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Source:atTalib(hp://aalib.blogspot.com/2008/02/assalaamualaikumquestionposedto.html)
Q:whatcanonedotoincreasehismemoryandfocus?
A:Hereareacoupleofbrieftips:
1. Guard your gaze and your ears. There can be nothing more distracting than television, a wrong
glance,oratunethatwontgoaway.2.Reciteaftereverysalatthemasnunduas.Inaddition,recite
YaQawiyyeleventimesaftereverysalat,orrecitethisduaseventimes:AllahummaNawwirQalbibi
ilmikawastamilbadanibitaatika

Recitethissameduaseventimesbeforeopeningupabooktoreadorstudyaswell.
Also,youcanreciteSanuqriukafalatansathreetimesaftereverysalat.
3.Whenyousitdowntostudy,minimizeanynearbydistractions.Also,inordertomaximizeyour
usage of time, keep a book unrelated to what you are studying nearby and whenever you tire of
studying,distractyourselfwithabookonanothersubjecttorefreshthemind.Sometimesitisgood
togetupandstretch.
4.Memorizingiseasiestwhendonewithsomeoneelse.Memorizingalonecanbedicultandtakes
muchlonger.Havingsomeonequizyoucancutmemorizationtimetoatleastonethird.
ShaykhBilalAliAnsari
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Similar questions posed to Mufti Nawaal urRahman (DB) [of Darul Uloom Chicago and
ShariahBoard]:
Q:Isthereanydua/zikarforgoodmemory&speech?
A:Tobecomeagoodspeaker,amanshouldacquireagoodbaseofknowledgeandinformation.He
shouldsummarizetwoorthreespeechesofeminentreligiouspreceptorsandscholarsandmemorize
them.Heshouldrecitethembeforeotherssothathegetsoverhishesitationandlearnstospeakwith
uency.Fordevelopinggoodmemory,aftereverynamaz,heshouldputhishandonhisheadand
readYaQaviyueleventimes.
Allah(SubhanaWaTaala)KnowsBest
MuftiNavalurRahmanMiftahi
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Q:Myquestioniswhatisthemosteectiveduaonecanrecitegenerallyforexamsuccess/concentrationwhen
studyingandmemory.Alsocanthisberecitedinsujood.
A: To increase your memory power, you need to recite YaQavi eleven times after every namaz
alongwithDuroodeShareefbeforeandafter.ThisisoneoftheaributesofAllah(SWT)andyour
memorypowerwillcertainlyimprove.Asyourmemorypowerincreases,InshaAllah,soalsoyour
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inclinationtowardsstudieswillbecomestronger.Ifyouuseyourwillthenyourdeterminationand
persistence will help you to concentrate your mind on your studies. In fact, whether you are
interestedinstudiesornotshouldnotbesoimportant.Yourwilltoworkhardbykeepingyourgoals
inmind,shouldbeyourpriority.Inaddition,reciteSurahFateha,41timesafterFajarnamaz and
pray to Allah (SWT) for achievement of your objectives. InshaAllah this will be very benecial to
you.(2)WhileoeringnamazyoushouldnotreciteanythingduringSajda.Aftercompletionof
thenamaz,sometimes,youcansupplicate,recite,oraskaduabyoeringSajda.Butyoushould
notmakethisahabit.
Allah(SubhanaWaTaala)KnowsBest
MuftiNavalurRahmanMiftahi
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1ayazonJanuary30,2010said:
whatcanidoformyconcentrationsinceihavenotdoneanytaskcontinuethisismyhabithowi
performwell.
sinceihaveaprobleminconsistency.
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2zebaonFebruary10,2010said:
Salam,
TrustAllahfully.KnowthatitissatanthattriestodeviatetheservantsofAllahbymaking
themweakanddistractingthemfromtheirgoals.Butbesurethathecancausenoharmand
thatfaithintheLordwillhelpyoucomeoutofalltheproblemssuccessfully.Wheneveryou
lackconcentration,knowthatthedevilisaackingyou.Dontworry.ImmediatelyreadI
seekrefugeofAllahfromthecursedsatan.ReaditseveraltimesandreadBismillah.Striveto
focusonyourstudies.Rememberthatwhenyouarestudingthenitisaformofsuperior
worshipanditmakesshaitanintrouble.Andsoyoumayexperiencebierthoughts.Itis
shaitan.Ifyouarealertthenitwillbesolved.
