Sold to [email protected] CONTENTS Copyright From Doubt to Conviction: 25 methods you can use to memorise the Qur’an Title page Dedication Epigraph Introduction Getting started 1. Big dreams start with small acts 2. Concentrate on the bigger picture 3. Recognise and remember that you have a purpose 4. Always look for balance Time to up my game 5. Recitation every day keeps the memory in stay 6. Triple down on your strengths 7. Aim for mastery Half way done but it’s time to leave 8. Every teacher holds a key 9. Embrace the moments of momentum 10. Create separation to build Time to start fresh 11. Take steps with purpose 12. Surround yourself with people that make you better 13. Don't rush things, take calculated steps 14. Accept and learn from your mistakes 15. You are here to build and teach Tricky times 16. Don't mull over the bad times 17. The hardest climbs yield the most reward 18. Why do it alone Completion 19. Alway be grateful 20. Make things beautiful The journey begins now 21. A goal complete is a goal only just begun 22. Create more margin, not more goals 23. Revision is everything 24. It doesn't matter how long it takes 25. Make your life worth telling. Create legacy. From Doubt to Conviction: 25 methods you can use to memorise the Qur’an About the author Get Your Questions Answered PDF Version Further Reading The Promise of Ten Copyright © Mubashir Anwar The right of Mubashir Anwar to be identified as the author of the Work has been asserted him in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. All rights reserved. This book may not be reproduced in whole or in part, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means - electronic, mechanical, or otherwise - without written permission from the author. Reviewers may quote brief passages. Go check it out here (it’s free): http://www.howtomemorisethequran.com/ 25-methods I’ll see you on the inside! Qari Mubashir Anwar To my guides, my mother and father To my teachers around the world 1 “Let the beauty of what you love be what you do.” - MAWLANA JALAL AL-DIN AL-RUMI “Ask yourself what makes you come alive and then go do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive." - HOWARD THURMAN 2 INTRODUCTION I can’t remember the exact date I started to memorise the Qur’an. It was definitely when I was around 11 to 13 years old when at secondary school. It was around this point where my connection towards the Qur’an began to emerge. I started attending a class at a local mosque. I’d never been to a mosque class before and had always been going to read at an old lady’s house - may Allah bless her. Under her guidance, I’d already read at least two complete readings of the Qur’an, memorised a few chapters, various other prayers and learnt the Urdu language. Every day we had to read some Qur’an, memorise, memorise more and do some language. It was intense but, whatever she did worked. When my father learnt about the opening of a new mosque close by, he decided to enrol me and my younger brother into the Qur’an classes. It was a big change. We were used to going down the road to a 3