Comparative study on the science of qira`at in Higher Education Institutions in Malaysia

Abstract

This research aims to study the development of the science of qiraat in Malaysia by focusing on selected higher education institutions. The researcher selected University of Malaya, National University of Malaysia and Islamic Science University of Malaysia for the purpose of this research as these are the only institutions offering the science of qiraat at the undergraduate level in Malaysia. The purpose is to look how these institutions transmitted the knowledge to the students and to analyse the effectiveness of its learning. While doing comparative study on the subject, the researcher identified several similarities and differences methods and sources used by qiraat lecturers in teaching the courses. The researcher discovered that the understanding of the science of qiraat among students in the higher education institution is very good. They admitted that learning the science of qiraat gives the students positive impact towards improving their learning, especially in Quranic courses. Before all these, the researcher introduced the science of qira`at in details as it is important to give clear view on the knowledge before explaining its development in Malaysia.