In the UK, he is considered to be amongst the top tier of Huffādh. But it wasn’t always this way. I’m about to share the story of a young Hāfidh whose story is an immense inspiration and source of motivation. This is the story of ‘Abdullāh Hanook. ‘Abdullāh Hanook recently did something you wouldn’t imagine…
A student was struggling to memorise as little as three āyāt of the Qur’ān. So he complained to his teacher. The teacher asked him, “How is your relationship with your mother?” It turned out that the relationship was bad. So the teacher advised him, “Be good to your mother, and the Qur’ān will be good…
The following is a story that was shared recently in the Hifz community on Facebook. I was asked to share this with you too. The mother of Hafiz Muhammad Umer shares how her dear son memorised the Qur’an at the age of six despite. I share the story with some of my own reflections. She…
Many of you may already be aware of this story but a reminder is always worth it. She married young and had seven children. Her husband died and so she raised them herself. They grew up and moved on. One day, her younger daughter motivated her to memorise the Qur’ān and so she began. Then…
The following are the experiences of Umm Khalid, a mother, a homeschooler, and much more. She shares her Hifth journey, how she teaches children Qur’ān and how to motivate them. How Umm Khalid memorised the Qur’ān She narrates her story as follows: Before I talk about my own start memorizing the Qurān, let me begin…
There are many surprising ways to improve your memory that can help improve your memory and your Qur’ān memorisation skills. It’s all about what you do on a daily basis. It’s called memory training. So many of you ask about how you can improve your memory because you experience a lot of forgetfulness. It’s always…
Are you too old and too busy to memorise the Qur’ān? There are many that have memorised the Qur’ān at the age of 40, 50, 60, and those who say they are busy too. A 100-year-old memorised Qur’ān An 85-year old memorised Qur’ān A mother took 30 years to memorise in her old age Mothers…
Motivating children for Qur’ān memorization (Hifz) can be a hard task. In this article, I reflect on the story of a well-known Mufti who, despite his having no intentions, ended up memorising the Qur’ān. I also consider my own upbringing and draw some lessons for you and your journey. How a young person fell in…
How can I memorise the Qur’ān as quick as possible? Like really fast! If you’ve been asking this question, got your aims wrong! In this article, I want to share my thoughts on memorising the Qur’ān quickly and why that’s not ideal. I still want you to be a superhero Some heroes take 16 years…
With her desire to know Allāh, in May 2020, Raya Shokatford completed memorizing the Qur’ān and as she described “this was the best day of my life”. After nearly 30 years of daily memorization, she finished the entire Qur’ān and she was 73 years old! I want to share her incredible story and I’m sure it…
This is the account of a couple that memorised the Qur’ān through sweat and effort, staying up till late, sacrificing other matters of life and giving preference to the Qur’ān during the month of Qur’ān (Ramadān). The husband was a busy pharmacist and was writing his thesis for a Master’s degree as well. He was…
Having positive self-belief and positive affirmations is important for your journey in memorising the Qur’ān. When one is shrouded by a limiting belief it has a knock-on effect on how productive you can be with hifz. When I doubted myself and felt guilt, and wanted to quit. Every fibre of my being didn’t want to…
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…
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….
For many of us, it’s not possible to memorize every day and so we struggle when we try to. Do you struggle to be consistent with your Qur’ān memorization? Do you struggle on a daily basis? So is it possible to memorise without doing it every day? Yes, it’s possible. This post is about how…
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