Bismi llāh, wa l-ḥamdu lillāh, wa ṣ-ṣalātu wa s-salāmu ‘alā rasūli llāh, wa ‘alā ālihī wa ṣaḥbihī wa man wālāh
Used mainly in Turkish ḥifẓ schools and dating back to the Ottoman period, the method described below is the one I have found to be most effective for the memorisation and revision of the Qur’ān. This method relies on using the "15-line muṣḥaf", i.e. the copies of the Qur’ān printed in Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, etc. that have 15 lines page and have 20 pages per Juz’. It also relies on the ability to memorise one page a day and revise an increasing number of pages as one progresses through one's ḥifẓ. It works like this:
1. Start by memorising the last page of the 1st Juz’.
2. The next day, memorise the last page of the 2nd Juz’. (As a warm-up before commencing memorisation, it's a good idea to revisit the previous day's memorisation.)
3. The next day, memorise the last page of the 3rd Juz’. Keep going with this pattern until you've memorised the last page of each Juz’. This should take about 28-30 days, depending on whether you've already memorised the last few Ajzā’ of the Qur’ān. This is one "cycle" once completed.
4. At the beginning of the next cycle, memorise the second-last page of the 1st Juz’; as well, revise the last page of the 1st Juz’.
5. The next day, memorise the second-last page of the 2nd Juz’; as well, revise the last page of the 2nd Juz’. Continue with this pattern until the end of the cycle.
6. At the beginning of the next cycle, memorise the third-last page of the 1st Juz’; as well, revise the last two pages of that Juz’. Continue with this until the end of the cycle.
7. With each cycle, you'll be memorising one new page of the Qur’ān a day, moving backwards from the end of the Juz’, in addition to revising all the pages you've memorised of the Juz’ you are focusing on for that day.
Being able to memorise one page a day is key to making the most of this method. If you're not capable of that as of yet, continue with your current memorisation plan until you are eventually able to memorise at this rate. You will need to push yourself to get there.
I would suggest beginning each memorisation cycle at the beginning of the calendar month (preferably the Hijrī month). It makes it easier to monitor your progress, lest you fall behind in your memorisation schedule.
If you memorise with a teacher (something I assume most ḥifẓ students do) and would like to follow this memorisation method, do discuss it with them first. They know more about your capabilities than the author of this post does. Furthermore, they may be apprehensive in going through with this method with you due to their unfamiliarity with it.
Used mainly in Turkish ḥifẓ schools and dating back to the Ottoman period, the method described below is the one I have found to be most effective for the memorisation and revision of the Qur’ān. This method relies on using the "15-line muṣḥaf", i.e. the copies of the Qur’ān printed in Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, etc. that have 15 lines page and have 20 pages per Juz’. It also relies on the ability to memorise one page a day and revise an increasing number of pages as one progresses through one's ḥifẓ. It works like this:
1. Start by memorising the last page of the 1st Juz’.
2. The next day, memorise the last page of the 2nd Juz’. (As a warm-up before commencing memorisation, it's a good idea to revisit the previous day's memorisation.)
3. The next day, memorise the last page of the 3rd Juz’. Keep going with this pattern until you've memorised the last page of each Juz’. This should take about 28-30 days, depending on whether you've already memorised the last few Ajzā’ of the Qur’ān. This is one "cycle" once completed.
4. At the beginning of the next cycle, memorise the second-last page of the 1st Juz’; as well, revise the last page of the 1st Juz’.
5. The next day, memorise the second-last page of the 2nd Juz’; as well, revise the last page of the 2nd Juz’. Continue with this pattern until the end of the cycle.
6. At the beginning of the next cycle, memorise the third-last page of the 1st Juz’; as well, revise the last two pages of that Juz’. Continue with this until the end of the cycle.
7. With each cycle, you'll be memorising one new page of the Qur’ān a day, moving backwards from the end of the Juz’, in addition to revising all the pages you've memorised of the Juz’ you are focusing on for that day.
Being able to memorise one page a day is key to making the most of this method. If you're not capable of that as of yet, continue with your current memorisation plan until you are eventually able to memorise at this rate. You will need to push yourself to get there.
I would suggest beginning each memorisation cycle at the beginning of the calendar month (preferably the Hijrī month). It makes it easier to monitor your progress, lest you fall behind in your memorisation schedule.
If you memorise with a teacher (something I assume most ḥifẓ students do) and would like to follow this memorisation method, do discuss it with them first. They know more about your capabilities than the author of this post does. Furthermore, they may be apprehensive in going through with this method with you due to their unfamiliarity with it.
May Allah aid you in your ḥifẓ endeavours. May He make us the people of the Qur’ān, those who are His people and His elect ones. May He make us from those who permit what it has permitted, forbid what it has forbidden, act upon its unambiguous āyāt, believe without doubt in its ambiguous āyāt, and recite and learn it the way it ought to be recited and learned. May He make it an intercessor and proof for us, not against us, on the Day of Judgement. May He make us from those who recite the Qur’ān and guard its commandments, and may He not make us of those who recite the Qur’ān but violate its commandments. Āmīn.
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