Some parents give the excuse that their child’s abilities are weak or that the child is not very gifted so that they can put him in the circles for memorizing Quran. They say that the child has a weak memory and does not understand or remember anything properly.
Here we present some points that will clarify these doubts of the parents and inshallah convince them to admit their children in circles for memorizing Quran. There are many important advantages of putting your kid into Quran learning circles.
1) Attending daily Islamic circles
It will suffice your child to attend a daily circle for memorizing Quran. These are the great gatherings for the remembrance of Allah mentions them among those who are with him.
2) The angels will seek forgiveness for your child and Allah will facilitate the matter of this path for him
The prophet (pbuh) said, “Whoever takes a path seeking knowledge by it, Allah will facilitate for him a path of paradise because of it. And indeed the angels lower their wings for the student of knowledge, pleased because of what he is seeking. And verily those who are in the heaven and the earth, even the fish in the water, seek forgiveness for the scholar.”(Ahmed)
3) Your child (by memorizing Quran) will be of those who carry the inheritance of the prophet.
The prophet (pbuh) said, “And verily the scholars are the heirs of the prophets and the prophets do not leave behind any dinar or dirham as inheritance. They only leave knowledge as inheritance, so whoever takes it, he has taken a great fortune.”(Ahmed)
4) Your child will be involved in a great form of worship.
The prophet said to Abu Dhaar (r.a), “Oh Abu Dhaar! That you set out in the morning and learn one verse from the Book of Allah is better for you than you prayed one hundred Rakaahs(units of prayer).”(Ibn Majaah with a good chain)
5) Accustoming them to frequenting the places of worship and becoming attached to them.
This is so that there will not be between them and the Masjid any alienation when they grow up and reach adolescence. Their heart should be attached to the Masjids and their people from the time of their youth.
6) Good companionship that they will find among the students of the circles for memorization of the Quran.
For these children are among the pure children that we see in these times and they will be the friends of your child and his companions until he grows older.
7) This Quran has been made easy to recite and memorize for both the young and the old.
Allah said,” And indeed we have made the Quran easy to remember,” (54:17)
8) Age has nothing to do with memorizing Quran.
There are very old men and women who have memorized the Nobel Quran entirely even though they do not know how to read or write.They have memorized it only by way of hearing it.
In their staying in Masjids after Asr prayer, for example, is a protection for your children from the outside influences such as watching TV and bad company. It also protects their time and their intellects, and an investment in that what is beneficial.
9)Let your child memorize a part of Quran.
It is not mandatory that your child memorizes the entire Quran in order for you to put him in a memorization program and do not prevent him from the reward of participating.
It is sufficient that he memorizes whatever is easy for him, in that is great blessings and virtue. Every part of memorizing Quran earns him great rewards.
10) Academic achievements will not be lost.
Some parents make the excuse that their children’s Quran memorization will take away efforts from their academic achievements.
However, experience is the greatest evidence that proves contrary to this. All you have to do is check with the administration of the Muslim school systems and you will find that the most outstanding students are those who have memorized the Quran.
11) The time period of youths and adolescence is a golden opportunity for memorizing Quran.
It is a time that is marked by lack of jobs and occupations, and it is the time when the memory is firm.
Whoever completes Quran memorization in his youth, his language (Arabic) will improve with the grammatical proofs of the Quran and its eloquence, he will be safe from making mistakes in pronunciation.
12) Your child who finds difficulty in reciting and memorizing Quran will receive a great reward.
This is stated by the prophet (pbuh), “And he who recites the Quran while it is difficult for him will receive two rewards.”(Muslims)