How to memorize Surah Al-Kafirun

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Recited by Mishary Rashid Alafasy

How long it takes

Surah Al-Kafirun has 6 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-Kafirun: Arabic text, transliteration and translation

1. 109:1

   قُلْ يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَ

   Qul yaa-ai yuhal kaafiroon

   Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “O you disbelievers!

2. 109:2

   لَآ أَعْبُدُ مَا تَعْبُدُونَ

   Laa a'budu ma t'abudoon

   I do not worship what you worship

3. 109:3

   وَلَآ أَنتُمْ عَـٰبِدُونَ مَآ أَعْبُدُ

   Wa laa antum 'aabidoona maa a'bud

   nor do you worship what I worship.

4. 109:4

   وَلَآ أَنَا۠ عَابِدٌ مَّا عَبَدتُّمْ

   Wa laa ana 'abidum maa 'abattum

   I will never worship what you worship

5. 109:5

   وَلَآ أَنتُمْ عَـٰبِدُونَ مَآ أَعْبُدُ

   Wa laa antum 'aabidoona ma a'bud

   nor will you ever worship what I worship.

6. 109:6

   لَكُمْ دِينُكُمْ وَلِىَ دِينِ

   Lakum deenukum wa liya deen.

   You have your way, and I have my Way.”

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.