2) The night before you need to memorize, read from the mushaf the portion you need to memorize until it’s easy on your tongue. That means it rolls off your tongue smoothly, without any hesitation. Make sure you do this with proper tajweed so your tongue is used to the correct recitation. For some people this is 10 times, for others it’s 40. If it’s easy on your tongue, it will be easy to memorize.
3) Listen to it on repeat. You can listen to it as you’re falling asleep, while you’re cooking, doing your chores, or any other time your body is doing work that is automatic and does not require much thought. It’s amazing how much just hearing the Qur’an will aid in memorizing it—even if you think you’re not an auditory learner.
4) Mark your mistakes. If you keep forgetting a certain word, circle it in pencil, or make a box around it, and repeat that word with the word before and after it. When you’re reciting it from memory, the mark will help you remember the spot on the page where you were messing up—even if you think you’re not a visual learner.
5) Recite to someone before you recite to your teacher. If you do not recite your new lesson to your teacher daily, you need to find someone who will listen to your new memorization the day you memorize it. It also helps to have someone listen to the combined new lessons the day you’re reciting to your teacher, to make sure your recitation is free from hesitation and mistakes. For example, if you recite to your teacher once a week have someone else listen to your new lesson daily. Also, have someone listen to all 7 days of lessons combined right before reciting it to your teacher.
6) This last tip is only relevant if you get nervous when reciting to your teacher, and your mind goes blank: Stay around 2 days ahead of what you need to recite to your teacher. That way, when you get nervous, you still remember your lesson, because it’s 2 days old (and you’ve been maintaining your review!!).
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