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…
I have been writing a weekly newsletter, memorisation motivation, tips, and tools for the last 22 weeks. In addition to that, I have been following the journeys of those striving to memorise the Qur’ān. Today, I want to highlight one of those journeys. I encourage you to join the newsletter and share it with others….
The memorisation of the blind is extraordinary. Dr Yahyā bin ‘Abd al Razzāq al-Ghawthānī when speaking about the method of memorisation that the blind use says: The sense of sight is a great bounty from Allāh. Those who have been deprived of this blessing are often granted by Allāh a strong discernment, special faculties, and…
Almost everyone wants to know a du’ā’ (a supplication) that will help them memorise the Qur’ān quickly and easily. On the other hand, we have those that are making du’ā’ but feel like they are going unanswered. They feel various emotions and struggle to understand what’s happening – to the point that they even begin…
Despite years of treatment for her brain tumour, Aminah saw no improvements. The pain… the swelling… grew and grew… Yet the belief and certainty she had grew stronger. So much that she knew that Allāh will grant her goodness. So she began memorising the Qur’ān with the intent to do so before dying. What happened…
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…
Can you imagine starting your journey to memorise the Qur’ān when you reached the age of 80? Probably not. Why would you leave it that later in life? Why would you take on such a task when you can’t learn things like you used to? When you truly love the Qur’ān and have a relationship…
The brother memorised the Qur’ān at the age of 15 because his parents wanted him to do so. He would never have imagined what was about to follow… He kept on top of his hifdh because his dad would ask about it. But when he went to university, life changed. His routine with the Qur’ān…
This is a Hifdh story that I came across years ago. It’s narrated by the memoriser themselves and is an extraordinary story. It’s a must-read and must-share for anyone memorising the Qur’ān. It’s a story that you can keep on reading for your own motivation and there are some great gems too. My journey of…
Listening and repeating is the most natural pattern of learning. This is the most tried and tested method for memorising the Qur’ān. Suitable for young children and adults. In this article, I share the ‘repeat after me’ method. Ibn ‘Abbās narrated that “The Messenger of Allāh (ﷺ) used to teach us Tashahhud (the testimony of…
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…
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…
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