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.
The program received an award from the Indonesian Broadcasting Commission as Program Acara Ramadhan Terbaik on August 7, 2014. Hafiz Indonesia won the Panasonic Gobel Awards for "Best Children's Program" for 2 consecutive years.
Seasons
The first season of Hafiz Indonesia was held in 2013. The show aired every Monday-Friday at 14:30 WIB from July 8, 2013, to August 6, 2013. The first winner of Hafiz Indonesia 2013 is Hilya.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,
- Stage Ikhtirah,
- Stage Muqadimah,
- Stage Ta'aruf,
- Stage Izaalah,
- Stage Syafa’at,
- Stage Musabaqah
- Stage Wisuda Akbar /The Grand Graduation .
The event continued consecutively in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019. In general, each season has the format of the name Hafiz Indonesia, 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.