Bismillah We are now one month away from Ramadan the month of Qur’an, fasting, and renewal. This is not just a countdown. It is a sacred window of preparation. For over 25 years of teaching and mentoring Hifdhul Qur'an students and teachers, I have seen how...
Bismillah You sit with your mushaf, ready to memorize. The ayat are before you, your heart is open. And then ...
Bismillah There are weeks in a Hifdh journey when the heart feels open and spacious. Memorization flows. Revision feels light. The Qur’an settles easily, like water finding its way into every corner of your day. And then there are weeks when everything feels heavier. Your mind...
Memorizing longer surahs is both a spiritual commitment and a technical process. After 20+ years mentoring women in hifdhul Quran, I’ve seen that consistency comes from structure, not just motivation. In this week's post, I'll be sharing practical tools to help you stay focused and make...
A Letter from My Heart to Yours As a ḥifẓ teacher, I’ve watched students rise with hope — and I’ve watched them crumble under the weight of self-doubt. I’ve seen the sparkle in their eyes when they nail a page, and the tears when they feel...
When in fear tell yourself: إِنَّ رَبِّي عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ حَفِيظٌ Indeed my Lord, over all things, is Guardian. [Quran 11:57] When making du'a tell yourself: إِنَّ رَبِّي قَرِيبٌ مُّجِيبٌ Indeed my Lord is Near and Responsive. [Quran 11:61] When in hardship tell yourself: إِنَّ رَبِّي رَحِيمٌ وَدُودٌ Indeed my Lord is Merciful and Loving. [Quran...
Practice Paying Attention: for many people, a wandering mind is really an undisciplined mind. With practice, you can teach your mind a little discipline. One thing you should try to determine is what is really distracting you. This exercise can help you determine why your...
Whilst in Al-Madinah al-Munawwarah, I was fortunate to be in the company of Shaykh Dr Abdullah Al Jaarullah, one of the senior teachers of Qira’ah and tajweed in al-Masjid al Nabawi, and an exemplary student of Sh Ibrahim al Akhdar and Sh Ali al Hudhaify....
Recite Quran 20 mins a day. Start with reciting juzz amma until it becomes fluent and then move to next juz until that becomes fluent and so on. Have a plan to memorise the Quran in 5 years. Think positive. Think that you could...
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