The Best Online Resources About The Qur’an

   Here is a selection of the best resources available about the Qur'an in different topics:

Read:

• QuranFlash.com: very neat interface. You can turn the page one by one like a real mushaf. You can choose the Madani Mushaf, the Indo-Pak style mushaf, the Mushaf with colored tajweed rules, transliteration, etc.

Memorize:

• Reciter.org: probably the best website if you want to memorize the Qur'an. You can select a reciter and configure the number of the times the verse has to be recited, the length of the pause, etc. The interface looks like the Madani mushaf, which is much better for the memorization than the regular Arabic fonts

• EHafiz.com: allows you to download the audio Qur'an (mp3) that has been divided digitally into tracks/ayahs. So if Baqarah has 286 ayahs, the eHafiz version now has 286 tracks.

• Memorize-Qur'an.com: It has mp3's that are broken up into a few ayahs (usually not more than 5 lines at a time) of Qur'an, so that you can concentrate on those ayat and memorize the one's you need go over. You can download either husary's, mishary's, or alghamidi's recitations.

Translation:

• Qur'an.com: Propose 6 different English translations (including the best one, Sahih International) as well as 19 foreign language

• Allah'sQuran.com: very complete site with word by word translation, tafseer, recitation, search…

• Tanzil.info: the translation appears when you move your mouse over an ayat.

• QuranExplorer.com:  It has the translation next to the Arabic text.

Tafseer

• Tafsir.com: Tafseer Ibn Kathir

• AlTafsir.com: contains the most known Tafseer books. Be aware that this site contains Tafseer from the Shi'a, and other groups. (Note from Sh. Jamaal Zarabozo's class: the English translation of Tafseer ibn Abbass was done by a Shi'a group and you find very strange and weird interpretations. This group also did the translation of Jalalayn.)

• IslamicStudies.info: Tafseer Maulana Maududi (Towards Understanding the Qur'an)

Audio

• QuranicAudio.com: high quality recitation

• IslamWay.com: contains probably the largest number of reciters (over 200)

• HalalTunes.com: awesome way to listen the Qur'an by instant streaming (fastest and easiest way to listen to your favorite reciters without having to download)

Video

• QuranOnline.net: verse by verse video

Search

• SearchQuran.net:  search by sura (eg. 1, 2:25-35), or an english, arabic, or phonetic term (eg. 'bismillahi alrahman').

• SearchTruth.com:  in addition to common features, you can search in different language

Arabic

• Sultan.org: for those who can understand Arabic, please refer to this website for the best resources available

May Allah swt make us amongst those who will read, learn, understand, apply and convey to others the Qur'an.

Please feel free to add your favorite website in the comments.

Kaedah Menghafaz Al-Quran

During one of his seminar about the Sciences of the Qur'an, Sh. Yasir Qadhi shared with us some practical steps that helped him memorize the Qur'an during his teenage years.

Realize it's a spiritual AND physical project. It's a miracle and blessing from Allah  that you're able to absorb the Qur'an. If you want to take advantage of this blessing, you should be in a position to receive it and therefore strive physically to achieve it and strive spiritually to get the maximum benefit.

1.  Sincerity. The first matter you have to pay attention to is your intention (if you intend good you will get good). Make sure that the intention you are making is only for the sake of Allah ,  to seek His Pleasure so that insha'Allah, with His Mercy, we will be rewarded in the Aakhirah. It is not to show off in front of others that you have memorized a lot. Sincerity is not a one time factor rather it's a continual battle that you always have to renew2.

2.  Consistency. The more frequently you memorize, the easier it becomes. It is very essential to be consistent, and not to skip even one day. There is no weekend in worship. The bare minimum that one should memorize is at least 3 lines, 5 is more ideal. If you are consistent, insha'Allah, you will be able to be huffadh in 5-6 years

3.  Timing. The first thing you should do in the day is memorize – even do so before your breakfast, because this is your spiritual breakfast. The best time to memorize is right after Fajr. . (Sh. Yasir used to take one hour to memorize a page in the beginning, and eventually came down to 15-20 minutes)

4.  Atmosphere. Have a secluded place to go to and memorize in a place that is quiet. You just can't memorize properly with distractions, so turn off all your devices (like cell phones)

5.  Familiarity: start at the same time, at the same place and use the same mushaf every day. You need to have your own copy of the Mushaf (the Madani Mushaf is highly recommended), it will later become so dear to you.

6.  No Magic trick: repeat, repeat, repeat, over and over again. It is just repetitive recitation and/or listening that will help to memorize.

7. Memorize with the meaning: read the translation before you start and try to match the Arabic words with their meanings

8. Surround yourself with recitation: listen to the Qur'an. Before you start memorize, listen to what you are about to memorize. Sh. Husary is highly recommended (seehere the best resources to help you memorize)

9.  Find a recitation buddy: get a friend, a family member or someone you know who will listen to your recitation every day. Ideally, get someone who is also memorizing to create a peer pressure system.

10.  Recite daily in your salah what you have memorized. If you forget one portion, you will immediately rush towards the Qur'an and correct your mistake and you will never do this mistake again.

11.Triple daily dose:

a)     New memorization at your assigned time of the day

b)    Revision of the previous 7 days, just before you start the new memorization: This is because the fastest thing you forget is the new memorization. And doing so, will also build the connector between the old ones and the new portion you are going to memorize. Plus, it will be a good warm up for the brain when you recall from your memory and recite, before you go into the real exercise of doing the new memorization.

c)     At a later/another time of the day, revise those before the recent 7 days. The bare minimum should be 4-5 pages.

12. Do not jump around. Be consistent. Don't try to go to another surah if you find it difficult and stick to the order. That way, you will have the satisfaction of having completed a juz rather than leaving some portions here and there.

13.  The three chunks. Start from the back. Shorter surahs will bring you a big boost. You should divide the memorization of the Qur'an in three parts:

a)     Juz 28, 29, 30 or just Juz 29, 30

b)    Surah Al-Kahf till Juz 28

c)     Surah Al-Baqara to Surah Al-Kahf