The Concept of Implementation and Application Enthronement of Judges in the Scheme of Memorizing Al-Quran, in the State of Terengganu Malaysia

The Government of Terengganu in collaboration with Department of Religious Affairs of Terengganu (JHEAT) has organizing the Scheme of Memorizing Al-Quran (SMQ), namely as Ujian Menghafaz al-Quran Dewasa Terbuka in Terengganu, annually. For the purpose of elevating and upholding the specialty and human capital among the memorizers of al-Quran in this state, it has consumed millions ringgit recorded in each year. In the same time, under the responsibility of JHEAT and Majlis Agama Islam dan Adat Istiadat Melayu Terengganu (MAIDAM), the selection for enthronement of judges for this scheme is also conducted twice a year. However, the rules and criteria are not explicitly stated in the process of selecting the judges. In ensuring the credibility of the judges, supposedly a specific guideline has to be outlined. Therefore, this article aims to identify The Concept of Implementation and Application Enthronement of Judges in The Scheme of Memorizing al-Quran in the State of Terengganu. This study is applying qualitative methods by exploratory and descriptive approach by library research. Besides, twelve respondents which are from experienced candidates and expertise individuals of the scheme’s judgment processes were participating in the interview sessions. Then the data were analyzed using content analysis method. The end result has shown the classification of criteria for enthronement of judges in The Scheme of Memorizing al-Quran.