With the emergence of technology, many sectors and aspects of life came under influence. But as soon as the advanced technology started to penetrate deep into society, it became hard to identify aspects or sectors that were not facilitated by it, either directly or indirectly. Tech has left its stamp almost everywhere Ranging from communication, education, medicine, and many other fields. One of the finest benefits of technology is its customization capacity. That means technology is at your service, you have to utilize expertise from IT companies to customize any service as per your requirements. This is our attempt in this blog as well.
We will try to explore how Tech can support two important activities during the month of Ramadan, let us figure out:
The month of Ramadan engages the entire Muslim community in various worship acts, two of which are, an increase in community engagement and spiritual reflection. Activities of Life nowadays cannot be isolated from the technological boom, so rather than analyzing them separately, let’s see them together.
Tech as Facilitator of Community Engagement: During the month of Ramadan, there is a rise in community engagement. Naturally, it happens since people are more involved in worshipping acts. Offering the five congregational prayers is one of the important times when we find most community members together in mosques. It does not mean that during the alternate months, people are not there, rather we only mean to convey that the number of the crowd during this month is more. Having an idea about numbers, let us see how tech can be placed here.
● Emails, messages, or group calls are some of the important benefits of the usage of technology. It can foster community engagement by scheduling texts about any meetings being conducted for community good. Automated Alarms can be set for prayer times. If people are not available physically, group voice calls or video calls may be scheduled to conduct conversations on any emerging community issue. All this will get people in touch with each other, thus helping to bind the community.
● Due to occupancy in other activities, the community is at times not able to determine quickly, who deserves financial help, especially during this month. Because that determination requires an inclusive decision on behalf of community members, Tech can facilitate this process in and out. Since mobile phones are no longer an exception, almost every person has one. It can therefore become easy to host meetings or create groups online, wherein discussion on the said issue can be concluded. There may no longer be any need to wait for weeks together for one member and the other, apart from unnecessary wait of members, which also leads to delays in the distribution of financial aid among deserving members. This was at a collective level. At an individual level also, the charity that one is obliged to pay as per Islamic ruling called ‘Zakat’ can be facilitated by tech. Since contemporary times are called cashless and contactless, an individual who has to pay Zakat to any deserving individual can do so by various methods such as UPI, Paytm, scanner method, etc. This will ensure two things, one the accurate amount reaches the deserving person on time, and secondly, it fosters the power of doing good and not making hu-ha of it. Also, it strengthens bonds among interactive members, because often payment through physical means may not be an ideal option for numerous reasons, in that sense if it’s done through an online method, it satisfies the receiver and sender, and the former the more.
Tech as a facilitator for Spiritual reflection: The month of Ramadan brings an important benefit for the individuals. It is the benefit of spiritual improvement. This month already being sacred to the Muslim community across the globe, involves them in various activities aimed to strengthen their relationship with their Lord. This spiritual reflection may be attained by various means, but we will explore how Tech can aid this process:
● Technology has made the world a small place. You can access online anything on the internet in a jiffy of seconds. As a matter of the month of Ramadan, spiritual reflection can be aided by numerous online lectures given by experts and scholars. Some influencing lectures and discussions can be accessed at channels/websites such as Bayyinah, Ummatics, Yaqeen, and many others. These channels run throughout the year but host new series every Ramadan. The experts involved are highly knowledgeable and give lectures on numerous topics that can prove highly beneficial to our spiritual improvement.
● Mobile phones are the constant item in our pockets. So why not start from the base itself? When the base is concrete, the follow-up works well. So even though it may not mean a lot to you, setting up changing impacts psychology. Every ten minutes, you look at your phone, meaning whatever is on screen, scrolling, texts, emails, etc does impact your mind. So during Ramadan why not initiate a set-up change for this handy gadget? This can be done by changing your wallpaper and lock screen, which is probably the first thing you get to see on your mobile. Change it to some relatable theme, whichever attracts you from the sacred month. You can also get an email subscription, or newsletter subscription, to various channels or companies that produce quality Ramadan content, that will send you reminders and event information that you can access online. Since Google based on your search history, recommends you things, it may prove highly beneficial, because rather than getting unnecessary pop-up messages at the top of your phone, you may get something more worthy. Lastly, you may create WhatsApp groups among your friends where authentic information about the month, its importance, etc is shared, this will add to your knowledge and indirectly impact your mind. All these small steps taken on this small gadget together, will yield positive benefits for you and support your spiritual reflection and improvement.
● At an institute or company level, you may also want the set-up change. You may require images, designs, logos, business cards, etc to reflect the essence of Ramadan. Because the workspace has a profound impact on our mental framework. We ask you not to worry about it anymore because as an IT team, Acmo Network can facilitate you in this task through our Branding & Graphics Services. We can design and curate to-the-point graphics for you.
Conclusion
The bottom line one can say is that the emergence of Technology is a matter of usage. We may not have been even able to relate how the commitment to spiritual improvement is linked with Tech, but deep analysis says we can. The various aspects that are run through technology and are available to users via the Internet can aid the spiritual journey. If you require any customizable application that you think can aid your Ramadan activities such as community engagement and spiritual reflection in this case, then our IT company may prove a reliable option for you. Discuss your ideas with us, and together we can decide how to take it forward. Acmo Network, promises to be your credible IT partner, that can get ineffable results on the table.
