What do you do if you begin to forget what you have learn in your Quran memorization Possibly what scared us the most when our family embarked on the journey of Quran Memorization is the sin of forgetting what our children had learnt. Well-wishers tried to dissuade us from what we had decided for our […]
2 Things You Must Have To Memorize the Quran
Two Hifz Requirements Do you want to memorize the whole Quran or may be certain portions of it? As daunting as the task sounds, there have been numerous huffaz in every generation since the time of the Prophet Muhammad (sa), and it is a very doable task if one wishes to do so. We discuss […]
Five Reasons Why Online Quran Learning is the Best!
Learning Quran online I live with my family in a house which is not in the city centre. It has always been a struggle to find a Qari (Quran teacher) to come over to help my son revise his Hifz lessons. To come this far, they would demand higher salaries and sometimes the time slots […]
Confessions of a Hifz Mom – Tips for Children for Qur’an Memorization
Hifz for children Every parent dreams the best for their child and sometimes they are too quick to start Hifz classes for children. They wish that their children do better than them, in this world and in the next. We were no different. We desired eternal success for our children and this hadith was an […]
Six Great Benefits of Reciting the Quran
by Ruhaifa Adil The Book of Allah is not a book like any other- it is the Speech of Allah, our creator. It deserves careful study, and intense pondering over its meanings. Reciting and pondering over the Book of Allah has tremendous benefits and it would be an unfortunate person who does not avail these […]
Confessions of a hifz mom – How the Journey Began
by Umm Zakariya I still remember that day so clearly when a meeting for the parents was called by the Islamic school my kids attended. They had called us to ask which parents would be interested in enrolling their kids for Hifz. My husband and I looked at each other. Our daughter was 6 years […]
Handy Tips for the Student of the Quran
by Ruhaifa Adil Prophet Muhammad (sa) described the superiority of learned individuals over devout ones to be like the superiority of a full moon over the rest of the stars. He promised that those who set off on the path of knowledge will have their path to paradise made easy by Allah. (At-Tirmidhi and Abu […]
The Quran, Ramadan and Me
by Ruhaifa Adil Ramadan is here and the Muslims around the world rejoice in being the opportunity to witness this bless month again. Ramadan is indeed an opportunity; nay, a golden opportunity. It is the opportunity to gain rewards multiplied by seventy! it is the chance to get our sins forgiven and to save ourselves […]
Confessions of a Hifz Mom – Memory Boosting Foods for the Budding Hafiz
by Umm Zakariya What to feed the kids is a decision that is the bane of every mother’s existence. Especially if you have more than one. Even when you have one. Kids can be finicky. You may have one child who wants everything cheesy (cheesy pasta, cheesy sandwich, cheesy pizza, cheesy muffins, cheese on its […]
Confessions of a Hifz mom
what happens when the Quran is your world by Umm Zakariya Yes, we’re a type of mom. If the Oxford Dictionary had a definition for us, it would read thus, Hifz Mom / hɪfz mɒm/ noun. female parent, whose social emotional physical and psychological decisions are governed by what Juz her children are memorizing. I […]