The Women Elderly in Pondok: A Case Study in Pattani Province, Thailand

Abstract

Pondok (Note 1) where to find the meaning of life seek knowledge and identifying yourself with Allah.The objective social welfare in Pondok in Pattani province. The study utilized qualitative method during June to December 2022. The community recommended, that included two Imams, five communities and twenty elderly females. The findings revealed that Pondak was the harmonious place for elderly to pray, studied the religion for the next life and the elderly could do the activities, talked to each other. The government gave the Welfare allowance each month for the Elderly and gave the budget for repairing Pondok and constructed the pathway for elderly. The communities devoted the land (Wakaf) (Note 1) for construct the small hut for them and they gave the date palm in Ramadan and zakat for them after Ramadan and the elderly liked to talk about the old experiences when they have ever lived with their children. They asked the community to maintain pondok to lean for them sustainable.