The classical sabaq–sabqi–manzil system on paper: weekly memorization grids, a 30-Juz tracker, the 604-page wall, a realistic pace calculator and a mistake log. Free, printable, yours to share.
The method, on one page — sabaq (new lesson), sabqi (recent revision) and manzil (long-term revision), plus the golden rules every hafiz follows.
A "My plan" page — an honest pace table (1 page/day ≈ 2 years; half a page ≈ 3–4 years) and a written commitment that is far harder to abandon.
Weekly memorization grids — one printable sheet per week with columns for sabaq, sabqi, manzil, and reciting to your teacher. Keep it inside your Mushaf.
Two progress trackers — a 30-Juz table and the 604-page wall, where one box equals one page. Watching it fill up is the most motivating sight in Hifz.
A mistake log — because an unlogged mistake, revised daily, becomes permanent.
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Print the weekly grid — one sheet per week — and keep it inside your Mushaf.
Why a paper planner, in the age of apps?
Because Hifz is won or lost on revision you can see. Apps are excellent for listening to reciters, but memorization itself runs on a simple daily discipline — sabaq, sabqi, manzil — and a paper grid inside your Mushaf confronts you every single day: is yesterday's box ticked or not? Nothing to unlock, nothing to charge, nothing to scroll past. Every serious Hifz madrasah still runs on a paper register for exactly this reason.
The planner is built around the same classical system we teach in our online Hifz course, and it pairs naturally with our full guide on how to memorize the Quran — read that first if the words sabaq, sabqi and manzil are new to you.
How to use it (two minutes)
Fill in the "My plan" page by hand. Choose an honest pace from the table — half a page a day is the most common sustainable pace for adults with work and family. Our guide on how long it takes to memorize the Quran explains the timelines.
Print the weekly grid — or photocopy it, one sheet per week — and keep it inside your Mushaf at the current page.
Tick three things daily: today's sabaq written down, sabqi recited, manzil Juz revised. The grid also has a "recited to teacher" column — that tick is the one that makes memorization permanent.
Fill the 604-page wall only when a page has survived a week of revision. It fills slower than you'd like and faster than you'd believe.
The honest part
A planner tracks the system — it cannot listen to you recite. The unbroken tradition of Hifz, in every century and every country, is recitation to a teacher who hears the mistakes you cannot hear yourself. If you are memorizing alone, at minimum recite weekly to someone qualified. And if you want a dedicated teacher who assigns your sabaq, hears your sabqi and manzil, and corrects you live on a synchronized Quran page — that is exactly what we do, with female teachers available and plans from $12/month. Your first lesson is a free trial, no card needed.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the Quran memorization planner really free?
Yes — completely free, no payment and no card. We ask only for your email so we can send you the download link, and you are welcome to print it, photocopy the weekly pages and share the PDF with anyone it may help.
What is inside the planner PDF?
Nine printable A4 pages: the sabaq–sabqi–manzil method explained on one page, a personal plan page with a realistic pace table, two weekly memorization grids designed to be photocopied, a 30-Juz progress tracker, a 604-page "wall" where one box equals one Mushaf page, and a mistake log for the ayahs that trip you up.
Does the planner work for self-study, or do I need a teacher?
The planner works for any memorization journey, including self-study. Be aware of the honest limitation of memorizing alone: you cannot hear your own mistakes, and a mistake revised daily becomes permanent — so at minimum recite weekly to someone qualified. The planner includes a "recited to teacher" column for exactly that reason.
Is the planner suitable for children doing Hifz?
Yes — parents use the weekly grid to track a child's sabaq, sabqi and manzil, and children love filling in the 604-page wall. For the parent's side of the journey, see our guide on helping your child memorize the Quran.
What is the sabaq–sabqi–manzil system?
The classical three-track Hifz system used by serious programs worldwide: sabaq is today's new lesson, sabqi is daily revision of the recent weeks' memorization, and manzil is a fixed daily rotation through everything memorized so far. The planner is built around these three tracks — our full memorization guide explains each one.
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