How to memorize Surah Al-Ikhlas

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Recited by Mishary Rashid Alafasy

How long it takes

Surah Al-Ikhlas has 4 ayahs, so it is short enough to learn in one sitting: take it one ayah at a time, then recite the whole surah from memory.

How to memorize it, one ayah at a time

1. Listen firstPlay the ayah several times while you follow the Arabic with your eyes.
2. Repeat it aloudSay it again and again until it flows. Qaree counts every repetition for you.
3. Recite it from memoryLook away and recite. Qaree's recite mode listens and highlights the exact words you missed.
4. Join it and reviewRecite the new ayah together with the ones before it, and go over the surah again the next day.

Surah Al-Ikhlas: Arabic text, transliteration and translation

1. 112:1

   قُلْ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدٌ

   Qul huwal laahu ahad

   Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “He is Allah—One ˹and Indivisible˺;

2. 112:2

   ٱللَّهُ ٱلصَّمَدُ

   Allah hus-samad

   Allah—the Sustainer ˹needed by all˺.

3. 112:3

   لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ

   Lam yalid wa lam yoolad

   He has never had offspring, nor was He born.

4. 112:4

   وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُۥ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌۢ

   Wa lam yakul-lahu kufuwan ahad

   And there is none comparable to Him.”

Sources

• Translation: Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran.
• Recitation: Mishary Rashid Alafasy, via mp3quran.net.
• Transliteration is only a reading aid. Learn the exact pronunciation from the recitation or a teacher.