<![CDATA[Children need accurate Hijaiyah letter pronunciation, following the correct makharij al-huruf, before they can read the Qur’an properly. Initial observation in Korong Siguhuang, Nagari III Koto Aur Malintang Utara, West Sumatra, showed that many children still struggled to distinguish and pronounce Hijaiyah letters with similar sounds. This community service program mentored 20 children to recognize, distinguish, and pronounce Hijaiyah letters according to their correct articulation points. The mentoring ran in a participatory, gradual, and repeated way, following a Participatory Action Research (PAR) design with a cycle of problem identification, joint planning, action, observation, and reflection. Children and the community took an active role, not just a passive one. The team demonstrated pronunciation directly, guided group practice, corrected each child individually, and repeated drills based on each child’s difficulty. Data came from observation, short interviews, documentation, and a simple pre-test and post-test evaluation. Average scores rose across indicators of letter recognition, sound discrimination, articulation accuracy, pronunciation, and reading fluency. Children’s confidence in reading aloud also grew. These findings show that direct, repeated, and contextual mentoring can meaningfully improve children’s Hijaiyah letter pronunciation. The program offers a replicable, community-based model for continuing Qur’anic literacy mentoring in Korong Siguhuang and similar rural areas]]>
