Is memorizing Quran possible for children with weak memory?

Some parents give the excuse that their child’s abilities are weak or that the child is not very gifted so that they can put him in the circles for memorizing Quran. They say that the child has a weak memory and does not understand or remember anything properly.

Here we present some points that will clarify these doubts of the parents and inshallah convince them to admit their children in circles for memorizing Quran. There are many important advantages of putting your kid into Quran learning circles.

1) Attending daily Islamic circles

It will suffice your child to attend a daily circle for memorizing Quran. These are the great gatherings for the remembrance of Allah mentions them among those who are with him.

2) The angels will seek forgiveness for your child and Allah will facilitate the matter of this path for him

The prophet (pbuh) said, “Whoever takes a path seeking knowledge by it, Allah will facilitate for him a path of paradise because of it. And indeed the angels lower their wings for the student of knowledge, pleased because of what he is seeking. And verily those who are in the heaven and the earth, even the fish in the water, seek forgiveness for the scholar.”(Ahmed)

3) Your child (by memorizing Quran) will be of those who carry the inheritance of the prophet.

The prophet (pbuh) said, “And verily the scholars are the heirs of the prophets and the prophets do not leave behind any dinar or dirham as inheritance. They only leave knowledge as inheritance, so whoever takes it, he has taken a great fortune.”(Ahmed)

4) Your child will be involved in a great form of worship.

The prophet said to Abu Dhaar (r.a), “Oh Abu Dhaar! That you set out in the morning and learn one verse from the Book of Allah is better for you than you prayed one hundred Rakaahs(units of prayer).”(Ibn Majaah with a good chain)

5) Accustoming them to frequenting the places of worship and becoming attached to them.

This is so that there will not be between them and the Masjid any alienation when they grow up and reach adolescence. Their heart should be attached to the Masjids and their people from the time of their youth.

6) Good companionship that they will find among the students of the circles for memorization of the Quran.

For these children are among the pure children that we see in these times and they will be the friends of your child and his companions until he grows older.

7) This Quran has been made easy to recite and memorize for both the young and the old.

Allah said,” And indeed we have made the Quran easy to remember,” (54:17)

8) Age has nothing to do with memorizing Quran.

There are very old men and women who have memorized the Nobel Quran entirely even though they do not know how to read or write.They have memorized it only by way of hearing it.

In their staying in Masjids after Asr prayer, for example, is a protection for your children from the outside influences such as watching TV and bad company. It also protects their time and their intellects, and an investment in that what is beneficial.

9)Let your child memorize a part of Quran.

It is not mandatory that your child memorizes the entire Quran in order for you to put him in a memorization program and do not prevent him from the reward of participating.

It is sufficient that he memorizes whatever is easy for him, in that is great blessings and virtue. Every part of memorizing Quran earns him great rewards.

10) Academic achievements will not be lost.

Some parents make the excuse that their children’s Quran memorization will take away efforts from their academic achievements.

However, experience is the greatest evidence that proves contrary to this. All you have to do is check with the administration of the Muslim school systems and you will find that the most outstanding students are those who have memorized the Quran.

11) The time period of youths and adolescence is a golden opportunity for memorizing Quran.

It is a time that is marked by lack of jobs and occupations, and it is the time when the memory is firm.

Whoever completes Quran memorization in his youth, his language (Arabic) will improve with the grammatical proofs of the Quran and its eloquence, he will be safe from making mistakes in pronunciation.

12) Your child who finds difficulty in reciting and memorizing Quran will receive a great reward.

This is stated by the prophet (pbuh), “And he who recites the Quran while it is difficult for him will receive two rewards.”(Muslims)

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Advantages of joining Quran memorization classes

Although Quran memorization can be done even at home without taking part in any circles or classes, the performance may not be as good as otherwise.

It is better for the child to join a Qur’an memorization class with other students, run by a teacher in a Masjid or a Online classroom, even if the parent can afford to hire a teacher to come to his home for private lessons.

This is because there are several advantages that the child gains if he memorizes with other students in a class, which he cannot gain if he memorizes alone at home. These advantages are as follows:

1) The blessing of being with the teacher and his fellow students in the house of Allah is a great advantage and an ongoing blessing. It has been authentically reported that the Prophet (pbuh) said,

“Whenever people gather in one of the house of Allah, reciting the Book of Allah and studying it with one another, tranquility will descend upon them, mercy will cover them, the angels will surround them, and Allah will mention them to those with Him (i.e. the angels).” [Sahih Muslim]

2) The spirit of competition and enthusiasm that exists between the child and his classmates will increase his determination, hard work, and persistence.

3) Usually, the teacher who accepts to come to the child’s home for private lessons is not qualified or productive. As for the teacher who teaches in the Masjid, he usually is placed in this teaching position after he has proved his qualifications to those in charge of the class or school.

4) There is (an Arabic) saying which states, “Knowledge does not come to you, but you must go to it.”

Moreover, joining Quran memorization classes can also greatly improve the social behavior of your child. The more your child interacts with other children, the more he is exposed to knowledge.

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