This community service report describes the revitalization of a women's majelis taklim (Islamic learning circle) in Jorong Bamban Ampek Koto Palembayan, Palembayan District, Agam Regency, West Sumatra, as the flagship religious program of a 40-day Community Service Learning (KKN) by a student of the Islamic Religious Education Study Program, UIN Syech M. Djamil Djambek Bukittinggi. The activity used a participatory approach that developed an existing weekly tahsin (Qur'an recitation) gathering into a structured Islamic study session. Preparation included field observation, coordination with local leaders, and needs identification; implementation consisted of six weekly sessions combining tahsin, thematic study, and open discussion; evaluation used attendance records, the number and depth of participant questions, and brief end-of-session reflections. Results show attendance grew from 3 to 17-28 participants per session, questions per session increased sharply after the first facilitated study, and participants reported concrete changes such as more regular mosque attendance and correction of long-held misunderstandings in daily worship practice. The program demonstrates that developing an existing tradition, rather than introducing an entirely new program, offers a more sustainable model of community-based religious education, though continuity after KKN remains a key challenge requiring local cadre formation.
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