[01] Zainal Arifin, Doctoral Program in Islamic Education, University of Muhammadiyah Malang, East Java, Indonesia.

The research aims to: (1) Study the urgency of Tahfidzul Qur’an; (2) Study the implementation of tahfidzul Qur’an at SDIT Fajrul Islam Wiradesa Pekalongan; (3) Study the role of Tahfidzul Qur’an in character building. This research was conducted by using a qualitative approach. The methods used to collect the data in this research were observation, documentation and interview. The results show that, first: Tahfidzul Qur'an is a very special deed in Islam. Second, Fajrul Islam Wiradesa Pekalongan of SDIT has Tahfidzul Qur’an program in which the target is the learners are can memorize three juz of Al Qur’an, for instances, JUZ 'Amma , Juz’ 29 and 28. Juz’ 30 is given to the first and the second grades, Juz’ 29 to the third and the fourth grades, Juz’ 28 to the fifth and the sixth grades. Third, the supporting factors of Tahfidzul Qur’an program are as follow: age, young students who do not have any burden in their life, a comfortable dormitory and the attention of mentor to the students' daily activities. Inhibiting factors are: students’ ability are still minimum in reading Al Qur'an, there is no culture of reading Al Qur’an, students have many burdens of activities; they do not only focus on the program of Tahfidzul Qur’an.

Tahfidzul Qur’an, Character Building, Memorize

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