Ways To Strengthen One’s Memory

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I'm posting this thread here because it kind of relates to health in a way it talks about ways you can strengthen your memory things to eat and do and inshAllah hope it is beneficial to you as it is to me:)

Ways To Strengthen One’s Memory


In the Name of Allâh, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful


It is human nature to be forgetful, as the Arab poet said:

“He is only called man (insaan) because of his forgetfulness (nasiyaan), and it is only called the heart (al-qalb) because it changes so rapidly (yataqallib).”

In the past they said that the first one to forget (awwal naasin) was the first man (awwal al-naas), meaning Adam, peace be upon him. Forgetfulness is something that varies from person to person according to each individual’s nature; some may be more forgetful than others. Some of the things that may help to combat forgetfulness are the following:

1. Keeping away from sin, because the bad effects of sin result in a bad memory and the inability to retain knowledge. The darkness of sin cannot co-exist with the light of knowledge. The following words were attributed to al-Shaafi‘ee, may Allah have mercy on him:

“I complained to [my shaykh] Wakee’ about my bad memory, and he taught me that I should keep away from sin. He said that knowledge of Allah is light, and the light of Allah is not given to the sinner.”

Al-Khateeb reported in al-Jaami‘ (2/387) that Yahya ibn Yahya said: “A man asked Maalik ibn Anas, ‘O Abu ‘Abd-Allah! Is there anything that will improve my memory?’ He said, ‘If anything will improve it, it is giving up sin.’”

When a person commits a sin, it overwhelms him and this leads to anxiety and sorrow which keeps him busy thinking about what he has done. This dulls his senses and distracts him from many beneficial things, including seeking knowledge.

2. Frequently remembering Allah, may He be glorified, by reciting dhikr, tasbeeh (saying ‘Subhan Allah’), tahmeed (‘Al-hamdu Lillaah’), tahleel (‘Laa ilaaha ill-Allah’) and takbeer (‘Allahu akbar’), etc. Allah says (interpretation of the meaning): “…And remember your Lord when you forget…” [Qur’an al-Kahf 18:24]

3. Not eating too much, because eating too much makes one sleep too much and become lazy, and it dulls the senses, besides exposing one to the risk of physical diseases. Most of the diseases which we see result from food and drink.

4. Some of the scholars have mentioned certain foods which increase the memory, such as drinking honey and eating raisins and chewing certain kinds of gum resin.

Imaam al-Zuhree said: “You should eat honey because it is good for the memory.”

He also said: “Whoever wants to memorize hadeeth should eat raisins.” (From al-Jaami‘ by al-Khateeb, 2/394)

Ibraaheem ibn [sth. omitted] said, “You should chew resin gum, because it gives energy to the heart and gets rid of forgetfulness.” (From al-Jaami‘ by al-Khateeb, 2/397)

As they mentioned, too much acidic food is one of the causes of laziness and weak memory.

5. Another thing that can help the memory and reduce forgetfulness is cupping (hijaamah) of the head, as is well known from experience. (For more information see Al-Tibb al-Nabawi by Ibn al-Qayyim). And Allah knows best.

Source: missionislam.com


:wasalam:
Aisha
 

shaheeda35

strive4Jannah
:salam2:
:ma: Very beneficial information. I just love raisins and my son eats them up, subhanallah!! So many benefits of honey, Alhamdullilah!! Jazakallahu Khairan!!:SMILY149:
 

Veiled_Knight

Junior Member
:salam2: jazzaka llahu khair sister
i know from experience that the more u remember Allah n avoid sins the less forgetful u r.
 

maryama

New Member
Asalamu Aleykom all

I just got bad news today from my country.
My uncle was beaten by a group of Ethiopian Melitary. They did somthing to him that made us confuse and scare. There are no bruses on his body, but there is a tiny hole on his head. He urinates and and pups on himself. He can not talk at all. He feels sever pain on his head. We don't know if the ethiopians shot him with a drug or poison

Please and Please if you know somthing about this kind of symptoms please let me know. there aren't good doctors in somalia and I am afraid they might give him a wrong medicine. Please reply as soon as possibe.

I hope Allah makes him feel better. :tti_sister:[/QUOTE]
 

Nazihah

Be A Stranger
:salam2:

I'm so sorry to hear that Sis. I'm not sure what you mean by "pups". You have to get him to the doctor. We won't know what it is unless we see it. This is something serious. You have to get him medicated before it spread (if it is a poison) to the rest of the body. But since it was shot at the head. That's more serious. I can't help you much now but you & family are in my prayers.

Take care.


I just got bad news today from my country.
My uncle was beaten by a group of Ethiopian Melitary. They did somthing to him that made us confuse and scare. There are no bruses on his body, but there is a tiny hole on his head. He urinates and and pups on himself. He can not talk at all. He feels sever pain on his head. We don't know if the ethiopians shot him with a drug or poison

Please and Please if you know somthing about this kind of symptoms please let me know. there aren't good doctors in somalia and I am afraid they might give him a wrong medicine. Please reply as soon as possibe.

I hope Allah makes him feel better. :tti_sister:
[/QUOTE]
 
Ina lilahi waina ilahi rajioon,subhanallah

:salam2:

I'm so sorry to hear that Sis. I'm not sure what you mean by "pups". You have to get him to the doctor. We won't know what it is unless we see it. This is something serious. You have to get him medicated before it spread (if it is a poison) to the rest of the body. But since it was shot at the head. That's more serious. I can't help you much now but you & family are in my prayers.

Take care.
[/QUOTE]

:salam2:

I think the sister means poop [as in feces]

Subhanallah sister my prayers are with him, you and your family....

I'm a somalian too sister but most of my family left somalia ages ago [1920s] and the ones that are left do not live in xamar or the places that the Ethopian troops are...

Anyway sister your relative needs medication..I doubt there are hospitals there now?

If he is poisoned then sis he needs significant and ongoing nutritional support...Try consulting a doctor and maybe you could send some medicine to him? would that be possible?

I know in somalia the traditional healing systems are still popular inshallah they will find a cure for him and in the mean keep him in your prayers sister :)

may Allah protect him and others

:salam2:
 

farhopes

No God but Allah
La hawl wa la qwat ela bellah!!

I just got bad news today from my country.
My uncle was beaten by a group of Ethiopian Melitary. They did somthing to him that made us confuse and scare. There are no bruses on his body, but there is a tiny hole on his head. He urinates and and pups on himself. He can not talk at all. He feels sever pain on his head. We don't know if the ethiopians shot him with a drug or poison

Please and Please if you know somthing about this kind of symptoms please let me know. there aren't good doctors in somalia and I am afraid they might give him a wrong medicine. Please reply as soon as possibe.

I hope Allah makes him feel better. :tti_sister:
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Dear sister, I suggest you have to post this in the Islamic lounge so that many people can read it. Perhaps some of them can help.

You have to consult a doctor, that is what you should do very soon. Make a lot of Du'a for him and Allah is the best healer.
May Allah protect your country and bring you speedy victory inshaa Allah.


P.S jazaki Allah khair, sister Aisha for your beneficial post.
 
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