TY - JOUR TT - THE PERCEPTION ON ULUM AL-QURAN COURSE: A COMPARATIVE STUDY BETWEEN RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES AU - Ibrahim, Mohamed Akhiruddin AU - Yusoff, Zulkifli Haji Mohd AU - Yusoff, Adnan Mohamed AU - Shaker, Mohammad Hikmat AU - Sulaiman, Shahirah AU - Shah, Ahmad Shahir Mohd AU - Razli, Nur Sakina PY - 2017 DA - April DO - 10.18768/ijaedu.315095 JF - IJAEDU- International E-Journal of Advances in Education JO - IJAEDU PB - OCERINT International Organization Center of Academic Research WT - DergiPark SN - 2411-1821 SP - 174 EP - 178 VL - 3 IS - 7 KW - University KW - Ulum Al-Quran KW - Islamic studies KW - research universities KW - perception N2 - The study of Ulum Al-Quran explores the unique ofstyle and arrangement of the Al-Quran and the various ways in which people havetried to understand its meanings comprehensively. For Islamic studies amongstpublic researchuniversities, they will need to study this course in order to complete theirstudies’ credit hour to fulfil the requirement of their respective faculty.Hence, this study focused on students’ perception of Ulum Al-Quran course inhigher education at two research universities namely; National University ofMalaysia (UKM) and University of Malaya (UM). The aims of thisresearch are to know the perception of students about Ulum Al-Quran course, theacceptance of Ulum Al-Quran course outline and Ulum Al-Quran reference book orsyllabus. The results from the respondents’ feedbacks, is expected to assistthe public research universitiesand the lecturers; especially the department of Islamic Studies, to assess thestrengths and weaknesses of what has been done in implementing the lessontowards better improvement in Ulum Al-Quran studies CR - Abdul Hafiz Mat Tuah, Zakaria Stapa and Ahmad Munawar. (2012). Memperkasakan Jati Diri Melayu-Muslim Menerusi Pendidikan Islam Dalam Pengajaran Akhlak. Jurnal Hadhari Special Edition (2012) 23-35. Aimee Chin. (2015). Impact of Bilingual Education on Student Achievement. IZA World of Labor 2015: 131doi: 10.15185/izawol.131. Aimee Chin. March 2015. wol.iza.org Al-Suyuti, J. (1999). Al-Itqan fi Ulum al-Qur’an. Cairo: Dar Al Kitab Al Arabiy. Al-Zarqani, M. A. A. A. (1983) Manahil al-lrfan fi Ulum al-Al-Qur’an Cairo: Dar al-Fikr. Hussein Ahmad. (2014). An Overview of the Malaysian Higher Education Issues and Challenges. Malaysian Online Journal Of Educational Management (Mojem), January 2014, Volume 2, Issue 1, 10 - 19 E-Issn No: 2289 – 4489. Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura (Islamic Religious Council of Singapore), Reflection On The Life Of Prophet Muhammad s.a.w, (http://www.muis.gov.sg/officeofthemufti/documents/Maulidur%20Rasul%20Booklet.pdf) Mohd Aderi Che Noh and Ahmad Yunus Kasim (2012). Teaching of Islamic Doctrine and Beliefs in School Subject Content Knowledge and Pedagogical Considerations. International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Vol. 2 No. 11; June 2012. Mohd Aderi Che Noh, Amjad Hussein, Othman Ghani and Asmawati Suhid. (2013). The Study of Al-Quranic Teaching and Learning: A Review in Malaysia and United Kingdom. Middle-East Journal of Scientific Research 15 (10): 1338-1344, 2013 ISSN 1990-9233 © IDOSI Publications, 2013 DOI: 10.5829/idosi.mejsr.2013.15.10.11509. Qattan, M.K (2000). Mabahith fi Ulum Al-Quran. Riyadh: Maktabah Al-Ma’arif li Al-Nahsr wa Al-Tawzi’. Rosmawati Ali @ Mat Zin. (1997). Pengantar Ulum Al-Quran. Kuala Lumpur: Pustaka Salam Sdn. Bhd. Russ-Eft, D., & Preskill, H. (2001). Evaluation in Organizations. New York: Basic Books. Thameem Ushama. (2013). History and Sciences of the Qur'an. Kuala Lumpur. IIUM Press. Von Denffer, A, & Souaiaia, A.E. (Ed.) (2004). Introduction to the Qur’an. USA: SIME Journal (http://majalla.org). Zatil Amani Yahaya. (2010). The Study Of Syllabus And It’s Effectiveness Of Al-Qur’an Subject Under J-Qaf Programme : A Case Study At Sekolah Sultan Ahasma, Alor Star. Nilai : Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia. UR - https://doi.org/10.18768/ijaedu.315095 L1 - https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/305409 ER -