Penguatan Kemampuan Membaca Al-Qur’an Melalui Kegiatan Tahtimul Qur’an pada Jamaah Ar-Rahmah Desa Giling Kecamatan Pabelan Semarang

Abstract

The ability to read the Qur’an needs to be continuously maintained and strengthened through religious activities that are closely connected to community life. This community engagement program was conducted with the Ar-Rahmah Jamaah in Giling Village, Pabelan District, Semarang Regency, which regularly organizes Tahtimul Qur’an. The program aimed to strengthen the participants’ Qur’anic reading ability while developing a sustained reading habit through an existing religious activity within the community. The program employed a participatory, needs-based approach consisting of needs identification, planning and implementation, evaluation, and follow-up. It involved 60 adult participants who engaged in Qur’anic reading through assigned maqra, accompanied by reading practice, habituation, and mentoring during the activities. The results indicated a change in the average time required to complete one juz, from approximately 30 to 28 minutes among male participants and from 32 to 30 minutes among female participants. Participants’ experiences also indicated that regular Qur’anic reading supported greater fluency, familiarity, and confidence in reading. Beyond reading ability, Tahtimul Qur’an strengthened social interaction, interpersonal relationships, shared responsibility, and participants’ sense of belonging to the activity. The program demonstrates that Tahtimul Qur’an can be optimized as a socio-religious ecosystem that supports the sustainability of Qur’anic reading habits by building on religious practices and community assets that are already established.