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When you first start memorizing the Quran, it seems like a huge task; how do you begin with 114 Surahs and over 6,000 verses? So, at this point, it’s recommended to follow the early Muslims (the Salaf) and famous Huffaz who completed memorizing the Quran.
As early Muslims did, you don't have to memorize the entire Quran at once or start with long Surahs. On the contrary, they have actually started with the easy Quran Surahs to memorize, which are located in Juz Amma.
The short Surahs in Juz Amma are a great place to start; they are easy and very powerful. Plus, there's a good chance you can memorize your first Surah today.
In this guide, we've compiled a complete list of the easiest Quran Surahs to memorize, ranked by length from 3 verses to 9 verses. Each Surah has been documented with its Arabic text, transliteration, and its English meaning.
So with no further ado, let's jump right in.
If you have just started memorizing the Quran, short Surahs are your easy Quran Surahs to memorize; they will become your best friends.
Here's why they are the perfect starting point:
Quick wins build momentum: You will be able to memorize a single Quran Surah a day, and after a couple of days of success, you will start craving more success for yourself.
Perfect for children: Kids love achieving things quickly, and there is a lot of child psychology related to short-term goals, positively motivating children.
Daily reinforcement: Repeating the short Surahs will take minimal time, so you can review them daily. For example, you can recite these Surahs in every salah, which strengthens your memory without extra effort.
Deep meanings in small packages: The short Surahs are deeply meaningful, and contrary to what one might think, short doesn’t mean the opposite of deep. They are also life-altering because of the lessons on faith, gratitude, and protection.
These are the shortest Surahs in the Quran, perfect if you're just starting your hifz journey.
إِنَّا أَعْطَيْنَاكَ الْكَوْثَرَ ﴿١﴾ فَصَلِّ لِرَبِّكَ وَانْحَرْ ﴿٢﴾ إِنَّ شَانِئَكَ هُوَ الْأَبْتَرُ ﴿٣﴾ |
Transliteration: Inna a'taynaka al-kawthar. Fasalli li rabbika wanhar. Inna shani'aka huwa al-abtar.
Meaning: Indeed, We have granted you abundant goodness. So pray to your Lord and sacrifice. Indeed, your enemy is the one cut off.
Quick tip: This is the shortest Surah in the Quran, only 10 words; start here!
إِذَا جَاءَ نَصْرُ اللَّهِ وَالْفَتْحُ ﴿١﴾ وَرَأَيْتَ النَّاسَ يَدْخُلُونَ فِي دِينِ اللَّهِ أَفْوَاجًا ﴿٢﴾ فَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ وَاسْتَغْفِرْهُ إِنَّهُ كَانَ تَوَّابًا ﴿٣﴾ |
Transliteration: Idha jaa'a nasrullahi wal-fath. Wa ra'ayta an-nasa yadkhuloona fi dinillahi afwaja. Fasabbih bihamdi rabbika wastaghfirhu innahu kana tawwaba.
Meaning: When the victory of Allah comes, and the conquest, and you see people entering Allah's religion in multitudes, then glorify your Lord and seek His forgiveness. Indeed, He is ever accepting of repentance.
وَالْعَصْرِ ﴿١﴾ إِنَّ الْإِنسَانَ لَفِي خُسْرٍ ﴿٢﴾ إِلَّا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالْحَقِّ وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالصَّبْرِ ﴿٣﴾ |
Transliteration: Wal-'asr. Innal-insana lafi khusr. Illal-ladhina amanu wa 'amilus-salihati wa tawasaw bil-haqqi wa tawasaw bis-sabr.
Meaning: By time. Indeed, mankind is in loss. Except for those who believe, do good deeds, and advise each other to truth and patience.
Why memorize it? Imam Al-Shafi'i stated, If the only thing to be revealed from the Qur'an was this Surah, it would be sufficient as guidance for mankind.
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After completing the shorter Surahs, the next set of easy Quran Surahs to memorize are the 4-5 verse Surahs.
قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ ﴿١﴾ اللَّهُ الصَّمَدُ ﴿٢﴾ لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ ﴿٣﴾ وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌ ﴿٤﴾ |
Transliteration: Qul huwa Allahu ahad. Allahu as-samad. Lam yalid wa lam yulad. Wa lam yakun lahu kufuwan ahad.
