Tips for Memorizing the Quran

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I Have A Tip Which I Would Like To Share With You .read The Sabaq Ten Times Which You Are Supposed To Learn The Next Day It Is Quite Helpful.......one Can Learn Almost 3-4 Rukoos Very Easily
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MashaAllah! :)

What is it you mean by "Sabaq" Sis?
 
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Sabaq is what some people call the part of the Qur'an that a person is memorising. So the sister means that if, for example, you have 5 lines to learn by the next day, then first read these 10 times through, and then learning them will be easier Insha'Allaah.

Masha'Allaah, this is a very nice thread.
 
Masha'allah very beneficial thread :)

Yes it's true what the sister has said about reciting those verses to which are to be memorized should be read repeatedly, I always found that this made my memorization easier. Also when we write down what we memorize, it helps it to be ingrained deeper into our minds and harder to forget.

And then of course, after you've finished memorizing the Qur'an, one needs to be extremely diligent in revision because it slips so quickly!
 
As Salam Wa Alikum,

Mashallah Sister, very nice and beneficial post. I would like to quote a few hadiths on this:

On the authority of 'Uthman bin 'Affan (may Allah be pleased with him) who said that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: "The best in reward among you is the one who learnt and memorized the Holy Qur'an and thereafter taught it to other people" [Sahih Al-Bukhari, Hadith no. 4793].

Sufyan Ath-Thauri was asked about the best thing for the Muslim to do; to strive with the sword in the cause of Allah or to read the Holy Qur'an. He said that it is better for the Muslim to read the Holy Qur'an because the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: "The best among you is the one who learnt and memorized the Holy Qur'an and thereafter taught it to other people".

Jazakumullahu khair
 
Salam Alaykoum,

Inshallah, I want to join a regular Hafiz program online, can anyone direct me to an effective one please?
 
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Never tried it bro :) i've just seen the site.. sorry.
 
Memorizing the Qur'an

Memorizing the Qur'an
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From Abdur-Rahman Abdul Khaaliq's "Al-Qawaaid adh-Dhahabiyyah lil-Hifdh il-Quran il-Adheem"

English Translation by
Amjad ibn Muhammad Rafiq
University of Essex Islamic Society


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Bismillaahir-Rahmaanir-Raheem



My Brother and Sister Muslim - there is no doubt that you know of excellence of memorising the Quran and the excellence of teaching it.



The Messenger of Allaah (sas) said: "The best amongst you is the one who learns the Qur'aan and teaches it." [Reported by Bukhaaree]




Presented to you are some rules which will assist in memorising the Qur'aan, may Allaah benefit us by them.


Ikhlaas - (Sincerity)




The purification of ones intention and correcting ones desire is obligatory. It is likewise for making ones concern with and memorisation of the Quran for the sake of Allaah, the Sublime and Exalted, and for gaining success with His Paradise and obtaining His pleasure. Also for obtaining those mighty rewards which are reserved for those who recited the Quran and memorised it. Allaah the Exalted said:

  • So worship Allaah, making the Deen sincerely for Him. Is it not to Allaah that sincere worship is due? [Zumar 39:2-3]

He also said:
  • Say: I have been commanded that I worship Allaah making the Deen sincerely for Him. [Zumar 39:11]

And the Messenger of Allaah (sas) said: "Allaah the Exalted said: I am so self-sufficient that I am in no need of having an associate. Thus, he who does an action for someone elses sake as well as Mine will have that action renounced by Me to him whom he associated with Me." [Bukhaaree and Muslim]



Therefore, there is no reward for the one who recited the Quran and memorised it to show off and to be heard of. There is also no doubt that the one who recited the Quran desiring by it the world and seeking some

sort of worldy reward for it is sinful.


Correction of ones Pronunciation and Recitation



The first step in memorising the Quran after that of Ikhlaas is the obligation of correcting the pronunciation of the Quran. This does not occur except by listening to a good reciter or a precise memoriser of the Quran. The Quran is not learned except by acquiring it (from another). Thus, the Messenger (sas) who is the most eloquent of the arabs in speech, took it from Jibreel (as) orally. The Messenger (sas) himself used to recited the Quran to Jibreel once in every year and in the year that he died he recited it to him twice. [Reported by Bukhaaree]


Likewise, the Messenger taught it to the Companions (ra) orally and those who came after them heard it from the Companions and so on for each generation after them.




