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the delight of our eyes Messenger of Allah, our beloved master Muhammad
(peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) Masjid al-Nabawiyy.
Deep Memorization of the Quran: Advice from Madina al Munawwarah.
This method is excellent for the strength of memorisation and its solidity (deeprootedness) and the quick speed of memorisation and quick completing the Quran.
Note it is not necessarily the case that you MUST use this method, but you MUST try it.
You NEED to find your method and own it!
So here we go. Taking the example of Surah al-Jumuah:
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Read these (above) four from the beginning to the end, to link them, 20 times.
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Read from the fifth verse to the eighth verse 20 times to consolidate between
them
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Read from the first verse to the eighth verse 20 times to perfect this page.
You should continue like this for every page of the Quran. Persist with it and you will
get better and better. As with anything the more you give it, the better you get. The next
thing to note is that you should not exceed memorising a certain amount as to not exert
yourself. You should not exceed your daily portion above and beyond one eighth of a
chapter.
memorised you would find that you have forgotten what you had memorised. (You
would have forgotten by the time you stopped reading the first pages you had learnt).
The correct way is to combine memorisation with revision. Divide the Quran into 3
divisions: every 10 parts (juz) is a division. Then if you memorise one page a day, then
you should revise 4 pages a day until you have memorised 10 juz. Then when you have
memorised 10 juz, stop for one whole month for revision, everyday revising 8 pages.
And after a month of revision, start memorising the remainder, a page or two, according
to your capabilities and revise 8 pages until you complete memorising 20 juz. Then
when you have memorised 20 juz, stop the memorisation for 2 whole months for the
revision of the 20 juz, everyday revising 8 pages. Then when the 2 months of revision
have passed, start with the memorisation, doing one or two pages everyday according to
your capability, while revising 8 pages until you complete memorising the entire Quran.
When you have completed memorising the entire Quran, revise the first 10 juz alone for
one month; everyday half a juz. Then you go to the second 10 juz for a month, everyday
half a juz and you read 8 pages from the first 10 juz. Then you go to memorizing the last
10 juz for one month, everyday half a juz and 8 pages from the first 10 juz and 8 pages
from the second 10 juz.
Aws said: I asked the companions of the Messsenger of Allah, prayers and peace be
upon him, about how he divided up his reading of the Quran. They said: Three, five,
seven, nine, eleven, thirteen and the Mufassal.
Thus, the Prophet, prayers and peace be upon him, would complete the Quran weekly.
His reading would be as follows:
It is necessary that you do your memorisation with a qualified teacher (so that he
may) correct the recitation.
Memorise two (sides of a) pages everyday, one after Fajr and one after Asr or
Maghrib and in this way you will memorise the entire Quran solidly during one year
and your memorisation will be perfect, but if you increase in memorisation then that
which you memorised will be weak. (based upon 20 page per juz Quran / 15 lines)
The memorisation should be from Sura Naas to Sura Fatihah because it is easier,
and after your memorisation of the Quran, your revision should be from Surah Baqarah
to Sura Naas.
The memorisation should be from one printed copy so it helps the firmrootedness of memorisation and the quickness of remembering the places of the verses
and the ending of pages and the beginning of them.
Everyone memorising in the first two years, that which is memorised slips away
(he forgets easily that which has been memorised) and this is called the assembly stage
so do not feel sad that the Quran is slipping away from you or your many mistakes. And
this is a difficult phase with trials, because Shaytan has a part in stopping you from
memorising the Quran. So turn down his whisperings and continue memorising
because it is a treasure not given to just anyone.
Originally written by: Dr Abdul Muhsin al-Qaasim Imam and Khatib of the Prophets
Mosque in Madinah al-Munawwarah.
Edited and updates by: Qari Mubashir Anwar.