The Perception On Ulum Al-quran Course: A Comparative Study Between Research Universities

The study of Ulum Al-Quran explores the unique of style and arrangement of the Al-Quran and the various
ways in which people have tried to understand its meanings comprehensively. For Islamic studies amongst
public research universities, they will need to study this course in order to complete their studies’ credit hour
to fulfil the requirement of their respective faculty. Hence, this study focused on students’ perception of Ulum
Al-Quran course in higher education at two research universities namely; National University of Malaysia
(UKM) and University of Malaya (UM). The aims of this research are to know the perception of students
about Ulum Al-Quran course, the acceptance of Ulum Al-Quran course outline and Ulum Al-Quran reference
book or syllabus. The results from the respondents’ feedbacks, is expected to assist the public research
universities and the lecturers; especially the department of Islamic Studies, to assess the strengths and
weaknesses of what has been done in implementing the lesson towards better improvement in Ulum AlQuran studies.