Majelis Kajian Kopi Subuh: A Community-Based Da'wah Model for Enhancing Fiqh Literacy

Abstract

This study examines the Majelis Kajian Kopi Subuh at Nurul Yaqin Mosque, Buladu Subdistrict, Kota Barat District, Gorontalo City, as a contextual model of mosque-based da’wah for improving the congregation’s understanding of fiqh. The study employs a qualitative descriptive approach, with data collected through observation, interviews, and documentation. The findings show that the assembly is conducted after the dawn congregational prayer in a relaxed and familial atmosphere, supported by communal coffee drinking, collective seating, short lectures, and interactive discussions. This informal setting reduces the distance between the ustadz and the congregation, encourages active participation, and makes fiqh materials easier to understand. The da’wah methods applied include oral preaching, good advice, personal guidance, group discussion, and question-and-answer sessions. The study also finds that the assembly contributes to improving the congregation’s fiqh literacy, particularly in relation to prayer, purification, prayer for travelers, sacrifice, fasting, and funeral rites. In addition to cognitive improvement, the activity produces spiritual, moral, and social effects, including greater consistency in dawn congregational prayer, improved religious awareness, better moral attitudes, and stronger social solidarity among congregants. The study concludes that the Majelis Kajian Kopi Subuh represents an effective form of contextual, dialogical, and community-based da’wah that integrates religious education, interpersonal communication, and social bonding within the mosque environment.