Taking the Quran from a good reciter is obligatory. Likewise, correcting ones recitation firstly and not depending on oneself in its recitation even if one is knowledgeable of the Arabic language and of its principles, is also obligatory. This is because in the Quran there are many verses which occur in a way that is opposed to what is well known in the rules of the Arabic language.






Specifying a Daily Limit for Memorisation



It is necessary for the one desiring to memorise the Quran that he sets himself a daily limit for memorising. a number of verses for example, perhaps a page or two pages or even an eighth of a juz (one thirtieth of the Quran). So he begins, after he has corrected his recitation and set his daily limit, to learn by frequent repetition. It is also necessary that this repetition is done melodiously and this is so that a person follows the Sunnah firstly and that it the memorisation is made firm and strong secondly. Melodious recitation is pleasing to ones hearing and also assists in memorisation. Furthermore, the tongue will always return to a specific tone (of voice) and as a result of this it will become familiar with any mistake whenever the balance in ones recitation and familiar tone becomes disordered or imbalanced. The reciter will know therefore, that his tongue will not comply with him when he makes a mistake and that if the tone is wrong or out of tune, his memorisation will return to him.


All of this is because reciting the Quran and beautifying it with ones voice is a mastronger which has been commanded. It is not permissible to oppose this command due to the saying of the Messenger (sas): "Whoever does not beautify the Quran (recite it melodiously) he is not of us." [Bukhaaree]








Not Surpassing One's Daily Limit until You Have Perfected its Memorisation.



It is not permissible for the memoriser to move to a new portion of the Quran until after he has perfected the memorisation of his previous limit. This is so that whatever he has memorised is firmly established in his mind. There is no doubt that amongst those things which aid the memoriser is his occupation with what he has memorised through the hours of the day and night. This occurs by reciting it in the silent prayers, and if he is the imaam then in the loud prayers. Also in the superogatory prayers (nawaafil) and in the times when one is waiting for the obligatory prayers. By this method the memorisation will become a lot easier. In this way it is possible for a person to practise it even if he is occupied with other mastrongers and this is because he does not simply sit at a specific time for memorising the Quran. Thus the night will not arrive except with those verses memorised and firmly established in the mind. And if there is something which has occuppied the memoriser during this day, he should not move onto his next portion of the Quran, rather he should continue on the second day with what he had started with the day before until the memorisation becomes perfected.


Memorise Using the Same Copy (Mushaf) of the Quran




Among the things which aid the memorisation is that the memoriser should keep for himself a specific mushaf (copy of the Quran) which he should never change. This is because a person memorises using the sight just as he memorises using the hearing. The script and form of the verses and their places in the mushaf leave an imprint in the mind when they are recited and looked at frequently. If the memoriser was to change his mushaf from which he memorises or if he was to memorise from a number of different copies the places of the verses would be in different places and also the script may also be different. This makes the memorisation difficult for him. Therefore it is obligatory for the one memorisng the Quran that he does so from a single script and mushaf and he should never replace it.



Understanding is the Way to Memorising




Among the things which greatly aid the process of memorisation is understanding the verses that one has memorised and knowing their relationship and link, one to another. This is why it is necessary for the memoriser to read the tafseer (explanation) of those verses which he desires to memorise and that he knows their connection, one with another. Also, that he brings this to mind when he is reciting. This makes it easier for him to memorise the verses. Having said this, it is also necessary that he does not depend on knowing the meaning of the verses alone in memorising them. Rather the repetition of these verses should be the foundation. This should be done until the tongue can recite the verses even if the mind is occupied with other than the meaning of these verses. This is sign that the verses are firmly established in the mind. As for the one who relies upon the meaning alone then he will forget often and his recitation will be disjointed due to his mind being scastrongered and occupied with other things. This occurs frequently, especially when the recitation is long.




