The purpose of this study was to describe how the condition of students' skills in reading the Qur'an using the Bil Qolam method. The Bil Qolam method is a guideline for studying the Qur'an by using the arrangement of hijaiyah letters and starting with understanding the sound of the hijaiyah letters. Starting from one to three letters or one verse using the typical PIQ song (Pesantren Ilmu Qur'an) which reads it is sung 4 times and has 3 stages, namely: the opening stage, the material stage, and the closing stage. This research uses a qualitative approach with the type of case study research. This research was conducted at MTs Hasyim Asy’ari because MTs level students should have been able to read the Qur'an fluently but at MTs there were still students who were not fluent in reading the Al-Qur'an so that the Bil Qolam method was applied. The results of the application of the Bil Qolam method are 1) students become fluent in reading the Qur'an 2) students are able to read the Qur'an in accordance with the rules of recitation. The conclusion from the implementation of the Bil Qolam method is that it can improve students' skills in reading the Qur'an.

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