Dr Abdul Muhsin Al Qasim, the Imam and Khatib the Prophet Mosque, of the delight of our eyes Messenger of Allah, our beloved master Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) — Masjid al-Nabawiyy.

✦ This article has been updated and republished at How To Memorise The Quran — be sure to read it there! ✦

This method is excellent for the strength of memorisation and its solidity (deep-rootedness) and the quick speed of memorisation and quick completing the Qur’an. Note it is not necessarily the case that you MUST use this method, but you MUST try it. You NEED to find your method and own it!

So here we go. Taking the example of Surah al-Jumu’ah:

1. Read the first verse 20 times
2. Read the second verse 20 times
3. Read the third verse 20 times
4. Read the fourth verse 20 times
5. Read these (above) four from the beginning to the end, to link them, 20 times.
6. Read the fifth verse 20 times
7. Read the sixth verse 20 times
8. Read the seventh verse 20 times
9. Read the eighth verse 20 times
10. Read from the fifth verse to the eighth verse 20 times to consolidate between them
11. Read from the first verse to the eighth verse 20 times to perfect this page.

You should continue like this for every page of the Qur’an. Persist with it and you will get better and better. As with anything the more you give it, the better you get. The next thing to note is that you should not exceed memorising a certain amount as to not exert yourself. You should not exceed your daily portion above and beyond one eighth of a chapter.

If I wish to memorise a new page tomorrow then how do I do it?

If you wish to memorise another page for the next day, then before you memorise the new page using the method mentioned above, read from the beginning of the page (you memorised yesterday) to the end of the page 20 times so that the previously memorised page becomes solid (in your memory). Then memorise the new page using the method shown.