Do not move on from a Complete Surah until you have connected the first part of it to the last




After one surah from among the surahs of the Quran has been completed it is desirable for the memoriser that he does not move onto another surah except after having perfected its memorisation and connecting its first part to its last so that his tongue can flow in reciting it, from its beginning to its end. He should be able to recite it without having to think or go through trouble in remembering the verses. Rather it is a must that the memorisation (and recitation) of these verses is like (flowing) water and that the memoriser recites these verses with out hesitation, even if his mind is occupied with more than one thing, away from the meaning of these verses. It should be as a person recites Surah Faatihah without any difficulty or having to think about it. This occurs by repeating thes e verses frequently and reciting them often. However the memorisation of every surah of the Quran will not be like that of Surah Faatihah except rarely but the intent and desire should be to try to make it as such. Therefore, it is necessary that when a surah is completed it is firmly established in the mind, with its beginning connected to its end and that the memoriser does not move onto another surah until he has memorised it with precision.




Reciting to Others




It is necessary for the memoriser not to depend on himself for his memorisation. Rather he should test his memorisation by reciting the verses or surah in question to somebody else, or he should recite them by following the mushaf. And how excellent this would be if a person had with him a precise memoriser (who would test his memorisation). This is so that the memoriser becomes aware of the possibility of his being forgetful or confused in his recitation (without knowing it). Many individuals amongst us who memorise a surah make mistakes and a person may not realise that until he looks into the mushaf. Furhtermore, the one who desires to memorise may not realise by himself at which place he makes an error in his recitation despite the fact that he may be reciting from a mushaf. For this reason making others listen to his recitation of what he has memorised from the Quran is a means of perceiving and knowing these errors and being constantly aware of them.


Constantly Returning to what one has Memorised




The Quran is different from any other material that is memorised such as poetry and prose. And this is because the Quran is quickly lost from ones mind. In fact the Messenger of Allaah (sas) said: "By Him in whose Hand is my soul, it is faster in escaping than a tied camel." Reported by Bukhaaree and Muslim.

No sooner does the memoriser of the Quran leave it for a while until the Quran slips away from him and so he forgets it quickly. This is why it is necessary to constantly follow up what one has memorised and to be vigilant over it. Regarding this we have the saying of the Messenger (sas):

  • "Verily, the example of the owner of the Quran is like the example of the owner of the tied camel. If he keeps it tied (commits himself to it) he will hold it back and if he lets it loose it will escape from him."

And he also said:
  • "Commit yourselves to the Quran, for by Him in Whose Hand is my soul, it is faster in slipping away than a tied camel." [Reported by Bukhaaree and Muslim]
This means that it is obligatory upon the memoriser of the Quran to continuously recite what he has memorised from the Quran. With this constant astrongention and returning to what has been memorised will the Quran remain in his mind and without it, it will escape.





Being Aware of the Resembling Parts of the Quran



The various parts of the Quran resemble each other with respect to the meaning, wording and (repetition of) verses. The Exalted said:
  • Allaah has sent down the most beautiful of speech, a Book, (parts of it) resembling (others) oft-repeated. The skins of those who fear their Lord shiver from it. Then their skins and their hearts soften to the remembrance of Allaah [Zumar 39:23].

The Quran has approximately six and a half-thousand verses. And there are approximately a thousand verses in which there is a resemblance of some sort. Sometimes there is agreement or difference due to a single lestronger or a word or two or more. For this reason it is necessary for the good reciter of the Quran that he has special concern for the parts of the Quran that resemble each other in terms of their wording. The excellence of ones memorisation will be according to the extent that one has concern for these resembling parts. One of the ways to aid oneself in this mastronger is to study those books which deal with this topic of resembling verses in the Quran. Among the most famous of them are:
1. Durratul-Tanzeel wa Ghurratut-Ta'weel fee Bayaan il Aayaat al-Mutashaabihaat fee Kitaab il-Laahi il-Azeez by al-Khateeb al-Iskaafee 2. Asraar ut-Tukraar fil-Quran by Mahmood bin Hamzah ibn Nasr al-Kirmaanee.
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Taking Advantage of the Golden Years of Memorising



The succesful one, inevitably, is the one who takes advantage of the best years of memorisation and these are from the age of five to twenty-three approximately. A person's ability to memorise during these years is very good. In fact these are the golden years of memorising. Therefore, it is necessary for a person to keep himself occupied during the these years of his life, memorising the Book of Allaah as much as he can. Commiting things to memory at this age can be done very quickly and forgestronging is not so easy. This is in opposition to what happens after this time when a person memorises with difficulty and forgets with great speed. He spoke the truth who said:

  • Memorising in youth is like engraving on stone And memorising when old is like engraving on water
Thus, it is necessary for all of us to take advantage of the golden years of memorising. If we cannot then we should encourage our sons and daughters to do so.


