So I've memorised Surah Kahf over the last few months. Initially I wanted to just practice tajweed through it but my teacher (a young Qari from Al-Azhar) said to start memorising. A few learning points: It's always better with a teacher. When I knew I had to read to him, it automatically brought me to a focus. Having said that it's also been very difficult with my changing shift patterns and booking locum work at weekends to keep regular appointments with him. The Arabic during Hifz helps immensely. I can't stress this enough. When you know what you are memorising (even if its a very superficial, basic vocabulary level) it makes a huge difference. It makes memorising easier. It makes retaining easier, When you are thinking 'what is the next verse?' when you think of the meaning it often comes back to your memory what the following verse is. Admittedly some verses appear not to flow from one to the other (to the layman like me anway) but for 90% of ...
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