The relationship between perceived tajweed knowledge and perceived quranic recitation skills among higher secondary school students in Jakarta

Abstract

This study investigated the level of perceived Tajweed knowledge (the rules and guidance of proper pronunciation and makhraj –sounds iteration) and perceived recitation skills of Al-Quran among higher secondary school students of Sekolah Menengah Atas Negeri (SMAN) 34 Jakarta, Indonesia. It identified the relationship of Tajweed competency and fluency in the Quran recitation. This quantitative research methodology employed 5 Likert-Scale questionnaires. Through the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) Version 22, the analysis techniques used for this study included the Chronbach Alpha, the Correlation Analysis, and the Pearson’s Correlation method. A total of 151 students were chosen as samples among the student population of the school. The results showed that the level of Tajweed competency and Quran recitation is moderate and there is a significant relationship between the two variables. In other words, knowledge of Tajweed influenced the ability of students to recite Quran. Therefore, Tajweed knowledge should be improved in order to recite the Quran well. The findings of this study could help the principals and teachers of schools in Jakarta to improve the Tajweed knowledge of all higher secondary school students. In addition, the findings could also be enhanced to the current school curriculum and become the key performance indicators to acknowledge the best school curriculum, students’ knowledge achievement and Qur`anic recitation skills.