By Mawlana Bilal Ali Question: What can one do to increase his memory and focus? Reply: Here are a couple of brief tips: 1. Guard your gaze and your ears. There can be nothing more distracting than television, a wrong glance, or a tune that won’t go away. 2. Recite after every salat the masnun du’as. In addition, recite “Ya Qawiyy” eleven times after every salat, or recite this du’a seven times: “Allahumma Nawwir Qalbi bi ‘ilmika wasta’mil badani bi ta’atika اللهم نور قلبي بعلمك واستعمل بدني بطاعتك Recite this same du’a seven times before opening up a book to…