And with Allaah is success and prayers and peace be upon our Messenger Muhammad, upon his family and all his Companions.

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A way that is kind of working for me is finding a friend in your class that is better than you in memorizing the quran and then get motivated by him. Try to memorize as much as him everyday.
Also memorize your previous lesson before you start memorizing your new lesson. This helps a lot because a lot of times you forget your lesson from the previous day. I wish I had done this more when I started hifz. But the main thing is dedication and effort. The more you put in to it the more you get out of it.
In the end its all up to Allah InshaAllah you will become Hafiz pray that I do aswell.
 
umm-sulaim said:
Sorry for repeating myself if its already been mentioned but, reading at fajr is really good for memorisation, during this time you tend to be clearer minded, and its shafaa3a too (readind at fajr)
Also drinking ginger and eating raisins increases the memory, as we benefited from sheikh muqbil may Allah have mercy upon him.
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Great post and really good advice.. thank you so much

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I'm finkin of startin Hifz this Ramadhan :inshallah , make dua its easy for me...Erm, how many sides do you fink I should learn per day?

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being almost a haafiz myself what i can say is that there are 3 essential things you need to know about memorising te quran. 1 taking a new days lesson 2. reciting the lesson of the days up to a week earlier 3rd to keep going over the juz that you have already memorized.
also you should be trying to increase the amount you learn almost continuouslly throughot hifz for example i started by learning 4 lines daily, after 2 1/2 yeas i can learn one quatar of a juz per day. by learning increasing your sabaq you find that things appear to be moving alot faster than before. the main milestone is being able to read a page and a 1/2 after memorising 3 juz of the quran, if you can do this then inshallah you are on your way to completing the quran
 
bigboss, mashallah ur alost Hafiz. how much do u know so far? And 1 quarter a day for lesson! Wow ur cruising I can barely do 1 quarter for Manzil (dor/reveiw). And i'll do like at most 2 pages lesson mostly just 1 and half.
And just out of curiosity, r u memorizing in a boarding school or what? Cuz I'm doing it in America and not in a boarding school I just go to a hifz class in my Masjid for 2 hours a day.
 
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bigboss, mashallah ur alost Hafiz. how much do u know so far? And 1 quarter a day for lesson! Wow ur cruising I can barely do 1 quarter for Manzil (dor/reveiw). And i'll do like at most 2 pages lesson mostly just 1 and half.
And just out of curiosity, r u memorizing in a boarding school or what? Cuz I'm doing it in America and not in a boarding school I just go to a hifz class in my Masjid for 2 hours a day.
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thank you for your support, ive currently finished 28 juz, inshallah i will be finished by the 27th of ramadan.
if you can do 2 pages a day then it is very good, for the majority of my hifz i took two pages as well its only upon reaching the last 10 that i started to really increase my pace and even now its very difficult. i . im not learning in a boarding school, i go to mosque for 2 and a half hours daily - the same as you. :D
if you can, try to learn your new lesson one day before you actually read it to your teacher in mosque. by doing this it becomes almost like revision.
most people are too lazy and choose to learn it just before they have to read.:heated:
self disipline is one of the fundamental lessons that hifz teaches you, more often its not the cleverest, but the most devoted that excel in hifz.:thumbs_up
 
Mashallah thats really good that ur finishing this Ramadan. Inshaallah I can finish before next Ramadan, I currently have 8 juz left until I finish. But somehow in the last 5 months my lesson has decreased because of school and i need to pull it back together again. Inshaallah after Ramadan i can start back strong And are you planning on reading Taraweeh this year or sometime in the future because I did a couple days in my Masjid last year when I knew like 15 juz. this year i justed wanted to take it easy. The Masjid i go to gives opportunities to the students to lead taraweeh even tho we have 2-3 huffaz. Is your masjid the same?
 
