Manusia merupakan makhluk sosial yang bermasyarakat yang dimana membutuhkan interaksi sosial terhadap masyarakat lain. Interaksi sosial yakni syarat utama terjadinya kegiatan sosial. Kegiatan sosial dapat berupa pengajian yang dilaksanakan secara rutin yang dihadiri oleh masyarakat sehingga terjadi interaksi sosial. Pengajian Senin Pahing menjadi kegiatan yang mampu menunjang pengetahuan dan perkembangan akan nilai-nialai agama Islam serta mampu menumbuhkan interaksi sosial antar masyarakat. Rumusan masalah dalam penelitian ini yakni ingin melihat bagaimana interaksi sosial melalui pengajian senin pahing di Pondok Pesantren al-Itqon Semarang dan Bagaimana Dampak dari Pengajian Senin Pahing sebagai arena interaksi sosial di Pondok Pesantren al-Itqon Semarang
Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah kualitatif dengan pendekatan deskriptif. Teknik Pengumpulan data dalam penelitian ini menggunakan metode wawancara, observasi dan dokumentasi. Serta teknik analisis data menggunakan reduksi data, penyajian data dan penarikan kesimpulan.
Hasil dalam penelitian ini menunjukkan dua hal sebagai berikut: pertama, interaksi sosial melalui pengajian senin pahing di Pondok Pesantren al-Itqon Semarang antara lain: kerjasama dalam penyelenggaraan pengajian Senin Pahing dan peningkatan fasilitas umum di Area Pondok Pesantren Al-Itqon Semarang. Kedua, dampak dari pengajian senin pahing sebagai arena interaksi sosial di Pondok Pesantren al-Itqon Semarang antara lain: 1). Dampak sosial. 2). Dampak ekonomi. 3). Dampak spritual.

ABSTRACT:
Humans are social creatures who need social interaction with other people. Social interaction is the main condition for social activities to occur. Social activities can take the form of recitations held regularly which are attended by the community so that social interaction occurs. Monday Pahing recitation is an activity that is able to support knowledge and development of Islamic religious values and is able to foster social interaction between communities. The formulation of the problem in this research is to see how social interaction occurs through Monday Pahing recitation at the al-Itqon Islamic Boarding School, Semarang and what the impact of Monday Pahing recitation is as an arena for social interaction at Al-Itqon Islamic Boarding School, Semarang.
The method used in this research is qualitative with a descriptive approach. Data collection techniques in this research used interview, observation and documentation methods. As well as data analysis techniques using data reduction, data presentation and drawing conclusions.
The results of this research show two things as follows: first, social interaction through Monday Pahing recitation at the Al-Itqon Semarang Islamic Boarding School, including: cooperation in organizing Monday Pahing recitation and improving public facilities in the Al-Itqon Semarang Islamic Boarding School Area. Second, the impact of Monday Pahing recitation as an arena for social interaction at the Al-Itqon Islamic Boarding School in Semarang includes: 1). Social impact. 2). Economic impact. 3). Spiritual impact.