Learning Concepts and Educational Development of Hafazan Al-Quran in the Early Islamic Century

The process of learning hafazan al-Quran is quite different and unique compared to other learning approaches in the Islamic field. This is because teaching and learning hafazan focuses more on the aspect of character development among students. It is imperative that teachers must understand the learning factors of hafazan al-Quran to ensure quality knowledge of the hafazan among students. Therefore, this paper discusses on the history and development of hafazan al-Quran starting from the early teachings of the Prophet Muhammad SAW and his friends. The impressive hafazan skills showed by the people of the early Islamic era reflected their commitment and high interest in understanding and memorizing the al-Quran. The enjoyment of memorizing the al-Quran occurred among the Prophet Muhammad’s noble friends while they were spreading Islam and the teachings of Allah’s words. Hence, the factors of hafazan al-Quran is known as a source of strength among the Islamic society during the era of Prophet Muhammad SAW and his friends.