The Optimized Muslim Podcast - Self Development For The Muslim

Qu'ran Hifdh Competition Winner, Tajweed Tips, Dr Zakir Naik, IOU & More with Ustadh Farhan Somani

The Optimized Muslim Podcast - Self Development For The Muslim

Show Notes

We discuss Qur'an memorisation and tajweed tips, the common mistakes people from the Indian Subcontinent make in Tajweed and fascinating insights into Ustadh Farhan's own journey during which he won an Indian National Qur'an memorisation contest and spent time in Dr Zakir Naik's International Islamic school. Farhan Somani is an international Qur'an & Arabic teacher and Tajweed Tutor.

He is the founder of Tajweed Essentials Learning Community. He has obtained Ijazah

Mِistake: At 46:00 the arabic acronym was cut out by mistake, the full acronym for the "heavy" letters is خص ضغط قظ

Tajweed Essentials YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVx1-CMERDgRt14L3zzdkVQ/

00:00 Introduction

03:50 Ustadh's Qur'an Hifdh Journey

12:00 His daily Hifdh Revision Routine

16:00 Can you memorise the Qur'an by yourself?

19:50 Which Mushaf type to Choose?

28:00 Process of Memorising Qur'an

37:00 Learning Arabic & his admission into Hadith Studies

38:25 Obtaining Ijazah and its significance

44:00 Common Tajweed Mistakes

53:30 How he started teaching Online Courses

59:00 Final Reminder

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