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php/alfikru THE RELEVANCE OF THE TAHFIDZ PROGRAM IN SHAPING STUDENTS' QUR'ANIC MORALITY IN THE ERA OF MODERNIZATION AT ISLAMIC BOARDING SCHOOLS Mansur Ali Hanafi Siregar.
Tumiran Universitas Pembangunan Panca Budi Jl.
Jendral Gatot Subroto KM.
4,5 Sei Sikambing.
Medan.
Sumatera Utara Email: siregarhanafi92@gmail.
com, tumiran@dosen.
Abstract: This research departs from the challenges of modernization that increasingly affect the moral and spiritual values of the younger generation, including in the context of Islamic education.
Many young people experience an identity crisis and moral decline due to the influence of globalization and social media.
The purpose of this study is to examine the relevance of the tahfidz al-Qur'an program in shaping the Qur'anic morals of students at the Sulaimaniyah Islamic Boarding School in Medan, as a response to these The method used is descriptive qualitative approach, with data collection through interviews, observation, and documentation.
The results showed that the tahfidz program in this pesantren is effective in shaping Qur'anic morals through strategies that include exemplary ustaz, characterbased assessment, habituation to worship, and strengthening the values of piety and istiqamah.
However, challenges arise both from internal factors, such as the pressure of memorization targets, and external, in the form of the influence of modernization and technology.
The implication of this study is the importance of a comprehensive approach in the management of tahfidz program, focusing on character development, moral resilience, and wise use of technology in supporting tahfidz education.
Keywords: Tahfidz Qur'an.
Qur'anic morals.
Modernization.
Islamic Education Abstrak: Penelitian ini berangkat dari tantangan modernisasi yang semakin mempengaruhi nilai-nilai moral dan spiritual generasi muda, termasuk dalam konteks pendidikan Islam.
Banyak generasi muda mengalami krisis identitas dan penurunan akhlak akibat pengaruh globalisasi dan media Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengkaji relevansi program tahfidz al-Qur'an dalam membentuk akhlak QurAoani santri di Pondok Pesantren Sulaimaniyah Medan, sebagai respons terhadap tantangan Metode yang digunakan adalah pendekatan kualitatif deskriptif, dengan pengumpulan data melalui wawancara, observasi, dan dokumentasi.
Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa program tahfidz di pesantren ini efektif dalam membentuk akhlak QurAoani melalui strategi yang mencakup keteladanan ustaz, penilaian berbasis karakter, pembiasaan ibadah, serta penguatan nilai takwa dan istiqamah.
Namun, tantangan muncul baik dari faktor internal, seperti tekanan target hafalan, maupun eksternal, berupa pengaruh modernisasi dan teknologi.
Implikasi dari penelitian ini adalah pentingnya pendekatan yang komprehensif dalam pengelolaan program tahfidz, dengan fokus pada pengembangan karakter, ketahanan moral, serta pemanfaatan teknologi yang bijak dalam mendukung pendidikan tahfidz.
Kata Kunci: Tahfidz Qur'an.
Akhlak Qur'ani.
Modernisasi.
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INTRODUCTION
a p-ISSN: 1978-1326 a e- ISSN: 2721-4397 With the rapid development of focuses not only on cognitive aspects but modernization, moral values are often also on character building based on Cultural globalization and Qur'anic values.
The santri are guided to the development of social media have memorize the Qur'an intensively, while also being taught to apply the moral information that is not always in line with teachings contained therein in their daily the noble values taught in religion, lives (Rangkuti et al.
, 2.
especially Islam (Azra, 2.
Today's The young generation lives in a very dynamic.
The Sulaimaniyah Islamic Boarding School in challenges they face are not only physical Medan to offer a unique approach to or material, but also spiritual and moral.
moral education.
This boarding school not Many of them experience an identity only provides a conceptual understanding crisis, moral degradation, and a loss of of morals, but also guides students to live a life based on Qur'anic moral principles principles of life (Khusumadewi, 2021.
through Qur'an memorization activities.
Kohar & Asy'ari, 2.