Meaning: Say: He is Allah, the One. Allah, the Eternal Refuge. He neither begets nor is born. And there is none comparable to Him.
Why memorize it? The Prophet (Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said reciting it equals one-third of the Quran in reward.
لِإِيلَافِ قُرَيْشٍ ﴿١﴾ إِيلَافِهِمْ رِحْلَةَ الشِّتَاءِ وَالصَّيْفِ ﴿٢﴾ فَلْيَعْبُدُوا رَبَّ هَٰذَا الْبَيْتِ ﴿٣﴾ الَّذِي أَطْعَمَهُم مِّن جُوعٍ وَآمَنَهُم مِّنْ خَوْفٍ ﴿٤﴾ |
Transliteration: Li ilafi Quraysh. Ilafihim rihlata ash-shita'i was-sayf. Falya'budu rabba hadha al-bayt. Alladhi at'amahum min ju'in wa amanahum min khawf.
Meaning: For the security of Quraysh, their security during winter and summer journeys. Let them worship the Lord of this House, who fed them against hunger and made them safe from fear.
قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ ﴿١﴾ مِن شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ ﴿٢﴾ وَمِن شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَ ﴿٣﴾ وَمِن شَرِّ النَّفَّاثَاتِ فِي الْعُقَدِ ﴿٤﴾ وَمِن شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَ ﴿٥﴾ |
Transliteration: Qul a'udhu bi rabbil-falaq. Min sharri ma khalaq. Wa min sharri ghasiqin idha waqab. Wa min sharri an-naffathati fil-'uqad. Wa min sharri hasidin idha hasad.
Meaning: Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of daybreak, from the evil of what He created, from the evil of darkness when it settles, from the evil of those who blow on knots, and from the evil of an envier when he envies.
تَبَّتْ يَدَا أَبِي لَهَبٍ وَتَبَّ ﴿١﴾ مَا أَغْنَىٰ عَنْهُ مَالُهُ وَمَا كَسَبَ ﴿٢﴾ سَيَصْلَىٰ نَارًا ذَاتَ لَهَبٍ ﴿٣﴾ وَامْرَأَتُهُ حَمَّالَةَ الْحَطَبِ ﴿٤﴾ فِي جِيدِهَا حَبْلٌ مِّن مَّسَدٍ ﴿٥﴾ |
Transliteration: Tabbat yada abi lahabin wa tabb. Ma aghna 'anhu maluhu wa ma kasab. Sayasla naran dhata lahab. Wamra'atuhu hammalata al-hatab. Fi jidiha hablun min masad.
Meaning: May the hands of Abu Lahab be ruined, and ruined is he. His wealth will not benefit him. He will burn in a Fire of blazing flame. And his wife, the carrier of firewood, has a rope of palm fibre around her neck.
أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِأَصْحَابِ الْفِيلِ ﴿١﴾ أَلَمْ يَجْعَلْ كَيْدَهُمْ فِي تَضْلِيلٍ ﴿٢﴾ وَأَرْسَلَ عَلَيْهِمْ طَيْرًا أَبَابِيلَ ﴿٣﴾ تَرْمِيهِم بِحِجَارَةٍ مِّن سِجِّيلٍ ﴿٤﴾ فَجَعَلَهُمْ كَعَصْفٍ مَّأْكُولٍ ﴿٥﴾ |
Transliteration: Alam tara kayfa fa'ala rabbuka bi ashabi al-fil. Alam yaj'al kaydahum fi tadlil. Wa arsala 'alayhim tayran ababeel. Tarmeehim bihijaratin min sijjeel. Faja'alahum ka'asfin ma'kool.
Meaning: Have you not seen how your Lord dealt with the people of the elephant? Did He not make their plan go astray? He sent against them birds in flocks, striking them with stones of baked clay, and made them like eaten straw.
Background: These verses refer to the year of the Elephant when Allah subhanahu wa ta’aala destroyed the army that intended to demolish the Kaaba.
