STRENGTHENING CHILDREN’S UNDERSTANDING OF THAHARAH THROUGH THE NOBLE MORALS GUIDEBOOK , HIGH ACHIEVEMENTS IN DINIYAH ACTIVITIES AT THE LEKONG PANTIK PRAYER ROOM

Abstract

A basic understanding of thaharah , especially ablution, is a provision for children before learning to pray and other forms of worship. Initial observations of students from the Community Service Program (KKN) in Kerembong Village showed that some children did not yet understand the boundaries of body parts that are washed during ablution and had not memorized the intention. This Community Service (PkM) activity aims to strengthen children’s understanding of thaharah through the Guidebook for Noble Morals, High Achievement in diniyah activities at the Lekong Pantik Mosque. The implementation used a participatory approach that combined material delivery, questions and answers, providing examples, mentoring, and repetition, with a frequency of four times a week. Data were collected through observation, questions and answers based on eight questions, and documentation, then analyzed descriptively qualitatively by comparing conditions before and after the presentation of the material. As a result, the children showed high enthusiasm, including several children who came to the post to request additional lessons, and began to be able to state the meaning of thaharah , the intention and some of the pillars of ablution, the boundaries of ablution parts, things that invalidate ablution, and types of impurity. Some children still needed further explanation, and not all of them followed the activity to completion. The distributed guidebooks served as follow-up learning materials after the KKN program ended. Changes in understanding were reported qualitatively and not quantified, so this activity cannot separate the influence of the books from the influence of the mentoring.