Qur'an, Sh. Yasir Qadhi shared with us some practical
steps that helped him memorize the Qur'an during his
teenage years.
Realize it's a spiritual AND physical project. It's a
miracle and blessing from Allah that you're able
to absorb the Qur'an.
If you want to take advantage
of this blessing, you should be in a position to
receive it and therefore strive physically to achieve it
and strive spiritually to get the maximum benefit.
1. Sincerity . The first matter you have to pay
attention to is your intention (if you intend good
you will get good). Make sure that the intention
you are making is only for the sake of Allah
, to seek His Pleasure so that insha'Allah,
with His Mercy, we will be rewarded in the
Aakhirah. It is not to show off in front of others
that you have memorized a lot. Sincerity is not
a one time factor rather it's a continual battle
that you2. Consistency . The more frequently you
memorize, the easier it becomes. It is very
essential to be consistent, and not to skip even
one day . There is no weekend in worship. The
bare minimum that one should memorize is at
least 3 lines, 5 is more ideal. If you are
consistent, insha'Allah, you will be able to be
huffadh in 5-6 years
3. Timing . The first thing you should do in the
day is memorize – even do so before your
breakfast, because this is your spiritual
breakfast. The best time to memorize is right
after Fajr. . (Sh. Yasir used to take one hour to
memorize a page in the beginning, and
eventually came down to 15-20 minutes)
4. Atmosphere . Have a secluded place to go
to and memorize in a place that is quiet. You
just can't memorize properly with distractions,
so turn off all your devices (like cell phones)
5. Familiarity : start at the same time, at the
same place and use the same mushaf every
day. You need to have your own copy of the
Mushaf (the Madani Mushaf is highly
recommended), it will later become so dear to
you.
6. No Magic trick: repeat, repeat, repeat, over
and over again. It is just repetitive recitation
and/or listening that will help to memorize.
7. Memorize with the meaning: read the
translation before you start and try to match the
Arabic words with their meanings
8. Surround yourself with recitation : listen to the
Qur'an. Before you start memorize, listen to
what you are about to memorize. Sh. Husary is
highly recommended (see here the best
resources to help you memorize)
9. Find a recitation buddy : get a friend, a
family member or someone you know who will
listen to your recitation every day. Ideally, get
someone who is also memorizing to create a
peer pressure system.
10. Recite daily in your salah what you have
memorized. If you forget one portion, you will
immediately rush towards the Qur'an and
correct your mistake and you will never do this
mistake again.
11. Triple daily dose :
a) New memorization at your assigned
time of the day
b) Revision of the previous 7 days, just
before you start the new memorization:
This is because the fastest thing you
forget is the new memorization. And
doing so, will also build the connector
between the old ones and the new portion
you are going to memorize. Plus, it will be
a good warm up for the brain when you
recall from your memory and recite, before
you go into the real exercise of doing the
new memorization.
c) At a later/another time of the day,
revise those before the recent 7 days. The
bare minimum should be 4-5 pages.
12. Do not jump around . Be consistent. Don't
try to go to another surah if you find it difficult
and stick to the order. That way, you will have
the satisfaction of having completed a juz rather
than leaving some portions here and there.
13. The three chunks . Start from the back.
Shorter surahs will bring you a big boost. You
should divide the memorization of the Qur'an in
three parts:
a) Juz 28, 29, 30 or just Juz 29, 30
b) Surah Al-Kahf till Juz 28
c) Surah Al-Baqara to Surah Al-Kahf
(JazakAllah Kheir to those who shared their notes
from the class)always have to renew.
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