INTRODUCTION TO TECHNOLOGISED QURANIC LEARNING IN ULUL ALBAB QURANIC STUDIO

This article aims to introduce Ulul Albab Quranic Studio (UAQS) which was built upon cooperation between University Malaysia Terengganu and Education Welfare Council of Besut and analyse its usage from the aspect of technologised Quranic learning. Discussion on the learning process of al-Quran is always mentioned by many sides as it is an obligatory upon every Muslim. This is important because it involves compulsory recitation in the prayer and sunat muakkad outside the prayer as a highly encouraged form of worship in Islam. Usually, the learning process of alQuran is performed traditionally based on the talaqqi and musyafahah techniques through recitation before a trusted teacher. However, development of science and technology nowadays has improved the learning techniques by the establishment of the first UAQS in Malaysia. The questions are, how was UAQS established? What is meant by technologised quranic learning? How far is the extent of usage and advantages of quranic studio compared to previous methods? This article utilised content analysis method to several related texts and special interviews to answer the questions. The discussion in this article is arranged into three parts. First, the history of UAQS establishment. Second, the usage of UAQS from the beginning until today. Third, analysis of the UAQS preferences compared to traditional methods. As a result, this article found that there are four main advantages of technologised quranic learning in the studio which are efficient audio-visual utilisation, interactive learning, conducive atmosphere and scientific measurement of recitation achievement. It can be concluded that all these advantages are on the right track of learning al-Quran today and compatible with standard guidelines of Quranic recitation.