MAXIMIZING SOCIAL ASSOCIATION ACTIVITIES AS A PLACE OF DA’WA FOR WOMEN

Islam is a religion that is believed by Muslims as a religion that always calls for goodness. It is based on what has been brought and taught by the Prophet Muhammad SAW to Muslims. The presence of the Prophet among mankind as a role model and carrying a noble mission one of them is to perfect good morals. Moral problems are actually human problems from ancient times until now. To overcome these moral problems, some ulama have made their best efforts to convey messages of kindness. However, often some ulama found a little problem related to the target of the da'wah they were to convey. Da'wah is sometimes only conveyed to certain groups most of whom are male so that some of the women are still not touched by the da'wah. For this reason, many ulama try to establish a special place to convey their preaching to be more optimal. This special place is often referred to as social association (jam'iyyah). In this jam'iyyah place, there are usually many Islamic activities held where many of the women are present in order to gain a series of knowledge. That way, the religious activities contained in this jam'iyyah, In the end, it was used as a place for delivering da'wah among the targets were women. This research will describe da'wah activities for women through jam'iyyah activities. This study aims to maximize jam'iyyah activities for da'wah. This research will be conducted using a qualitative descriptive method.


A. Introduction
Allah swt has sent down Islamic law on this earth with the aim of all the benefit and all the good of mankind as the khalifah on this earth. 1 The Islamic Sharia was brought by the prophet Muhammad saw through the angel Jibril. The Islamic Sharia itself basically includes matters relating to worship (ibadah), mu'amalah and also morals (akhlak). These three things in principle will lead to how a human being can worship properly to Allah swt. All humans as creatures of Allah swt of course you have a big obligation that is, always worship to Allah swt as long as he lives on this earth.
Worship which is part of the main human obligation of course given to men and women. That way in Islamic teachings there is no term compilation of the obligations of worship only for certain people. Men and women all have the same degree in the sight of Allah swt, and all of them are obliged to continue to worship Allah swt throughout their life. Both men and women also have the right to get the maximum reward possible from Allah swt.
The obligation to worship Allah swt must of course be in accordance with the teachings of Islam that have been taught by the prophet Muhammad saw. The teachings of this prophet have actually been conveyed to mankind, especially Muslims, to be practiced in everyday life. Here the importance of a person to learn and demand knowledge as much as possible as a provision and as a guide for him in carrying out the commands of Allah Swt. Besides that, of course, Muslim scholars should continue to teach and call on Muslims to always study Islamic law and practice it in their daily lives.
In terms of calling, inviting and da'wa to Muslims, a number of Muslim scholars actually call and preach to all people without having to specialize in certain people. Because Islamic teachings must be conveyed to anyone and should not be owned by certain people. Islamic teachings should be conveyed to the young and old, the children and adolescents, and the men and women. All of these people have the right to obtain Islamic knowledge through the medium of da'wah conveyed by Islamic scholars. All of that is certainly something that differentiates Islamic teachings from other teachings besides Islam.
If we try to look a little at the history of mankind in the past, at least we will find many things that lead to injustice. One of the reasons for this injustice and inequality is the specialization of certain people rather than others. For example, there is an inequality between men and women in many ways where in the end women are always humiliated and not given their rights like what men accept.
All this injustice and inequality between men and women is certainly not present in Islamic teachings. Islam has glorified women in many ways. In Islam, women have the same rank as men. Both men and women all have the right to gain knowledge, both of them also have the same obligation with Allah swt, which is always obliged to serve and worship Allah swt.
However, it is often heard in society that women cannot be equated with men in many ways. So, the appropriate place for women is to stay in the house and not be allowed to do much activity outside the house. Thus, the lives of women in their daily lives are not far from activities in the home. Women are viewed by some in society as inappropriate to work outside the home. Women also do not deserve what men get. Until in the end, women were not given the slightest opportunity to just gain knowledge and listen to lectures and da'wa from muslim scholars, because of the excessive concern that there would be a mixture of men and women.
