Bismillāh al-Rahmān al-Rahīm
Assalāmu ‘Alaykum!
I hope you’re doing well. Today, I have a mix of content for you. There’s something for everyone: teachers, students, and those needing motivation…
In This Issue:
Dr Ahmad Nuaina and the People of the Quran: The story of a world famous Egyptian Qāri’ and a glimpse of his life.
Use This Simple Induction System For Hifz Students: This is especially for teachers, I share a system you should use to get students onboarded.
Stop Sugar Cravings Now If You Want Better Memory: Sharing some research and concerns over sugar consumption.
The Diary of A Hāfiz: A roundup reporting the progress of a brother and a sister in their pursuit of memorising the Qur'ān.
Motivation, Tips & Tools: Any resources, tips, and tools shared in the community and more.
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Dr Ahmad Nuaina and the People of the Quran (10 min read)
When I was in Egypt, I used to make great efforts in making sure I went to Masjid al-Imam al-Hussain for Jumu’ah every week (in Cairo). Why? Because I wanted to meet and listen to Dr Ahmad Nu’aina’. It wasn’t just me, but many hundreds of brothers coming from different corners of Cairo.
Today, I want to share his story. You’ll take nothing but pure inspiration and motivation from it, in shā’ Allāh.
But first…
Who is Dr. Ahmad Ahmad Nu’aina?
He is a doctor that finds peace in the recitation of the Qur’ān. He is a world famous Egyptian Qāri’ who with his medical expertise has alleviated the pain and suffering of many people, and with his beautiful and melodious recitation, has brought tranquility to the souls of listeners throughout the world. Dr. Nu’aina’ was born in 1954, although now retired, he is still serving the Qur’ān at the age of 69 years old (Facebook). May Allāh bless him.
Use This Simple Induction System For Hifz Students (8 min read)
Not too long ago, I went to visit a local mosque and I was invited to speak to the students. The students memorising the Qur’ān were of different age groups and levels. My task was to motivate the madrasah students and help steer them in the right direction.
One of the first things I did was to visit the class setup. I wanted to know how they arranged the class, what each student was doing, how they were progressing, and what challenges they were facing. I soon found out that motivation was a big issue. Not only that but it appeared that the madrasah didn’t have any particular system that was personalised per student.
Stop Sugar Cravings Now If You Want Better Memory (5 min read)
There are so many of us that have to have some form of sugar, no matter what. Grab that box of sweets and chocolate. Grab that bag of treats. Breakfast will be full of sugar, lunch will be full of sugar and even dinner. Snacks and drinks full of sugar span across our day and the night.
This must stop now.
I’ve seen many young Qur’ān students carrying around energy drinks, sweets, chocolates, and chewing gum. This was the opposite to what I used to do – carry around almonds! Students that wonder why they can’t memorise well, should look towards two things: (1) their sugar consumption and (2) their use of social media.
📖 THE DIARY OF A HĀFIZ
This is where we try to learn by watching others memorise. Today I share a roundup reporting the progress of a brother and a sister in their pursuit of memorising the Qur'ān.
Muhammad, 35, now on an-Nisā’
Background: After forgetting what he memorised (half the Qur'ān) and kept struggling to start again. So he decided to share his diary and mission with us. After 19 weeks of struggle, he finally started again. It took him a few months to do a few Juz’ and now he’s been on Surah an-Nisā’ (5th Juz’) for a while carrying his struggles.
What he accomplished last week (days 240 to 247): "Alhamdulillāh, I restarted revision, but the week has been up and down in terms of a set routine. I have managed to revise juz’ 1 and 2."
Aishah, a 5th-year Medical Student doing multiple things
Background: She started hifdh when she was a child and memorised half. But recently started again from Juz' 1. She's been memorising and revising while also studying medicine.
Week 33: She said:
"Hifdh: AlhamduliLlah, I've completed the memorisation of Suratul Hijr and just started last Surah - Suratun-Nahl. The plan is to memorise 1 page daily till completion, In Shaa Allah.
Sabqi: AlhamduliLlah, this was constant for the week.
Manzil: My Manzil is back to 1 Juz- I want to try doing each Juz more than once daily + my school exams are fast approaching too, I need to balance properly.”
👉 If you have any questions for the brother and sister, just drop a reply to me and I'll feature the questions and answers in relevant issues.
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Allāh grant us all success and ease on this path!
⚒️ MOTIVATION, TIPS & TOOLS
Something interesting
Intensive Qur’ān memorisation inspired by Palestinian methods
In Palestine, they memorise the Qur’ān in record timeframes. 10 days, 20 days, 30 days, or even 60, or 90 days. It’s a crazy feat. The syllabus is used in Syria, Jordon, Lebanon, Turkey and now it's also being seen in the UK.
The mission: Attempting to get youth between the ages of 8 and 25 to memorise the entire Qur'ān in the summer holidays (12 weeks). The rigorous 6-8 hour regimen of memorisation has led to countless thousands of youth memorising the Qur’ān. The day begins at Fajr, some memorise 5-10 pages a day, others up to 50 pages for the day. It’s super crazy.
It’s intensive, learning 5 pages of the Qur’ān per day, leads to completing the Qur’ān in 6 months. However, when in the initial stages of learning it might take 5 pages per day but this soon develops into 7 pages a day.
Initially, after a month, you slowly build up to 3 days per day, and then 5. If you manage 3-4, you can complete the Qur'ān within a year. If you do 5, then you can do it in half the year. The way I have seen this work in the UK is that classes will take place for 2.5 in the morning (6am to 8.30am) and then 1.5 hours in the evening (6.30pm to 8pm).
Although it’s something, I don’t recommend, it’s something we can take inspiration from. It’s possible to take out time in clusters to focus on Hifdh and make some progress.
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