إِنَّا أَنزَلْنَاهُ فِي لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ ﴿١﴾ وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا لَيْلَةُ الْقَدْرِ ﴿٢﴾ لَيْلَةُ الْقَدْرِ خَيْرٌ مِّنْ أَلْفِ شَهْرٍ ﴿٣﴾ تَنَزَّلُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ وَالرُّوحُ فِيهَا بِإِذْنِ رَبِّهِم مِّن كُلِّ أَمْرٍ ﴿٤﴾ سَلَامٌ هِيَ حَتَّىٰ مَطْلَعِ الْفَجْرِ ﴿٥﴾ |
Transliteration: Inna anzalnahu fi laylati al-qadr. Wa ma adraka ma laylatul-qadr. Laylatul-qadri khayrun min alfi shahr. Tanazzalu al-mala'ikatu war-ruhu fiha bi idhni rabbihim min kulli amr. Salamun hiya hatta matla'il-fajr.
Meaning: Indeed, We sent it down during the Night of Decree. And what can make you know what the Night of Decree is? The Night of Decree is better than a thousand months. The angels and the Spirit descend therein by permission of their Lord for every matter. Peace it is until the emergence of dawn.
Although these easy Quran Surahs to memorize require a bit more effort, they are still quite easy.
قُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْكَافِرُونَ ﴿١﴾ لَا أَعْبُدُ مَا تَعْبُدُونَ ﴿٢﴾ وَلَا أَنتُمْ عَابِدُونَ مَا أَعْبُدُ ﴿٣﴾ وَلَا أَنَا عَابِدٌ مَّا عَبَدتُّمْ ﴿٤﴾ وَلَا أَنتُمْ عَابِدُونَ مَا أَعْبُدُ ﴿٥﴾ لَكُمْ دِينُكُمْ وَلِيَ دِينِ ﴿٦﴾ |
Transliteration: Qul ya ayyuhal-kafirun. La a'budu ma ta'budun. Wa la antum 'abiduna ma a'bud. Wa la ana 'abidum ma 'abadtum. Wa la antum 'abiduna ma a'bud. Lakum dinukum waliya din.
Meaning: Say: O disbelievers, I do not worship what you worship. Nor are you worshippers of what I worship. Nor will I worship what you worship. Nor will you worship what I worship. For you is your religion, and for me is my religion.
قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ ﴿١﴾ مَلِكِ النَّاسِ ﴿٢﴾ إِلَٰهِ النَّاسِ ﴿٣﴾ مِن شَرِّ الْوَسْوَاسِ الْخَنَّاسِ ﴿٤﴾ الَّذِي يُوَسْوِسُ فِي صُدُورِ النَّاسِ ﴿٥﴾ مِنَ الْجِنَّةِ وَالنَّاسِ ﴿٦﴾ |
Transliteration: Qul a'udhu bi rabbin-nas. Malikin-nas. Ilahin-nas. Min sharri al-waswasi al-khannas. Alladhi yuwaswisu fi sudurin-nas. Minal-jinnati wan-nas.
Meaning: Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind, the King of mankind, the God of mankind, from the evil of the whisperer who withdraws, who whispers in the hearts of mankind, from among jinn and mankind.
Note: Surah Al-Falaq and An-Nas are called "Al-Mu'awwidhatayn" (the two protections). Recite them every morning and evening.
Wonderful! You're getting even stronger! These Surahs will diversify your salah even more.
أَرَأَيْتَ الَّذِي يُكَذِّبُ بِالدِّينِ ﴿١﴾ فَذَٰلِكَ الَّذِي يَدُعُّ الْيَتِيمَ ﴿٢﴾ وَلَا يَحُضُّ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ الْمِسْكِينِ ﴿٣﴾ فَوَيْلٌ لِّلْمُصَلِّينَ ﴿٤﴾ الَّذِينَ هُمْ عَن صَلَاتِهِمْ سَاهُونَ ﴿٥﴾ الَّذِينَ هُمْ يُرَاءُونَ ﴿٦﴾ وَيَمْنَعُونَ الْمَاعُونَ ﴿٧﴾ |
Transliteration: Ara'aytal-ladhi yukadhdhibu bid-din. Fadhalika alladhi yadu'ul-yatim. Wa la yahuddu 'ala ta'amil-miskin. Fawaylul-lil-musallin. Alladhina hum 'an salatihim sahun. Alladhina hum yura'un. Wa yamna'una al-ma'un.
