Noor-e-Hidayat

1) Start with yourself
“To be honest, the biggest tip would be to learn the tajweed yourself if you don’t already know it. This is crucial if you want to get involved with teaching Qur’an to your children. I had re-learnt Qur’an with tajweed a short time before Maariya began her Qa’eda stage. This proved priceless for our hifdh journey to have been successful alhamdulillah. I wouldn’t have had a clue otherwise.” says Shabnam.

You CAN start your own Quran journey with your child. If not hifdh, then perhaps you may do tafsir of the verses your child is memorizing. This will help you help your child. Seeing you with Quran will make your child want to sit with Quran as well in shaa Allah. You know how your child is not interested in food at all, but as soon as you sit down to eat, they have never been hungrier? So yeah, same same!
2) Know their learning style
“We were advised to listen to Sheikh Husary first, but to be honest, we both preferred Sheikh Mishary Rashid! Maariya would listen to Juz Amma at bedtime and in the car.” says Shabnam. We usually underestimate kids on how they absorb everything they listen to. Hence try to keep them in such environment as much as possible. You will find yourself memorizing the surahs as well this way. Playing Quran recitation around the home may help them memorize unconsciously sometimes as well – especially if they are aural learners and you know your child best! The more time you spend with them, the more you’ll be able to get to know them ♥️

Some kids are aural learners. They learn best when they listen. Some children are visual learners so they learn best when they see. Young kids (especially) are kinaesthetic learners hence they learn best when they practically do things. While some kids are mixture of 2 or all styles. If you are finding it hard to get them to memorize through oral practice, try doing tafsir with them to see if they can memorize better when they know WHAT they are memorizing. Memorization of Quran isn’t a necessity (not all sahaabas were huffadh), but understanding Quran is – so doing translation/tafsir with them will help them bond with their Lord better which will eventually help them stay motivated to memorize in shaa Allah. Also, it will help them not mix the similar verses together because as they progress, it will get complicated.