All the prohibitions directed at women regarding their activities outside the home of course at least will result in the preaching of Islam not reaching them. It is feared that women will not have the correct Islamic teachings so that in the end they will perform activities of worship to Allah swt incorrectly and not in accordance with Islamic teachings, while worshiping Allah swt is an obligation that must be done by anyone, both men-men and women. To overcome this, a number of muslim scholars tried to make a lot of efforts so that the da'wa of Islam reached women. One of the efforts made by muslim scholars is to establish a special place Vol. 2 No. 1, 2020 w-2 nd ICONDAC -November 3-5, 2020 e-ISSN: 2686-6048 known by the community as jamiyyah. In this jamiyyah place, the delivery of Islamic da'wa will be maximized in the form of worship guidance and mu`amalah to women.

B. Theoretical Review
The discussion about da'wa is the discussion most often studied and discussed by many scholars, even more so by Muslim scholars. The word da'wa, when viewed from the language point of view, means a call or it can also mean an invitation. Da'wa is an Arabic lafadz that comes from lafadz da'a yad'u da'watan. If there is the sentence Muhammad yad'u shohibahu means Muhammad is calling his friend. Thus, it is clear that the word da'wa when interpreted in language means to invite or to call.
While the word da'wa itself when interpreted in terms, then da'wa can be interpreted as a form of invitation or call addressed to anyone to do something good in the form of a set of commands from Allah swt and also invites every human being to always leave and abstain from bad deeds or keep away from all the prohibitions that have been made by Allah swt and His Messenger. 2 From the explanation of the definition of da'wa, many Muslim scholars simplify the meaning of da'wa to a form of al-amr bi al-ma'ru> f wa al-nahy `an al-munkar which the Indonesian Muslim community often calls amar ma'ruf-nahy munkar. 3 Amr ma'ruf-nahy munkar is important to be implemented for every Muslim in order to remind each other of worship and also to remind each other of all forms of goodness that exist in Islamic teachings. Thus, with this call in the form of da'wa, it is hoped that everyone, especially the Muslim community, will always start learning and understanding the teachings of Islam brought by the Prophet saw as well as possible. By studying and understanding the teachings of Islam, it is hoped that every Muslim can practice it in his daily life by continuing to imitate what was done by the Prophet Muhammad saw. From this, it is very clear that the da'wa target includes all people from young children to adults, from young people to the elderly, and even the target of da'wa also for men to women.
Da'wa addressed to women are no less important than da'wa addressed to men. In Islamic teachings, women have rights that cannot be distinguished from men. They also have the right to get an understanding of the teachings of Islam through the da'wa chants delivered by the da'i at any time and place. Conveying da'wa to women often encountered obstacles regarding their proper place. Obstacles in the delivery of da'wa to women at least began to get a little light with the emergence of many jam'i> yah in the Muslim community with all forms of activities that exist in it.
Jam'i> yah itself actually comes from the word jama'a yajma'u jam'an which means to collect. Thus, jam'i> yah can at least mean as an association of many people to carry out many activities related to the practice of Islamic teachings. Jam'i> yah is often found in society as a gathering place for many people, especially women to gain a lot of knowledge and as a place for women's friendship. With many gatherings of women in this jam'i> yah place, in terms of delivering da'wa material to women it will be very easy and can be conveyed continuously.

C. Methods
This study is deliberately written to explain the importance of delivering da'wa material for women. Women who are actually glorified by Islamic teachings, it turns out that in practice in the field there are often various imbalances of rights and inequality of justice that occur among women. Da'wa material should also be given to women in order to obey Allah swt through continuous practicing of worship. This study will also convey the importance of a place devoted to women so that da'wa material continues to be conveyed to women. In fact, this special place for women has appeared in the Muslim community as jam'i> yah. That way the place of jam'i> yah occupies an important position for women in order to fully absorb Islamic teachings to them. Therefore, through this study, it will also explain the need to maximize jam'i> yah activities in the Muslim community as a place for gathering and as a place to convey da'wa to women.
To explain this study, the method used in this study is to use a qualitative descriptive method. This descriptive method is used to examine and also at the same time describe all matters related to Islamic activities carried out by jam'i> yah in Muslim communities. With this method we will also discuss the importance of delivering da'wa to women where they are also Allah's creatures who have the duty to serve Allah swt. With this qualitative descriptive method, it will also explain the importance of maximizing jam'i> yah activities as a special place to convey da'wa to women.

