How Fasting Can Make Your Hifz Memory Better
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How Fasting Can Make Your Hifz Memory Better

Fasting has many benefits. You would have heard that fasting improves your learning or memory ability. How? And is this really the case? Let’s explore some of the data on fasting and if it can be beneficial for you. What studies suggest about fasting improving memory The majority of studies on fasting have followed a…

How To Memorize Quran And Beat Your Porn Addiction
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How To Memorize Quran And Beat Your Porn Addiction

Many brothers and sisters find themselves in a situation where they’re memorising the Qur’ān but are battling porn addiction. Is it possible to memorise the Qur’ān with such a dark world hovering over you? Yes, it is possible! As long as you have a teacher and a recovery program in place. Don’t be a lone…

How To Stop Getting Distracted When Memorising Quran
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How To Stop Getting Distracted When Memorising Quran

Finding it difficult to avoid distractions and stay focused when memorising the Qur’ān can be a real struggle for many people. If you’re reading this, the chances are that you have also experienced some type of distraction. What I’m speaking about here is attention management. Distractions can be detrimental to our time and focus. Distractions…

How To Make Effective Self-Testing For Your Quran Memorization
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How To Make Effective Self-Testing For Your Quran Memorization

Self-testing is a technique that can improve your recall and Qur’ān memorisation retention. We use tests to show us how much we know but when done regularly they can actually help improve long-term memory. In this article, I will share what self-testing is in the context of Qur’ān memorization (Hifz) and what an effective method…

Getting Better Sleep Will Improve Your Quran Memorisation
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Getting Better Sleep Will Improve Your Quran Memorisation

Getting a night of good quality sleep can greatly improve your Qur’ān memorisation (Hifz). I’ve met a lot of students that are stressed and don’t sleep well or get enough of it. They are trying to memorise the Qur’ān very quickly and as fast as they can. Whilst doing so, they deprive themselves of sleep…

9 Ways To Make Your Hifz Stress Free
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9 Ways To Make Your Hifz Stress Free

When memorising the Qur’ān you might feel stress, anxiety and pressure. Many of you have mentioned that you feel stressed during your hifz journey. The question is, how can you overcome it? Find the cause of your stress A difficult situation that causes pressure and stress comes directly from your own household or study environment—pressure…

The Best Foods and Herbs To Improve Your Quran Memorisation
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The Best Foods and Herbs To Improve Your Quran Memorisation

Daily habits around food, drink, breathing and movement are among the many things that are neglected or overlooked in the journey to memorise the Qur’ān. They are all of great importance. Often you’ll find yourself feeling low, lacking focus or not being sharp with recall. These can be symptoms of a lack of nutrition, good…

How To Remember More of Your Hifz with Spaced Repetition
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How To Remember More of Your Hifz with Spaced Repetition

After you’ve memorised your sabaq, new lesson, or portion, do you find yourself forgetting between 20-80% of it or even all of it within the same day?! A number of factors affect our ability to remember it, but by reviewing it at certain times, you can potentially avoid this from happening. Think of it as…

12 Reasons That Make You Forget Sabak
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12 Reasons That Make You Forget Sabak

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….

Forgetting The Qur’ān Isn’t Sinful: Here’s Why!
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Forgetting The Qur’ān Isn’t Sinful: Here’s Why!

Many of us struggle with the memorisation of the Holy Qur’ān but there’s a dark cloud above our heads. The fear and guilt of forgetting it. I‘ve had many of you write to me over the years about your fears of forgetting the Qur’ān once you have memorised it. For example: “My parents told me…