The Islam, as a religion of mercy for all creation, has comprehensively regulated perseveranceAiall of which are integral all aspects of human life, including parts of the morals taught in Islam matters of morality.
The Qur'an, as the .
anshuruddin et al.
, 2.
In the main source of teachings in Islam, context of modernization, which is heavily emphasizes the importance of morals in influenced by global culture and digital human life.
Qur'anic morals are not only technology, the memorization activities at an adornment in behavior, but also the this Islamic boarding school serve as an effective and sustainable mechanism for personality of a Muslim.
Therefore, moral moral development.
Through spiritual education in Islam is an element that habits and the internalization of Qur'anic cannot be separated from education as a values in daily life, students are shaped whole (Suwito, 2.
into individuals with noble character.
The Sulaimaniyah Islamic Boarding moral resilience, and the ability to filter School in Medan, which is part of an out negative influences from modern international network of boarding schools social and technological developments.
with an orientation towards memorizing Thus, the Qur'an, is one of the institutions that Sulaimaniyah Islamic Boarding School in combines classical Islamic scholarship Medan is not only a means of memorizing with a modern approach.
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these challenges (Wanayati et al.
, 2.
These questions are important to The Sulaimaniyah Islamic Boarding School explore further, given the urgency of in Medan was chosen as the research moral education in shaping a young generation that is not only intellectually intelligent but also morally and spiritually education with intensive moral guidance.
Many previous studies have Therefore, this study is highly relevant to highlighted the importance of character addressing the needs of the times while strengthening the moral foundation of the national education curriculum, but not many have specifically discussed the role of Qur'an memorization timeless Qur'anic values.
in shaping the morals of students in the The distinction of this research lies context of modernization (Ismail, 2.
in its attempt to link the practice of Therefore, memorizing the Qur'an with character building in the context of modernization, which is heavily influenced by global and in-depth memorization activities and character building in the framework of Islamic previous studies show that studies on Qur'an memorization generally still focus This study aims to examine the on managerial, cognitive, or general relevance of Qur'an memorization in the character building aspects.
For example, moral education of students at the Fauzan and Dermawan .
researched Sulaimaniyah Islamic Boarding School in Medan as a response to the challenges of programs in Islamic boarding schools, but Focusing on empirical emphasized the effectiveness of the management system without highlighting environment, this study will reveal how the internalization of moral values in the Qur'anic values are internalized in the lives of students through the tahfidz Similarly.
Rozi .
program, and how this process is able to protect them from the negative influences education in tahfidz students, focusing of modernization.
more on the normative moral dimension This paper stems from concerns about the degradation of the younger generation's morals due to the influence The research by Salsabila.
Rofi, and of modernization, while also highlighting Huda .
shows a positive influence of Mansur Ali Hanafi Siregar.
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Qur'anic character, but the focus is still enriches the wealth of Islamic education limited to the program's effect on the religious behavior of students without conceptual model of the relationship considering the dimension of moral between tahfidz al-Qur'an and character resistance to digital and global culture.
building in a modern context, which can Meanwhile, the research by Wanayati et be the basis for developing character- .
offers a model of moral education management in modern Islamic Practically, the results of this study are boarding schools, but does not specifically expected to serve as a reference for Islamic boarding school administrators, formation amid modernization.
On the tahfidz teachers, and Islamic educators in other hand.
Juwairiyah and Fanani .
designing curricula and strategies for highlight the integration of Islamic values guiding students that balance cognitive, in digital learning methods, but the spiritual, and moral aspects through context is broader in general education, tahfidz activities that are contextual to not in the tahfidz environment.
modern life.
Qur'anic Unlike these studies, this study positions Qur'an memorization not merely METHOD as an activity of memorization or an This instrument of spiritual strengthening, but method with a descriptive approach.
This as a medium for the internalization of approach was chosen because the purpose Qur'anic moral values that functions as a of the study was to gain an in-depth counter-culture to the modern moral understanding of the relevance of the tahfidz program to the formation of This contextual and integrative, combining empirical analysis of the lives of students Sulaimaniyah Islamic Boarding School in at the Sulaimaniyah Islamic Boarding Medan.
