Memorising Quran is a journey for the best of people to embark on. Indeed as the prophet peace be upon him said: 'The best of you are those who learn the Quran and teach it to others'. Memorising the Quran is an expression of deep love to the guidance that Allah mercifully sent to His [...]
A person who is about to faint experiences some of these symptoms including; nausea (feeling sick), blurry vision or spots in front of his/her eyes, ringing in ears, confusion, fast, deep breathing and lightheadedness. It is caused by extreme emotional stress, sudden pain, suddenly sitting or standing, dehydration and even laughing, sneezing or coughing. If a [...]
When teaching children, the optimal desired objective is for them to be able to retain the information you are giving them in their long term memory until it becomes part of the quick and effortless knowledge base that they are able to retrieve, use and apply competently. This applies to Quranic verses, Dua lines, Hadeeth [...]
Scientists are increasingly discovering that memory’s power lies in processes that don’t resemble a machine at all – it’s much more complex and interesting than a simple photographic record of what has passed. Remembering is a much more active process of construction. The difficulty is not so much in storing information – getting knowledge into [...]
Memory and Memorising have a great importance and status in Islamic Scholarship. From memorising Qur'an to memorising volumes of Hadeeth (with their long chains of narrations) to memorising poetry, syntax and 'mutoun', scholars of Islam excelled in this skill. Their competence was measured against their memory first, and then later by their understanding and interpretation or [...]
Ramadan will soon be upon us in shaa Allah. And with it comes the responsibility of Madrassahs teachers to motivate children to be in the right mindset to prepare themselves spiritually, physically and socially to earn as many benefits as possible during this blessed month. Madrassahs will vary in the amount of time they choose [...]
Ramadan returns in few days time to be embraced by believers who long for their Lord's Mercy and closeness. Some of our blessed youth will be choosing to fast the long summer days of the month while revising and setting their GCSE or Al-Level exams. And some may also be striving to memorise Quran in [...]
The Rize State of North East Turkey witnessed a graduation ceremony in one of its major Mosques (Jami' Al-Sahil) last August to celebrate the accomplishments of 542 Hufaz who completed memorising the Quran. The ceremony was attended and supported by many reputable figures, including members of the Religious ministry, mayors of several cities and representatives of the [...]
Three hundred youth were honoured last week at a Quran memorisation ceremony on the outskirts of Idlib, Syria. One hundred and eighty female Hafizaat and a hundred and twenty male Hufaaz completed their hifz in local Madrassahs and institutes run by Ahrar Al-Sham organisation. The Hufaz had migrated from various cities and villages across Syria and settled in the liberated [...]
Madrassahs are created for big ambitions- raising generations of Muslim children with sound knowledge and practice of Islam and good conduct. However, these are often undermined due to absence of a Behaviour Management Strategy; one that emphasises expectations, curbs low and high levels of disruptions and monitors progress. A successful Madrassah Behaviour Management Strategy must [...]
