Q&A for How to Memorize Ayahs from the Qur'an

There's one similar to the Hajj, but you don't have to be there for as many days. It involves you walking around the Kaaba seven times, praying, then walking between the mountains of Safa and Marwa, then trimming or shaving your hair for the men. For the women, they're only going to trim a very small portion of their hair. That's the optional version of the Hajj, just like there are five daily prayers, and then we have the optional prayers.

If you memorize the entire Qur'an, you'll be considered a hafiz, which is a cultural designation for a guardian or keeper of the book. It's not a degree, but it is an impressive feat that is widely recognized as a monumental achievement in the Muslim culture.

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The Surah Yaseen is a pretty long piece of writing. It is tough to memorize that much writing in one 30 minute session. Practice it in smaller pieces over time and you'll eventually get it down. Your age has nothing to do with it! An 11 year old can memorize just like a 20 year old or a 40 year old.

If you find yourself forgetting the ayahs from the previous day, set aside time to practice ayahs twice a day. Set up one time in the morning and one time at night to work on the same ayahs. This will help you permanently memorize them since you'll get two opportunities to revisit them instead of one. The next morning, start with the previous day's ayahs to ensure that you still know them. If you don't, there's no shame in revisiting them.

If you want to increase the number of ayahs that you memorize in a single sitting, the best thing you can do is practice in the earlier parts of the day where your mind is sharpest. Once you've got a handle on them, spend the rest of the day reciting them to yourself. This will give you plenty of time to practice them over and over so that you can internalize them.

Yes! With enough patience and determination, there are no barriers to learning the book in its entirety. Create a schedule and set aside time to practice every single day. Over time, you will learn a surah, then multiple surahs, and eventually the whole book.

For most people, memory palaces are useful for remember recipes, stories, or chronological orders. It can be tricky to use them for longer pieces of writing that each have intricate steps involved. It may be a useful tool for memorizing the surahs, but you may want to simply rely on rote memorization to establish a pattern for each individual surah. Once you have a surah memorized though, link something in the opening ayahs with an object in the corresponding memory palace. This will be the best of both worlds, and you can rely on the standard memorization to recite the surah and the memory palace to move from one surah to the next.

It is generally agreed upon that 1 year is the minimum amount of time that it takes to memorize the book, especially if you have other familial or personal responsibilities. If you're excellent at memorizing or have a photographic memory you may be able to do it in less time than that though!

Most ayahs can be learned in a single 20 minute session. If you're having trouble memorizing a longer ayah, it may simply take a longer session. You can also try to break it into smaller sections. Choose a logical stopping point in the sentence and split into 2 different pieces. Try to memorize the sections separately and then work on putting them together.

Choose one of the last 20 surahs in the Qur'an. They're all pretty short and should be relatively easy to learn. The first 20-30 books are the hardest, so stay away from those if you're just trying to pass an exam.

The Bible generally refers to the books of the Hebrew Bible (or Tanakh) and the Christian New Testament. These books predate the Muslim Qur’an, although the Qur’an contains many of the same stories. The details of the events recounted in the Qur’an are often different from the biblical versions, as are the interpretations of many of these events.

The prophet Muhammed is said to be the first person to have memorized the Qur’an, which is believed to have been revealed to him by God through the archangel Gabriel.

To become a hafiz or hafiza, you must completely memorize the Qur’an. You should also be able to recite the Qur’an eloquently and understand the meanings of each verse. This often involves special training in an Islamic madrasah (school).

Yes. Make a schedule, read it with wudu, and trust in Allah.

There is no timeframe and it takes everyone different amounts of time.

Think about why you want to memorize it. That will be your intention.

Reread it over and over. Listen to a Imam online doing it, then pause it and do it yourself.

No. Allah will forgive you as long as you try your hardest.

Adjust your schedule around Salah and Quran memorization, not the other way around.

Start revising a solid two months before your exams so if there's anything you don't understand you can ask your apa/teachers beforehand. Make sure you get enough sleep and try not to cram revision the night before. Make dua and pray your salah regularly. You can also fast but make sure your intentions are correct.

Start with an ayah that is familiar to you, which will encourage you to keep going.

This would take require daily studying, to the point of neglecting your life. Try memorizing your favorite ayahs, and reading and rereading the rest. Remember, you want not only to read the Qu'ran, but to take the time to practice its teachings in the world and do good things.

You'll know when you are able to recite it without looking at the Qur'an and together with the rest of the Surah.

Do some slight repetition; don't re-memorize it unless you know you have fully forgotten it.

No, divide the whole surah into a few paragraphs. Learn 1 paragraph every 2 days (1 paragraph will contain about 3 pages).

Listening to the Quran being read by scholars or fluent readers will help, and then start reading along with them. Also, try to make sure you listen attentively to the Arabic alphabet.

if you are committed to it, no. If you don't care about the Quran, yes. Make sure to repeat surahs as often as possible.

Probably not, unless that person knows a lot of the Quran already. If so, read it every day, night and day, especially before you go to bed, and in the morning. Take lessons, as it will help and encourage you.

You can try listening to it daily.