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In the battle of Yamamah against Musaylimah:
- The battle cry was: Oh companions of Surah Baqarah!
- As the Muslims were being pushed back, Ammar bin Yasir called out to the Huffadh and made a battalion of only those who had memorized the Qur’an. This was the first time something like this had ever happened.
- In the end the Muslims won, but many of the Huffadh had been killed as Shuhadaa’, martyrs. This made Abu Bakr decide to compile the Qur’an so it would not be lost in future generations.
The Prophet peace be upon him said: “Indeed Allah will raise some people up in ranks because of the Quran, and because of the Quran others will be disgraced.”
Umar said to his governor, “You are going to people who have a buzzing like the buzzing of bees in their recitation of the Quran. Do not distract them.”
Benefits of Memorizing the Quran:
- Imagine that there are two kids: one enrolls into a Hifdh program while the other plays games on Play Station. When they go to high school later on, the Hafidh becomes a more effective student in studying because he had already trained himself as a child to harness the power of his brain. The other child trained himeslf to get immediate pleasure even though in the long run it will bring him no real benefits. So in both the Dunya and in the Akhirah the Hafidh will find benefits from this study of the Quran.
- When someone memorizes the Quran, it’s a sign that Allah loves that person. The prophet said: “Whoever Allah wishes good for, he gives him or her understanding of the Deen.”
- When someone goes to memorize the Quran they are faced with numerous tests, and it’s through these trials that they are filtered and cleansed.
- Allah blesses the person with a Nur (light) on their faces.
One of the most common characteristic of the Huffadh is that the Hafidh almost always has blessed parents.
There are two things that you are allowed to be jealous of, and one of them is to be jealous of someone who had memorized the Quran.
Excuseitis: I want to memorize the quran but…
- Your first statement that you want to memorize the Quran is not true because you made an excuse.
- People who accomplished things in their lives did not accomplish them by making excuses. Of course they had excuses, but they took them as challenges and they jumped higher in life.
Quick tips to memorize the Qur’an:
- You absolutely have to have a teacher: They should be someone who you respect and fear; it can’t be a friend who you can slack off with.
- Stay away from distractions: You can’t memorize at a football game. If you want to improve your memory, shut off the TV. Take it out of your life.
- Memorize the Qur’an through audio: There are some students who recite quietly, and others who recite loudly. The louder you read, the more you’re actually memorizing what you’re hearing. Don’t try to photographically memorize the page.
- Location of Mushaf: The direction of your eyes in memorization is not a downwards direction. You have to look forward to memorize something. Hold the Quran in front of your face and you will memorize faster.
- Eat brain food. The food you eat directly affects your ability to memorize. Almonds are good.
The Prophet said: “The person who is devoted to the Quran will be told on the Day of Judgment: ‘Recite and ascend in ranks in paradise according as you used to recite in the Dunya’.”
With each ayah you memorize in the Dunya, you will go up in ranks in Jannah.
On the Day of Resurrection, how many ranks will you be climbing?
How many ranks would you like to climb in paradise?
Source :
http://www.ilmnotes.net/muhammad-als...ing-the-quran/