HOLY QUR'AN RECITATION TO OVERCOME ANXIETY

ABSTRACT Anxiety is an uncomfortable, pleasant, indistinct and pleasant feeling with autonomic symptoms. Many internal and external factors cause anxiety in a person. Non-pharmacological intervention anxiety that has lower side effects is safer and can be used for a more extended period compared to anti-anxiety drugs. The recitation of the Al-Qur'an generates alpha waves, which are waves that appear when someone is relaxing. Increased alpha waves can reduce symptoms of anxiety.

Effect of Comfort Care Integrated with the Holy Qur’an Recitation on Comfort of Muslim Patients under Mechanical Ventilation: A Pilot Study

Most patients experience decreased physical, psychosocial, and spiritual comfort while receiving mechanical ventilation. Regarding the Muslim patients, diminished comfort might be associated with alterations in performing daily rituals, such as saying prayers (salat) and reciting the Holy Qur’an. This pilot study aimed to determine the effects of comfort care integrated with the Holy Qur’an recitation on comfort in Muslim patients being mechanically ventilated.Methods: This quasi-experimental study was performed on a group of participants using pretest-posttest design. The samples consisted of ten Muslim patients under mechanical ventilation who met the inclusion criteria. Each participant was provided with the comfort care integrated with the Holy Qur’an recitation for three days. A modified version of Shortened General Comfort Questionnaire was utilized to evaluate comfort of the participants. The data were analyzed by SPSS using paired t-test. Results: Mean score of total comfort increased significantly after receiving the comfort care integrated with recitation of the Holy Qur’an (t=11.42, p=0). In addition, mean score of each context of comfort (i.e. physical, psychospiritual, environmental, and sociocultural comforts) also augmented significantly post-intervention.Conclusion: This pilot study showed that the comfort care integrated with the Holy Qur’an recitation can be an effective way of enhancing comfort of Muslim patients under mechanical ventilation.

Seni Musik Hadrah Putri di Pondok Pesantren Al Munawwir Krapyak

Hadrah Music in Pondok Pesantren Al Munawwir Krapyak. This study investigates an Islamic musical genreknown as the Hadrah, practiced by female students of the Pondok Pesantren (Islamic boarding school) Al Munawwir.It is based on an ethnomusicological fi eld research conducted between May 2007 and September 2008.Thisstudy fi nds that basic song form is exist in the Hadrah’s songs while their lyrics are mostly taken from classical as wellas popular Islamic poem collections. Although the Hadrah song was performed by melodic ornamental improvisationtechniques that normally applied in reciting the Qur’an, the singer always try to follow the Arabic reading rulescarefully. This fi nding has given us an indication that in order to achieve a good result of musical production, aswell, the Hadrah singers have to master not only the art of Holy Qur’an recitation but also Arabic language fl uency.The female Hadrah is normally performed as a religious entertainment in the school’s traditions, such as anniversaryand graduation celebrations.

PENGEMBANGAN EKSTRAKURIKULER PAI: Studi Kasus SMAN I Mataram, NTB

The objectives of this study are to determine: 1) efforts the schools have made in developing the students’ religious extracurricular activities internally while ascertaining the types of religious extracurricular activities at schools, 2) influencing factors to the implementation of such extracurricular programs. This study was conducted in SMA Negeri 1 Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara, during which a descriptive analytic method was used and the data were collected through questionnaires, interviews in addition to observation and manuscript study. The results show that extracurricular activities conducted in the target school involved quite a diverse religious activity which includes: Holy Qur’an recitation at the beginning of each class, midday prayer in congregation, congregated prays to open and conclude each class, congregated Friday sermon, Qurban sacrifice festivity, and organization of varied activities commemorating the Islamic Holidays (PHBI)” and more. In addition, two major reasons had influenced the students’ participation in these extracurricular programs, which are classified as (a) internal and (b) external factors. The first includes spiritual, social, and personal motives. And the second relates to these very extracurricular activities ranging from the program, material, method, tutor, to teacher’s stimulus. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui: 1) upaya-upaya yang dilakukan oleh sekolah dalam mengembangkan aktivitas ekstrakurikuler keagamaan siswa di sekolah, mengetahui jenis aktivitas ekstrakurikuler keagamaan di sekolah, 2) faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi pelaksanaan program ekstrakurikuler keagamaan siswa di sekolah. Lokasi penelitian dilakukan di SMA Negeri 1 Mataram, Nusa Tenggara Barat. Penelitian ini bersifat deskriptif analitik, dengan teknik pengumpulan datanya melalui angket, wawancara, observasi dan studi dokumen. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa kegiatan ekstrakurikuler yang dilakukan di sekolah sasaran penelitian terdapat cukup beragam kegiatan keagamaan seperti: membaca Al-Qur’an pada awal jam pelajaran, sholat dzuhur bersama, berdo’a bersama-sama dalam memulai dan mengakhiri pelajaran, sholat jum’at bersama, pemotongan hewan Qurban, serta menyelenggarakan kegiatan “pada peringatan hari-hari besar Islam (PHBI)” dan lain-lain. Selain itu terdapat dua faktor utama yang berpengaruh terhadap keikutsertaan siswa dalam program ekstrakurikuler keagamaan, yaitu; (a) internal, dan (b) eksternal. Faktor internal, antara lain; motif keagamaan, motif sosial, dan motif pribadi. Sedangkan faktor eksternal, berkenaan dengan kegiatan ekstrakurikuler keagamaan itu sendiri, seperti; program, materi, metode, pembimbing, dan dorongan guru.