Ramdhan is the month that educates us to work in a Jamaah. Despite the fasting routine is a very individual commitment to Allah, the majority of other routines in the month of Ramadhan are in congregation (Jamaah). No doubt that you can still perform that alone but "more is better".
- Tarawikh prayer: It has been a tradition and routine that it is a congregation prayer performed after solat Isya'. Imagine if you want to perform 20 rakaat solat tarawikh alone for 30 days, it will not be that easy to have the on-going motivation to complete that routine.
- Iftar: Islam propagates for the believers to provide foods for the people who are fasting. And while providing the food, breaking the fast with family and friends make it much better. More is better.
- Tadarus: The Prophet Muhammad SAW did the muraja'ah or tadarus of Al-Quran with Jibrail AS every Ramadhan. Tadarus cannot be done alone, it has to be in a group where the reader will be monitored by the other members in the circle to ensure the reading of Al-Quran is correct.
The above are some simple example where life in Jamaah is something that Allah SWT encourages. It is like a group of animals protecting themselves from the thread from wild wolfs. Jamaah Islami or Islamic group movement is a way of a Muslim should operates.
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