The right attitude, strong determination, passion, and grit are all ingredients of a successful hifz journey. I’ve recently heard men tell our sisters that they shouldn’t memorise the Qur’ān because of marriage. The idea is that a woman will get busy with family and house duties and will forget what they memorised. Others will say…
There are 78 āyāt in Surah ar-Rahmān. 31 of them are repeated. This repetition can cause some confusion. What verse comes next? How do you deal with this? The challenge is to be able to recall the āyah before and after the repeated āyah: فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِThen which of your Lord’s favours will you…
You might be a visual learner if you: remember what you see prefer learning with pictures, maps, or diagrams prefer learning with highlighting, bullet points, or sketching prefer to learn through observation you like visual expression and art you need the big picture you need to picture words when reciting from memory zone out when…
Let me start with some personal memories. In 2001, I used to go to a local mosque to do Hifdh. I witnessed things unworthy of mention. Believe me, I saw it all. I left. I went to another mosque and the same thing happened. I left. There were no role models who inspired the kids….
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Whoever is trying to memorise the Qur’ān will have to deal with āyāt (verses) that are similar. The resemblance between two or three can cause you confusion and cause you to start reciting from another place. They may start the same but end differently. They might follow the same pattern but have different words and…
This blessed sūrah of the Qur’ān has 83 āyāt and is attributed with many virtues and blessings. Sūrah Yaseen can easily be memorised just like any other. For example, by: While some may find it easy to memorise, others may struggle. There are similar verses that make you continually confused or left in a mix…
This method is aimed at adults who want to memorise the Qur’ān. It can be adjusted to suit your needs. Share it within your circles and I hope that it will be of benefit. The Five A Day Method For Hifz Step One Before you start, renew your intentions (daily). Make supplication for the Qur’ān…
This is a method developed by Abu Muhammad Hasan b. Sa’eed al-Qahtānī. He wanted to use a memorisation method for his Hifz that increased the quality of his memorisation. Let’s see how it works. 1. The Basics Designate 3 recitation sessions within the day. After Fajr After ‘Asr After ‘Ishā’ You will memorise for 5…
Do you work hard to memorise Qur’ān only to go blank when reciting it to someone? Or perhaps someone randomly tested you and just can’t do it. You go mind blank. We’ve all been there at one point or another. It’s that feeling of your mind going blank, where you stop at the start or…
You might find yourself constantly reading about methods for memorisation and revision of the Qur’ān. But you find so many and feel overwhelmed by the choices. You feel lost and overwhelmed by choice. What’s the best Hifdh method? Just tell me one thing I should do! This often leads to a type of analysis paralysis…
We all hear about the benefits in the hereafter, but what about today? A good and well-rounded ḥifẓ journey, in general, may lead to experiencing many benefits in this world too. I share this as a means of some motivation and to get you to think about things from different perspectives. Let’s take a look….
How do you memorise surahs quickly? What’s the fastest way to memorise Qur’ān? How do you memorise a page of Qur’ān in 5 minutes? A lot of you want faster methods to use when memorising the Qur’ān. Perhaps you’re busy, a full-time mum, or working full time with little time outside work. There are methods…
286 verses long, 43-65 pages long, and with the longest verses of the Qur’ān, many feel overwhelmed with the Sūrah. It’s a chapter that has great excellence and virtues, including: There are numerous experiences from people that have witnessed these blessings firsthand in their lives. A sister that was inflicted with great affliction, depression, stress,…
What if you could use the Fātihah as a model for memorising the Qur’ān? This question gave birth to the ‘Ummul-Qur’ān’ method. Another name for the Fātihah is Ummul-Qur’ān literally meaning the Mother of the Qur’ān. We all memorise the Fātihah and we know it better than any Sūrah (chapter). It’s approximately 5 lines, 1…
This is a non-exhaustive list of some common reasons (in my experience) why you might be forgetting after having memorised a new portion of the Qur’ān.First things first, know that you’re not broken if you keep forgetting! Memorising the Qur’ān requires lots of repetition and patience. You are building something. You cannot build without resistance….
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