Murajaah as a Key Strategy in Quranic Retention: Insights from a Mini Review

Abstract

Murajaah, or the systematic repetition of the Quran's memorized verses, is the backbone of Quranic studies, providing memorization, oral fluency, and spiritual connection through memorization strategies. This mini review addresses the state of current murajaah in the retention of the Quran, covering three essential aspects: the technological element of integration, the educational approach, and the implementation. Philosophical frameworks and technological aids such as AI applications, speech recognition, and Quranic natural language processing (NLP) have found increased use to facilitate murajaah, especially among the students who are pressed for time or do not have reasonable access to teachers. Nonetheless, although these instruments are convenient and accessible, they usually do not have the same accuracy when it comes to citation, cultural accommodation, or empirical verification when applied to learning. Such educational techniques as performance monitoring, peer-guided revision, and Islamic religious education principles can be taken as the basic principles of regulating murajaah activities. These methodologies boost the learner's remembering and interest when coupled with the correct methods like Qiraat Murajaah and Hifz exercises. Though the existing ones are promising, many strategies and approaches are underutilized within personalized or technology-augmented environments. This review illustrates the present gaps in the literature/practice, especially as to the prospects of modern models of education being incorporated in the traditional murajaah systems with the digital medium. It hinders a greater focus on context-based research, user-based design, and empirical evaluation to ensure that murajaah is feasible and applicable to modern students. According to the findings, the critical issue is integrating traditional knowledge with modernity to preserve the integrity of Quranic memorizing within the changing educational environments.