How to Memorize Juz Amma: A 60-Day Plan for Beginners

You can memorize Juz Amma in about 60 days by learning roughly 7 lines a day, 6 days a week, starting from Surah An-Nas and working backwards to Surah An-Naba. Juz Amma is the 30th juz of the Quran: 37 surahs, 564 ayahs and about 23 pages in the standard Madani mushaf. That is a realistic two-month goal for a beginner who already reads the Quran, as long as revision is built in from day one. A teacher can turn the plan below into a personal Hifz plan that fits your exact level and schedule.

Below is the week-by-week plan, the daily routine that makes it work, and the mistakes that most often derail beginners halfway through.

Before You Start: Are You Ready for This Plan?

This plan assumes you can already read the Quran from the mushaf, even if slowly. If you still struggle to join letters, spend a few weeks on reading first; memorizing with wrong pronunciation creates habits that are hard to undo.

Three things to prepare before day one:

1. One mushaf. Use the same printed copy or the same page layout every day. Your visual memory of where an ayah sits on the page is a powerful aid.
2. One reciter. Choose a clear, measured reciter and listen to the same voice throughout.
3. One fixed time. Twenty to forty minutes at the same time every day. After Fajr works well for many people.

Why Memorize Juz Amma Backwards

Juz Amma begins with Surah An-Naba (40 ayahs) and ends with Surah An-Nas (6 ayahs). Most teachers start at the end for good reasons:

• The last surahs are short, so you complete whole surahs quickly and feel progress in the first week.
• Many of them, like Al-Ikhlas, Al-Falaq and An-Nas, you probably know already, so you start with confidence.
• By the time you reach the longer surahs at the start of the juz, your memorization technique is far stronger.
• You can recite each new surah in salah right away.

The 60-Day Juz Amma Plan

The plan below covers 8 weeks of new memorization plus 4 final days of full review. Page counts are approximate and based on the 604-page Madani mushaf.

Weeks 4 and 7 are deliberately lighter. They give you breathing room to catch up if you fall behind, and extra time to consolidate before the long surahs at the beginning of the juz.

Each week has one day with no new lines. Use it to recite everything from that week, and ideally the whole portion memorized so far, without looking.

Want to test a different pace? The generator below is already set to Juz Amma and 7 lines a day; choose 6 study days a week and adjust the lines to see how your finish date changes.

Your Daily Routine (25 to 40 Minutes)

Divide every session into three parts:

1. New lines (10 to 15 minutes). Listen to the passage three times while following in the mushaf. Read it correctly yourself several times. Then memorize one ayah at a time, joining each new ayah to the previous one before moving on.
2. Yesterday’s lines (5 to 10 minutes). Recite yesterday’s portion from memory before you are allowed to start today’s.
3. Older portion (10 to 15 minutes). Recite a block of everything older. In weeks 1 to 3 that may be your whole portion; later, rotate through it so every surah is recited at least once or twice a week.

Then recite your new lines in your sunnah or nafl prayers that day. Salah is one of the best tests of real memorization. For more methods that make lines stick, see our guide to Quran memorization techniques.

The Tricky Parts of Juz Amma

Juz Amma looks easy because the surahs are short, but it has several places where students mix things up. Spot them in advance.

Similar openings

At-Takwir and Al-Infitar both open with a series of “when” statements (idha…). In Surah At-Takwir they run through the first thirteen ayahs before the answer in ayah 14 (“a soul will know what it has brought”), while in Al-Infitar they fill only the first four ayahs before ayah 5 (“a soul will know what it has sent ahead and left behind”). Memorize those answers carefully, because students often swap their endings.

“Wa ma adraka” passages

The phrase “and what will make you know what…” appears many times in this juz, followed by different words: what the Night of Decree is (Al-Qadr), what the Striking Calamity is (Al-Qari’ah), what the Crusher is (Al-Humazah), what the steep path is (Al-Balad), what the night visitor is (At-Tariq), what Sijjin and ‘Illiyyun are (Al-Mutaffifin) and what the Day of Judgment is (Al-Infitar). Make a small list and test yourself on which word belongs to which surah.

Long surahs at the end of the plan

An-Naba and An-Nazi’at are the longest surahs in the juz. Do not rush them. If week 8 feels heavy, extend it by a few days rather than memorizing weakly.

What If You Fall Behind?

Almost everyone falls behind at some point. Use these rules:

• Never skip revision to catch up on new lines. Revision is what keeps the juz in your memory.
• Use the lighter weeks (4 and 7) as catch-up time.
• Extend, do not cram. Finishing in 70 or 75 days with strong memorization is far better than finishing in 60 with weak surahs.
• If you miss several days, restart with revision of the last week before adding new lines.

Adapting the Plan for Children

Children can memorize Juz Amma too, but the daily load should be smaller. Two or three short lines, or a few short ayahs repeated many times by listening, is enough for most young children, which stretches the plan to four to six months. Keep sessions short, playful and repeated through the day, and let the child recite to a teacher who praises effort as much as accuracy.

After Juz Amma: What Next?

Finishing Juz Amma gives you a complete juz to recite in salah and a proven system. Many students continue to Juz Tabarak (the 29th juz) and then work toward the whole Quran. If that is your goal, see our realistic schedules for how to memorize the Quran in one year or at a steadier pace, how to memorize the Quran in 2 years. Our online Hifz classes can take you from your first surah to the full Quran with daily follow-up.

Frequently Asked Questions

How long does it take to memorize Juz Amma?

At about 7 lines a day, 6 days a week, most beginners who already read the Quran can memorize Juz Amma in around 60 days. At 5 lines a day it takes about three to four months. Children usually need longer, often four to six months.

Should I memorize Juz Amma from An-Naba or An-Nas?

Most teachers recommend starting from An-Nas and moving backwards, because the surahs at the end are the shortest and many are already familiar. This builds confidence and technique before you reach the longer surahs like An-Naba and An-Nazi’at.

How many surahs and ayahs are in Juz Amma?

Juz Amma contains 37 surahs, from Surah An-Naba (78) to Surah An-Nas (114), with 564 ayahs in total in the standard count. It fills about 23 pages in the Madani mushaf.

How do I avoid forgetting Juz Amma after memorizing it?

Keep reciting it regularly, ideally in your daily prayers, and set a weekly revision cycle so every surah is recited at least once a week. Our guide on how to memorize the Quran without forgetting explains long-term revision in detail.

Do I need a teacher to memorize Juz Amma?

You can memorize on your own, but a teacher catches pronunciation and tajweed mistakes you cannot hear yourself, and keeps you accountable. Even two or three short lessons a week in a structured Quran memorization course make a big difference to accuracy and consistency.

Madraset El Quran Academy

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