Meaning: Have you seen the one who denies the Recompense? That is the one who drives away the orphan and does not encourage feeding the poor. So woe to those who pray but are heedless of their prayer, those who make a show of their deeds and withhold simple assistance.
Surah Al-Fatiha is the first and most important Surah of the Holy Quran, which every Muslim is mandated to recite multiple times daily. Thus, it is the Surah that every Muslim recites most often throughout their lives.
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ ﴿١﴾ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ ﴿٢﴾ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ ﴿٣﴾ مَالِكِ يَوْمِ الدِّينِ ﴿٤﴾ إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ ﴿٥﴾ اهْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ ﴿٦﴾ صِرَاطَ الَّذِينَ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ غَيْرِ الْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا الضَّالِّينَ ﴿٧﴾ |
Transliteration: Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim. Alhamdu lillahi Rabbil-'alamin. Ar-Rahmanir-Rahim. Maliki yawmid-din. Iyyaka na'budu wa iyyaka nasta'in. Ihdinas-siratal-mustaqim. Siratal-ladhina an'amta 'alayhim, ghayril-maghdubi 'alayhim wa lad-dallin.
Meaning: In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. All praise is for Allah, Lord of all worlds. The Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Master of the Day of Judgment. You alone we worship, and You alone we ask for help. Guide us to the straight path—the path of those You have blessed, not of those who earned Your anger or of those who went astray.
Note: If you haven't memorized Surah Al-Fatiha yet, make it your absolute priority; without it, your salah is invalid.
أَلَمْ نَشْرَحْ لَكَ صَدْرَكَ ﴿١﴾ وَوَضَعْنَا عَنكَ وِزْرَكَ ﴿٢﴾ الَّذِي أَنقَضَ ظَهْرَكَ ﴿٣﴾ وَرَفَعْنَا لَكَ ذِكْرَكَ ﴿٤﴾ فَإِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا ﴿٥﴾ إِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا ﴿٦﴾ فَإِذَا فَرَغْتَ فَانصَبْ ﴿٧﴾ وَإِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَارْغَب ﴿٨﴾ |
Transliteration: Alam nashrah laka sadrak. Wa wada'na 'anka wizrak. Alladhi anqada zahrak. Wa rafa'na laka dhikrak. Fa inna ma'al-'usri yusra. Inna ma'al-'usri yusra. Fa idha faraghta fansab. Wa ila rabbika farghab.
Meaning: Did We not expand your chest for you? And We removed from you your burden which had weighed upon your back. And We raised high for you, your reputation. For indeed, with hardship comes ease. Indeed, with hardship comes ease. So when you have finished your duties, then stand up for worship. And to your Lord direct your longing.
Why memorize it? This Surah serves as a motivation for one to keep pushing through because it serves as an appreciation for patience. Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala repeats ‘with hardship comes ease’ twice for emphasis; a powerful reminder that no difficulty lasts forever, but because of tough moments in life, you grow and become a stronger person.
وَالتِّينِ وَالزَّيْتُونِ ﴿١﴾ وَطُورِ سِينِينَ ﴿٢﴾ وَهَٰذَا الْبَلَدِ الْأَمِينِ ﴿٣﴾ لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْإِنسَانَ فِي أَحْسَنِ تَقْوِيمٍ ﴿٤﴾ ثُمَّ رَدَدْنَاهُ أَسْفَلَ سَافِلِينَ ﴿٥﴾ إِلَّا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ فَلَهُمْ أَجْرٌ غَيْرُ مَمْنُونٍ ﴿٦﴾ فَمَا يُكَذِّبُكَ بَعْدُ بِالدِّينِ ﴿٧﴾ أَلَيْسَ اللَّهُ بِأَحْكَمِ الْحَاكِمِينَ ﴿٨﴾ |
Transliteration: Wat-tini waz-zaytun. Wa turi sinin. Wa hadhal-baladi al-amin. Laqad khalaqna al-insana fi ahsani taqwim. Thumma radadnahu asfala safilin. Illal-ladhina amanu wa 'amilus-salihati falahum ajrun ghayru mamnun. Fama yukadhdhibuka ba'du bid-din. Alaysa Allahu bi-ahkami al-hakimin.
