Tuesday, December 25, 2012

How to Review What Has You Memorized of the Quran by Suhaib Webb

For anyone inquiring about how to maintain their previously memorized portions in the middle of their busy schedules and other commitments, here is a recommended schedule.

  1. 1.    Count how many pages or parts (ajza, sg. juz) of Qur’an you’ve already memorized.

    2.    Set a specific amount you will read everyday only from what you’ve memorized.
    §  For example, if you have memorized half of juz `amma (the 30th chapter of the Qur’an), read 2 pages of it everyday. Every 5 days, you’ll begin from the first 2 pages again.
    §  If you’ve memorized more, like 3 juz, then make sure to begin by reading half a juz (10 pages) a day.

    3.    As you maintain your daily reading (wird) you’ll be reviewing all of what you have memorized within the span of a week. Slowly, you’ll realize that your memorization of those chapters is getting stronger and remaining fresh. You’ll find yourself able to recall an ayah (verse) from a surah (chapter) with more ease and speed.
    §  Add more slowly as you increase in your memorization

    4.    For example, once you complete memorizing all of juz `amma, begin reading 4 pages of it everyday. Every 5 days, you should complete  reading all of juz `amma and then starting over again.
    §  If you had 3 juz memorized and then finished memorizing another and now have 4 all together, increase the 10 pages by another 3 and begin to read 13 a day. When you complete the memorization of your 5th juz, you should be reading 16 a day. Finally, once you finish memorizing 6 juz, you should be reading a juz a day. By 18 juz, you should be at 3 juz daily. By 24, you should be at 4. Don’t worry – because you’re building up to it, it’ll go by very quickly. It just takes practice 
    §  Continue reading to understand how to review the Qur’an once you’re finished with memorizing all of it.