The Best Way to Memorize the Qur'an

There is no magic in Shaykh Bali's method — take less, repeat it many times, and recite that same portion in your prayer. That is all.

How the Problem Happens

One page on the first day, one more the next day — it starts with enthusiasm. After about a week, you find that you don't remember the earlier one, and the new one hasn't settled either.

The Shaykh says that whoever memorizes quickly loses what he has memorized quickly. And some only recite from the heart — they do not look at the mushaf.

Yet the eye takes a picture of the page — which word is on which line, which line is on which page. It is the picture that holds the memory in place.

So the question arises — what is the best method?

The Shaykh's Answer

First, ask Allah for help from the heart — then take a small amount according to your ability.

One person can manage two lines a day, another half a page — take your own measure. Then look at the mushaf and read it again and again; even if it is little, 20 times, and if needed 50, 100, even 200 times.

Evidence — the Place to Ask for Help

وَإِذَا اسْتَعَنْتَ فَاسْتَعِنْ بِاللَّهِ

And when you ask for help, ask Allah alone for help. (Jami' at-Tirmidhi — hasan sahih)Copy

The Shaykh says that memorization is not merely a work of intelligence — it is a work of Allah's granting of success. So let the beginning be a sincere dua made from the heart.

What to Do

1. Read half a page a day to a teacher and have it corrected.
2. Keep your eyes on the mushaf and read it at least 20 times — until it is memorized.
3. Recite that same portion in your obligatory and sunnah prayers throughout the day.
4. After Isha, pray four rak'ahs reciting yesterday's and today's portions; on Friday, revision only.

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Source: Based on a talk by Shaykh Waheed Abdussalam Bali

Translation and compilation: Raqi Faisal Ahmed Sabit — Al Qur'an Ruqyah Healing Center