D. Results and Discussion
The terms discrimination and the superiority of one people over another will never be known and are not taught in Islamic teachings. The Prophet Muhammad saw always conveyed to Muslims that all human beings created by Allah swt actually have the same rank. 4 The difference between human beings will be seen from the level of one's devotion to the Creator of Allah swt. With this equality among humans, of course everyone will continue to compete for goodness. This is reflected in Allah's commandment, namely fastabiqu al-khayrat. 5 This simple command from Allah swt forces all mankind to continue to compete in goodness for the sake of gaining a glorious place with Allah swt. Competition in terms of goodness is carried out by every group, be it men or women.
In terms of competition for this goodness, as Allah swt has commanded in His Word, sometimes women have a narrower space for movement when compared to men. The narrow space for women is due to many factors, both internal and external. Regardless of the factors that exist, in principle, women in society are often not given the freedom to carry out many activities to gain reward and goodness as taught in Islamic teachings. Women are seen by some people as people who do not need as much movement as men do.
With the limited space for women, it is feared that there will be inequality and injustice in terms of rights and obligations. Women created by Allah swt are actually part of the complement of men. So the teachings of Islam always teach the importance of equal distribution of rights and responsibilities. All things that lead to social inequality are actually things that are not part of Islamic teachings. Thus, the true rights and obligations must be equalized, both men and women. If the equal rights and obligations have really been implemented, then women have the right to many things as accepted by men.
Women have the right to get as much knowledge as possible through teaching and learning activities. They also have the right to understand Islamic teachings properly and correctly. In principle, this Islamic teaching concerning equal rights and obligations for men and women is understood by everyone. It's just that it is often found that women are not very flexible in their activities and in many ways. This includes the delivery of Islamic teachings through da'wa material, these women are sometimes left untouched.
A Group of Muslim scholars saw that the material of da'wa was very important to be conveyed to women. It's just that to gather a large number of women for the sake of conveying da'wa material to them is considered quite difficult and a bit troublesome. It is very different when trying to round up a large number of men. To solve this problem, in the end many Muslim scholars made an effort by establishing many jam'i> yah in society which were designated for women. In principle, the existence of jam'i> yah would be used as a place for a large number of Vol. 2 No. 1, 2020 w-2 nd ICONDAC -November 3-5, 2020 e-ISSN: 2686-6048 women to gather. The effort to establish jam'i> yah was seen as quite successful. This is evidenced by the always busy activities carried out by jam'i> yah for women. With this special place for women called jam'i> yah, women will not feel confused and also will not feel inconvenient for activities in order to gain knowledge about Islamic teachings in all its models and forms. It is also very easy for Islamic scholars to convey da'wa material to women through jam'i> yah activities in the community. Through this jam'i> yah, at least the da'wa will be conveyed properly to women as is often conveyed to men. Therefore, the activities carried out by the jam'i> yah in the midst of this community really need to be maintained, and preserved, so that women will always continue to get an understanding of Islam correctly through this jam'i> yah activity. So, it is very important for Muslim scholars to maximize religious activities through this jam'i> yah forum. Maximizing jam'i> yah activities is considered important because jam'i> yah activities have a huge influence in the delivery of da'wa, especially to women.
Regarding how and what is the best way to maximize Islamic activities in this jam'i> yah for women, then of course at least for the first time they must understand correctly the important role of these jam'i> yah activities. Besides that, it is very important to understand and know the important role of the existence of many jam'i> yah in Muslim society. If all these things are understood and known, then at least it will be very easy to maximize the activity of jam'i> yah as a place of da'wa for women.
Many things can be done by Muslim scholars to maximize the activities of jam'i> yah. Among what can be done to maximize it is by making this jam'iiyah as a means of learning to read the Al-Qur'an. Lately, it is often found that our Muslim generation is not very good at reading the Al-Qur'an. Their busyness in world affairs, sometimes causes them to forget their holy book. They prefer to occupy themselves with matters that they consider more important to their lives. This of course causes them not to have enough time to just read the Al-Qur'an. There may even be some of them who forgot or purposely forgot the Al-Qur'an. Their tendency towards world affairs of course causes them to be less fluent in reading the Al-Qur'an. Therefore, through this jam'i> yah activity, Muslim scholars can maximize it by teaching women how to read the al-Qur'an properly and of course correctly too.
