A few years ago during the lockdown, I caught up with Hafiz Ziyad Asghar (UK) who recently memorised the Qur’an in 4 years. At the time he was in his final year at university while also studying the Islamic sciences. Here’s our discussion: How did your memorisation journey begin? I started memorising when I was…
A few years ago I caught up with Hafiz Bilal Memon (USA), the founder of Quran Academy, and we had a live chat about his memorization journey. Here’s how it went. How did your memorization journey begin? It began in 1999 when I was 10 years old. When I was a 5th grader in elementary…
I wanted to share this not only to give you a boost but to remind you of what is possible when you put in the effort with the time that you have. Let’s get straight into it. 1. Have a teacher or someone to recite to Firstly, he says to have a teacher or someone…
Unfortunately not. You can’t memorize anything and keep it without some form of regular recall. But there is a Qur’ān memorisation method that claims you can memorise without revision. When I first heard about it around 7/8 years ago, I was surprised to say the least. “Memorise the Qur’ān without revision” This is the slogan…
By Asiya Akyurt. Our beloved sister Asiya granted me permission to share her series of posts on Facebook with you. It’s the longest piece I have shared so far (50 mins read) and different from our usual posts. It’s well worth a read and I hope it inspires you and keeps you going! We love you all….
This is the story of a sister who struggled her way to memorisation. She tried so many methods, more than 30! She never gave up but understood that she needed to do something. She found that ultimately two things helped her: Repetition of up to 100x or more. Recognising that review is important than memorising…
And dedicated his life to the Glorious Qur’ān! He was raised in a religious Christian family with his father being a deacon of the church in Bartella — an area that is largely Assyrian Orthodox. He converted to Islām in 1993 after speaking to classmates at University in Mosul, Iraq. He was 18 and knew…
My name is Maryam, I am 17 years old and reside in India. I am currently studying Qur’ān with Qāri’ Mubashir and in this piece, I intend to share with you my experience so far. Before I go any further, I would like to express my sincere and heartfelt gratitude to Qāri’, for all his…
People ask me what method I used to memorize the Quran. I’ll answer this in two parts. The first addresses memorization. The second addresses review: Teachers in al-Azhar used to say to me, “whoever memorizes five verses, rarely forgets them.” So, when memorizing, start with five verses. I had a classmate who memorized four pages…
Incredible… Aged 85 years old, Hajjah Naima Wahbi memorised the entire Qurʾān! She can neither read or write. Visiting her local Mosque and seeing children recite and memorise, her desire grew stronger for the Qurʾān. She said, “I struggled and memorised the Qurʾān. I used to watch those already memorising and was embarrassed to recite…
“Isra Migdad born and raised in Gaza is a blogger who shares her diary and experiences. Two majors in her life are entrepreneurship and Qur’anic sciences. She spends most of her time researching, understanding and applying both of these fields in her life. The following is her story she shares in her pursuits to completing…
Dr Sabbahi began memorising at the age of 55 years and it took him 5.5 years to complete in 2007. Prior to serious memorisation, he had been memorising on and off. Until one day, a Shaykh at his Masjid asked for committment to memorise the Qur’an after Ramadan.
I recently caught up with a young Ḥāfiẓ, brother Labib Abdāl (a current college student in Oldham, England) for the second session of the #MeetTheHuffādh series. I asked him a few questions on memorisation, routine and technique. Here’s how it went down.
Introducing Qari Mubashir Anwar’s book, The Promise of Ten: How an ordinary Person Can Memorise the Qur’an in 6 Months. This is the introduction.
Areefa (now 20) caught up with me to share her story and tips for you in hope that it brings benefit to you.
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