What is the best way to complete the recitation of the Quran weekly, and how many times did the Prophet complete the recitation of the Quran in a month?
The best way to complete the recitation of the Qur’an in a week is the method of the Companions, known as tahzeeb (division into parts). They would recite on the first day the first three surahs, then the next five, then seven, then nine, then eleven, then thirteen, then the mufassal (detailed surahs) from Surat (Qaf) to the end of the Qur'an.
Ibn Qudamah mentioned that this is desirable, and he cited the Prophet’s (peace be upon him) narration to Abdullah ibn Amr: "Recite the Qur'an in seven [days], and do not exceed that."
The breakdown of the tahzeeb is as follows:
- First Day (three surahs): Al-Baqarah, Aal ‘Imran, and An-Nisa. - Second Day (five surahs): Al-Ma’idah, Al-An‘am, Al-A‘raf, Al-Anfal, and At-Tawbah. - Third Day (seven surahs): Yunus, Hud, Yusuf, Ar-Ra‘d, Ibrahim, Al-Hijr, and An-Nahl. - Fourth Day (nine surahs): Al-Isra, Al-Kahf, Maryam, Taha, Al-Anbiya, Al-Hajj, Al-Mu’minun, An-Nur, and Al-Furqan. - Fifth Day (eleven surahs): Ash-Shu‘ara, An-Naml, Al-Qasas, Al-‘Ankabut, Ar-Rum, Luqman, As-Sajdah, Al-Ahzab, Saba, Fatir, and Yasin. - Sixth Day (thirteen surahs): As-Saffat, Sad, Az-Zumar, Ghafir, Fussilat, Ash-Shura, Az-Zukhruf, Ad-Dukhan, Al-Jathiyah, Al-Ahqaf, Muhammad, Al-Fath, and Al-Hujurat. - Seventh Day: Hizb Al-Mufassal, starting from Surat (Qaf) to the end of the Qur'an.
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