<![CDATA[Indonesia's rapid expansion of tahfidz pesantren has not consistently been matched by attention to adab as the ethical and spiritual foundation of Qur'anic memorization. This study examines Az-Zarnuji's conception of adab in Ta'lim al-Muta'allim and its applicability to contemporary tahfidz pesantren, and maps the gap between this classical ideal and institutional realities as documented in existing scholarship. Using qualitative library research, the study applies content and thematic analysis to Ta'lim al-Muta'allim as the primary source and to a main analytical corpus of ten secondary sources published between 2022 and 2026, selected for thematic alignment and indexation in reputable academic journals. The analysis indicates that Az-Zarnuji frames adab along three interconnected dimensions: toward knowledge, toward the teacher, and toward the learning process. The reviewed literature associates these dimensions with memorization quality and long-term retention. The synthesis also identifies a conceptual gap between this ideal and the orientation of several modern tahfidz institutions toward quantitative memorization targets, while institutions that embed adab in their curricular structures are reported to show more substantive character development. The study proposes an eight-stage integrative model, from niyyah to reflection and application, as an operational framework for designing tahfidz curricula in which adab is a foundational principle rather than supplementary content. These findings rest on a limited set of selected studies and require empirical testing in the field.]]>
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