The Interest And Encouragement For Memorizing Al-Quran Prior To The Enrolment In Tahfiz Schools And Its Relationship With The Excellent Performance Of The Hafazan Students In Tahfiz

Abstract

The Memorization Of The Quran Really Requires High Level Of Interest And Encouragement To Complete The 30 Chapters Of The Quran With Determination, Patience And Persistence To Be An Excellent Hafiz. That Said, We Have Yet To Come Up With Any Specific Studies To Look Into The Factors Of The Interest And Encouragement Of Tahfiz Students Towards The Memorization Of The Quran. Thus, This Study Aims To Identify The Level Of Interest And Encouragement Towards Memorizing The Quran Before The Enrolment In The Tahfiz School And Its Relationship With The Excellence In The Memorization Of Al-Quran After Following Tahfiz Studies. This Study Employs The Mixed Approach Of Qualitative And Quantitative Approaches. A Total Of 64 Tahfiz Students Aged 13 To 21years Old From 8 Tahfiz School Under Persatuan Institut Tahfiz Selangor (Pitas) Were Involved In The Focus Group Interview Or Temubual Kumpulan Berfokus (Fgd) Which Discusses Interest, Encouragement And Excellence In The Memorization Of The Quran. Information About The Interview Was Analyzed And A Set Of Questionnaire Regarding The Interest, Encouragement And Excellence In The Memorization Of The Quran Was Developed, Verified By Experts, Piloted, Improved And Then Distributed To 618 Tahfiz Students (Pitas) In Selangor. The Main Data Was Analyzed Descriptively And Inferentially. The Outcome Of The Analysis Reveals That The Level Of Interest And Encouragement Of The Students In Memorizing The Quran Before They Entered The School Was At A Moderate Level. It Is Also Revealed That The Interest In Memorizing The Quran Among Tahfiz Students Relates Closely With The Encouragement Received By Tahfiz Students Before Entering Tahfiz School. Both Interest And Encouragement Connect Positively With The Excellence In The Memorization Of Al-Quran. The More Profound The Interest And Encouragement In Memorizing The Quran Before Entering The Tahfiz School, The Higher The Excellence In The Memorization After Their Enrolment In The School.  This Study Suggests That The Excellence Can Be Achieved Through The Inculcation Of The Interest And Encouragement Even Before They Enrol In The School.

Keywords- Interest In Memorizing, Excellence In Memorization, Tahfiz Students, Pitas, Memorization Of The Quran