Bismillah
As Salaamu Alaikum,
I am on page 81 of sura Nisaa’. Alhamdulillah. This is my second time memorizing this sura. That should make it easier. I still have to make myself do the work however. I still have to gather my thoughts get my book and make myself sit and read. It’s funny how my ego fights so hard to be against me. Even though my soul wants this too. The discipline is what I am avoiding.
To memorize there are several steps. To memorize well there are additional steps.
1. Listen to the section to be memorized on repeat for an hour.
2. Read the same section until it becomes fluent.
3. Sleep on it.
4. Go through the section word by word or phrase by phrase until you can say it all without looking.
5. Read it until I forget it and get lost inside the sounds of the muduud and ikhfaa (recitation terminology).
6. Keep reading it until I remember.
7. Let go of the parts of myself that don’t want to submit to the recitation.
8. Ask Allah for aid.