TrustAllahcompletely.
MayAllahblessyouandthewholeofhumanity.Ameen.
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3zamarrudshaikhonMay3,2010said:
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assalamsir,

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assalamsir,
amanengineeringstudentbasicallyalhumdulilahhadgoodpowertohardwork..butnowadayz
tendtoleavethingseasilythoughambeerinitbutnotabletogive100%
andthisithinkisduetolackofconcentrationtendtobecomelazyypleaseamdistressedbythe
factinsteadofhavingabilityamnotabletoexploreitout..
jazakallahkhair
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4AbdulmateenonOctober27,2010said:
Mashallahacchehai
allahapkojazaekhairatafarmaeameen
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5MubinaonMay11,2011said:
CanIreciteYAQAWI11timesaftereverynamaztoincreasemyconcentration?
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6yasminonMay11,2011said:
whatdoestheaboveduamean?
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7mohammedaltafhussainonSeptember17,2011said:
asallamwaliakumwarahmatulalihiwabarkatahujazakallahukairunpleasealsohelpmewith
somefoodtipsforimprovingmemorypowerandmakegoodplans
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8asgharonOctober18,2011said:
AMEENALLAHAAPSABKOSUNNESEJADAKARNEKITAUPHIKATAKARIEN
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9zakiyaansarionNovember12,2011said:
igethelpformallabovesentences
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10asmaabbassionDecember7,2011said:
Assalamualaikom
pleaseiwantaduatomakemyworkeasywithoutanymistakes
plzreplymeassoonasucan
ameenALLAH.
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11asimmujahidonJanuary16,2012said:
asalamvalikumineedaduatoconcentrateonstudiesandmemorizeitwellplzhelp
me.jazzakallah
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12TheFisabilillahonFebruary12,2012said:
alhamdulillahthanks
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13heenafatimaonJuly9,2012said:
Allahisalwaystherewithus.ButsometimesstillIfeltweak.Mystudiessometimessueredbut
withthisduaiwillfeelmorecondent
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14MdNajibullahSkonJuly9,2012said:
ImpreparingIASexam.Butifeelimforgeingwhateveristudied.So,iwouldliketograspthe
mosteectiveduas2strengthenmymemoryandsecureasuresuccess.
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15maydaonJuly14,2012said:
Jazakallakhayr.!
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16onJuly25,2012said:
thearabicwritingistosmall.noharakatalso.but,thanksGodIfoundit.tq
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17UmarfaroukonAugust18,2012said:
Allahuabakr
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18MuslimahonNovember9,2012said:
Jazakallahfortheinformativearticle!
IhopeithelpsmeinshaallahIjustneedallyourePrayers!:/
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19umarfarouqonJanuary6,2013said:
Assalamualaikum:plsineedaduaforconcentrationandmemorizingwithin2minute
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20umarfarouqonJanuary6,2013said:
Assalamualaikum:plsineedduaforstudyingbetweenaminute
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21AlionMay30,2013said:
Asslam0alikumverygooddua.jazakAllah
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22AIMENALIonNovember19,2013said:
OAllahhavemercyonmetobeabletoleavedisobeyingyoutillIamalive.Showmercyonmeby
notimposingatroublesomeanddiculaskonme.Makemedogooddeedsthatpleaseyou.
Makemelearnyourbookbyheart,justlikeyouhavetaughtme.Givemetheabilitytoreciteitina
mannerthatpleasesyou.OAllah(throughthequran)enlightenmywisdom,openthedoorsof
understandingandliberatemyheart.Loosenmytongue,letmybodybeactiveandgiveme
strengthforit.Noonecanhelpmesaveyou.Thereisnogodexceptyou.
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23AshifonNovember24,2013said:
maashaallah!
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24MeharonSeptember20,2015said:
Jazakalla
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