Effects of Therapeutic Practice and Ruqyah Syar’iyah Techniques among Hyperactive Students in Malaysia

Abstract

The effect of Ruqyah Syariah therapy among hyperactive students is an exclusive study on students with learning difficulties. This study used the Islamic medical research framework based on the Quran, Hadith, al-Asma ul husna, and selected prayers. Previous studies have proven that Ruqyah Syar’iyyah therapy is effective in treating various spiritual and physical ailments. Thus, this study identified the extent to which this method of using Surah Al-Fatihah can be applied in teaching and learning, especially in overcoming the problem of hyperactive student behavior in the classroom to change and control the behavior of hyperactive students as an initial preparation before the learning session begins. A quantitative method through a one-group quasi-experimental design (pretest-posttest) was employed. A total of 30 hyperactive students aged 8-11 years from three primary schools of the Special Education Integration Program around Selangor were taken as samples of this study. Pre-tests were made three times before student learning began, while post-tests were made six times. Based on the paired-sample t-test, the results showed that there was a significant difference of t (29, -14.940), sig = <.000 (p <0.005), and pre-test mean of 1.67, while the post-test mean increased to 3.89 after six tests were given to the students. This study can be disseminated to overcome and control the problem of hyperactive behavior in regular schools.