Hafiz Indonesia

Hafiz Indonesia is a religious talent search program aired on RCTI during Ramadan. This event is one of RCTI's flagship programs that showcases children's ability to recite and memorize a series of Quran.^[1]

Hafiz Indonesia
Genre	Reality television Talent show Religion
Presented by	Irfan Hakim
Judges	Various
Country of origin	Indonesia
Original languages	Indonesian Arabic
No. of seasons	12
No. of episodes	355
Production
Executive producers	Adam Sugriwo (2013–2014) Saptono (2015–2018)
Producers	Erwin A. Y. Raja (2013–2014) M. Zaedi Bafadal (2015–2020)
Production location	Jakarta
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	120 minutes
Production company	Media Nusantara Citra
Original release
Network	RCTI
Release	July 8, 2013 (2013-07-08) – present

The program received an award from the Indonesian Broadcasting Commission as Program Acara Ramadhan Terbaik (English: Best Ramadan Program) on August 7, 2014.^[2] Hafiz Indonesia won the Panasonic Gobel Awards for "Best Children's Program" for 2 consecutive years (2014^[3] and 2015^[4]).

Seasons

The first season of Hafiz Indonesia was held in 2013. The show aired every Monday-Friday at 14:30 pm from July 8, 2013, to August 6, 2013. The first winner of Hafiz Indonesia 2013 is Hilya.^[1]

The 2nd season of Hafiz Indonesia aired every day at 14:00–16:00 WIB during Ramadan 1435/July 2014. Coming with a new format, 32 children from all over Indonesia showcased their ability to memorize and recite Quranic verses through 5 stages, namely:

• Stage Salamah (audition), (2013–2019)
• Stage Ikhtirah (audition), (2020–present)
• Stage Muqadimah (introducing), (2013–2020)
• Stage Ta'aruf (introducing), (2021–present)
• Stage Izaalah (elimination),
• Stage Syafa’at (wildcard),
• Stage Musabaqah (competition)
• Stage Wisuda Akbar (grand final).

This season the show is hosted by Irfan Hakim with four judges, namely Syeikh Ali Jaber, Prof. Dr. Nasaruddin Umar, Prof. Dr. Amir Faishol Fath, and Lulu Susanti.^[1] The best hafiz in 2014 was obtained by a 6-year-old participant from Bangka named Musa, who later became better known as Musa Hafiz kecil.^[5][6]

The event continued consecutively in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019. In general, each season has the format of the name Hafiz Indonesia [year], for example Hafiz Indonesia 2018.

In 2020, the audition round is known as Ikhtirah and there is no Intercession round. The Wildcard round was aired 1 day after Ikhtirah 4. Since 2017, the Jury was introduced Nabila Abdul Rahim Bayan.^[7]

List seasons

Seasons	First Aired	Final Aired	Episodes
1	July 8, 2013	August 6, 2013	30
2	June 28, 2014	July 25, 2014	28
3	June 18, 2015	July 16, 2015	29
4	May 30, 2016	July 5, 2016	37
5	May 22, 2017	June 21, 2017	31
6	May 14, 2018	June 14, 2018	32
7	April 29, 2019	June 6, 2019	39
8	April 20, 2020	May 23, 2020	34
9	April 12, 2021	May 12, 2021	31
10	April 2, 2022	May 2, 2022
11	March 20, 2023	April 21, 2023	33
12	March 9, 2024	April 9, 2024	Ongoing
Total All Episodes			355

Judges

Years	Seasons	Presenters	Judges
			1	2	3	4	5	6
2013	1	Irfan Hakim	Bachtiar Nasir	Lulu Susanti	Cecep Maulana	Riza Muhammad	N/A	N/A
2014	2		Sheikh Ali Jaber		Amir Faishol Fath	Nasaruddin Umar
2015	3					N/A
2016	4
2017	5			Nabila Abdul Rahim Bayan
2018	6					Syekh Abdul Karim Al-Makki
2019	7		Bachtiar Nasir			Habib Nabil Al Musawwa
2020	8		Syekh Ahmad Al- Misry			Syekh Abdul Karim Al-Makki	Sheikh Ali Jaber	Syekh Thyazen Al Hakimi
2021	9					N/A	N/A	N/A
2022	10		Syekh Hussein Jaber
2023	11
2024	12

