If you turn to Islam do you need to memorise the Koran in its official language.?

Answer 1

Yes someone who truns his/her religion to Islam should memorise the Qur'an in the arabic language as stated in the holy book.But it is not difficult because we should memorise only Al Fatihah which contains 7 short verses only and at least 2 other short surahs for praying only.The rest we do not need to memorise the whole 6236 verses of Qur'an.But we should understand its meaning in our own language because we should practise it in our daily lives.But if you can memori se the whole contents of Qur'an is better although it is not an obligation..If someone converted his/her religion to Islam all his/her sins before being a muslim/muslimah will be forgiven by God as stated in the Qur'an.He/she will be sinless like a new born baby.His sin will computed since he/she become a muslim/muslimah that is its advantage.

Answer 2

As an everyday layperson, no I do not believe you need to MEMORIZE the Qur'an in its entirety. That's like saying that when someone converts to Christianity, they have to memorize the entire Bible, both New and Old Testaments, in either Greek, Latin, Hebrew, or all three together! Only the most learned scholars and priests would have that kind of time (not to mention mental capacity) to succeed in such a feat. I myself am barely learning about Islam myself, and though I am a woman of more than fair intelligence, it would be impossible for me to memorize the entire Qur'an, unless that was all I did, all day, every day, for the rest of my life.

Granted, while Islam was originally an "Arabic" religion, there are many people all over the world, of many different cultural, racial & spiritual backgrounds coming to Islam. I think it would be respectful to its roots to learn the language in which it was originally recited, and later, written. I have spoken to a few Moslems myself in a very short time, as I began actively studying this religion, and the local Moslem community at least, does not seem concerned about such things.

Learn what you can, of course. But pace yourself. Unless you wish to become a Moslem Scholar/Priest, and spend ALL your time studying and interpreting the word of Allah, don't kill yourself trying to memorize the Qur'an in its original Arabic. One of the best things you can do is speak to someone from the local Moslem temple about any instructional videos/DVDs they might have for non-Moslems and new converts alike. Also look for copies of the Qur'an in both Arabic and English, and translated by Moslems. If you really want to learn Arabic, get language books (as well as tape/CD format). Also look to local colleges for any arabic language classes.

Sorry if this seems a little long-winded, I just wanted to cover all the bases here. Hope this helps you!

Answer 3

Of course in its official language! How else? Just like Jewish rabbis read the Torah in Hebrew, and Catholic clergy read the Bible in Latin, the Qur'an is read in its primary language Arabic. The reason for this is so that the integrity of the message remains unadulterated. You may read it in English or whichever language you speak for translation purposes, but memorization must be done in Arabic. Even when memorizing, you have to be careful in getting down the correct pronounciation because it you don't, you could be actually saying a different meaning all together! Don't worry about trying to memorize it yourself, there are audio tapes and Qur'an teachers who can help you with pronounciation.

IF you are memorizing the Qur'an, I don't wish to discourage you--it is a very hard task, but also a very rewarding accomplishment. The Prophet Muhammad once said (as related by his wife Hazrat Ayesha), "One who is well versed in the Qur'an will be in the company of those angels who are scribes, noble and righteous; and one who falters in reading the Qur'an, and has to exert hard for learning, gets double the reward." If you're a convert know that even some natural-born Muslims haven't gotten the whole Qur'an memorized. Think of that as an impetus.

Good luck!

Answer 4

This is really silly. Why would you need to memorize it?
If you really want to follow Islam, just follow what it teaches you, basically the moral teachings.