ABSTRACT

Mobile applications are rapidly growing in importance and can be used for various purposes. They had been used widely in education. One of the educational purposes for which mobile applications can be used is learning the right way to read and pronounce the verses of the Holy Quran. There are many applications that translate the Quran into several languages. In addition, there are applications that help usersto read the Quran, and search for a particular word or phrase in the text as well as listening to verses of the Holy Quran.

This research aims to study the relationships of behavioral factors and perceived usefulness of using the mobile application “Say Quran” for learning Quran on students’ perceived performance, satisfaction and behavior. In this research a group of 118 students of the Computer Sciences and Information Systems College at Al Imam Muhammed Bin Saud Islamic University who are studying the Holy Quran course had been asked to use the application to help them on studying the Quran, then a survey had been distributed in order to collect the data. The results from this study provide evidence that there is a positive relationship between mobile application “Say Quran” and students’ perceived performance, satisfaction and behavior while engaged in studying the Holy Quran.