PEMBERDAYAAN SENI BACA TULIS ALQUR’AN MELALUI KEGIATAN QIRO’AH DAN KALIGRAFI PADA SISWA KELAS VI MI NU MIFTAHUT THOLIBIN MEJOBO KUDUS TAHUN PELAJARAN 2012/2013
Abstract
Teaching al-Qur’an needs to be started to learn and be read by children at early age, because deep reading Qur’anwould instill their faith. The benefits of reading and memorizingthe Quran for them are straightening out their tongue, reading theright letter, and pronouncing it in accordance with its makhraj.An art of reading Qur’an is one way to learn it more interestingand fun so that children are easier to understand and practice it.Calligraphy as one of working art emphasizes a beauty found inthe forms of letters which have been modified or stylized so as tohave an aesthetic value. The purpose of studying calligraphy is todevelop talent and students’ creativity in the field of Arabic literaryart, preserve Islamic culture, and provide life skills provision inthe form of calligraphy. By the art of Qur’a reading and writingempowerment program through qiro’ah and calligraphy at NUMI Miftahut Tholibin during fasting month, the students find ithelpful to increase their motivations. The empowerment programis supported by the sufficient learning infrastructure of MI. Whilethe problems in service activities of MI NU Miftahut TholibinMejobo are the limited time, as well as differences in intelligenceand students’ character. Then, the obstacles can be overcome byapproaching individuals and groups as well as forming peer inservice activities. Key words: analysis of community empowerment programs,reading and writing of the Qur’an, Qiro’ah, calligraphy