Implementing the Practice of Dhuha Prayer Among Early Childhood Students to Foster Religious Attitudes at RA Al Choeriyah Plus

Abstract

This study was motivated by the importance of instilling religious attitudes in early childhood through consistent practice. The study aimed to examine the implementation of the Dhuha prayer practice, its supporting and inhibiting factors, and its impact on the development of children’s religious attitudes at RA Al Choeriyah Plus. The study employed a qualitative descriptive approach, with the principal, teachers, and parents as subjects, and the children as the objects of observation. Data were collected through observation, interviews, and documentation, then analyzed through data reduction, data presentation, and drawing conclusions. The results showed that the Dhuha prayer is routinely performed before classes through preparation, wudu, recitation review, congregational prayer, supplication and dhikr, and organizing prayer items. Supporting factors include a religious environment, teachers’ exemplary behavior, consistency, parental support, facilities, and motivation. Barriers include tardiness, lack of concentration, boredom, limited time and resources, difficulties with wudu as well as prayer movements and recitations, and a lack of practice at home. This practice demonstrates the development of religious attitudes in the cognitive, affective, psychomotor, and social domains.