Tahfizh Al-Qur'an Learning Management Model in Early Children in Family Education: A Study in Serang City, Indonesia

Tahfizh Al-Qur'an for early childhood has received attention from Muslim families in Serang City, Banten Province. The research focus is on the tahfizh learning management model for early childhood. This study uses a qualitative analysis approach. Collecting data, through interviews, literature study, direct observation, and focus group discussions (FGD). The results showed that Muslim families in Serang City wanted to introduce the Qur'an to children from an early age before entering formal education at school. Families want their children to be pious and noble. Community leaders, academics, and politicians view the phenomenon of learning tahfizh Al-Qur'an as needing to get the support of the Serang City Government, through the issuance of regional regulations (perda) on tahfizh Al-Quran. Researchers found two novelties in this study. First, that the grouping of early childhood from 0 years to 3 years and from 3 years to 6 years was found to be better and more effective for the absorption of tahfizh Al-Qur'an. The grouping of these two age categories is very possible equipped with memorizing daily prayers as well as learning to recognize and write the letters of the Qur'an. Second, pregnant women are prioritized to memorize the Qur'an from the beginning of pregnancy until delivery. Then, after the birth, the mother introduced tahfizh Al-Qur'an to her child from the age of 0 years as an effort to generate auditory stimulation to make it easier to memorize the Qur'an. Learning Tahfizh Al-Qur'an from an early age is also a preparation for the formation of pious and noble children.