{"_id":"6834d55d52f34ea56ccd7f5d","title":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"How should one prioritize learning Arabic and memorizing the Quran?\\n\"}]}","question":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"Should one prioritize learning how to read Quran (as well as understanding it, if one doesn’t know Arabic) over memorizing Quran (considering that one already has memorized a few surahs)?\\n\"}]}","answer":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"One should first prioritize learning the obligatory knowledge (Fard Ayn) that is incumbent upon each Muslim to learn. For more information on Fard Ayn, see: \"},{\"attributes\":{\"link\":\"https://www.carolinaqa.com/q/6741fb96f0d2fa78e37be736\"},\"insert\":\"https://www.carolinaqa.com/q/6741fb96f0d2fa78e37be736\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\\nFard Ayn knowledge provides the framework necessary for proper understanding of the Quran, which is why it must be done first. You can continue your journey of memorization of the Quran, but it would be better to also focus some time on the meanings, once you’ve learned the basics. \\n\\nIt is highly recommended by scholars for each person to have two tracks of Quran: one that is slower, to study the meanings through proper Tafsir and reflect (Tadabur) and the other that is just pure recitation or memorization, so that we are in a constant state of khatm or completion of the Quran year-round. \\n\\nOn having two Quran readings: \"},{\"attributes\":{\"link\":\"https://www.carolinaqa.com/q/675b2641961d6007dcd00aed\"},\"insert\":\"https://www.carolinaqa.com/q/675b2641961d6007dcd00aed\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\\nMay Allah ﷻ reward you for your efforts and may He ﷻ  make the Quran your companion both in this life and the next, insha’Allah.\\n\"}]}","tags":[{"_id":"668d9fdf0b76658b4c232798","tag":"Quran: Etiquettes","count":63},{"_id":"668d9fed0b76658b4c232951","tag":"Knowledge: Other","count":48},{"_id":"668da03a0b76658b4c233193","tag":"Knowledge: Arabic","count":15}],"createdOn":"2025-05-26T20:55:57.415Z"}