Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Want to Memorize Qur'an?

Salaam alaikum wa rahmat Allah wa barakatuh everyone, I'm hoping that everyone's in the best of health and the highest of iman today, insh'Allah!


So the topic of memorizing Qur'an came up on sister Daisy's blog post here:



Mash'Allah, it got me thinking about how recently, I've been neglecting my memorization, astighfirallah. Anyways, I wanted to share with you a couple of great websites that I found a few months ago that are really useful to use when you want to memorize Qur'an.


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I want to take the time out to mention that it is a lot easier to memorize the Qur'an if you can read Arabic script, instead of using the transliteration, so insh'Allah, if you don't know how to already, you should concentrate on learning how to read Arabic. Insh'Allah memorization will come so much faster, and you will know how to properly pronounce the words just by reading them. I know that personally, it became so much easier for me to memorize Qur'an once I learned how to read Arabic...I know it might seem like a daunting task, but insh'Allah it will definitely be one that is completely worth all of the effort in the end. Insh'Allah I want to do a post in the future about why exactly it's better to learn to read Arabic over using the transliteration, because I feel like it's a crutch a lot of us non-Arabic speakers use (myself included once upon a time) that we really should get out of the habit of using. And I digress...

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Anyways, the first site I want to mention is http://www.qurantracker.com/. Mash'Allah this is a GREAT site! It allows you to create a free account where you can track your memorization progress. It's a great motivational tool, a wonderful way to review the surahs you already have memorized, and it's a great way to stay organized.
This site also links to another great site: http://tanzil.net/. This is a place where you can really work on memorizing Qur'an in a way that it will have meaning to us non-Arabic speakers. You can choose to have many different translations of the Arabic text in several languages displayed at the same time as the Arabic text (so you can read, and know the meaning at the same time, something that I find really helps memorization!). In addition, you can play a recording of the surah recited by the qari of your preference, and as the qari is reciting, it will actually HIGHLIGHT the ayah that he is on, so you can FOLLOW ALONG!!! How cool is that?!?


I highly suggest checking both of these websites out if you're trying to memorize Qur'an! May Allah(swt) reward the developers with jannat al firdous, ameen!


p.s. I'm working on Surat At-Tin ^_~

3 comments:

  1. may Allah count that in the balance of your good deeds .

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  2. JazakAllah for those great links!!
    I heard somewhere and it is authentic I am sure, that once if somebody memorizes a portion of the Quran, he/ she should make efforts not to forget it afterwards i.e., it should afterwards be maintained diligently.
    I therefore, am not very enthusiastic about memorizing Quran, though I would love to invest some time into Tafaseer (interpretations) of the Quran.

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  3. @ tedua: Ameen!

    @ Junaid Shahid: Yeah, my husband told me that too. Since I don't have much going on in my life right now, I feel like it's appropriate for me to focus on my memorization. Of course, when I memorize, I also like to understand what I am sayinig, and read about some of the history behind the Surah, and, like you, I also like to read the tafseer, as it helps develop a deeper understanding and deeper appreciation of what you're memorizing.

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