INTERACTIVE QUR’AN RECITATION: IT’S EFFECTIVENESS AS A MEDIUM FOR ISLAMIC TEACHING AND LEARNING AT UiTM KELANTAN
Abstract
This study focuses on the Qur’an recitation and its application among the students at UiTM Kelantan Branch. UiTM has made it mandatory for every Muslim student in parts 01 to 03 to enroll in CTU code course offered by the Academy of Islamic Contemporary Studies (ACIS). One of the CTU course assessment requirements is reading, memorizing and analyzing Qur’an verses from Surah Yasin. Qur’an recitation applied in UiTM is using the “talaqqi†reading method which requires each student to read in front of a lecturer in class. With the development of information technology, the Qur’an reading method needs to be changed and the ACIS lecturers should take advantage of today's technology to facilitate the process of teaching and learning. The interactive method of Qur’an recitation is one of the best alternatives available. Interactive learning is a pedagogical approach that involves the relationship between students’ active thinking and the content of lessons which emphasizes on the attention, retention and the student’s purpose of learning. These interactive learning steps are tailored to the students' level of fluency in reading the Qur’an with a preliminary review or initial assessment to determine whether the reading fluency level is low, medium or high. If these students succeed, then the interactive approach then will be utilized in the next assessment. For students who are weak in their reading, they need to continue using the talaqqi method, which is the face-to-face reading in the classroom. Students are allowed to recite predetermined Qur'anic verses via online (e.g. using mobile phones) at the time appointed by the lecturer. The objective of this study is to measure the effectiveness of the interactive Qur’an recitation method among the students in parts 01 and 02. This interactive recitation has been applied by several students and it is found that this method benefits the student and saves the time for lecturers in evaluating the recitation of the Quran.
