Dua: For You alone

Nice Dua I found last night in Mawlaanaa Ashraf Ali Thanawi's 'The Accepted Whispers' (Khalid Baig's translation, page 111):

(1) O Allah, for You alone is all praise.
(2) For You alone is all gratitude.
(3) Yours alone is the entire dominion.
(4) To You alone belongs the entire creation.
(5) All good is in Your hands alone.
(6) And the disposal of all matters ultimately rests in You alone.
(7) I beg You for all good
(8) And I seek protection in You from all evil.

(1) Allahumma lakal-hamdu kulluh(u),
(2) wa lakash-shukru kulluh(u),
(3) wa lakal-mulku kulluh(u),
(4) wa lakal-khalqu kulluh(u),
(5) biyadikal-khayru kulluh(u),
(6) wa ilayka yarji3ul-amru kulluh(u),
(7) as-aluka minal-khayri kullih(i),
(8) wa a3oodhu bika minash-sharri kullih(i).

It's referenced in 'The Accepted Whispers' as having been taken from [Abu Sa'eed al-Khudri. Kanz al-'Ummal #22551].

New Testament: Be ye serpents, Be ye doves

Be ye wise,

shrewd, as serpents.

Be ye innocent,

harmless, as doves.

(Slight adaptation of Matthew's Gospel, Chapter 10, Verse 16)

New Testament: The Harvest

The harvest is plenteous,

the labourers few.

(Part of Matthew's Gospel, Chapter 9, Verse 37)

Ma'ariful Qur'an: The Free

On them shall be no fear,

for that which is to come.

nor will they grieve,

over that which has passed.

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Where you lay your treasure,

there will your heart be.

(Play on words of Matthew's Gospel, Chapter 6, Verses 19-21)

A twofold system for memorising Quran

I thought I'd type up the current system I'm using for memorising the Quran. I say current because it's a system that I amend slightly as the years go by. Here's how it works; there are two parts which go together hand in hand:

1. You learn one new line every day. Some days you'll learn two lines and some days you'll learn half a line. The important thing is that you average one new line every day. By following this religiously you'll learn fifteen lines in half a month, which is a page, and therefore two pages every month. Continuing the math, you'll learn twenty pages every ten months, which is a Juz. Each day, recite the new line in sequence along with the lines that immediately precede it. For added benefit, be sure to look up the meaning of the new line whilst you're learning it.
2. You revise half of a Juz every day. You start on the first day with the first half-Juz of the Quran. The next day you proceed to the second half-Juz. And so on and so forth up to the last half-Juz that you know. When you reach the last half-Juz that you know, go back and start the revision cycle again. A half-Juz daily may seem a lot but when you spread it over the five prayers of the day (reciting the verses in the prayers even), it's not difficult at all.

Feel free to start with smaller targets than what I've suggested here but do keep track of both your learning and your revision. Find an app that helps you with this or stick a chart up on your bedroom wall if you're averse to technology. The only way to really keep on top of your memorisation and your revision is to track it. Trust the data and not how you feel you're doing.

Ma'ariful Qur'an: Blessings – The tangible and intangible

Food, wealth, health, family, security.

Honour, happiness, intelligence, wisdom, guidance.