Q&A for How to Become a Hafiz

It can start hard, but with help and faith, it will get easier.

Practice memorizing just one at a time and reward yourself when you are finished.

You should start off with a couple of lines, and then increase to half a page, to a full page. One could do more, but they will have a harder time memorizing everything. Keep in mind that memorizing the Quran takes time.

At most you may be finished at 17, but inshAllah you can complete it when your are 16.

No, it's never too late to become a hafiz! You can start now. Join a madrassa and start memorizing. It takes one year or less if you are good at memorization.

Read it 5 times a day and ask anyone to hear your manzi inshallah. You will be able to say it to sari sahab.

It's better that you memorize the Quraan first because your GCSES won't help you on the Day of Judgement, and if you memorize the Quraan, everything in this world becomes easier.

You can do it without their knowledge by, for example, reading the Qur'an in your bedroom. Ultimately it's your decision, not theirs.

There are 850 pages in the Qur'an (it really depends on how big your Qur'an is). If you manage to memorize half a page every day, you'll memorize the whole Qur'an in four and a half years. It might take a while but it's worth it.

Try your best and start with a minimum 6 lines (16 in lines Quran) and increase it from there.

2.5 to 3 years is normal, but some people also take 4 to 5 years.

It really depends on how much Sabaq you read. Usually it should take 2-4 months; however, when memorizing more, you will probably finish it quicker.

Alhamdulillah you are attracted to Allah's call. Find a trained hafiz who teaches Quran and take daily lessons---make dua as well. Good luck, Inshaallah you will do it.

It depends on how much you practice.

Of course she can! Now matter who you are or how old you may be, memorizing the Qur'an is always possible for those who truly desire to do so.

Surah fatiha, then short surahs from the end. Then from the front in order. If you memorize the longest one (baqarah), which is the one after fatiha, you will have hope to memorize the rest, which are shorter.

Take it slowly. Start by two Ayahs. For going further, if you have a mobile device, type in one Ayah that you have memorized repeatedly until it is completely clear. You can also take Hifz lessons from an Imam or a Hafiz. If it isn't very easy, buy a digital Qur'an.

There is no restriction of parents permission to follow Islamic rules, as mentioned in Surah Bani Israel. Take fasts and do hifz, your parents have no control over you in this.

Yes. It depends only on how confident you are in yourself. If you lack the confidence, then by all means, learn from a qari.

It's different for everyone. Don't worry about how fast or how slow you'll go. If you make dua to Allah, inshallah he'll make it easier for you.

It's important that you set aside time for reading and memorizing the Qur'an. The best time to do so is at Fajr time, or in the early morning, at around 6:00. Not only does this allow you to wake up fresh and memorize easily, you can also get any school stuff out of the way in the morning before you go to school. In the evening, before or after Isha, you should have a quick read of your previous pages and also the next pages to familiarize them, so that the next morning, it's not all new. On the weekend, you have a lot of time to memorize, so use that time wisely, by memorizing for about an hour each day.

Dedicate a specific amount of time each day which you can devote to doing hifz. Otherwise, try to do it during working hours as well.

Always revise the Qur'an. Allah made the Qur'an azeez, which means that no matter how many times you repeat reading it, every time you'll discover new meanings in it. Qur'an isn't like any other song that you can study once and sing later and don't forget it for months or even years. This is the miracle of Qur'an.

It depends on how many lines your Qur'an has; the ones I have are mostly 13-line Qur'ans, so they have 850 pages, but Qur'ans with bigger writing and fewer lines will have more pages, and ones with smaller writing will have fewer pages.

There's no age limit. Becoming a hafiz only requires time, effort and dedication.

Typically 3-4 years, but it depends on how quickly you learn.

Some huffaz completely separate themselves from the world when they are memorizing the Qur'an to maintain their focus. This enables huffaz to memorize quickly. Hazrat Muhammad Masoom (R.A) is said to have memorized in three months!

Although all Qaris (those who recite Qur'an) recite beautifully, Mishary al-Afasy has a wonderfully melodious and heart touching voice.

Dawn (post Fajr time) or Tahajjud (pre-Fajr) time is best, because at that time a person is fresh and relaxed. Secondly, it starts your day with the memory of Allah.

Approach the subject when you think it's best; i.e., you feel relaxed, your parents aren't burdened and so on. Otherwise, it isn't really necessary to have your parents' permission.