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In-Text Citation: (Hameran, Muhamad, Manaf, & Azman, 2019)
To Cite this Article: Hameran, N., Muhamad, M. M., Manaf, U. K. A., & Azman, A. H. N. (2019). Education from The Eyes of Our Children: Qualitative Exploration on Implementation of Quranic Component in the Ulul Albab Curriculum. International Journal of Academic Research in Progressive Education and Development, 8(4), 713–723.
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