The School in Medan with a study of the social and technological challenges of the digital era of modernity and digitalization.
Thus, experiences of the informants directly in this research offers a novel contribution to the context of life at the pesantren.
The the development of Islamic education researcher acted as a key instrument theory that positions tahfidz al-Qur'an as a actively involved in the natural situation of relevant, applicable, and adaptive moral the Islamic boarding school in order to education strategy in the face of the capture the processes, dynamics, and social challenges of modernization.
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During the reinforce the field data (Kadir, 2.
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The data sources in this study are in-depth Participatory divided into two types, namely primary observation was conducted while the data and secondary data.
Primary data was environment, by directly observing the activities of the santri in memorizing, informants in the field.
There were 12 research informants, consisting of: 1 interacting with teachers and peers.
This pesantren leader, 2 caregivers or senior observation aimed to capture the real behavior, habits, and moral values that teachers, and 6 santri who memorized the emerged in the daily lives of the students.
Qur'an from various levels of hafalan.
In-depth interviews were conducted in a Informants were selected using purposive semi-structured manner so that informants had the space to explain their views and understood and were directly involved in the tahfidz learning process and had Interviews with pesantren leaders focused concrete experience in character building on the vision, policies, and orientation of in the pesantren environment.
Information tahfidz education towards moral guidance.
from informants was used to explore Meanwhile, various perspectives, both in terms of teachers and students were aimed at institutional policies, learning strategies, and the moral-spiritual impact experienced challenges in the memorization process, by santri.
and the moral values formed through these Secondary data was obtained from Documentary studies were used official pesantren documents, such as to examine written and visual data related to the implementation of tahfidz programs and character building in Islamic boarding assessment results, archives of character All data collection processes were building activities, and written policies supplemented with field notes and daily governing student rules and ethics.
reflections by researchers in order to documentation in the form of photos, recorded by formal instruments (Sugiyono, videos, and daily records of pesantren Mansur Ali Hanafi Siregar.
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, which consists of three main Qur'an memorization and the instilling of stages: data reduction, data presentation.
Islamic moral values in daily life.
This and conclusion drawing and verification.
approach is in line with the concept of the reduction stage, researchers sorted and Islamic education that emphasizes a balance between cognitive, affective, and observations, and documentation into spiritual aspects, as emphasized by Al- thematic categories, such as: methods of Ghazali that true education is not only memorizing the Qur'an, character building, about cultivating knowledge but also the role of tahfidz teachers, and pesantren shaping the soul and behavior (Al-Ghazali.
The data presentation stage was Asari, 2.
In Sulaimaniyah, these carried out by organizing the reduction values are realized through four main narratives, matrices, and direct quotes from informants to make it easier for assessment system, habitual worship, and the reinforcement of the values of piety and steadfastness (Ismaraidha et al.
, 2024.
discover new themes that emerged.
The Lubis et al.
, 2.
final stage, namely drawing conclusions First, exemplary behavior .
swah and verification, was carried out in stages hasana.
is the main foundation of the through a process of repeated reflection, moral education strategy at Sulaimaniyah.
comparison between data sources, and The ustaz and tahfidz coaches not only act member checks with informants to ensure as teachers but also as moral figures to be the validity and authenticity of the findings.
Peer discussion and data triangulation interviews with students, the moral were also applied to strengthen the character of teachers who are patient, gentle, and steadfast in worship is the Based main factor that inspires them to behave This is in line with Bandura's RESULTS AND DISCUSSION Pesantren Strategies social learning theory .
, which Building states that moral behavior can be formed Qur'anic Morals through the Tahfidz through the process of observation and Program imitation of role models.
Thus, moral The results of the study at the education in Islamic boarding schools is Sulaimaniyah Islamic Boarding School in not only instructional but also contextual Medan show that the strategy of building and applicable.
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Assessment focuses not In Sulaimaniyah, the traditions only on the fluency of memorization but of kissing the teacher's hand, saying also on the attitudes and behavior of greetings, maintaining room cleanliness, students in their daily lives.
