One of the most frequent questions from reverts and fresh Muslims to us is about the best way to memorize Quran, revise it, and understand it. And that’s what we will talk about in our essay today, hoping you would benefit
from it.
How can I be blessed with Quran companionship?
First: You will be happy to know that the Quran is a companion for true Muslims in life and hereafter, also, so when
you make it so, it will not leave you until it helps you enter heaven “Jannah”.
Second: we want you to remind yourself always that Quran is the best companion in the rough life, and it is an
affordable plain. And Allah made us mentally capable of learning it, so you can do it, just take the decision to have
the wonderful companionship of the Holy Quran.
Third: How can I memorize Quran?
1- By having sincere intentions to learn Quran for God Almighty. Ask yourself honestly why do you want to
memorize Quran? If it’s for Allah, Then you are on the right path and Allah will help you.
2- That’s why you will need then to pray to God and ask him for success. Try to pray and ask God in every prostration
to make you one of the people of the Qur’an about whom Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) said they are the people of Allah,
so they are very special to Allah.
3- After that, you should organize your time according to your work or studies and make a specific time every day for
Quran.
4- In the beginning, don’t forget to find a good sheik to whom you will recite; to correct your recitation until you
master reading the Arabic calligraphy, vocabs and learn Tajweed before you start memorizing.
5- Then, you can start memorizing Quran parts as you wish.
6- If you are already memorizing now, do not rush to complete memorization of the whole book very quickly, cause
the journey with Quran is an endless journey. So, the most important thing is to make sure you are perfect in the
current part or Surah before moving to the next one.
7- Don’t forget to select your daily memorization according to your capabilities. Don’t exaggerate because if you do
so, you may feel disappointed and you might quit memorizing, which you don’t want. So, be rational and keep going
step by step as much as you can.
8- Then start to revise your daily memorization part and read it frequently in your prayers, so it becomes engraved in
your memory by repetition
9- After completing many parts, it is necessary to revise the entire previous parts you memorized and stop
completely memorizing new parts until you revise and make sure you remember all previous parts very well.
10- When you reach memorizing half of the Holy Quran, you will find that you can combine memorization with
revision at the same time and that memorization has become easier because you are accustomed to it now and it
becomes really easy.
11- A precious piece of advice: Do not admire your achievement as if it’s you who could do this and that, and do not
be proud of how quickly you are proceeding, and know that any achievement in learning Quran is pure grace and a
gift
of God to you, you only need to ask him to keep his gift for you and work on that.
12- After completing memorizing the whole book, Insha’Allah, it is necessary to revise daily and start with one part
daily, then after revising it all, in the second revision, revise two parts, then in the third revision, revise three parts
and so on. Until you reach the stage of 5 parts per day, then keep on 5 parts a day.
13- Don’t forget, after completing memorizing Quran, it is necessary to increase your reading in the night prayer
which is at midnight.
Fourth: Try to read some motivational books, or join useful Islamic educational programs.
Fifthly: Try to specify the time for Tafsir books or lessons that is parallel to the current memorized part.
Finally,
Dear brothers and sisters, we hope you find our essay useful and apply what you learned from it, do not postpone,
Just start NOW!
Our last piece of advice for you; never to stop renewing your intentions of learning the Quran from time to time.
So Allah will help and support you more to have the wonderful Qur’an companionship in life and hereafter,
Insha’Allah.