Mashallah. I read the thread and every post is benefits us. I am a hafiz myself and i have memorized the Glorious Quran under every environment. I read it in home, in the mosque, i read it full day from morning to night under teacher, two hours a day, half a day. I read it when the teacher used to beat me with sticks, i read it under vip treatment where the teacher is told to take special care of me. Ive read in pakistan and uk too where i live now.
I want to share some tips of my experience of memorizing. I will tell you the standard way of memorizing Quran.
First you get rid of the impurities and sins. Im sure you have read the posts about this. The one thing i want to say is please stop listening to songs. English or any kind of songs or music. It slows the whole process right down to turtle speed. To put it to the rabbit speed, you have to do Zikr in your free time. Now i will leave on to you to find out what Zikr is.

1. Sabaq: Sabaq is what you learn new. Like if your memorizing 5 lines a day. The next 5 fresh lines for your next day is called your sabaq.

2. Sabaqi: when your sabaq builds up. Like 5 then 5 then 5 that 15 lines. Those 15 lines is called your sabaqi. Now your 15 lines into the juzz. You have to repeat your sabaqi every day when you memorize your sabaq. For example youve memorized half a juzz. You sabaq will be the next 5 lines and your sabaqi would be the half juzz.

3. Manzil: when you complete a juzz and move on to a new juzz. That memorized juzz will be called your manzil. For example when you complete 15 juzz and move on to the 16th. Those 15 juzz is your manzil. Now everytime you do your sabaq then sabaqi. You have to repeat your manzil. Now its upto you how much you repeat your manzil. Half a juzz or a whole but keep repeating it every day.

Now when you learn a new sabaq. Memorize it and repeat your sabaqi from the start of the juzz. After that you repeat your manzil.
As you memorize like 20 juzz. 19 juzz will be your manzil so i suggest you should repeat one juzz a day to keep it up. And this sabaq and sabaqi technique is very good. It makes your manzil solid, mistake proof.

HOW TO LEARN YOUR SABAQ: This is the important part because your sabaqi depends on your sabaq. If your sabaq is strong then your sabaqi will be strong and if your sabaqi is strong your manzil will be strong. Now you see how these three steps relate into each other.
So why not focus in the basic: learning your sabaq.
Suppose your memorizing 10 lines. Read them first loud with finger tip on the line, moving as you read it. Try to focus on the page and the lines and read with full focus and concentration. This will help inshallah. Divide it into two lines or learn those 10 lines like you memorize it normally. Now close the Quran with your finger in (so you dont lose the page) and repeat those lines. If you have repeated it without mistake, good. Repeat it 10 times and keep repeating it. If you make a mistake or you think your reading wrong then open the Quran and look at the word. Then close it and repeat from the start.
Im trying to say that even if you made a mistake at the second last word of the 10 line. Open it, look at it, close it and repeat from the start. Read it mistake proof 10 times or more then go and repeat it to your teacher.

Inshallah this will help you memorize the Quran but REMEMBER ONE THING: it is easy to learn but it is hard to keep it remember. After you complete memorizing, read at least one juzz every day to keep you up and keep it remembering.
A good thing is to read your Quran in Tahujjad just before fajr. Read as much as you like in that prayer because that connects your heart with Allah very quickly.

I hope this helps you. May Allah be with you on every step and every word you read and memorize this beautiful, glorious Quran. It is the only hope for this descending mankind. Its time people open up this book and get faiz and blessings from it. May Allah protect you all.
If you have any other Questions just inbox me and i will try to answer with my best try and low knowledge.

Best luck and good luck,
From,
kasim.
walaikumusalam.
 
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JazakAllah khair for all these great tips
For me as non-arab it is sometimes quite hard but inshAllah I will get better every day
I just keep it really realistic and usually don't even do more than a few ayahs a day
What helps too is to start after Fajr with memorizing
then before each Salah revise what you memorized and repeat the ayahs you have learned in your prayer so you have for sure a certain amount of repetition alone with the prayer
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