Memorizing The Qur'An

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Memorizing The Holy Book Memorizing the Holy Qur’an was not an easy task. There is no book that is memorized by each letter and sounds. A lot of Muslims memorize the Holy Qur’an to learn more about Islam and to stay close to their religion. My parents asked me once if I wanted to do it, and I had begun my journey in no time. I was out of school for couple years while I was in Downtown Atlanta memorizing the Holy Qur’an and came home on the weekends. There are 114 Surahs (stories) in the Qur’an and divided in 30 chapters for us to track where we are reading the Qur’an. I was a kid when I memorized When memorizing the Holy Qur’an there are some things that come in the play. You have to be very dedicated and the intention has to be very clean. The intention has to be for the sake of Allah (God) only and nothing else. The atmosphere has to be quite and peaceful. Usually, that’s why Qur’an is memorized in the mosque because there are no distractions and free from other distractions. People usually memorize in the morning because that is when the mind is clear from all worldly problems and free of stress. To memorize the Qur’an, first step is to learn the letters and how to pronounce them. Every Muslim is taught how to learn the letters at a very young age like how we learn our alphabets in preschool. After learning those letters and practicing them for couple years, we are taught how to read the whole entire Qur’an by our mothers or teachers at the local Mosque by the preacher or someone who is able to teach it the right way. Usually, the Holy Qur’an is read at a very young age and continues the tend until he or she passes away. But some Muslims take it a step further and memorize the Qur’an. I took the third step and started to memorized the Qur’an at the age of 11 and finished when I was 13. Anyone who memorizes the Holy Qur’an, usually does it the way I
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