Allah has made the Quran simple to read, understand, and
memorize for those who sincerely desire to embrace the divine words. He
repeated four times in the Quran in chapter Al Qamar. And We have indeed made
the Qur’an easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember? (54:17)
The above verse is right all the time, even if our first
language is not Arabic. Allah Himself has assured us, You need to try, He will
make it easy.
The truth that millions of Muslims all over the world, from
numbers of nationalities and languages, know at least some part of the Quran by
heart is nothing but a manifestation of the verse mentioned above.
The same cannot be stated for any other book in world
history. If you were ever made to memorize your school work by heart, you know
what I am talking about.
So, it doesn’t matter whether you don’t know a word of the
Quran, or whether you know some chapters by heart; no matter what your level,
you will see easy Quran memorization, all you need to do is sincerely try for
the sake of Allah.
Now when it comes to selecting chapters to memorize, the
general practice is that the easiest ones are from the last chapters backward.
Juz Amma (the last 1/30th of the Quran) contains Makki
chapters, which have little verses that often rhyme, and are overall shorter
than the Madini chapters.
The last ten chapters (105 to 114), Surat al-Asr (103), and
Surat al Qadr (97) is unusually short and simple to memorize. Nonetheless, you
don’t need to follow any sequence in learning chapters, neither do you need to
memorize whole chapters, although it is better to go about it systematically.
You can select up ayah from anywhere in the Quran, memorize
them, and read them in your prayers, as long as their total length is equivalent
to three short verses.
To find the most benefit from the chapters that you memorize
and recite during prayers, you should have at least some information about what
you are reciting.
When it gets to be aware of the meaning of the words you are
reciting in prayer, I individually have found the mere reading of translations
very inadequate.
Listen to some lectures on tafsir (explanation) of the
chapter that you are learning, or read the chapter from Tafsir ibn Kathir, read Quran online, which is free online
in English translation.
This way, you will know in-depth the meaning of the verses,
the contexts of their revelation, and the stories behind them. The more
knowledge you connect with the verses, the more comfortable you will find to
memorize them and absorb their meanings.
Memorize at least some of the vocabulary of the verses. You
will get a free online Quran word
by word translation here. Just note down some of the terms and memorize their
meanings. This way, you will be informed of what you are saying when you say
those words during recitation.
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