Academic tahfiz schools in Malaysia: challenges, insights, and the road ahead
Background and aim: Academic Tahfiz Schools offer an alternative system for tahfiz education. In comparison to traditional or pure tahfiz schools, students of academic tahfiz schools memorise the Quran during their schooling years while learning mainstream selected academic subjects within the nat...
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| Format: | Proceeding Paper |
| Language: | English |
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Iksad Global Publishing House
2022
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/107402/6/10742%20Academic%20Tahfiz%20Schools%20in%20Malaysia.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/107402/ https://www.farabicongress.org/libreary |
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| Institution: | Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia |
| Language: | English |
| Summary: | Background and aim: Academic Tahfiz Schools offer an alternative system for tahfiz education. In
comparison to traditional or pure tahfiz schools, students of academic tahfiz schools memorise the Quran
during their schooling years while learning mainstream selected academic subjects within the national
curriculum. The main objective of this tahfiz education system is to develop Quran memorisers with good
academic qualifications as well as a firm Islamic background who would go into the professional field and
similar professions. In Malaysia, there are a small but growing number of government and private Academic
Tahfiz Schools. This paper highlights the challenges faced by these types of schools and the potential that they
can offer to Muslim communities.
Material and Methods: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with five parents, four alumni, and five
teachers were conducted and analysed using a two-stage coding process.
Results: The themes suggest a set of initial and ongoing challenges that administrators and practitioners need
to understand and overcome, especially concerning their current societal needs and environment.
Conclusion: This paper concludes with recommendations on how to develop and strengthen this type of
institution and its potential for the Muslim ummah. |
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