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How can the Quran be easy to memorize, even though it is neither prose nor poetry, contains difficult and strange words, includes sections such as (Alif, Lam, Mim; Kaf, Ha, Ya, 'Ain, Sad), repeats similar stories and verses with slight variations, and its textual structure differs from other books?

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Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 20261 min readAlso available in العربية
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Allah has made the words and meanings of the Qur’an easy to memorize and ponder for anyone who approaches it with an open heart and a desire for knowledge. Whoever sincerely turns to it, Allah makes it easy for them. Its memorization and contemplation are among the easiest and most noble of sciences, unlike those who turn away from it, finding even the easy difficult. The disconnected letters at the beginning of the surahs are for the Qur’an's miraculous nature and to demonstrate the inability of creation to produce anything like it. The repetition of stories within it is to add benefits and affirm blessings. As for the متشابه (mutashabih) verses, they hold great wisdom and benefits, including further clarification, detail, and variety in phrasing. The strange and difficult words are few, and one can seek help from interpretive books. The Qur’an is unique in its kind; one does not tire of reciting it, and the more it is repeated, the more its love increases. There are tens of thousands who memorize it by heart, even non-Arabs, which indicates its ease.

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