How a couple memorised Quran in 20 days and more

Aug 30, 2022

How A Couple Memorised Quran Together in 20 Days (3 min read)

This is the account of a couple that memorised the Qur’ān through sweat and effort, staying up till late, sacrificing other matters of life and giving preference to the Qur’ān during the month of Qur’ān.

The husband was a busy pharmacist and was writing his thesis for a Master’s degree as well. He was like many people who hear about a fast method that worked for someone and wanted to try it.

The Shuffling Revision Method (2 min read)

Revision can be a great source of stress for those who struggle with time and have weaknesses.

Here are the things I hear:

So why can’t you just revise by looking? Surely if you do it enough with consistency, you’ll be fine (it’s possible).
I don’t have time to do it from memory. It’s too weak.
I try to recite from memory but I can’t do it all. So I end up reciting by looking. I just repeat it many times and then try without looking. I then correct my mistakes.
I learn fast and forget fast. I’d rather just read by looking to save time.

These are very real experiences. Your memorisation process is important in the short term. It should be strong but your revision is the most important part for the long term.

In this article, I share a method that finds a way to balance review with active reading through looking and not looking. You can shuffle between pages. You can determine a workable pattern.

Brain Tumour Didn’t Stop Me Memorising Quran (3 min read)

Despite years of treatment for her brain tumour, Aminah saw no improvements.

The pain… the swelling… grew and grew…

Yet the belief and certainty she had grew stronger.

So much that she knew that Allāh will grant her goodness. So she began memorising the Qur’ān with the intent to do so before dying.

What happened next was incredible…

She memorised the entire Qur’ān in this state and her tumour recovered up to 70%!

Do not underestimate what you are capable of.

📖 A JOURNEY WITH QUR'ĀN

Where we try to learn by watching others memorise. Here's a roundup reporting the progress of three brothers in their pursuit of memorising the Qur'ān.

'Abdullāh, just finished university

Background: After many months of not memorising and reviewing, he restarted things in Ramadān and has now reviewed everything many rounds over since then (30th, 29th, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd).
Did he accomplish anything last week? After he finished Āli 'Imrān, at-Talāq, and well into at-Taghābun three weeks ago - he's struggled for time due to work and family events. He hasn't been reading!

Reflection: When you have momentum, one little shift in events can completely break it. They say it's easy to make habits but it's not easy to break them. Good habits though can easily break when you let a bad one slip in. Always maintain a strict policy.

Hasnaat, recently entered married life & full-time work

Background: Had once memorised the entire Qur'ān but forgot it. He began to review his Qur'ān in Ramadān after so many months of not doing so. He covered Juz' 1 to 5 but since graduating, going into full-time work and marriage, he's struggled.
Latest updates: We'd followed his journey since Ramadān but over the last few months he's still struggling to get going after a series of events coming into his life. Not heard from him yet.

Reflection: Is anyone willing to replace Hasnaat and share their journey instead?

Muhammad, 35, starting all over again

Background: He'd forgotten what he memorised (half the Qur'ān) and has kept struggling to start again ever since. It was discovered that it is his personal habits that have had a huge impact on him. After 19 weeks of struggle, he finally started again.
What he accomplished last week: He had another productive week but he's not happy with one or two things. Here's the breakdown of the last 7 days:
Day 14 - He started memorising the 3rd Juz' (first two rukū'). He revised Juz' 1 and 2. He found more mistakes in the second than before. Prayed most of the 1st Juz' in his Ishā' prayer.
Day 15 - He learnt the next rukū' (2nd page of the 3rd Juz') and then reviewed the 1st and 2nd Juz' (off memory in 1 hour).
Day 16 - He learnt the next rukū' (3rd page) of the 3rd Juz'. Listened to it first, then repeated it a couple of times. Then listened to a recording from 3 days ago of himself reciting the first Juz' (no mistakes) and the 2nd Juz' (7 mistakes). He was falling asleep when reciting and listening for two days in a row after maghrib.
Day 17 - He learnt the next rukū' (3rd juz'). No revision of back.
Day 18 - He completes Surah al-Baqarah by doing the last two rukū'.
Day 19 - Revised the 1st Juz' from memory (20 minutes) and records it. Didn't revise 3rd.
Day 20 - He tries to revise the 2nd Juz' from memory but doesn't get past the last quarter without having to refer to the Mus'haf. So he stopped and decided he needs more work. Didn't revise 3rd.
What he struggled with? He wasn't happy because he feels like laziness is still there. He tries to avoid revision and makes quick memorisation (he can afford to do this today because he recognises and knows these portions somewhat from the past). He also fell back into some of the bad habits he had from the past this week which has upset him.
What is next? He will work on improving the 2nd Juz' and then review the last portion of Surah al-Baqarah in the 3rd Juz'. Then begin Ali-'Imrān. Hopefully, he will figure out a better routine and system for his memorisation and revision.

Do you have any questions for the brothers?

Allāh grant us all success and ease on this path!

⚒️ MOTIVATION, TIPS & TOOLS

Brother Muhammad shares two resources this week that he has used:

Quran Hive - He loves how you can read and listen to Tafsir, and also see a word by word breakdown
A YouTube playlist - The recitation of the Qur'ān in super Hadr (for revision purposes). This guy is fast!

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