SPM Turath Al-Quran & Sunnah study plan

Diagnose current tilawah against a recorded baseline: recite Surah al-Fatihah plus 10 short surahs aloud, log every tajwid error by type (makhraj, sifah, mad, waqf) in a personal error register.

Drill the articulation points (makharij) of the 29 Arabic letters in isolation and in minimal pairs (e.g. ح/ه, ص/س, ط/ت, ض/د, ق/ك) until each is produced correctly 20 consecutive times with a teacher or verified audio check.

Memorise Surah al-Fatihah and Surah al-Mulk 1-10 with correct tajwid, reciting each new portion 15 times in one sitting and 30 times cumulative across the week (spaced repetition schedule).

Establish a daily 20-minute tilawah habit tied to a fixed prayer (e.g. after Fajr) and log minutes plus pages in a tracking sheet.

Master the rules of nun sakinah and tanwin (izhar, idgham bi-ghunnah, idgham bila ghunnah, iqlab, ikhfa') by applying them to at least 100 identified instances across Juz 30, marking each colour-coded in a personal mushaf.

Master the rules of mim sakinah (ikhfa' shafawi, idgham mithlayn, izhar shafawi) and apply them to 40 instances in Juz 30.

Complete memorisation of Surah al-Mulk 11-30, reciting each new portion 15 times and testing retention of week 1 material daily without looking.

Recite one full page of Juz 30 daily with a partner or teacher who corrects errors in real time, and log the error count per page.

Consolidate Hifz of Surah al-Mulk 1-30 and add Surah al-Qalam 1-20 using the 15x/30x repetition method, testing each session's new material at the start of the next session.

Explain the difference between tafsir bi'l-ma'thur and tafsir bi'l-ra'y, citing at least three classical works in each category (e.g. Jami' al-Bayan, Tafsir al-Qur'an al-'Azim, al-Muharrar al-Wajiz; and al-Kashshaf, Mafatih al-Ghayb, al-Tahrir wa'l-Tanwir) with author, date and method.

Analyse the concepts of muhkam and mutashabih, asbab al-nuzul, and al-nasikh wa'l-mansukh, writing a one-page summary of each with two Qur'anic examples per concept.

Produce a structured tafsir note on Surah al-Mulk 1-14 drawing on at least two classical commentaries and one contemporary source, distinguishing transmitted reports from reasoned opinion.

Complete Hifz of Surah al-Qalam 1-20 and revise the entire memorised corpus (al-Mulk + al-Qalam) in a single sitting without looking, recording the number of hesitations.

Memorise the selected hadith texts for the hadith riwayah component: 10 hadiths with full isnad and matn, reciting each 20 times and testing chain-plus-text recall daily.

Verify the exact wording (riwayah bi'l-lafz vs bi'l-ma'na) of each memorised hadith against a printed edition and note any variant wordings.

Write out from memory the full isnad of each of the 10 hadiths, identifying each narrator's name, kunyah and tabaqah.

Memorise a further 10 selected hadith texts (total 20) with full isnad, maintaining daily spaced review of the first 10.

Define and distinguish at least 20 mustalah terms (e.g. sahih, hasan, da'if, mutawatir, ahad, 'aziz, gharib, marfu', mawquf, maqtu', musnad, mursal, munqati', mu'dal, mudallas, shadhdh, munkar, ma'lul, mudtarib, matruk) with one example each.

Apply dirayah analysis to three chains: map each isnad, check ittisaal (connectedness), identify any 'illah or shudhudh, and grade the hadith with justification.

Compare the conditions (shurut) of al-Bukhari and Muslim and explain three ways their criteria differ in practice.

Analyse five additional chains for narrator reliability using rijal sources (Taqrib al-Tahdhib, Tahdhib al-Kamal), classifying each narrator's ta'dil or jarh level and justifying the resulting grade.

Explain the ten qira'at and their relationship to the seven ahruf, and address two classical objections to the hadith of the seven ahruf with responses.

Define tawhid and its three categories (rububiyyah, uluhiyyah, asma' wa sifat) with two Qur'anic proofs and one hadith proof for each, and refute three common deviations from each category.

Memorise and explain the names and attributes evidence from Surah al-Ikhlas, Ayat al-Kursi and the hadith of the ninety-nine names, addressing the rules of ithbat and tanzih.

Master the conditions and pillars of wudu', salah and sawm, writing a comparative table of the four madhahib on 8 disputed points with the dalil for each position.

Explain the sources of Islamic law in order (Qur'an, Sunnah, ijma', qiyas) and apply them to three contemporary fiqh scenarios, showing how each source is used.

Define and illustrate five usul al-fiqh concepts (e.g. 'amm and khass, mutlaq and muqayyad, amr and nahy, mafhum and mantiq, maslahah mursalah) with one applied example each.

Revise the 'aqidah material from week 6 and answer 40 recall questions closed-book, targeting 90% accuracy.

Complete full-corpus revision: recite all memorised surahs and all 20 hadiths closed-book in three separate sittings, logging hesitation counts and correcting every fault.

Synthesise the Sirah into a timeline of 15 key events with dates, and extract three akhlaq lessons per event with Qur'anic or hadith support.

Explain five adab of the seeker of knowledge and five adab of recitation (e.g. taharah, tartil, tadabbur, khusyu', waqf) with one proof each.

Sit two full mock exams under timed conditions covering all eight domains, then produce a targeted remediation list for any domain scoring below 70%.