Is it possible to memorize Qur’an as an adult? Especially for those of us who have “missed the bus” from joining a tahfiz school in our early years?

Featuring the first ever collaboration between Alkhaadem and The Barakah Effect podcast, brother Faisal and Amir interview Ustaz Dzul from Akar Academy, sharing ideas and tips on how we can memorize Qur’an as an adult.

Drawing from his pursuit of knowledge, coupled with his personal experiences, life journey, and struggles in memorizing the Qur’an as he began at the relatively “late” age of 20 years old, Ustaz Dzul shares some insight to inspire us that yes, with the right attitude and techniques, you too can memorize Qur’an - insha Allah!

We discuss:

- The impact of positive influence and how it can inspire a person to change the trajectory of their lives
- The surprising fact that adults actually memorize BETTER than children, and that late bloomers have the potential of becoming better and exceeding those who start when they were young!
- How to find the motivation to sustain and persevere through the hardship of memorization
- Is it mandatory to have friends and peers? Can we actually achieve a good hifz by ourselves?
- Why we struggle to maintain our hifz
- Some surprising yet effective practical tips in memorization which people rarely speak about
- Is there a “magic number” of repetitions to ensure our memorization is solid?
- The role of emotions and how they affect our hifz effectiveness
- Prioritizing between memorization, tajwid, and understanding

.. and so much more!


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Timestamps

0:00:00 Start
0:07:05 Ustaz Dzul's personal Journey in Hijrah & memorizing Qur'an
0:14:56 Adults memorize BETTER than children! 😱
0:19:16 Practical tips: How to Memorize Qur'an
0:33:00 Confronting Burnout & How to Recover
0:39:00 Finding Motivation for Resilience & Perseverence
0:49:30 Between Memorizing, tajwid & understanding: How to prioritize?
0:55:52 Role of Emotions in Memorization
1:00:47 About AKAR Academy
1:07:00 The DON'Ts - what we should abstain from while memorizing Qur'an
1:12:49 Closing words of Advice