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sa to seven times came to the Holy Prophet" in a gathering and said, "My memory was such that if I memorized just four verses I used to forget these and now I can memorize forty verses daily. And when I repeat the verses after memorization it seems as if I am reciting while seeing the Holy Qur'an. Same was the case with regards to memorizing the sayings of the Holy Prophet". Soon after listening to the Holy Prophet", I used to forget everything. Now, after listening just once the sayings of the Holy Prophet I can repeat these from my memory almost word by word. " sa sa sa sa ra. The Holy Prophet said, "I swear by Lord of Ka'bah, Abul Hasan ‘Ali™ª is a staunch believer. (Tirmadhi, Kitābudda'wāt) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. . Etiquettes of Memorization of the Holy Qur'ān. Pray to God Almighty for bestowing upon you the ability and the strength to memorize the Holy Qur'an. . Always use the same Mushaf (Copy of the Holy Qur'an). Do not use different copies of the Holy Qur'an. . Make a goal. Fix a target. Fix in your mind the portion of the Holy Qur'an which you want to memorize in a specific period of time. . Before starting memorization, recite the portion of the Holy Qur'an you want to memorize in front of a person who is competent in the correct recitation of the. Holy Qur'an. Underline the errors you have made in the recitation, which have been pointed out by the teacher. . Start memorization in small portions, such as the part you have fixed as the goal to memorize. Repeat this portion till you have memorized it. . Combine the portion you have memorized with the next small portion to be memorized. Follow this procedure throughout the memorization process. . Recite the portion you have memorized to your teacher. He will pinpoint the errors. Keep making corrections in the recitation till the teacher approves. . Recite the portion you have memorized in the Șalāt, which you are offering by yourself. You may forget some parts. After offering the Prayer, check in the Holy. Qur'an for corrections. . Audio record your recitation of the portion you have memorized. Compare and check the tape with the Holy Qur'an. Be your own critique. . Be careful of Mushabeh (Similar sounding verses in different parts of the Holy. Qur'an). These may confuse you and may make you jump from one verse to another verse in a different Sūrah. Mark down such similar verses in the Holy. Qur'an. Write down the Chapter and the verse number to which another verse is. Mushabeh (At both places). . Learn meanings of the verses being memorized. It will help in the memorization. . Keep on reciting your Manzil (The portion of the Holy Qur'an which you have already memorized is called a Manzil). 11. 12. 13. . Once memorized, recite frequently in the Prayers. 14. . Recite the memorized portion frequently, particularly, in the morning. 42