A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF AL-QUR'AN LEARNING METHODS IN INDONESIA AND THAILAND

Abstract

This study was motivated by the researcher's concern related to the ability to read the Qur'an among students. Reading the Qur'an properly and correctly is a must and obligation for every Muslim, so that learning the Qur'an is a very crucial thing in a person's education, starting from an early age. The use of methods in the learning process of the Qur'an is very important, namely as a way or path that contains stages or steps used by a teacher in teaching the Qur'an to achieve the objectives of the learning. Meanwhile, there is a gap between learning the Qur'an in Indonesia and Thailand, even though the methods used are almost the same. The focus studied in this study is to describe the application and analyse the comparison of al-Qur'an learning methods at SD IT Uthman bin Affan, Indonesia, with Miftahuddeen School, Thailand. This research uses qualitative research with a comparative study approach. The data collection methods used are interviews, observation, and documentation. The analysis technique used is the Miles and Huberman model, which includes data condensation, data presentation, and conclusion drawing. The results showed that the application of the Qur'an learning method at SD IT Uthman bin Affan, Indonesia, uses the iqro' method, while at Miftahuddeen School, Thailand, uses the qiro'ati method. Then, the comparison of al-Qur'an learning methods at SD IT Uthman bin Affan, Indonesia with Miftahuddeen School, Thailand, is reviewed from several aspects, namely differences and similarities, advantages and disadvantages, as well as supporting and inhibiting factors. Meanwhile, there are differences in the application of the Qur'an learning method used. Nevertheless, both schools have similarities in the initial stages of learning, the main objectives, and a systematic and gradual approach. Supporting and inhibiting factors in each school also become the reason for the success of the applied method