University of Medan Area (UMA) held Dhikr, Tahajud and Du'a together at the Taqwa Mosque, Campus I of UMA Jalan Kolam Medan Estate, Friday s.d. Saturday 29-30 March 2019 with the theme of Khusyu Prayers' Psychological Benefits. This activity is routinely carried out every month to strengthen Ukhuwah Islamiyah within the University of Medan Area to Strengthen Faith and Taqwa.
Present at the event was the Chairman of the Haji Agus Salim Education Foundation (YPHAS) Drs. H.M. Erwin Siregar MBA, Chancellor Prof. Dr. Dadan Ramdan, M.Eng, M.Sc, WR III Muazzul SH, M.Hum, WR IV Zulheri Noer MP, the deans in the UMA, lecturers, staff and students who participated in the joint Dhikr activities. The Tausyiah was Dr. Zainun, MA, Ustad K.H. M. Umar Dhany, and Dr. Eni Nuraeni Nugrahawati, M.Pd.
In this activity began with remarks from the chairman of the Islamic Center, Abu H. Ismet Junus LMP, SDE who in his speech gave encouragement to the participants of the UMA Academic Community and was thankful for attending the activities organized by the Islamic Center.
The activity continued to deliver the sermon of the theme raised was the Khusyu Prayer 'The Psychological Benefit is in the terminology khusyu' itself is someone performing prayers and feeling the presence of Allah SWT very close to him, so that makes his heart and soul feel calm and peaceful, not making vain movements -sia and not looking anywhere. He was really maintaining manners and manners before Allah SWT. All his movements and words he concentrated from the beginning of the prayer until the prayer ended.
While the benefits of psychological prayer is the most effective treatment of the emergence of the disease of anger, hurry and careless, then teaches humans how to be calm and humble people and always submit to Allah SWT, teach humans to be patient and tawadhu '. This can all have a good effect on the nervous system and the work of the heart, regulate its beats and blood flow through it.
Then proceed with the Dhikr and Prayer together, delivered by Al Ustad M. Nazri, S.Pd.I. Then the Fajr Prayers in congregation and the event was closed by Dr. Hasanuddin, M. Ag, Ph.D.
