Prospects and potencies of tahfiz al-Quran education through the modernization on Malaysia

• Main Authors: Abdul Hadi, Ahmad Zulfiqar Shah, Nik Abdullah, Nik Md. Saiful Azizi
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Darul Quran JAKIM 2018
• Subjects: LC905 Islamic Education
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/89612/1/PROSPECTS%20AND%20POTENCIES%20OF%20TAHFIZ%20AL-QURAN%20EDUCATION%20THROUGH%20THE%20MODENIZATION%20IN%20MALAYSIA%20%282%29.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/89612/
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Tahfiz al-Quran nowadays is one important components in Malaysian education. It also has become the major concern of parents especially Tahfiz education conducted by the central or state government due to its curriculum that prepares worldly and hereafter needs. This article specifically discusses the prospects and potencies of Tahfiz education in current situations in some aspects, namely education of Tahfiz in higher education level, career path for huffaz (those who memorise the Quran), challenges in current technology and enhancement towards Tahfiz education during and after being a hafiz al-Quran. This study is an experiment and review (observation) that uses the approach of collection. The results indicated that the prospect and potential of Tahfiz education with their graduates are high as well as in need of some improvements. This study should be expanded in various forms for the purpose of strengthening and collecting source of information related to Tahfiz alQuran in the future.