🌿 A lot of brothers and sisters memorizing the Quran tend to fall into this trap of thinking they need to stress themselves out into taking action. 📉 When they don't see the progress they hoped for in their memorization, or they notice themselves forgetting some surahs, they think the immediate solution is to add more stress and worry 💭 I've been there myself, and it never benefited me in any way ⛔ It only made Hifz more difficult, which ultimately slowed down my progress 📖 Allah says in Surah Taha: طه مَا أَنْزَلْنَا عَلَيْكَ الْقُرْآنَ لِتَشْقَىٰ "We have not revealed the Quran to you ˹O Prophet˺ to cause you distress." إِلَّا تَذْكِرَةً لِّمَن يَخْشَىٰ "But only as a reminder for those who fear [Allah]" 🌱 So if memorizing the Quran is causing you stress, it's time to reassess your mindset 🤍 Develop a positive mindset and remind yourself that the Quran is meant to be a source of healing for you, not a reason for distress ✨ When you approach your Hifz with this mindset, you will begin to see its benefits for yourself, inshaAllah 🤲 May Allah aid us all in doing that which pleases Him

Look at your time like a sand clock. Above is the future and below is the past. You don't have the power to change what has already fallen, and you dont know what is coming. But what we can do is thank Allah for what He has given us: The now, the middle. You can't decide how much or what falls, and you don't even know when the last sand corn will fall, the quantity is with Allah. But Allah has trusted you with the quality. Let every grain that falls be one of purpose, remembrance, worship and one that helps you on the day of judgement. And now is really the only moment you own. SO don't grieve over the past you have wasted, and dont fill your future with procrastination, but do the best you can do with your now. Fill it with worth, because soon, it will fall too

قال الإمام الشاطبي: وحمزة ما أزْكاه مِن متَوَرِّع إماما صَبورا للقرَان مُرَتِّلا Imam al Shatibi رحمه الله says in his Poem حرز الأماني ووجه التهاني: "And Hamzah, how pure and pious he is! An imam, deeply patient, and a melodious reciter of the Quran." Look at how our scholars of the past were described, and what were they known for Not for money, fame, good looks, followers But for their righteousness Let's ask ourselves, what do we want to be known for? What do we want our kids to inherit from us? Is it the inheritance of this lowly world, or the inheritance of knowledge and righteous actions? The decision is simply up to us