Razieh Mirzaeian
Maryam Mirzaeian
Maryam Omidi
Masoumeh Alidosti
Seyedeh Leila Dehghani

Background: Happiness among students can enhance school performance. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of listening to the Quran verses on the happiness of female students of a junior high school in Borujen, Iran. Methods: In this semi-experimental study, all students of the ۲nd grade of the Distinct Governmental Junior High School in Borujen, Iran, were included by census sampling method. Data were collected by the Oxford Happiness Questionnaire completed by the students. Then, the verses of Hashr sura recited by Mahmoud Minshavi were replayed for one week. After this, the questionnaires were completed by the students again. Finally, the data were analyzed by paired t-tests using SPSS ۱۵. Results: In this study, ۹۲ girl students of Junior High School with an average age of ۱۳.۵۷±۰.۴۹ were included. The average score of happiness before and after listening to the Quran verses were ۶۰.۳۹±۱۰.۶۹ and ۶۷.۵۸±۱۴.۳۰, respectively. The scores of happiness significantly increased (P<۰.۰۰۱). Conclusion: The findings show that Quran recitation probably increases the happiness of the students. Therefore, by planning to have Quran recitation in schools, the level of students’ happiness can be increased.

Happiness, Quran recitation, Students