An Assessment of the State of Teaching the Holy Quran in theElementary Schools and Designing an Optimal Model

This research is aimed at making an assessment of the state of teaching the Holy Qur’an in elementary schools and designing an optimal model. This is a mixed research (qualitative-quantitative) whose sample population includes all upstream documents as well as specialists in the field of teaching Qur’an to the elementary students. The sampling method in this study is purposeful and the selection of sample people continues to the theoretical saturation point. Various tools are used in accordance with the research questions for data collection. The results of this research include: 1. The purpose of teaching the Holy Qur’an to elementary school students involves overall teaching of the Qur'an (i.e., correct and fluent recitation of Qur'anic verses, getting the meanings of the selected verses, contemplation and familiarity with the divine word for the achievement of the Qur'anic lifestyle and transcendent life). 2. The components of the optimal teaching of the Qur'an in elementary school include: objectives, content, teacher, other institutions, evaluation system, teaching methods, management of the Qur'anic affairs of the society, educational instruments and media and calligraphy, Qur'anic textbooks, spiritual-physical space and appropriate teaching time. 3. In addition to quantitative elements (i.e., educational elements), it is necessary to observe qualitative components (the features of each educational element) too.