Meaning: By the fig and the olive, and by Mount Sinai, and by this secure city. We have certainly created man in the best form. Then We return him to the lowest of the low, except for those who believe and do good deeds, for they will have a never-ending reward. So what makes you deny the Recompense? Isn't Allah the most just of judges?
إِذَا زُلْزِلَتِ الْأَرْضُ زِلْزَالَهَا ﴿١﴾ وَأَخْرَجَتِ الْأَرْضُ أَثْقَالَهَا ﴿٢﴾ وَقَالَ الْإِنسَانُ مَا لَهَا ﴿٣﴾ يَوْمَئِذٍ تُحَدِّثُ أَخْبَارَهَا ﴿٤﴾ بِأَنَّ رَبَّكَ أَوْحَىٰ لَهَا ﴿٥﴾ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَصْدُرُ النَّاسُ أَشْتَاتًا لِّيُرَوْا أَعْمَالَهُمْ ﴿٦﴾ فَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ خَيْرًا يَرَهُ ﴿٧﴾ وَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ شَرًّا يَرَهُ ﴿٨﴾ |
Transliteration: Idha zulzilatil-ardu zilzalaha. Wa akhrajatil-ardu athqalaha. Wa qala al-insanu ma laha. Yawma'idhin tuhaddithu akhbaraha. Bi-anna rabbaka awha laha. Yawma'idhin yasduru an-nasu ashtatan liyuraw a'malahum. Faman ya'mal mithqala dharratin khayran yarah. Wa man ya'mal mithqala dharratin sharran yarah.
Meaning: When the earth is shaken with its final earthquake, and the earth discharges its burdens, and man asks, "What is wrong with it?" that Day, it will report its news because your Lord has commanded it. That Day, people will proceed in groups to be shown their deeds. So whoever does an atom's weight of good will see it. And whoever does an atom's weight of evil will see it.
أَلْهَاكُمُ التَّكَاثُرُ ﴿١﴾ حَتَّىٰ زُرْتُمُ الْمَقَابِرَ ﴿٢﴾ كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ ﴿٣﴾ ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ ﴿٤﴾ كَلَّا لَوْ تَعْلَمُونَ عِلْمَ الْيَقِينِ ﴿٥﴾ لَتَرَوُنَّ الْجَحِيمَ ﴿٦﴾ ثُمَّ لَتَرَوُنَّهَا عَيْنَ الْيَقِينِ ﴿٧﴾ ثُمَّ لَتُسْأَلُنَّ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَنِ النَّعِيمِ ﴿٨﴾ |
Transliteration: Alhakumu at-takathur. Hatta zurtumu al-maqabir. Kalla sawfa ta'lamun. Thumma kalla sawfa ta'lamun. Kalla law ta'lamuna 'ilma al-yaqin. Latarawunna al-jahim. Thumma latarawunnaha 'ayna al-yaqin. Thumma latus'alunna yawma'idhin 'ani an-na'im.
Meaning: Competition for worldly increase distracts you until you visit the graveyards. No! You will soon know. Then no! You will soon know. No! If you only knew with certain knowledge, you would surely see the Hellfire. Then you will surely see it with the eye of certainty. Then you will surely be asked that Day about pleasure.
وَيْلٌ لِّكُلِّ هُمَزَةٍ لُّمَزَةٍ ﴿١﴾ الَّذِي جَمَعَ مَالًا وَعَدَّدَهُ ﴿٢﴾ يَحْسَبُ أَنَّ مَالَهُ أَخْلَدَهُ ﴿٣﴾ كَلَّا ۖ لَيُنبَذَنَّ فِي الْحُطَمَةِ ﴿٤﴾ وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا الْحُطَمَةُ ﴿٥﴾ نَارُ اللَّهِ الْمُوقَدَةُ ﴿٦﴾ الَّتِي تَطَّلِعُ عَلَى الْأَفْئِدَةِ ﴿٧﴾ إِنَّهَا عَلَيْهِم مُّؤْصَدَةٌ ﴿٨﴾ فِي عَمَدٍ مُّمَدَّدَةٍ ﴿٩﴾ |
Transliteration: Waylul-likulli humazatil-lumazah. Alladhi jama'a malan wa 'addadah. Yahsabu anna malahu akhladah. Kalla, layunbadhanna fil-hutamah. Wa ma adraka mal-hutamah. Narullahil-muqadah. Allati tattali'u 'alal-af'idah. Innaha 'alayhim mu'sadah. Fi 'amadim-mumaddadah.
