A hafiz (the keeper, keeping against forgetting) is a person who memorized all of the Holy Quran and could recite it from memory. There are little kids who are hafiz, this is because they started at an early age. The younger, the better.
Step 1
Always start memorising the new lesson (called Sabaq) after Maghrib Salat (or maximum after Isha Salat).
Step 2
Memorise the Sabaq ( new lesson ) completely (if still remaining to memorise) after Fajar prayrers and read it to your teacher.
Step 3
Every day read the Sabaq(new lesson) along with the older lesson from the previous 7 days.These previous 7 days lesson are known as MANZIL or PICH-HLA, 7 days lesson are the least lessons for daily repetetion, a normal man should revise upto last 15 lessons (as preffered by Pakistani professional Qaries i.e. teachers of hifz classes).
Step 4
Every day also read a complete Juz (part) of Quran that you have memorised previously.
Step 5
Start by basically learning the language of Arabic; if you can read it without understading that will also be fine as Arabic can easily be memorised without knowing meaning of it! This is a miracle of the Holy Qur'an.
Step 6
Since the ending part of the Qur'an is easy to memorize, start from the end of the Qur'an, take your first sabaq of at least one surah i.e. Surah-an-Naas.
Step 7
Repeat the verse with looking until you know you know you can read it without looking, then read the verse without looking about 5 times.
Step 8
Keep reviewing the verse or how much you did and in the same day memorize another part.
Step 9
Work as hard as you possibly can.
Step 10
Increase the number of pages you memorize a day when you feel you could do more.
Step 11
Once you achieved the target of getting sabaq one page, continue with same amount of lesson for at least fifteen days, do not try to just put all your memorising power to learn your daily lesson i.e. Sabaq, take equal tension for what you have memorised previously, but try your best never to miss your daily lesson.
Step 12
Stay dedicated and always think positive.
Step 13
Keep working and know you can do it. Never back down, and never slack off of your work.
Step 14
Stay in a quiet room. You can try to listen to recitation of the quran, but to some people they can become distracted.
Step 15
When you have finished memorizing, read it to someone else, preferably, a sheik, and do it on daily basis.
Step 16
Always summon Allah with the du'aa (help prayer to Allah) to help you with your goal.
Step 17
Always review what you have memorized. If not, it will all be lost in a matter of months.
Step 18
Have patience and believe that you can do it. Motivation is the key.
Step 19
Ask someone to listen to you while you memorizing the Qur'an. (Muslim holy book.)
Step 20
Also, learn the Arabic language so you understand what you're reading, but it is never neccassary, since millions of hafiz memorized the Holy Qur'an without learning Arbic language. Knowing what you're reading makes it easier to memorize, but never start thinking about the translation while memorising it.
Step 21
If you ever get involved with a problem just approach to a sheikh for solution. He may also give you address of someone better then him to solve your problems i.e. professional Qari (teachers of hafiz classes).
Tips
- The younger you are the better you memorize and it's EASIER because you don't have much in your brain
- For some verses you need to repeat 10-20x
- Pray to Allah.
- As you memorize the Qur'an, also study the meanings.
- Find a fellow hafiz and train with him.
- Learning 3 verses everyday will help you become a hafiz in 10 years. But most of the students take only two and a half years or possibly 3 years to complete memorizing whole Qur'an Majeed.
- Find an Arabic teacher that will teach you Arabic. It is better than English transliteration. It will be more clear to you! It will have everything! Punctuations, vowels, etc.
- When you learn any surah, review reading with the Quran. You could also pray Nafl to review.
- Find a madrassah with other students so you have encouragement
- If you start forgetting what you have memorized, then stop memorizing more for a while and concentrate on reviewing
- If you are teaching you children then try and homeschool them...it's better.
Warnings
- Some children rebel when too much is expected of them, don't expect your children to do something you are unwilling to do
- Always look for a well trained scholar, well trained in the recitation of the Quran.
- If you recite the Quran without proper pronouncation, the verses will get translated misproperly.
