Implementation of Qur’an Teaching Strategies in Achieving Students' Memorization Targets at Pondok Pesantren Tahfidz Bentok, South Kalimantan

This study aims to examine the implementation of Qur’an teaching strategies and their role in realizing students' memorization targets at Pondok Pesantren Tahfidz Al-Qur’an Bentok, Bati-Bati, South Kalimantan. By adopting a descriptive qualitative method, data were collected through observations of the learning process, reviews of achievement documents, and interviews. A total of 137 students distributed across 13 halaqah were involved as research subjects. The results of the study revealed that the average students' memorization achievement stood at 12.2 juz, with 7.3% of them successfully completing the full 30 juz memorization. This achievement is supported by the main strategic pillars in the form of structured muroja’ah, personal target setting, routine evaluations, and intensive mentoring by the ustadz. Overall, this research confirms that consistency and systematization in teaching have a highly crucial impact on optimizing tahfidz Al-Qur’an education