gathering with loved ones.
Ramadan Cult
The Ramadan cult is an iconic activity during Ramadan because we usually see it on television before breaking the fast. According to the KBBI, a cult is a religious lecture that lasts seven minutes. Usually, the cult is done before breaking the fast in the month of Ramadan.
Breaking the fast together
Iftar is one of the most awaited iconic activities during Ramadan. Usually, before fasting arrives, people have started talking about this one activity.
Aside from being a gathering event for breaking the fast, bukber activities are also often used as a school reunion event to college. Many people exchange news to let go of longing through bukber events.
iktikaf
Iktikaf is a sunnah worship activity carried out by Muslims in the last 10 nights of Ramadan. This activity is filled with tadarus Al Quran to Qiyamul Lail evening prayers. One of the goals of this activity is to reach the night of Lailatul Qadar which has the virtue of worship that is better than 1,000 months.
Reporting from detik.com, in the hadith narrated by Ibn Umar, Anas, and Aisyah radhiyallahu 'anha said that, "The Prophet sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam used to do iktikaf in the last 10 days of the month of Ramadan from the time he arrived in Medina until he died."
Illustration of a woman who is reciting the Koran
Illustration of a woman studying the Koran/Pexels/Thirdman
Allah SWT says about the implementation of iktikaf in mosques, which reads:
اِذْ لْنَا الْبَيْتَ ابَةً لِّلنَّاسِ اَمْنًاۗ اتَّخِذُوْا امِ اِبْرٰهٖمَ لًّىۗ اِلٰٓى اِبْرٰهٖمَ اِسْمٰعِيْلَ اَنْ ا لِلطَّاۤىِٕفِيْنَ الْعٰكِفِيْنَ الرُّكَّعِ السُّجُوْدِ
Meaning: "And (remember), when We made the house (Kaaba) a gathering place and a safe place for humans. And made Ibrahim's station a place of prayer. And We ordered Ibrahim and Ismail, "Clean my house for those who are tawaf, those who are in Itikaf, those who bow and those who prostrate!” (Al-Baqarah: 125).
Those are some iconic things that only exist in the month of Ramadan. Happy fasting!