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…
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…
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…
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….
Continuing further to our previous discussion, you also need to keep a check on your motivation. This is important for parents or teachers, in particular. Tips for motivating those who memorise the Qur’an: the imperative.
We need to start thinking beyond the ‘memorisation box’ and align our objectives to the Qur’an itself. Memorisation of the Qur’an is about memorisation within the context of Islam. It mores more.
This is what happened the day I met a 6-year-old Hafidh. The Quran memorisation schools interested me in Cairo. So I went to check them out.
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