Understanding hifdh and its effect on short-term memory recall performance: An experimental study on high school students in Saudi Arabia

Khan, Rabah and Dzulkifli, Mariam Adawiah (2021) Understanding hifdh and its effect on short-term memory recall performance: An experimental study on high school students in Saudi Arabia. INSPIRA: Indonesian Journal of Psychological Research, 2 (1). pp. 12-21. ISSN 2722-7634 E-ISSN 2722-7642

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Abstract

Past literature suggests memorizing the Quran enhances one’s learning and overall memory performance. This study investigates the effect of hifdh on high school students’ short-term memory recall performance in Saudi Arabia. The research specifically aims to explore whether the ability to memorize Quran will affect the short-term memory of the individuals. One hundred high school students residing in Saudi Arabia, aged between 13-20 years, were divided into two groups of 50 students each. The first group consisted of huffadh students with 28 males and 21 females, while the non-huffadh group had 13 males and 36 females. All were given a word list recall task consisting of both English and Arabic word lists. They were asked to immediately recall words to the best they can at the end of every list. The analysis shows that the memory performance differed between the two groups. This finding suggests that hifdh has a significant effect on individuals’ short-term memory performance.

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Additional Information:	2283/90720
Uncontrolled Keywords:	free word recall Hifdh Memorization of Quran Short-term memory recall performance
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology > BF180 Experimental psychology B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology > BF309 Consciousness. Cognition
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences > Department of Psychology
Depositing User:	Dr Mariam Adawiah Dzulkifli
Date Deposited:	09 Jul 2021 16:55
Last Modified:	09 Jul 2021 16:55
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/90720

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