By giving full attention to women through learning the Qur'an in this jam'i> yah place, it is hoped that the goal of eradicating illiteracy of the Al-Qur'an can at least be achieved even though it is not yet at the level of true perfection. In order for women to be enthusiastic in learning to read the Al-Qur'an, Muslim scholars should explain to them the importance of learning the Qur'an. This is certainly in accordance with what was said by the prophet Muhammad saw and has been known by Muslims, namely: khayrukum man ta'allam al-Qur'an wa 'allamahu. 6 By giving them a good understanding, they will be more eager to continue learning the al-Qur'an. This is all an effort to maximize jam'i> yah activities with activities that are beneficial to women.
Among other things that can be maximized in jam'i> yah activities in the Muslim community, namely by delivering the teaching of fiqh science to women. The jurisprudence in question is mainly related to discussion about t} aha> rah, discussion about s} alat, and discussion of other fiqh that will be of benefit to women. Fiqh learning is conveyed to them, because it involves the practice of worship which is carried out every day. One of the goals of learning jurisprudence is, of course, so that their worship is in accordance with Islamic teachings. Those are several things related to efforts to maximize jam'i> yah activities as a place of preaching for women.
The tradition of learning to read the al-Quran in Indonesian society is a tradition that has been carried out for a long time. The tradition of reading the al-Quran was started by earlier Muslim scholars. The role of Muslim scholars in the past in teaching the reading of the al-Qur'an was very important, and in fact it was felt by the Indonesian Muslim community. The al-Qur'an, which is the holy book of Muslims, is very important to be introduced to the public, so that they understand the importance of a holy book of the Qur'an. It is said to be important, because the holy book of the al-Qur'an contains teachings that are very important and relevant to human life. Learning to read the al-Qur'an for the Indonesian Muslim community is seen as something that must be implemented from an early age. 7 There is an opinion from the community, that among the benchmarks a person is good or bad, it can be seen how well someone is able to read the Al-Qur'an correctly. So, it often appears in the community, that education and learning of Islam, in practice in society, is learning the al-Qur'an. So, it is not surprising if one finds in the Indonesian Muslim community, many children go to a place of worship, call it a mosque or break, just to learn to read the al-Qur'an.
The spirit of learning to read the al-Qur'an in children, at least will have a good impact on them in adulthood. Childhood, which according to some people, is a period of play, it turns out that in Indonesian Muslim society, it can be accompanied by positive and useful activities, one of which is learning to read the al-Qur'an. Indonesian parents, consciously, they want their children to be classified as intelligent and pious children. One measure of piousness in the view of the Indonesian Muslim community is by looking at how well a child can practice reciting the Al-Qur'an.
It's just that good habits that are done when someone is still a child, sometimes it doesn't continue in adulthood or old age. Good habits, such as learning to read the Qur'an, don't seem to be continued when a person starts to grow up. For men, maybe this good habit can still be practiced, through several scientific studies conducted by a certain institution, or it can be obtained in a masjid, through a superior program offered by the masjid. That way, delivering da'wa material to men seems easy enough, and can be done at any time, and in any event.
In the midst of Indonesian society, men seem to dominate almost all lines of social life. The existence of these superior men, of course, causes men to be able to do anything, be it something positive, or vice versa. In relation to something positive, men can worship freely. They can also gain knowledge anywhere. In short, they can receive a lot of da'wa material from a Muslim scholar who has a broad and deep knowledge of Islam. That way, the scientific insights of men in society are increasing and increasing. Perhaps, the hope of the knowledge that these men have is that they can pass on their knowledge to others, such as to their families at home, especially to their wives who live in the house a lot every day. So that their families at home can also get knowledge, like that of men.
The delivery of da'wa about Islamic teachings by men to their families at home should be needed and expected. The need for this da'wa material will be felt by women, most of whose activities are in the house. The knowledge of Islamic teachings that are owned by men, should be conveyed to their families at home, especially women. The women at home also need a touch of Islamic knowledge. The need for this knowledge, of course, will depend a lot on her husband as a man, which she can get a lot of knowledge, through a lot of studies about Islam outside the home.
