Quran & Newton's 1st Law
Quran & Newton's 1st Law
Hassan Saeed
Read time: 3 minutes
You may have come across this type of plan that dictates precisely what to memorize and revise each day.
These types of plans fail to address the days when our motivation levels are low.
Rigid plans are built like a Jenga tower; if for any reason you miss one or two days, the entire tower starts to fall.
Examples of “Low-Motivation” days:
Dealing with personal issues.
Struggling with procrastination.
Experiencing a lack of enthusiasm.
Feeling overwhelmed by responsibilities.
The Prophet, peace be upon him, said: “Everything has a period of enthusiasm, and after every period of enthusiasm, there is a decline.” [Al-Tirmidhi]
The risk of having too many “Low-Motivation” days:
Many people take breaks during those 'low-motivation' days, which can last for a few days at a time.
Each time we take a break, mental resistance begins to build. The longer the break, the harder it becomes to start again.
Days turn into weeks,
Weeks turn into months,
Months turn into years.
The goal is to maintain momentum by doing the least amount of effort during these days.
If you can't memorize, ➡️ revise.
If you can't revise, ➡️ read.
If you can't read, ➡️ listen.
Doing least amount of effort every day makes it easier for us to return to our original plan once our motivation levels return to normal.
Quran should always be a part of our everyday life.
Objects in motion tend to stay in motion.
A more flexible plan:
Instead of having a rigid plan, aim to memorize or revise, let’s say, 3 pages a day.
Each time you memorize or revise something, manually input that information into the table.
If you are interested, I've created these three plans, and you can choose any of them. They are all similar but provide different numbers of pages to memorize/revise every day depending on your schedule:
If you want to learn how to use these plans, watch this online course where I provide more details.
Learn How I Memorized the Quran: