13 Ways to Keep the Memory of the Qur'an Not Easily Lost !

Alqur'an is a book of Muslims who read it has many virtues for those who read it. Today we see a lot of the memorizers of the Qur'an in our midst, for example when broadcasting TV. The amount of memorization of the Qur'an or what is known as the Hafidz, especially those who are still young certainly motivates us to always memorize and interpret Alqur'an (read educating children in Islam from an early age and how to educate children according to Islam). Memorizing alqurans or also known as Muraja'ah can indeed be done early but it does not mean that adults cannot do it. (read the wonders of Alquran in life)

The Importance of Maintaining Alquran Memory

In addition to memorizing Al-qur'an, the important thing is to keep the memorization not lost from our minds and hearts. For that we need a little effort and a way to maintain the memorization of the quran. Rasul SAW also mentioned in a hadith that maintaining Alquran memorization is very important and easily lost if it is not properly guarded. (read how to read Alquran fast)
عن أبى موسى عن النبى -صلى الله عليه وسلم- قال «تعاهدوا هذا القرآن فوالذى نفس محمد بيده لهو أشد تفلتا من الإبل فى عقلها»
"Take care of the Qur'an, for the sake of which my soul is in his hands, the Qur'an is faster than a camel from its bond" (H.R. Bukhari)
Tips for Maintaining Alquran Memory

Well for those of you who want to know tips or how to maintain Alquran memorization see the following explanation.

    Consistent

The first most important thing in trying to maintain or maintain Qur'anic memorization is consistency. Someone who intends in the heart to always consistently keep memorizing it will certainly be easier to try and avoid feeling lazy. Feeling lazy yourself can come from persuasion shetan and this certainly can affect your memorization. (Read istiqomah in Islam)

2. Make time

Our lives are not always filled with reading Alquran, when we work, activities and learning certainly can be separated from the verses of the Qur'an. Therefore, one way to maintain the recitation of the Qur'an is to provide time to read and recite the Alquran verses that we have memorized.

The time to memorize the Qur'an can be in the morning after the morning prayer when the mind is still fresh or at night when it is quiet and there are no other obstacles. You can memorize while praying and praying to Allah SWT. (read the benefits of the Prayer and the Prayer Procedures)

3. Expand Reading Alquran

One powerful way to maintain Alquran reading is to read the Alquran itself. Muraja'ah's activities or keeping Alquran memorization can be done while reading Alqur'an and deepening its meaning. Read Alqur'an by setting a minimum number that must be read for example in a day must finish reading one juz Alqur'an and other rules according to each ability and adjusting the time owned. It would be better to recite Alquran in 5 days to keep the memorization. (read the benefits of reading Alqur'an every day and the benefits of reading Alqur'an in life)

4. Read it in prayer

In order to keep memorizing in your mind and not easily forgotten, you can read the letter you memorized while performing prayers both obligatory prayer and sunnah prayer. In addition, multiplying Alqur'an reading in prayer can also help you to keep memorizing. Understanding the Alqur'an during prayer can make us more solemn when praying and maintaining memorization is well maintained.

5. Become an Imam of Prayer

In addition to reading the verses of the Qur'an which are memorized in prayer, you can also maintain the recitation of the Qur'an by becoming a prayer leader. When becoming a priest, someone will be more anxious and fervent because the Alquran reading that he recites should not be wrong and it should be avoided. If you are not used to being a priest, train yourself first and dare to be a priest in prayer if you are sure.

6. Recitation with Alquran

Berzikir is an activity of remembrance of Allah and usually when making a remembrance someone will recite a sentence of praise to Allah SWT. A Muslim should always make remembrance of Allah SWt because it has many virtues. In addition to reciting dhikr, tahmid and takbir and istigfar, it is better to recite the Alqur'an verses in the remembrance because it can help the process of muraja'ah or maintain the recitation of the Qur'an well. (read the virtues of zikr to Allah SWT)

   7. Teach others

Another technique that can be used to maintain Alquran memorization is to teach it to others. You can teach your memorization to children or those who are younger or also to adults who want and are trying to memorize Alquran. (read how to educate children who are good according to Islam)

8. Listen to Alquran reading

As human beings, of course we not only learn from our eyes and verbally but also through our ears. This can be used as an alternative to keep Alquran reading in order to remain attached to our hearts and minds. Listening to others reading the Alqur'an scriptures is one of the Muraja'ah's techniques which is quite effective. Not only listening to Alqur'an reading directly you can also listen to it through the strains of mp3 or the Alquran application that is used for the process of memorizing and keeping memorizing.

9. Use the Application on Mobile

In this modern age technology is developing rapidly and has good and bad effects on humans. Even so, technology can be used for good things, for example to maintain memorization of Alquran. You can listen to Alqur’an from the application installed on your mobile or hear it through other applications such as Youtube or Alquran’s special radio. Not only that, you can also record your own voice that is memorizing Alquran through the voice recorder then you can listen to the recording at any time.

10. Listen to the Alqur'an CD

At the moment we can get various CDs or Compact Discs that contain Alquran verses which are read beautifully by the Alqur'an ulama and hafidz. Listening to the CD containing the Alquran verses is also an effective way to maintain Alquran memorization.

11. Motivating Yourself

Sometimes the alquran verses that we memorize can fade because our enthusiasm and motivation relaxes. To avoid this, then read the history of the reciters of the Qur'an and the world hafid stories so that we can get wisdom from the story and be motivated again to always memorize and keep our memorization. (read the story of the example of the Prophet Muhammad and the story of converts to Islam)

12. Reading Alquran without Mushaf

In order to keep Alqur'an reading and memorizing awake, try not to look at the Alqur'an manuscripts while reading it. If you feel that the reading is complete, you can see and check it with the Qur'anic manuscripts whether you read it correctly or if something went wrong.

13. Shun Maksat and despicable nature

Immoral acts and despicable qualities can lead to liver disease and this will have an impact on the person. Someone who does a lot of maksiyat will certainly find it difficult to receive the Alquran's light especially memorize and keep his memorization. As mentioned in a verse (also read the medicine for the heart in Islam)

أَفَلَا يَتَدَبَّرُونَ الْقُرْآَنَ أَمْ عَلَى قُلُوبٍ أَقْفَالُهَا

 "Then do they not pay attention to the Qur'an or are their hearts locked?" (Q.S. Muhammad: 24)

Such is the way to keep Alquran memorization practicable. May be useful.