The model of delivering da'wa from men to women in the house is, in principle, a good thing, and should be done continuously. But in fact, it is often found in society, that women really do not receive da'wa material from anyone, including from their peers. So that the simplest knowledge of Islamic teachings such as reading the al-Qur'an, it is often found that women do not master it properly and correctly. Learning to read the al-Qur'an that was obtained when I was a child, is lost and only a few have made an impression. So that the al-Qur'an, which is the holy book of Muslims, is not so much touched by the Muslim community, especially women.
In order to avoid unfavorable situations, where women do not receive material da'wa about Islamic teachings perfectly, it is very necessary to find a way out. Many community leaders, and also many Muslim scholars think about this, in order to find the best solution, so that Islamic da'wa can reach women. One of the best efforts made to convey Islamic teachings is to hold a special activity, which is often called jam'i> yah activity. Vol. 2 No. 1, 2020 w-2 nd ICONDAC -November 3-5, 2020 e-ISSN: 2686-6048 The existence of jam'i> yah in Indonesian Muslim community, at first, was not much interested. Jam'i> yah, in which there are many Islamic activities, is not widely known except by a few people. This is one of the reasons why the jam'i> yah activities did not get a good response. However, as time went on, in the end the jam'i> yah activities in the Muslim community received a quite positive response. It can even be said that the jam'i> yah activities in the Muslim community are getting busier and more numerous. And apparently, this jam'i> yah activity was enlivened by many women.
With the increasing number of jam'i> yah activities in this community, especially if it turns out that those who follow it are women, of course it will be very good to be used as a place to convey da'wah. Da'wa about Islamic teachings which have been quite difficult to convey to women, will become easy with the jam'i> yah activities in the community. Of course, the jam'i> yah activities must be maximized as well as possible, so that the existence of the jam'i> yah becomes really useful, especially for women.
The women who took part in this jam'i> yah activity actually got a lot of useful knowledge that was not known before. This useful knowledge is of course related to the knowledge of Islamic teachings. The Islamic teachings conveyed in this jam'iayyah activity are part of the delivery of da'wa to women. One of the teachings of Islam conveyed to these women, is the teaching of the holy book al-Qur'an. The teaching of the al-Qur'an to women is deemed necessary, because many of the Indonesian Muslim community, including women, are not very fluent in reading the al-Qur'an.
The teachings of the al-Qur'an delivered during the jam'i> yah activities are very beneficial for women. The learning model and teaching of al-Qur'an in jam'i> yah activities can be applied in various forms. One thing that is certain to do in jam'i> yah activities, one of which is to read the Al-Qur'an together. Reading al-Qur'an together is considered quite effective, because someone who is not fluent enough to read the al-Qur'an can follow other friends. Another model that is commonly used in teaching al-Qur'an in jam'i> yah activities is by following what the teacher reads. A teacher of Al-Qur'an recites one or several verses of the al-Qur'an, then followed by the women who are participating in this jam'i> yah activity.
The teaching of al-Qur'an for women in jam'i> yah activities is part of the delivery of da'wa which is quite good to women. The existence of this jam'i> yah activity is really maximized for the delivery of da'wah for women. The teaching of the al-Qur'an, in principle, is only one of the da'wah\ materials that are conveyed to women. There are other da'wah materials that can be conveyed to them by maximizing the existence of jam'i> yah activities in the Muslim community.
Other da'wa material that is considered important for women, is material about teaching worship in accordance with Islamic teachings. The teaching of worship is just as important as the teaching of the Al-Qur'an. The delivery of worship materials for women, aims to ensure that women can perform worship properly. The material of worship that is often delivered to women in jam'i> yah activities is usually material about ibadah mahdhah, such as thaharah, prayer, fasting and others. These services are worship that is carried out every day. Thus, the jam'i> yah activities that are widely found in Indonesian Muslim communities are maximized as a place for da'wa for women.
Maximizing jam'i> yah activities as a place for da'wah for women is one part of the effort so that women can be empowered as well as possible. Because in Islamic teachings it is stated that men and women in principle have the same degree. 8 The thing that makes the difference between men and women is the level of devotion to Allah swt. So, if men are allowed to study Islam, then women also have the same rights as men, namely learning Islam. The same thing is also related to the delivery of da'wa material. That whoever the group, both men and women have the right to get da'wa material. It's just that, especially for women, da'wa material can be conveyed by maximizing jam'i> yah activities in the Indonesian Muslim communities.