Aspects such and advising one another have become as discipline in congregational prayer, habits that shape the moral culture of the personal hygiene, speaking etiquette, and Fourth, the concepts of piety and Based on field findings, this weekly thematic studies discussing stories understand that success in tahfidz is not from the Qur'an and hadith about the exemplary behavior of the prophets and These activities strengthen memorization shapes their character.
This approach is in line with Lickona's theory students to emulate the behavior of of Character Education .
, which Qur'anic emphasizes the importance of assessing demonstrates the dimension of tazkiyatun actual behavior in nafs .
urification of the sou.
in tahfidz moral education.
Through character-oriented evaluation.
This maintain their intentions, control their desires, and cultivate divine awareness in spiritual and moral achievements of its According Zakiah Daradjat .
, this stage of self- Third, the habit of worship and purification is at the core of Islamic daily manners is a cultural strategy education because it is the foundation for carried out through routine activities at the formation of strong character.
the pesantren.
Observations show that The santri are accustomed to performing acts Sulaimaniyah also serves as the main of worship such as sunnah prayers, zikr, medium for internalizing moral values in three areas: spiritual, social, and personal.
memorization hours, and maintaining From a spiritual perspective, students manners towards teachers and peers.
This Qur'an behavior patterns that are in line with spiritual purity, including maintaining Islamic teachings.
Aristotle's Habituation wudhu, avoiding sin, and increasing Theory is also relevant here, which states From Mansur Ali Hanafi Siregar.
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This is the manage their emotions, cultivate patience, and fight against laziness.
These three education oriented towards the formation dimensions show that the tahfidz process of perfect human beings.
Meanwhile.
Islamic indirectly becomes an effective character laboratory that shapes Qur'anic morals.
Conceptually, this strategy is in The Relevance of the Tahfidz Program Facing line with Humanistic Learning theory.
Modernization which places human, moral, and spiritual Research Challenges Sulaimaniyah values at the core of the learning process Islamic Boarding School in Medan shows .
Islamic that the tahfidz program not only functions boarding school naturally applies this as a religious activity but also has strategic principle through education based on role relevance in shaping the moral resilience of models, empathy, and spiritual reflection.
students amid the tide of modernization.
As a result, students not only memorize Modernization, with all its implicationsAi the Qur'an, but also become individuals such as instant lifestyles, individualism, with noble character that reflects Qur'anic and materialistic orientationAiposes a values such as sincerity .
khlA), patience .
, generation of Muslims.
In this context, the The Sulaimaniyah .
, tahfidz program acts as a spiritual and .
awadhu').
Based on field observations and moral fortress that trains students to face in-depth interviews, it can be concluded social change without losing their Islamic that the strategy of shaping Qur'anic Field findings show that tahfidz at morals through the tahfidz program at the Sulaimaniyah is designed to foster divine Sulaimaniyah Islamic Boarding School has consciousness, independence, and strong proven to be effective because it combines three main approaches: teacher role interaction with the Qur'an.
First, the tahfidz program builds reinforcement of moral values through daily activities.
This approach reflects the The activity of memorizing spirit of integral Islamic education as mentioned in the Qur'an Surah al-Ahzab:
21 that the Prophet Muhammad is uswah promises to the pious fosters strong self- control in students.
Based on the results of Sulaimaniyah strategy does not only interviews, many students admitted that Thus.
Allah's every time they read verses about honesty, 273 | The Relevance of the Tahfiz Program in Shaping Students QurAoanic Morality Al-Fikru: Jurnal Ilmiah.
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This phenomenon and apply them in their daily interactions.
is in line with Thomas Lickona's theory of Through halaqah activities and thematic studies, the ustaz instill the social values of explains that effective moral education the Qur'an, such as compassion, mutual must be able to turn external values into assistance, justice, and humility.
One of the internal awareness that drives action.
mentors explained that the main goal is not memorizing and reflecting on the Qur'an just to produce hafiz, but to shape every day, students not only remember the individuals who are able to bring Qur'anic words, but also instill Qur'anic values as values into the public sphere.
This is in line guidelines for life (Bali & Fatah, 2023.
