TEACHING AND LEARNING THE HOLY QURAN IN MALAYSIA AND OMAN: AN OVERVIEW

The Quran is the Holy Book in Islam and reading it is an act of worship. Various efforts have been made by the Muslim scholars to ensure that the Muslim generation is able to read the Quran. Based on this statement, this study aims to study the teaching and learning al-Quran in two Islamic countries, Malaysia and Oman. This study is a qualitative study in which the data analysed in this study will be the analysis of documents related to the development of Quranic teaching in Oman and Malaysia. This study found that the al-Baghdadiah method is the traditional method in teaching and learning the Holy Quran in Malaysia, while al-Baghdadiah method and al-Nuraniyyah method are traditional method in Oman. Second, the teachings of the Quran have also changed in accordance with the changes of the times. Third, both governments have shown great determination in ensuring that the Muslim generation can read the Quran by integrating the study of the Quran in the curriculum in their respective countries.