Qur’an memorisation (hifz) planner
Choose what to memorise and how much each day. Get a dated schedule with your new portion, recent revision and older revision, tick it off, print it, or put it in your calendar.
1. Build your plan
Shortest first or last first are common for beginners. Qur’an order keeps the flow of the mushaf.
One mushaf page is 15 lines. Ayahs are never split.
You revise every day. Other days are revision only.
2. Your schedule at a glance
3. Day by day
Tick each part when you finish it. Saved on this device only.
| Day | New (sabaq) | Recent (sabqi) | Older (manzil) |
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4. Print or add reminders
Landscape sheet with tick boxes and a notes column.
One event a day from your first study day, with the portions in the description and an alert 10 minutes before. The time is your local time. Works with Apple Calendar, Google Calendar and Outlook.
Hifz plan
| Date | New (sabaq) | Recent (sabqi) | Older (manzil) | New | Rec. | Old | Teacher / notes |
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Made with Niyat · niyatapp.com/hifz-planner · Line counts are estimates for the 15-line Madinah mushaf. Shaded rows are Fridays.
A good hifz day has three parts: a new portion (sabaq), recent revision (sabqi) and older revision (manzil). This planner builds all three for every day from the pace you choose, and it works out when you will finish. It runs in your browser and nothing leaves your device.
The sabaq, sabqi and manzil method
Hifz schools in many parts of the world teach the day in three parts. The method is a teaching tradition, not a ruling. The planner follows it in this way:
The new portion. Listen to it, read it with its meaning, then repeat it in short chunks until you can recite it from memory with your teacher.
Recent revision. Recite the new portions of your last few study days, so the newest material is fixed before it fades.
Older revision. Recite a slice of everything you memorised before, in a cycle, so each part comes round again and again.
- New portion. The planner cuts the Qur’an text you chose into daily portions as near your target as it can. It never splits an ayah. A very short last portion joins the one before it.
- Recent revision. Each day shows the portions of your last 3 to 14 study days (you choose). On a revision-only day it shows the same window.
- Older revision. Everything memorised before the recent window is recited in a cycle of the size you set, such as 5 pages a day. The cycle starts again from the beginning when it reaches the end.
- Pace. Lines and pages refer to the 15-line Madinah mushaf. Our line counts are estimates, so ask your teacher to adjust the portions to the real line breaks in your copy.
Where this comes from and what it is not
- Easy to remember, hard to keep. “We have made the Qur’an easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember?” (Qur’an 54:17).
- Revise, because it slips away. The Prophet ﷺ said to keep up with the Qur’an, because it escapes from the heart faster than a camel from its rope (Sahih al-Bukhari 5033).
- The reward. It will be said to the companion of the Qur’an: recite and rise, for your place is at the last ayah you recite (Sunan Abi Dawud 1464, Jami’ at-Tirmidhi 2914). See our memorisation tips.
- Not a replacement for a teacher. An app cannot hear your recitation. Learn each portion from a qualified teacher, and let them set your pace.
The Juz ‘Amma schedule is on its own page: the ready plan for Juz ‘Amma. The data comes from the same Qur’an text and Madinah page numbers used in the Niyat app and on our Qur’an pages.
Frequently asked questions
How many lines or pages should I memorise each day?
It depends on your age, time, recitation level and teacher. A page of the Madinah mushaf has 15 lines. Many students start with a few lines and build up once revision feels steady. Pick a pace you can keep for months, because steady work counts for more than short bursts (Sahih al-Bukhari 6464, Sahih Muslim 783). The planner shows the finish date for any pace so you can compare.
What are sabaq, sabqi and manzil?
These are the three parts of a daily hifz lesson taught in many schools, especially in South Asia. Sabaq is the new portion. Sabqi is recent revision: the portions of your last few study days. Manzil is older revision: everything memorised before that, recited in a cycle. This planner makes the three for every day and lets you tick each one.
How long does the whole Qur’an take?
The Qur’an has about 8,800 lines of text in the Madinah mushaf, which is 604 pages. At one page a day it is about 600 new-portion days. At six study days a week that is about two years. Revision continues after the last new portion, so plan for revision as a lifelong habit.
Do I still need a teacher?
Yes. A planner cannot hear you recite. Mistakes in tajwid, in a letter or in a vowel can only be corrected by a qualified teacher, ideally one who recites to you with a chain of transmission. Show this plan to your teacher and let them change the pace.
How accurate are the line counts?
They are estimates. Our Qur’an data lists the page on which each ayah starts but not its line. The planner shares each page’s 15 lines between the ayahs that start there by word count, and takes out two lines for each surah heading and bismillah. Expect to be within a line or two. Your mushaf may differ if it is not the 15-line Madinah print.
Is my plan saved or shared?
Your settings and ticks stay in your browser’s local storage on this device. Nothing is sent to Niyat. “Copy plan link” only contains your settings. Clearing site data erases your ticks, so print your sheet if you want a paper copy.
Keep going
Listen, repeat, memorise
Niyat has the whole Qur’an with word-by-word audio, so you can listen to each word, repeat it and read along. It also gives you accurate prayer times and adhan alerts, Salah Lock, and khatm groups. Rated 4.9 stars.
Download Niyat for iPhone Get it on Google PlayA planning aid, not a ruling or a replacement for a teacher. Line counts are estimates.