Rustiana & Ma'arif, 2.
education from Dasopang et al.
, .
Second, tahfidz trains independence which emphasizes that education must be and character resilience.
The strict routine able to change the way individuals think at the Sulaimaniyah Islamic Boarding and act in order to contribute positively to SchoolAisuch as waking up before dawn for tahajud prayers, morning recitation, muroja'ah for strengthening spirituality amid the memorization assignmentsAibuilds high globalization of values.
Modernization discipline and consistent fighting spirit.
often causes a spiritual crisis due to the Observational results show that students weak relationship between humans and who were initially less disciplined become God.
However, in Sulaimaniyah, intense more organized, resilient, and patient in facing difficulties.
Boekaerts' theory of self- strengthens the spiritual orientation of the regulated learning .
supports this Every memorization activity finding, namely that learning processes begins with prayer, followed by muroja'ah that demand independence and self- together, and ends with tadabbur ayat.
control will strengthen intrinsic motivation This process fosters a sense of closeness to and shape resilient character.
In the Allah .
and awareness of context of modernization, this kind of According to Nata (Lubis.
Hanafiah, et al.
Lubis.
Irwanto, et al.
, 2.
Islamic gratification and intellectual laziness that education oriented towards spirituality can plagues many young people.
serve as a "value filter" against the global Fourth, tahfidz becomes a medium Qur'an Third, the tahfidz program is a secular cultural trend of .
Thus, tahfidz means of forming a contextual Qur'anic plays a role as a medium for spiritual Sulaimaniyah students not only revitalization amid modernization.
memorize texts, but are also encouraged to Mansur Ali Hanafi Siregar.
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Field observations show Thus, it can be concluded that the that students are trained to become small relevance of the tahfidz program at the leaders in their respective halaqah groups.
Sulaimaniyah Islamic Boarding School in They are responsible for guiding their Medan peers and maintaining unity.
This process modernization lies in its ability to balance trains leadership based on morals, in spirituality and social reality.
Through the contrast to modern leadership patterns that are often detached from spiritual strengthening, and contextual adaptation Islamic to the modern world, tahfidz becomes an educational leadership theory, it is also effective educational medium for shaping a explained that true leaders are those who are able to combine knowledge, faith, and Qur'anic generation.
As emphasized in the These values are taught through Qur'an Surah al-Fatir verses 29-30, people the tahfidz process, which is full of who interact with the Qur'an will not lose, because they get "a trade that will never (Afryansyah & Sirozi, 2025.
Saputra et al.
lose" - namely moral and spiritual benefits that are the foundation of the resilience of The the ummah in the modern era.
With an program to modernization is also evident integrated and value-oriented strategy, the from the tangible results in the field.
Sulaimaniyah Islamic Boarding School Several proves that tahfiz is not merely a classical memorizing 30 juz show more polite, tradition, but the most relevant model of Islamic education to address the challenges behavior in their daily tasks.
They are able to use digital technology wisely for da'wah and online learning, without getting caught up in consumptive or negative This internalization of Qur'anic values is able This concept of "Islamic adaptation to modernity" is in line with Fazlur Rahman's .
idea of Islamic of the modern era (Kosim et al.
, 2.
Challenges of the QurAoan memorization program in relation to modernization Research results at the Sulaimaniyah Islamic Boarding School in Medan show that efforts to build Qur'anic morals through the tahfiz program face various complex challenges, both from the internal side of environment, and the external influence of Although the tahfiz program has proven effective in instilling Qur'anic 275 | The Relevance of the Tahfiz Program in Shaping Students QurAoanic Morality Al-Fikru: Jurnal Ilmiah.
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Students However, come from different backgrounds, both in arises from the limited ratio of musyrif to terms of spiritual readiness, level of In some tahfidz classes, one musyrif discipline, and motivation to memorize.
guides more than thirty santri.
This the field, it was found that some students condition causes moral supervision and the experience boredom, stress, and even quality of memorization to be less than According to the results of an memorization targets.
This indicates that interview with one of the mentors, an tahfidz is not merely a cognitive process, individual mentoring approach is difficult to but also an affective process that requires implement every day due to the busy personal and empathetic guidance from the tahfidz schedule and pesantren activities.
