Students’ Perceptions and Interest in Memorisation of the Glorious Qur’an and Islamic Jurisprudence

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to ascertain the relationship between perception of and interests
in memorizing the Glorious Qur’anand Islamic jurisprudence. This research is descriptive in
nature, which seeks to quantify the strength of the association between variables. Students of
four Islamic schools in Lagos and Kano state, Nigeria, made up the study’s population. There
were eight null hypotheses that were investigated. The findings revealed a considerable
positive link between perceptions and interests in learning Islamic sciences and perceptions
and interests in memorizing the Glorious Qur’an. These variables have a high relationship
with one another. Students who were very perceptive and interested in memorizing the
Glorious Qur’an were also highly perceptive and interested in becoming experts in Islamic
jurisprudence.Also, the more the students become interested in studying Islamic
Jurisprudence, the better they perceive the value of memorizing the Glorious Qur’an.
Therefore, it is recommended that parents, teachers and other stakeholders of Islamic studies
should pay attention to both the memorization of the Glorious Qur’an and Islamic
Jurisprudence.