Every father and mother aspires to bring up their children in righteousness and upright and good morals, and the best way to achieve this is to memorize and understand the verses of God Almighty. In this article, our discussion will be about how children memorize the Qur’an in a way that suits their age and the best creative and traditional ways to memorize the Qur’an for a child.
Ways to facilitate the memorization of the Holy Quran for children:
Scholars may differ in determining the appropriate age to start memorizing the Qur’an for a child. Some of them preferred the age of seven, and some of them left the matter to the parents for their ability to know the extent of the child’s readiness and readiness to understand and distinguish. child by: [2]
Repetition and repetition: The repetition method is one of the best methods used to memorize the Holy Qur’an for children, especially before learning to write and read. It is done by repeating the recitation of the Qur’an in front of the child on a daily basis, and repeating the same surah at least three times. saved automatically.
Reading the Qur’an out loud in front of the child: Reading the Qur’an in front of the child aloud helps encourage the child to try to recite and imitate.
Start memorizing short surahs: There are some short and easy surahs in the Holy Qur’an that you can start with in memorizing the Qur’an for a child, such as Surah Al-Fatihah and Al-Kawthar, which the child hears automatically a lot, which helps him to rush and continue to memorize, to feel his ability to achieve.
Listening to the Qur’an on a regular basis: Some may ask, does the method of listening really help the child memorize the Holy Qur’an? Certainly, the child’s regular listening to the Qur’anic chapters, especially the short ones, helps in facilitating the memorization process for the child without realizing it and gradually, but taking into account some factors such as the tone of the voice of the reciter and the fluency and speed of his voice while reading.
Sending the child to the mosque to memorize the Qur’an: It is the traditional method that parents usually adopt to push children to memorize the Holy Qur’an. It is called memorization circles or katateeb, and has proven effective for its role in improving interaction between a group of children, forming a Qur’anic background and Islamic culture, in addition to competition between them, which pushes them to learn in a way easier.
Creative ways to memorize the Qur’an for children :
Memorizing the Noble Qur’an for the child is not the only goal, but rather encouraging the child to memorize the Qur’an with love and desire in proportion to his age, which makes him more able to memorize and understand and urges him to long for the Qur’an gatherings, which is the main goal, and among the ways that increase the child’s desire to continue memorizing the Qur’an, we mention: [2]
Providing reward and praise: It is difficult to encourage the child to memorize the Holy Qur’an to talk about its virtues and reward, especially if he is under seven years old. The child is often interested in material and tangible encouragement, so the child can be encouraged by presenting a gift such as a toy he wanted to own or food he wanted. When you finish memorizing a particular surah, in addition to praising the child with some nice phrases such as saying, “God loves you” or “You recite in a wonderful way, you should continue with that.”
Teaching intonation to children through play: There is no harm in teaching a child to memorize the Qur’an and recite it through play. The child can be helped through the memorization sessions that we talked about previously by following the methods of sharing with other children, and making him follow the recitation of the other child and identifying his mistakes. When the error is discovered, he gets praise and performs It is by follow-up, as this is considered a competitive and fun way at the same time while teaching the child to memorize the Qur’an.
Recording the child’s voice while reciting the Qur’an: The child should be encouraged to record his voice as he recites the Qur’an and praise for that, which gives him the opportunity to re-hear himself reciting the Holy Qur’an and correct his mistakes by himself. This will make him more confident in himself and more able to enable his memorization of the Holy Qur’an.
Celebration when the child memorizes something from the Qur’an: One of the ways in which the child wants to memorize the Holy Qur’an is to brag about himself and his family to brag about it. The child to continue and that memorizing the Qur’an is a great thing that deserves praise.
Reading stories from the Qur’an to a child: Children by nature love to tell stories, and the Holy Qur’an is full of interesting and useful stories. You should tell simple Qur’an stories in an easy way to attract the child to read them himself and to relate more to the Holy Qur’an and make memorizing it easier.
Tips for memorizing the Holy Quran for children
There are basics that must be followed to encourage the child to memorize the Qur’an, whatever method you will use with the child, so that the child feels the desire to memorize without being lazy. Some of the tips that we offer to help the child memorize the Qur’an are: [3-4]
Starting with yourself: Before thinking about teaching your child to memorize the Holy Qur’an, look at your lifestyle. Do you recite the Qur’an in front of him regularly and correctly? Do you have enough ability to convince the child to memorize the Qur’an? Are you committed to the religious teachings that the child will learn from the Holy Quran? Some parents encourage the child to memorize the Qur’an while they are not sufficiently familiar with it, and the child only sees them reading it during prayer times, and they do not follow its teachings in their daily lives and dealings.
You have to start with yourself by memorizing the Qur’an and memorizing it, and if it is not memorized, perhaps you can develop the ability to interpret the verses for your child to facilitate the memorization process for him, and certainly adhere to their meaning in terms of commands and prohibitions.
Recognizing the method of education: The parents’ job lies in determining the method that motivates the child to memorize the Holy Qur’an better, because they know the appropriate methods that their child desires and they closely monitor the process of growth and development. Some children have the ability to memorize more by listening, and others by reading. Observation will be more effective for them to learn.
Change in the method of memorizing the Qur’an: The daily routine may cause boredom in the child and a decline in his desire to continue memorizing the Qur’an, as changing the method helps to increase the motivation to memorize. supports capacity
Strategies for teaching the Holy Quran to non-Arabic speakers
The method of mastering spelling is considered the best method for memorizing the Qur’an, then starting with short surahs and using the senses of sight and hearing with the tongue in the memorization process, in addition to listening to the verses on a daily basis and recitation with a good voice. The foregoing helps the child to memorize the Qur’an without trouble and hardship in that, and focus must be placed on the continuous review of the child, and to encourage him to memorize financially and morally.
Methods of memorizing the Holy Quran for children
There are a number of ways that help children memorize the Qur’an, including the following:
Delegate the task of memorizing children to a well-preserved sheikh. Providing a good copy of the Qur’an, and not changing it during the memorization period. Continuous follow-up of what the child memorizes, and keenness to communicate with the Sheikh, and inquire about the child’s situation while memorizing the Qur’an.
Bringing gifts to children whenever they memorize a surah or any part of the Qur’an.
Listen to the child and encourage him to memorize. Notifying the child that the Holy Qur’an is a method, a blessing, and a virtue, and memorizing it leads to all goodness and righteousness.
Determine a specific period for the child’s memorization of the Holy Qur’an. Teaching children to supplicate after every prayer, and to ask God for help to preserve and reconcile.
Children hear the best voices in reciting the Holy Qur’an, express admiration for memorizers, and wish the child to be like them. Accompanying the child to visit the memorizers of the Noble Qur’an, and stating that they are the best of the nation.
One of the rules of memorizing the Holy Quran
There are many rules that help to learn and memorize the Qur’an, including the following:
Develop an appropriate plan for memorizing the Qur’an, and determine the sufficient time for that.
For example: Memorizing the Qur’an requires five years, memorizing six parts in one year, memorizing a quarter of a part every week, and so on.
collective participation in memorizing the Qur’an; In order to overcome laziness and apathy.
Keeping a small Quran in the pocket, to make use of memorization in spare time.
Being keen to follow the imam in the prayers out loud.
Start memorizing the easiest surahs and the surahs of special virtue, such as: Surat Al-Kahf, Surat Al-Mulk, and others.
Preserving owning a single drawing of the Mushaf, such as the Mushaf of Medina.
Do not bypass the memorization course without mastering it.
Linking the beginning of the surah to its last, i.e. reviewing the surah over and over again, and not reviewing it in a fragmented manner.
Participation in the Holy Quran competitions.