Strengthening Children's Religious Education Through A Community-Based Maghrib Quran Learning Program In Environment Ii Tnh 600 Medan Marelan

Abstract

Islamic Religious Education plays a strategic role in shaping the character of the younger generation through the internalization of religious values from an early age. One concrete implementation of community-based religious education is the Maghrib Mengaji Program implemented by students of the Community Service Program (KKN) of the University of Muhammadiyah North Sumatra in Lingkungan II Tanah 600, Medan Marelan. This program aims to strengthen children's religious education through reading activities, correcting recitation (tahsin), and understanding the contents of the Qur'an collaboratively between students, the community, and religious leaders. This activity is attended by approximately 40 children from various levels of education and is carried out routinely after the Maghrib prayer. Through habituation methods and an interactive educational approach, this activity is able to foster children's love for the Qur'an, improve religious literacy skills, and strengthen children's spiritual and moral character. Collaboration between educational institutions, the community, and families makes this program an effective model for strengthening community-based religious education amidst the current of modernization.