Winners

Winners

Years	Champions
	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th
2013	Hilya  Jakarta	Farid  Lampung	Rifa  Jakarta	Raihan  Central Java
2014	Musa  Bangka Belitung	Aza  Jambi	Fu’adi  West Nusa Tenggara	Denisa  West Java	Abiw  West Java
2015	Aulia  Central Java	Askar  Aceh	Miftah  Aceh	Neneng  West Java	Hafizh  North Sumatra
2016	Ahsani  West Java	Desofwa  West Java	Unaysa  Yogyakarta	Aja Naken  North Sumatra	Aidah  West Sumatra
2017	Ahmad  Central Java	Enri  North Maluku	Kamil  Central Java	Zahra  West Java	Farhan  North Sumatra
2018	Aida  East Java	Muslim  Saudi Arabia	Aisyah  South Sumatra	Wahib  South Sulawesi	Rais  East Kalimantan
2019	Annisa  Riau	Humaira  Riau	Zuhrah  South Sulawesi	Arim  East Java	Naja  West Nusa Tenggara
2020	Afiqah  North Kalimantan	Azka  Jakarta	Icha  East Java	Ahmad  Southeast Sulawesi	Ula  Egypt
2021	Aqeelah  East Java	Rayyan  Jambi	Khansa  Bangka Belitung Islands	Yusuf  Aceh	Fawwaz  South Sumatra
2022	Lukman  New Zealand	Nadhif  East Java	Billy  Jakarta	Hanny  South Sumatra	Haura  East Kalimantan
2023	Akil  Riau	Sulaiman  Egypt	Kautsar  Central Java	Ibam  South Sumatra	Hasna  Riau Islands
2024				Calvin  Jawa Barat	Zubair  East Java

Category winners

Years	Category
	Afshah	Ajwad	Aqwa	Ahfadz	Ajmal	Akram
2017	Farhan	Enri	Kamil	Ahmad	Zahra
2018	Aida	Aisyah	Wahib	Hamzah	Kayla
2019	Salwaa	Arim	Naja	Annisa	Humaira
2020	Filza	Hanif	Azka	Hafidz	Afiqah	Ahmad
2021	Rayyan	Aqeelah	Khansa	Yusuf	Fawwaz	Ainun
2022	Lukman	Shasha	Billy	Hanny	Haura	Hanny
2023	Asma	Nadia Inara	Akil	Hafizhah	Farid	Kautsar
2024

Notes

• The winner of the 2013 season only made the top four^[8]
• Lukman's victory in 2022 marks the end of the A prefix as the winner for the past 7 years (2015–2021), it is also the first year that the first-place winner is a foreigner.^[9]
• Hanny is the first participant with 2 Category Winners at once (Ahfadz & Akram)^[10][11]
• Ahsani, Ahmad, and Annisa are the winners of Hafiz Indonesia with 30 Juz of Qur'an memorization.^{[12][13][14][15]}

Achievements

Year	Award	Category	Result
2014	Anugerah Komisi Penyiaran Indonesia 2014	Best Children's Program	Nominated
2014	Panasonic Gobel Awards 2014	Children's Program	Won
2015	Panasonic Gobel Awards 2015	Kids Program & Animation	Won
2015	Penghargaan Program Siaran Ramadhan 2015	Talent Show	Nominated
2017	Indonesian Television Awards 2017	Most Popular Ramadan Programs	Won
2017	Anugerah Komisi Penyiaran Indonesia 2017	Best Children's Program	Nominated
2018	Indonesian Television Awards 2018	Most Popular Ramadan Programs	Won
2018	Anugerah Syiar Ramadhan 1439 H[16]	Talent Search	Won
2019	Indonesian Television Awards 2019	Most Popular Ramadan Programs	Won
2019	Anugerah Komisi Penyiaran Indonesia 2019	Best Children's Program	Nominated
2020	Indonesian Television Awards 2020	The Most Popular Non-Drama Ramadan Programs	Won
2020	Indonesian Television Awards 2021	The Most Popular Non-Drama Ramadan Programs	Won
2021	Anugerah Komisi Penyiaran Indonesia 2021	Best Children's Program	Nominated
2022	Anugerah Syiar Ramadan 2022	Talent Event	Won
2022	Indonesian Television Awards 2022	The Most Popular Non-Drama Ramadan Programs	Won
2023	Indonesian Television Awards 2023	The Most Popular Non-Drama Ramadan Programs	Won