Meaning: Woe to every backbiter and slanderer, who collects wealth and counts it repeatedly, thinking that his wealth will make him immortal. No! He will surely be thrown into the Crusher. And what can make you know what the Crusher is? It is the fire of Allah, eternally fueled, which rises over the hearts. Indeed, it will be closed down upon them in extended columns.
While Ayat Al-Kursi isn’t a full Surah, it's only 3 lines long, making it as easy to memorize as the short Surahs above.
Ayat Al-Kursi (Quran 2:255) is one of the most important Quran verses and is essential for every Muslim to memorize because of its great value as a protection from the devil and all harm.
The Prophet ﷺ said Whoever recites it after every prayer, nothing will prevent them from entering Paradise except death.
اللَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ ۚ لَا تَأْخُذُهُ سِنَةٌ وَلَا نَوْمٌ ۚ لَّهُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ ۗ مَن ذَا الَّذِي يَشْفَعُ عِندَهُ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِ ۚ يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ ۖ وَلَا يُحِيطُونَ بِشَيْءٍ مِّنْ عِلْمِهِ إِلَّا بِمَا شَاءَ ۚ وَسِعَ كُرْسِيُّهُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ ۖ وَلَا يَئُودُهُ حِفْظُهُمَا ۚ وَهُوَ الْعَلِيُّ الْعَظِيمُ |
Transliteration: Allahu la ilaha illa huwa, al-Hayyul-Qayyum. La ta'khudhuhu sinatun wa la nawm. Lahu ma fis-samawati wa ma fil-ard. Man dhal-ladhi yashfa'u 'indahu illa bi-idhnih. Ya'lamu ma bayna aydihim wa ma khalfahum. Wa la yuhituna bi shay'im-min 'ilmihi illa bima sha'. Wasi'a kursiyyuhus-samawati wal-ard. Wa la ya'uduhu hifdhuhuma. Wa huwal-'Aliyyul-'Adhim.
Meaning: Allah, there is no god except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of all existence. Neither drowsiness overtakes Him nor sleep. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. Who can intercede with Him except by His permission? He knows what is before them and what will be after them, and they encompass nothing of His knowledge except what He wills. His Kursi extends over the heavens and the earth, and their preservation does not tire Him. And He is the Most High, the Most Great.
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Most people with daily practice of 20-30 minutes will be able to memorize the Juz Amma (30th part that contains all the short Surahs) in 3-6 months. Children usually memorize faster because they have better retention skills. The main point is to stay consistent and take a few minutes to memorize every day. This is much better than doing sporadic long memorization sessions.
Ideally, yes. Learning basic tajweed rules first helps to ensure you memorize correctly from the start. Correcting mistakes later is much harder than learning correctly from the start, but don't let this stop you. You can start working on simple Surahs while you learn Tajweed at the same time.
For every letter of the Quran you recite, you earn 10 rewards. The Prophet ﷺ also said that Surah Al-Ikhlas counts as 1/3 of the Quran for reward. And for the shortest Surah, Al-Kawthar, reciting it earnestly carries a multitude of blessings. So it is the quality and understanding that matter more than the quantity.
Absolutely! Children are better than anyone else at memorizing things. You can start with the easy Quran Surahs to memorize as the 3-verse Surahs (Al-Kawthar, An-Nasr, Al-Asr), and then you can progress from that. You can make it fun, reward them, and have a good time for positive reinforcement. When started early, many children finish Juz Amma by age 7-10.
The ideal time is right after Fajr, but since it is the ideal time, it is really just anytime you can consistently show up. A lot of people like to memorize right before bed, or even during lunch breaks. Find a time that works best with your schedule, and you can stick to it.
