Does Memorizing the Qur’an Improve Arabic Proficiency? Insights from Students in Islamic School
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The aim of this research is to determine the amount of memorization of the Al-Qur'an and the results of learning Arabic for class V students at SDIT Muhammadiyah Gunung Terang and to determine the significant correlation between the amount of memorization of the Al-Qur'an and the results of learning Arabic for class V students at SDIT Muhammadiyah Gunung Bright. The questions in this research include "What is the amount of memorization of the Al-Qur'an and the results of learning Arabic for class V students at SDIT Muhammadiyah Gunung Terang?". This research is quantitative using a correlation design. The subjects in this research were 27 students. The results of this research found that the average number of memorized Al-Qur'an students in class V Imam Baihaqi was 78.6. And the average score for learning Arabic for class V Imam Baihaqi students is 80.3. Based on the analysis of product moment correlation test data, the coefficient value is 0.673, it can be concluded that this value is in the interval 0.40-0.70 with the criterion "between variables X and Y there is a moderate correlation
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