Writing on your Mushaf
The Diary of A Hāfiz - Issue #114
Bismillāh al-Rahmān al-Rahīm
Assalāmu ‘Alaykum!
Today, I share thoughts on writing notes or marks on the Mushaf and more. Hope you’re all doing well. Allah grant ease and blessing.
Requesting your prayers,
- Qāri’ Mubashir
🔗 How To Mark or Annotate the Qur’an With Respect
Marking or annotating using a pen on the Qur'an (Mushaf) is a topic that people have different opinions about. Some think it's okay, while others believe it's disrespectful. This guide will look at both sides of the argument, helping you understand the reasons for and against making notes in the Qur'an. My aim is to provide a fair and clear discussion so you can decide for yourself. I'll also suggest some practical alternatives if you prefer not to write in the Qur'an directly.
Other reads:
🔗 9 Ways To Make Your Hifz Stress Free
🔗 12 Reasons That Make You Forget Sabak
📖 THE DIARY OF A HĀFIZ
This is where we try to learn by watching others memorise. A roundup reporting the progress of two brothers and a sister in their pursuit of memorising the Qur'ān:
👳🏼♂️ Muhammad, 36, founder
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. It took him a few months to do a few Juz’. He’s a few months away from having a years diary complete.
What he accomplished last week (1 year, week 40):
“Been reading from the back, now on the 5th Juz’, been reading over the 7th Juz’, and have tried to memorise more but it hasn’t worked out. I’ve noticed that when I revise regularly, it impacts my memorisation, but when I focus on memorisation, it impacts my revision.”
🧕🏿 Halima, 47, school teacher
Background: A 47 years old Black American Muslim school teacher. She has 3 adult children who are in university and grad school, Alhamdulillāh. She began memorizing the Quran about 5 years ago. It's been on and off with different teachers and motivation levels. She was inspired as a child to memorize Quran but my family lacked the access to a madrassah due to financial costs. She is the oldest of eight children. As a child she had never read more than the last ten surahs. Later in life, she rekindled her connection with Allah swt, and began taking tajwid classes in 2011, then finished her first reading of a khatam of Qur'an to her teacher in tajwid, from then her hifz struggles eased a bit. Currently, she is memorizing Surah al Maidah with Ustadha Sofia.
Week 28:
“Unfortunately, not heard from her again. Tried to make contact again.”
🧑💻 Hasan, 27, busy full-time engineer
Background: Hasan memorised the Qur’ān when he was young but unfortunately he forgot it. Just over a year ago, he tried to resume his memorisation and managed to do up to 7 Juz’. But then life threw it’s challenges and his memorisation came to a stop. He got in touch last week with Qari’ for his time and has resumed his memorisation with a new plan.
Week 14: Hasan managed to read some days, reading a quarter from the back and a ruku’ of memorisation from the 5th Juz’.
👉 If you have any questions, just drop a reply to me and I'll feature the questions and answers in relevant issues.
Allāh grant us all success and ease on this path!
⭐ COMMUNITY HIGHLIGHTS & UPDATES
🎉 What’s new / recent 🎉
Rate My Recitation (is now free, give it a go).
The Hifz Tester is now being used by teachers and students to prepare for exams and competitions!
The community groups (WhatsApp / Telegram, etc) are growing quickly, we now have 24/7 zoom hifz focus rooms and finding teachers groups. If anyone wants to get involved as admins/mods please let me know. I know one of you got in touch, I mean to update you soon.
The Hifz Buddy Finder now has over 150+ people and it’s growing fast. I have updated the search engine. Get your profile on there and use it to search for buddies!
Hifz Camp: There’s a lot of you waiting now. I plan to do an online event just for you, in shā’ Allāh!
Finding My Half has now around 40+ profiles. I have a volunteer now that’s working with me on this, we’re planning to create WhatsApp groups and Telegram. Add more features to the site. If you want to get involved in this project let me know.
📢 📢 Requests
1️⃣ My request is also on-going, share your usual hifz schedule with me. Please fill in the Form. (I have had several which I will add online soon)
2️⃣ Those of you that are teaching or have an institute can get listed on the Teachers directory.
3️⃣ Finding My Half has now around 40+ profiles, it needs a push, would you mind sharing it?
4️⃣ If you have anything to add, have hifz stories, want to share your own journey, have advice, have teachers, have anything you want to add to the weekly emails, do let me know.
5️⃣ If whatever advice, motivation, strategies I have shared have helped you memorise please, check out Impact and share your thoughts.
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