Bismi llāh, wa l-ḥamdu lillāh, wa ṣ-ṣalātu wa s-salāmu ‘alā rasūli llāh, wa ‘alā ālihī wa ṣaḥbihī wa man wālāh
As much as memorisation of the Qur’ān has been encouraged in the dīn, we must ensure that we do not forget three other crucial aspects regarding this book:
1. Tajwīd and Tartīl. Ensure that your tajwīd (rules governing Qur’ānic recitation), especially your makhraj (pronunciation), is up to scratch. Also make sure that you recite in a pleasant manner (tartīl), as instructed by Allah in Surat al-Muzzammil.
2. Understanding the Qur’ān. Take some time out to understand what you're memorising/have memorised. In my opinion, the best explanations of the Qur’ān in the English language—by a mile—are those by Sh. Abdul Nasir Jangda and Ust. Nouman Ali Khan, which can be found here. They currently have tafsīrs (exegeses/explanations) on Sūrat al-Baqarah (in progress), Sūrat Maryam (in progress), Sūrat Yāsīn, Juz’ Tabārak and Juz’ ‘Amma. I highly recommend that you listen to them. Though a note: their tafsīrs aren't actually "tafsīrs" in the classical sense; they're more of an linguistic (particularly semantic) study of the Qur’ān, coupled with life lessons and advice we can learn and implement—they don't really go into what a typical tafsīr would go into, such as asbāb al-nuzūl (science of causes of revelation), fiqh, branches of ‘aqīdah, etc.
For a good, accessible, classical tafsīr, it's hard to go past Tafsīr Ibn Kathīr, which can be accessed online here. If you have an Android device, you can download this app. For iOS devices, check out this app.
3. Implementing the Qur’ān. This is the most important aspect. The Qur’ān came primarily to be implemented in our lives. Hence, we must base every element of our lives upon this book, as well as upon the sunnah of the one onto whom the Qur’ān was sent down, ﷺ.
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.
As much as memorisation of the Qur’ān has been encouraged in the dīn, we must ensure that we do not forget three other crucial aspects regarding this book:
1. Tajwīd and Tartīl. Ensure that your tajwīd (rules governing Qur’ānic recitation), especially your makhraj (pronunciation), is up to scratch. Also make sure that you recite in a pleasant manner (tartīl), as instructed by Allah in Surat al-Muzzammil.
2. Understanding the Qur’ān. Take some time out to understand what you're memorising/have memorised. In my opinion, the best explanations of the Qur’ān in the English language—by a mile—are those by Sh. Abdul Nasir Jangda and Ust. Nouman Ali Khan, which can be found here. They currently have tafsīrs (exegeses/explanations) on Sūrat al-Baqarah (in progress), Sūrat Maryam (in progress), Sūrat Yāsīn, Juz’ Tabārak and Juz’ ‘Amma. I highly recommend that you listen to them. Though a note: their tafsīrs aren't actually "tafsīrs" in the classical sense; they're more of an linguistic (particularly semantic) study of the Qur’ān, coupled with life lessons and advice we can learn and implement—they don't really go into what a typical tafsīr would go into, such as asbāb al-nuzūl (science of causes of revelation), fiqh, branches of ‘aqīdah, etc.
For a good, accessible, classical tafsīr, it's hard to go past Tafsīr Ibn Kathīr, which can be accessed online here. If you have an Android device, you can download this app. For iOS devices, check out this app.
3. Implementing the Qur’ān. This is the most important aspect. The Qur’ān came primarily to be implemented in our lives. Hence, we must base every element of our lives upon this book, as well as upon the sunnah of the one onto whom the Qur’ān was sent down, ﷺ.
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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