There is someone who memorised one of the longest surahs of the Qur’ān while waiting at red traffic lights. That surah was Surah an-Nisā’. He memorised a verse from it every day while waiting for the traffic lights to turn green, and later he became an Imām at the gran mosque of Makkah (Masjid al-Harām)….
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…
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When you’re memorising the Qur’ān or wanting to start memorisation, you may find yourself struggling with feelings of unworthiness, hypocrisy, coming short of the Qur’ān and your responsibilities. You begin to question, what is the point of memorising the Qur’ān if it will go against me because of not acting upon it? If I finish…
In a beautiful poem, Shaykh Muhammad Abul-Hassan al-Kurdī gathers advice on how to memorise the Qur’ān, its conditions, etiquettes and how to revise it. It is known as the “Qalā’id al-‘Iqyān” which can be translated as The Golden Necklaces or The Golden Pendant. Here’s the poem with a rough English translation: Introduction الحمدُ للهِ الذي…
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 life of the one memorising the Qur’ān is a long road of discipline. Discipline is a key component of your success. Archery is something that you can benefit from immensely. When I first shared this through Instagram, one of the members of the community agreed: “Alhamdulillah, I took up archery with an intention to…
I’ve found myself being asked questions like: what are the qualities someone memorising the Qur’ān should have? what are the things you have found consistent among those who have memorised the Qur’ān? what is important to succeed? Allāh chooses His People, how can somebody be chosen? what is the secret that makes someone worthy to…
Recently, I had an email from a university student who came across my work after having sought guidance through prayer. His email mentioned many things in detail and context. The bit I’m writing about today is in regard to intention, motivation, and desire for Qur’ān memorisation. The young student had highlighted his worry over whether…
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.
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