Memorisation

I have two surahs that I would like to learn and start to incorportate into my salah before I move back to UK. Ive been really bad this year, learning only 2 so far and I dont know when I will be able to start learning more when I move back to UK because of living situations. So Im intending on learning as much as I can before then to give myself an iman boost insha’allah, for a good few months that I have left here (im moving insha’allah beginning of November) There are 3 surahs Im currently looking at learning, and Ive joined a new group on facebook dedicating to memorisation of the quran masha’allah. Hmm, I thought there might have been away to add a poll here.. alas I cant find a way, so tell me your opinion and any knowledge you have of the benefits of any of these surahs insha’allah. Surah Al-Zalzala, Al-Humaza and At-Takathur. My reasoning behind these options.. well, if I learn al-humaza I will know from 103 to 114, if I learn at-takathur its my first 8 verse surah (not including ayat al-kursi) and is a similar reason to humaza. As for al-zalzala.. I was posting a poll on my other blog and needed another option so I searched the surahs, this is an 8 verse surah and I really like the sounds of the english words masha’allah. So, what dya think?? lemme know insha’allah and feel free to vote on my other blog insha’allah.

Ammena’s relationship with her Quran

So the first time I read the Quran was before I converted, I expected it to be one of those life changing moments but it wasnt. I was upset in a way, you hear some many stories of people saying, I read such and such surah and I knew then I had to be apart of this religion. It wasnt like that for me, I read it making notes on the things that seemed a contradiction to me but I did feel like it was helping me. I read things in it that related it to chrisitianity the religion I had sort of grown up with.

I converted oct 03 and Ramadhan was right there a few weeks later I think, I read the quran during this time as I had heard about the benefits of reading the book during that special month. Thats something I have done since I converted, ever Ramadhan I have read the quran, maybe finishing a few days early but always doing it and I pray I will be able to carry this on.

The first year I was muslim I was living in England on my own after my mum had moved to Canada, it was during this time that I realised I should make the most of being on my own in this new religion. Somehow I had already learnt how to pray, in Arabic, before converting…. now I will admit I forget the english but a quick refresher is all I usually need. I knew surah al-fatiha, Nasr, Kauthar, Ikhlas and Asr in my first year as a muslim, when I moved to Canada I learnt surah Quraish in 2006. Im ashamed to realise all that time I had to learn new surahs but I dont think it would have been possible, I was living with my mum and driving about 90 minutes to work each way. I left the house when my mum left, and I got home just before she got time it mentally wasnt possible. I believe I learnt that surah when I moved out, although thinking about it that means that in the year I was living in my last place I learnt one surah and that causes me concern too. But the past is the past.

I moved to my current address in December 2006 and really started moving in my religion after moving to a completely different area that I knew noone and a place my mum has only visited erm… 3 times since I moved here Im wearing my hijab full time here, to work, to the shops, to the rubbish bin… and this has helped to strengthen my soul. In this time I have learnt surah al-falaq, qadr, masad, nas and kafirun in 2007 alhamdulillah. After a poll on my other blog I have started to learn surah al-ma’un… i start with the english then I learn the arabic using 2 sites when I can (mount hira only has a limited number) So im working on this surah at the moment, Im nearly finished with the english so insha’allah its only a matter of time. Although I did tell a friend before I would have the english in my grey matter by this evening… and its 1030pm already, so maybe Ill finish this blog here and move onto the surah…

thanks for listening, peace & salams
Ammena