If someone is drinking tea, and you ask him what he has in his cup, he will simply reply, “tea.”  There is sugar in it, but he will not mention the sugar or say he is drinking tea and sugar.  The sweetness of the sugar permeates the tea, but the man says nothing about it.  Education for man must be like the sugar in tea — doing its work in secret.   While on the surface, it is only apparent to us that a man’s ears are listening and his tongue is talking, his inner soul also hears and talks.  But like sugar sweetens the tea, a good education changes man and shapes him. Thus, we place before you the best education we can offer our children, the memorization of the Holy Qur’an.  By “doing its work in secret” our souls benefit from it and our children earn the pleasure of Allah, Insha’Allah.  

The Mission

From its inception, Masjid Hamza's mission has been to establish a strong community of believers that strives to establish Islam in all aspects of life. Our goal is to nourish the Muslims’ minds, bodies, and souls with the knowledge of Islam, as well as to assist people in applying and benefiting from this knowledge. An example of one such project to fulfill this goal is Al-Huda School; it provides an Islamic atmosphere for children to gain a high-quality education. Yet Dar-us-Salaam constantly strives to provide the most options for people seeking to grow in Islam.  For this reason, Dar-us-Salaam has established an institution rarely found in the United States—a full-time Qur’an memorization (hifzh) school.  Consistent with our mission of establishing a strong, well-educated community, this program will allow us to raise a generation who have memorized Allah’s Noble Book, the Qur’an. As a book of guidance and a source of knowledge, the Qur’an is our key to success in this life and the Hereafter. What better gift, then, to give our children the chance to learn and memorize this book in its entirety?  

Importance of Memorizing Qur’an

Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala says:  “Nay, but they, the clear ayat, are preserved in the breasts of those who have been given knowledge…” [al-‘Ankabut 29:49]

And the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “It will be said to the companions of the Qur’an, ‘Read and increase in status, recite as you used to recite in the world, for your status will be at the last ayah you recite.’” (Reported by al-Tirmidhi, 2838. He said, this is a sahih hasan hadith).  

What will be taught at the Hifz School?

Masjid Hamza is completely focused on the recitation and memorization of the Qur’an.  Students spend most of their time at the school memorizing new verses from the Qur’an and reviewing what they have previously memorized.