'TRADITIONAL PONDOK'

Many traditional pondok provide lodges (places to live) for the elderly, whether they are donated or sold, unlike those who live in their parents' homes, the elderly residents can choose to return to their respective homes because they are still married. Among the traditional lodges, some also provide Islamic medical services, rehabilitation of drug addicts in addition to holding classes, lectures, talks and tazkirah for local residents. Pondok residents often receive invitations to conduct religious ceremonies and events including funeral prayers, reading Yasin, nasyid and so on. Among the criteria are as follows:

Using the turath book,
old book, yellow book

"The book of Turath is not knowledge, but it is the result of the knowledge that the writer has. Then the author of the book writes based on the knowledge he has. We study the book of the Torah to understand the mind (thinking) of the author of the book.. because that is knowledge"
(-Dr. Amru Al-Wirdani)

Study by bertalaqqi

Or in a language that is easier to understand, bertalaqqi is that we study the Qur'an face to face with the teacher. We read and he listens and corrects if there are reading mistakes.