Therefore, the pesantren developed a tiered The coaching system in which senior santri act Sulaimaniyah Islamic Boarding School is in as mentors for junior santri.
This system is line with the principles of humanistic effective in fostering a sense of social learning theory, which places students as responsibility and strengthening the value individuals with unique potential and The musyrif and ustadz not only act brotherhoo.
among them (Nasution & as memorization supervisors, but also as Siregar, 2.
Islamiyah (Islamic In addition to internal factors, emotional condition of the students.
They modernization also poses a significant provide personal guidance through weekly external challenge.
The penetration of muraja'ah information technology and access to muhasabah .
elf-reflectio.
These gadgets cause moral distractions among efforts have proven effective in fostering Several informants mentioned self-awareness and moral responsibility that the unwise use of social media can among students towards the values of the interfere with their focus on memorization Qur'an.
In line with Lickona's theory of and erode their spiritual enthusiasm.
These value internalization (Lickona, 1.
, the findings confirm Munifah's view .
that process of character building in this modernization brings major changes to the pesantren includes three stages, namely values and social behavior of the younger knowing the good, feeling the good, and doing the good.
Students are not only This phenomenon highlights required to understand the meaning of the the need for digital oversight policies and verses they memorize, but are also Islamic digital literacy training in Islamic .
emorization Mansur Ali Hanafi Siregar.
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secularism (Salsabila et al.
, 2.
also From a psychosocial perspective, influences the mindset of young santri who this study found that the pressure of now live in the digital age.
This challenge memorization targets sometimes causes symptoms of burnout among students.
reaffirm their function as moral bastions Some of them feel that they have lost their enthusiasm and spiritual purpose for memorization because they are more Boarding School responds to this challenge oriented towards quantity than quality.
through innovative guidance, such as the Islamic The Sulaimaniyah Islamic Qur'anic use of a special digital application to relevant, where tahfidz teaching is directed activities, combined with daily spiritual not only towards achieving a certain Thus, technology is used as a means of spiritual strengthening, not a appreciating the values contained in the threat to morality.
This is in line with Al-Ghazali's view Overall, the results of this study that true morals are formed when the show that building Qur'anic character values of goodness have become an inner through the tahfidz program at the habit that is carried out without coercion.
Sulaimaniyah Islamic Boarding School is not This means that strong memorization must a linear and simple process, but a dynamic be directly proportional to the formation of and challenging one.
Internal factors such as deep morals.
motivation, mental health, and student Another challenge is maintaining continuity between Some discipline must be balanced with external support in the form of parenting policies, technology supervision, and an effective acknowledge the gap between fluent mentoring system.
Lickona's character formation theory and Al-Ghazali's concept Qur'anic values in daily actions.
This of morals have proven to be relevant in phenomenon shows the importance of integrating tahfidz learning and character education in the modern era.
Through a building practices, such as social service appreciation, and practice of Qur'anic Through these activities.
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comprehensive approach in managing CONCLUSION This study shows that the tahfidz program at the Sulaimaniyah Islamic Islamic boarding schools need Boarding School in Medan is effective in shaping the Qur'anic morals of students strengthen interactions between students and teachers, and use technology wisely to The main strategies applied include the exemplary behavior of the character-based habitual worship, and the reinforcement of the values of piety and steadfastness.
This approach is in line with the concept Islamic cognitive, affective, and spiritual aspects, as well as the character formation theories of Lickona and Al-Ghazali.
The tahfidz program not only focuses on memorizing the Qur'an but also shapes moral behavior that reflects Islamic However, its implementation faces Internally, pressure related to memorization targets, unwise use of technology disrupt their focus and spiritual enthusiasm.
Therefore.
Islamic boarding schools need to develop a more effective mentoring system and utilize technology wisely to support tahfidz learning.
Overall, the tahfidz Pesantren Sulaimaniyah proves that Quran-based education is effective in shaping Quranic character and morals, although adjustments are needed to keep up with the dynamics of support the tahfidz process.
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