Education of Mualaf Worship Through Fiqih Study in the Community of Mualaf Friends

Abstract

Religious conversions are events that occur frequently and are often in the spotlight in the public eye. This is because religious conversion is considered a major and sacred event in the history of human life. Events of religious conversion often occur in Indonesia. The conversion of religions that is growing quite rapidly in Indonesia is the movement from non-Islamic religions to Islam, individuals who change religions are known as converts. When a convert has changed his beliefs, there will be a need in terms of providing education regarding the teachings of Islam that must be obtained by a convert with the aim that converts can be more focused on studying and practicing Islamic religious knowledge in everyday life. so that the need for worship education for converts to provide religious provision to them with the aim that converts are more focused in learning and practicing worship. Converts really need a special place or container that can be used and utilized as facilities and pre-facilities, with the aim of being able to support various activities of converts as a medium for introducing Islamic education as well as the physical and mental mediation of converts themselves. In the city of Palu, Central Sulawesi, there is a community that accommodates converts to receive guidance and teaching about Islam, namely the Palu Mualaf Friends Community. The research objective is to find out how the implementation and role of fiqh studies is carried out in the Friends of the Mualaf Palu Community. The formulation of the problem in this research is how to implement and the role of Fiqh Studies in the Friends of Mualaf Palu Community. The research method used is descriptive qualitative research. The data sources used in this study were primary data (interviews) and secondary data (documentation and notes relating to the research object which show an overview of the Palu Muslim Friends of Friends Community). The data analysis techniques used are data reduction, data presentation, and data verification. The results of this research are the Palu Muallaf Friends Community, an organization founded in 2019, engaged in coaching and equipping converts, especially in Palu City, Central Sulawesi. Implementation of Fiqh Studies in the Palu Muallaf Friends Community, which is held every Monday night.