# 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 (English: Best Ramadan Program) on August 7, 2014. Hafiz Indonesia won the Panasonic Gobel Awards for "Best Children's Program" for 2 consecutive years (2014 and 2015).

## 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.
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. 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.
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.

### 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 | 31 |
| 11 | March 20, 2023 | April 21, 2023 | 33 |
| 12 | March 9, 2024 | April 9, 2024 | 32 |
| 13 | March 1, 2025 | March 30, 2025 | Ongoing |
| Total All Episodes | Total All Episodes | Total All Episodes | 387 |

## Judges

| Years | Seasons | Presenters | Judges | Judges | Judges | Judges | Judges | Judges |
| Years | Seasons | Presenters | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 2013 | 1 | Irfan Hakim | Bachtiar Nasir | Lulu Susanti | Cecep Maulana | Riza Muhammad | N/A | N/A |
| 2014 | 2 | Irfan Hakim | Sheikh Ali Jaber | Lulu Susanti | Amir Faishol Fath | Nasaruddin Umar | N/A | N/A |
| 2015 | 3 | Irfan Hakim | Sheikh Ali Jaber | Lulu Susanti | Amir Faishol Fath | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2016 | 4 | Irfan Hakim | Sheikh Ali Jaber | Lulu Susanti | Amir Faishol Fath | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017 | 5 | Irfan Hakim | Sheikh Ali Jaber | Nabila Abdul Rahim Bayan | Amir Faishol Fath | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2018 | 6 | Irfan Hakim | Sheikh Ali Jaber | Nabila Abdul Rahim Bayan | Amir Faishol Fath | Syekh Abdul Karim Al-Makki | N/A | N/A |
| 2019 | 7 | Irfan Hakim | Bachtiar Nasir | Nabila Abdul Rahim Bayan | Amir Faishol Fath | Habib Nabil Al Musawwa | N/A | N/A |
| 2020 | 8 | Irfan Hakim | Syekh Ahmad Al- Misry | Nabila Abdul Rahim Bayan | Amir Faishol Fath | Syekh Abdul Karim Al-Makki | Sheikh Ali Jaber | Syekh Thyazen Al Hakimi |
| 2021 | 9 | Irfan Hakim | Syekh Ahmad Al- Misry | Nabila Abdul Rahim Bayan | Amir Faishol Fath | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2022 | 10 | Irfan Hakim | Syekh Hussein Jaber | Nabila Abdul Rahim Bayan | Amir Faishol Fath | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023 | 11 | Irfan Hakim | Syekh Hussein Jaber | Nabila Abdul Rahim Bayan | Amir Faishol Fath | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2024 | 12 | Irfan Hakim | Syekh Hussein Jaber | Nabila Abdul Rahim Bayan | Dennis Lim | Ustadz Kasif Heer | Lulu Susanti | N/A |
| 2025 | 13 | Irfan Hakim | Abi Amir Faishol Fath | Nabila Abdul Rahim Bayan | Dennis Lim | Das'ad Latif | Taufiqurrahman | Subki Al-Bughury |

## Winners
### Winners from seasons

| Years | Champions | Champions | Champions | Champions | Champions |
| Years | 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 | Gibran  Sumatera Utara | Yukiko  West Java | Arfan  Riau Islands | Calvin  Jawa Barat | Zubair  East Java |

### Category winners

| Years | Category | Category | Category | Category | Category | Category |
| Years | 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 | Gibran | Yukiko | Arfan | Zayyan | Azka | Calvin |

#### Notes

* The winner of the 2013 season only made the top four
* 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.
* Hanny is the first participant with 2 Category Winners at once (Ahfadz & Akram)
* Ahsani, Ahmad, and Annisa are the winners of Hafiz Indonesia with 30 Juz of Qur'an memorization.

## 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 | 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 |
| 2021 | 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 |
| 2024 | Anugerah Syiar Ramadan 2024 | Best Talent Search | Won |
| 2024 | Indonesian Television Awards 2024 | The Most Popular Non-Drama Ramadan Programs | Won |