Fazeel · Ayah by Ayah
Memorize the Qur'an —
and actually retain it.
A free spaced-repetition system built around Sabq, Sabqi, and Dawr — the way Hifz is actually taught, not a generic flashcard deck bent into shape. Works the same whether you're memorizing one surah or the entire Qur'an.
Memorizing isn't the hard part. Retaining is.
You forget what you memorized last month
Without a real revision cycle, old surahs quietly decay while you're busy adding new ones. Most people find out how much they've lost only when it's time to recite in front of someone.
Sabqi and Dawr are hard to track by hand
Knowing what's due today — across dozens of rukus at different stages — isn't something a notebook or a mental checklist scales to. Something always slips.
Generic flashcard apps don't understand Hifz
Qur'an memorization isn't word-pairs on a card. It's ayah-by-ayah recall inside a ruku, tested a specific way, on a schedule that depends on how shaky it still is.
How it works
Three stages, running at all times, each on its own schedule.
Sabq · New memorization
Add new ayahs one at a time. You're tested on immediate recall before anything moves on — no illusions of progress.
Sabqi · Recent revision
Full rukus you've recently memorized come back for review as a unit, the way you'll actually recite them, until they're locked in.
Dawr · Long-term cycle
Everything you've ever memorized rotates back on a spaced schedule, so a surah from a year ago stays as solid as one from last week.
What you get
Built around real Hifz methodology
Sabq, Sabqi, and Dawr aren't add-ons — they're the whole system. Review flows follow the ruku structure you were taught with.
Just one surah? That's a real goal here too
Pick a focus surah during setup — Al-Mulk, Yaseen, Al-Kahf, wherever — and Sabq only pulls new ayahs from it. Take it to completion, then add another whenever you're ready, or don't.
A streak per ayah, not just a streak per day
Every ayah carries its own strength indicator, so you can see exactly which ones are solid and which are one bad day from slipping.
Word-by-word, audio, and translation
Recitation audio and a word-by-word breakdown when you need the scaffolding — and a Hafiz mode that strips it all away when you don't.
All 6,236 ayahs, mapped ruku by ruku
The full mus'haf is in there if you want it — but nothing forces you toward it. Start with one surah and stay there for as long as that's the whole plan.
Due-today, not due-someday
Open the tracker and it tells you exactly what's due — new ayahs, recent rukus, or long-term review — instead of leaving you to guess.
Free, no catch
The tracker is free to use. It's a tool built to get more people through Hifz, not a funnel for a paywall.
Why this exists
Hifz is usually taught with real structure — a teacher, a fixed Sabq/Sabqi/Dawr rhythm, a clear sense of what's due today. Most students trying to do it on their own, or supplement a teacher's pace with solo review, don't have that structure. They have a mus'haf, a rough memory of what they covered, and no real way to know what's actually solid versus what just feels solid.
Ayah by Ayah exists to give that structure to anyone, for free — whether the goal is the full 30 juz over a lifetime or just Surah Al-Mulk, solid, for good. Most tools quietly assume full hifz is the only real goal, which makes a smaller one feel like it's not worth starting. Here it is: pick a surah during setup and the same Sabq/Sabqi/Dawr system applies, at whatever scale you actually want. It doesn't replace a teacher — it replaces the notebook, the guesswork, and the moment you realize a surah you memorized last year has quietly slipped.
Questions
Is it actually free?
Yes. Create a free account and the entire tracker — Sabq, Sabqi, Dawr, audio, word-by-word, progress tracking — is available with no paywall.
Do I have to be pursuing full hifz to use this?
No. Pick one surah as your focus during setup — Al-Mulk, Yaseen, Al-Kahf, whatever you actually want memorized — and Sabq only draws new ayahs from it. There's no requirement to go further, though you're free to add more surahs whenever you want.
I haven't memorized anything yet — can I still use this?
Yes. During setup you'll pick the first surah you want to start memorizing — that's what Sabq walks you through, ayah by ayah — and you can change it later from Settings. You'll also mark anything you already have memorized and actually want to keep revising here, so it's seeded straight into Dawr instead of treated as new.
I already have some Qur'an memorized from before. Will I have to start over?
No. Onboarding lets you mark what you already know so the tracker seeds your progress correctly instead of treating everything as new.
Does it work on my phone?
Yes, it's built mobile-first — most Hifz revision happens in short sessions between other things, not sitting at a desk.
What translations are available?
Multiple English translations are supported, and you can switch anytime from settings, or turn translation off entirely once you don't need it.
Start today's Sabq.
Free account. One surah or all 6,236 ayahs. No catch.
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