Introduction
Memorizing the Quran has a great reward.
Abdullah ibn Amr narrated that Prophet Muhammad SAW said:
“The Hafiz of Quran (a person who has memorized Quran) will be told on the day of Judgment: Recite and rise in status, recite as you used to recite in the world, for your status will be at the last verse that you recite.”
Every Muslim should try to memorize the Quran completely, if not he/she should try to memorize some portions of the Quran for reward and to recite in the Salah.
Memorizing the Quran is not a difficult task. It just requires consistency and effort. A person who is determined to learn the Quran by heart, can easily do it at home too, as with the latest technology, learning and listening to the Quran has become very easy.
Here are some practical Tips that can help you doing Hifz at home:
- Enroll in a structured online Hifz course
Nowadays, with the advancement of technology, learning things has become very easy. All types of Quranic material is available on the Internet. There are many apps that allow people to take online Hifz classes while being at home.
Online Hifz classes can be utilised to memorise the Quran from the comfort of home. It can be helpful for people who don’t have much time or cannot travel to take classes. They can take out some time and memorise the Quran through online classes while staying at home.
The people or institutes that offer online Hifz course, have a structured plan that allows people to learn the Quran step by step. The structured course contains all the important aspects that are important for Hifz.
- Ask someone to listen to your Hifz daily
It is important to have someone to listen to your Hifz daily, so that you can know your mistakes and correct them and also learn what you need to improve.
Anyone from your family at home can do that. Whatever you memorize, ask them to listen to you by seeing the Holy Quran and mark your mistakes with a pencil. This will help you to gradually improve the quality of your Hifz.
This can be easily done at home. It has double benefits. It will reward both the reciter and the listener and will help the reciter to strengthen his Hifz.
- Stick to a strict time table
Memorizing the Quran is a full time job that requires time and attention of the person. So it is important to make a schedule and stick to it consistently. Only consistently and dedication can help a person complete the hifz at home.
The best time to memorize the Quran is after Fajar prayer. At this time, the brain is fresh and it brings many blessings if you start your day with the recitation of the Holy Quran.
Every person has different learning capacity and free time. Set a schedule according to your ease. Set a fixed timing and a fixed portion of the Quran to learn everyday. So that gradually you can complete your memorization of the Quran.
Set daily and weekly goals for yourself and do your best effort to achieve them. And at the end of each month, evaluate your progress.
- Having a personalized Revision plan
Revision is very important for memorizing the Quran effectively. It helps to learn the Quran for a long time without forgetting.
Make a personalized daily revision plan for yourself. The revision can be of two types. Long term revision; in which you revise the portion learned long before and short term revision; in which you revise the portion you learned the previous day.
Continuous revision will help you make your memorization perfect,because if you will remember the previous lessons only then you can learn the Quran further.
- Ask someone to test your Hifz monthly
Take the assistance of some Hafiz or some person who has a good grip on the Quran to test your Hifz monthly. They can listen to your monthly memorized Quran and help you to identify your mistakes so you can minimize them.
Testing your hifz monthly will make the quality of your learned Quran better. It will also motivate you to do efforts to learn and recite the Quran to avoid mistakes.
You can make anyone test your Hifz monthly from the comfort of your home either by a family member or by a qualified Hafiz through an online session.
These were some practical tips to help you do Hifz at home, without traveling or wasting any time. These tips can be useful and effective as they will save your time and resources and will help you to stay focused and motivated for your goal.
