19-year-old girl with cerebral palsy memorise 42 Surahs from Quran

She aims to memorise the 114 Surahs of the holy book.

A 19-year-old girl with cerebral palsy, a disorder of muscle tone or posture that is caused by immature developing brain, studying at Mohammed bin Obaid Quran Centre was able to memorise 42 Surahs from the Holy Quran in one year.

Nada Mohammed Obaid Al Falasi, manager of the centre, said that Sarah Al Balushi's older sister encouraged her to read and memorise the Holy Quran, Al Bayan reported.
Al Balushi first started by memorising three Surahs, An-Nas, Al Falaq, Al Ikhlas and Al Kursi verse from Surah Al Baqarah at an early age, then she went on to study at Mohammed bin Obaid Quran Centre.

She has memorised 42 Surah of the Quran till now and aims to memorise the 114 Surahs of the holy book.

Al Falasi said that the centre focuses on enrolling students who are mentally and physically challenged because they have the right to belong and participate in society. Stating that the best approach to developing their mental skills is reading and memorising the Holy Quran.

Al Falasi also thanked Al Balushi's family, institutions of the Dubai Government and Dubai Ambulance for their help and efforts to ensure Sarah's presence at the centre for her lessons.

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