Improving Worship Discipline Through Technology: The Role of the Sholatmu Application for Students of Muhammadiyah University of Bungo

Abstract

The advancement of digital technology has opened up new opportunities to increase awareness of worship among the younger generation, especially students. The Sholatmu application, as one of Muhammadiyah's digital-based innovations, is here to make it easier for Muslims to carry out worship in a disciplined manner. This study aims to analyze the role of the Sholatmu application in improving the discipline of worship of students at the University of Muhammadiyah Bungo. The approach used is qualitative descriptive with data collection techniques through observation, in-depth interviews, and documentation. The results of the study show that the Sholatmu application helps students in: 1) remembering and keeping prayer times with automatic time reminders, 2) recording prayer habits and daily worship targets, and 3) fostering spiritual motivation through Islamic content features and worship evaluations. These findings indicate that an interactive and easily accessible Islamic value-based application can form a more consistent attitude of worship discipline among students.