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Indonesia's Islamic Boarding School Helps Students Recite The Koran In Sign Language

Muhammad Kahfi is teaching excerpts from the Hadith at the Islamic deaf boarding school Darul Ashom during the holy month of Ramadan in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, on March 14, 2024. Islamic boarding schools are an essential part of life in Indonesia, with 4.85 million students living in 39,167 institutions nationwide, according to the Ministry of Religious Affairs. However, Darul Ashom is one of the few Islamic boarding schools that offer religious education for deaf students in the world's largest Muslim-majority country. Founded in September 2019 by Abu Kahfi, Darul Ashom is a religious school for deaf children, where students are actively using their hands to learn how to recite the Quran in Arabic sign language. The school currently accommodates 155 deaf boys and girls from across the archipelago who are experiencing deafness and hearing loss. (Photo by Garry Lotulung/NurPhoto)

Photo ID	#11090419
Date Taken	14 March 2024
Location	N/A
Photographer	Garry Lotulung/NurPhoto
Category	Religion and Belief
Copyright	© 2026 NurPhoto - Garry Lotulung/NurPhoto

Muhammad Kahfi teacher Islamic deaf boarding school Darul Ashom Hadith Ramadan Yogyakarta Indonesia March 14 2024 Islamic boarding schools students religious affairs ministry religious education deaf students Muslim-majority country September 2019 Abu Kahfi religious school deaf children sign language recite the Koran Arabic sign language 155 deaf boys and girls archipelago deafness hearing loss Garry Lotulung NurPhoto.