26 Sep Advice: working through Hifdh challenges
بِسْمِ اللَّ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِ
Assalaamu ‘alaykum wa Rahmatullah
Q: Assalaamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarakaatuh.. I started hifdh this year alhamdulilah through the grace and mercy of Allah SWT.. I completed one and a half juz from the front.. But now I’m thinking of stopping.. Its just really hard I’ll learn from like 5 in the morning till 7 and I still don’t know the page properly.. So I was wondering if Haafidha Rayhaana could give me some tips or advice.. I’d really appreciate it a lot jazakallah.. Sister A
A:
mashaAllah on your hifdh journey! you’ve made great progress thus far, alHumdulillah:)
My suggestions:
-Decrease the amount learnt each day , this will give you more time to learn less with better quality. The focus of hifdhul Qur’aan should always be quality rather than quantity.
-Take 5 minute breaks every 40 minutes of learning, this way you will better absorb what you are learning and not feel mentally exhausted.
-Reduce time spent in learning new hifdh and increase time spent in daily revision of older hifdh.
-Ensure that you are attending a hifdh class or private lessons, so that a teacher may mentor and chart your progress.
-Consider first memorising the masnoon surahs, eg.: yaaseen, mulk, waaqiah, sajdah, jumuah, dukhaan, kahf, before building up to longer surahs. Memorising the shorted surahs provides more motivation in the initial stages of memorising.
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stay inspired, keep memorising! some days are easier than others, and some days are more challenging….but remember that the ultimate prize of having the Qur’aan preserved in your heart does take effort, determination, patience, sacrifice, and du’aa 🙂
wslm
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Stay Inspired!
Rayhaanah
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