References

1. "HAFIZ INDONESIA 2014". RCTI. August 11, 2014. Archived from the original on August 11, 2014. Retrieved August 24, 2014.
2. "Program Terbaik Ramadan 1435 H/2014". KOMISI PENYIARAN INDONESIA – Jadikan Penyiaran Indonesia yang Sehat, Bermanfaat, dan Bermartabat (in Indonesian). Retrieved March 16, 2023.
3. "Program Hafidz Indonesia Raih Panasonic Gobel Awards". Syaamil Quran (in Indonesian). April 8, 2014. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
4. "Hafiz Indonesia Sering Mendapatkan Penghargaan : Okezone Celebrity". Okezone (in Indonesian). August 1, 2015. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
5. "Musa, Hafiz Cilik Indonesia Yang Bikin Ulama Saudi Tercengang". Kapanlagi. August 24, 2014. Retrieved August 24, 2014.
6. "Hafiz Cilik Musa Juga Hafal Hadist Arba'in Imam Nawawi". Tribunnews. August 24, 2014. Retrieved August 24, 2014.
7. Yusup, Dede (April 4, 2022). "Profil dan Biodata Nabila Abdul Rahim Bayan, Juri Hafiz Indonesia 2022: Umur, Pendidikan, Akun Sosial Media – Banten Raya". www.bantenraya.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved March 16, 2023.
8. Merah, Jaket (August 13, 2013). "Pemenang Wisuda Akbar Hafidz Indonesia 2013". Baiti Jannati (in Indonesian). Retrieved March 16, 2023 – via WordPress.com.
9. Yasin, Nur. "Profil Biodata Lukman Pemenang Juara 1 Hafiz Indonesia 2022: IG Instagram, Umur, Asal Negara Mana". mediablitar.pikiran-rakyat.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved March 16, 2023.
10. Yulisa, Lutfi. "Profil Biodata Hanny Peserta Hafiz Indonesia 2022 Hafal 30 Juz Lengkap Umur, Arti Nama dan Asal". metrolampungnews.pikiran-rakyat.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved March 16, 2023.
11. "InfoPublik – Hanny Virginia Anggraini, Putri Asal Muara Enim Juara 4 Hafiz Indonesia 2022". infopublik.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved March 16, 2023.
12. "Ahsani, Hafiz Cilik Indonesia yang Harumkan Nama Bangsa di Kancah Internasional". Tribunnews.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved March 16, 2023.
13. "Ahmad asal tegal jadi juara 1 Hafiz Indonesia 2017 RCTI, Enri juara ke-2 dan Kamil juara ke-3". Retrieved March 16, 2023.
14. "Kisah Hidup Ahmad dan Kamil, Bocah 'Google Al-Quran' dari Indonesia, Pernah Jadi Pengemis". indozone.id (in Indonesian). September 15, 2020. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
15. Usman (January 21, 2018). "Juara Hafiz Indonesia 2019, Bupati Bengkalis Beri Apresiasi kepada Annisa dan Humaira". riaumandiri (in Indonesian). Retrieved March 16, 2023.
16. "List of Winners of Anugerah Syiar Ramadhan 1439 H/2018". Indonesian Broadcasting Commission. June 28, 2018. Archived from the original on April 7, 2023. Retrieved June 29, 2018.

External links

• Hafiz Indonesia on Facebook