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Everything starts with a plan. So what do you plan to memorizeQuraan? This depends on your zeal and enthusiasm as well as what you know about your ability to memorize. Remember your goals should be realistic, achievable and trackable. I had two goals for last Ramadan: Last 20 Surahs and Surah Yaseen. I felt this was good enough to challenge me in a healthy yet realistic way.

WRITE it down:

I am a huge fan of writing down my goals. I love brain dumping. What I did was just that – I took a piece of paper, jotted down all my goals and pasted it right in front of my bed. This was the first thing I saw as I woke up in the morning (healthy reminder) and the last thing I did was filling it up before sleeping. I divided the above mentioned portion into 30 parts (for 30 days of Ramadan) and wrote it down with the dates. Pretty easy, I believe. It helps you live one day at a time, keeps you on track and gives you a sense of achievement.

So, What Did I Really Do:

 

The SECRET technique 

 

Have you ever noticed that the songs you heard a long time ago, if you hear them again, are sometimes still fresh in your mind? You never put in any effort to memorize those songs, did you? Did you write down the lyrics and read them aloud 10 times to memorize it? No! You just heard them over and over again and it got imprinted in your nerve cells. The trick is the same for effortlessly memorizing the Qur’an.
Every day, in the morning I’d set the Digital Qur’an on repeat for the targeted portion and start my chores (cleaning, taking care of baby, etc.) while keeping my attention on the Surah being played. Memorizing by repeated listening is the easiest task for me. I am confident that it will work for you as well.
And pay a good attention to your pronunciation of the words (Tajweed), & It's prefered to revise this portion with a Shikh (specialist teacher of Qur'an).

 

 Create an image

 

When you are done with your chores and some portion of the surah has entered your head, open the mus’haf. Recite it from the mus’haf just to create the image in your mind. For the purpose of memorization, it is extremely important to always memorize from the same mus’haf. This helps to create a visual memory of the surah in your mind. I believe, every Muslim MUST have his/her own personal mus’haf the way we have our personal cell phones and laptops. Close the mus’haf and try to recall the first two ayahs (or more if you have learned it already). I am sure at least two ayahs are ready! Move on to the next step.

 

 Ponder

 

Think in the new ayahs deeply, for example:

1.  Why ALLAH used this word, that example, choose this view of the story here though the other view were in other Surah. Choosed that ALLAH's Name here, & ended that ayah with that other ALLAH's Name, why those 2 ALLAH's Names came together, named that surah that name?... etc.
2.  Pay a good attention to all the verbs in Qur'an & repeat who done those verbs.
3.  Keep asking yourself to define each word mentioned, If you couldn't explain it in words... than you don't understand it really.

 Keep pondering in the new Ayahs till you get all the question marks possible about this part. art emotico

Than the role of a Tafseer book to pop up. Use "Tafseer Al-Sa'dy", "Tafseer Moyasar". If you didn't find the answers go to higher level tafseer.

 Recite these ayahs in the Salah

 

The relationship we have with Qur’an is reflected in salah. Reciting new ayahs in salah helps you to:
Strengthen your relationship with Allah subḥānahu wa ta'āla (glorified and exalted be He)
Maintain khushu’ in salah
You will not only enjoy your salah by reciting new verses, you will also start to embed these ayahs deep in your memory. In this way, you get the opportunity to revise your daily memorization several times a day without disturbing your normal routine. Read the translation of these ayahs and think about them as you go about your day. This will make the journey all the more meaningful In sha Allah.

 

 Repetition is the key

 

I’d keep repeating the same activity the entire day. Play the Digital Qur’an. Continue with my activities (preparing iftar, etc.), keep my ears on the recitation and then open the mus’haf and create the image in my mind. And finally, recite the same ayahs in salah!
Alhamdulillah, for people who can not dedicate large chunks of time, memorization in this way was not only easy but also a means of getting closer to Allah subḥānahu wa ta'āla (glorified and exalted be He). It is a very simple process to gradually learn the words of Allah subḥānahu wa ta'āla (glorified and exalted be He). Just remember to make realistic and achievable goals, write them down, and follow the steps mentioned above. You’ll be well on your way to learn the Holy Qur’an, In sha Allah!

 

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