Learn Ten Qirat Online

What Are the Ten Qirat?

The word Qirat means readings. In Quran studies, it means the known, accepted ways of reciting the Quran. Each way goes back to a famous Imam of recitation. His students kept it and passed it on. These readings are not different Qurans. The changes between them are small and fixed. They affect sounds, vowels, how long a sound is held and a few words. All of them were revealed by Allah. All of them reached us with certainty.

The readings began with the seven Ahruf (seven ways the Quran was revealed). Here is what the true hadith tell us:

After Uthman ibn Affan put the Mushaf (the written Quran) together, some readings matched its script. The Companions and their students kept teaching those readings. Over the next 200 years, they became the schools we now call the ten Qirat.

• The Prophet (peace be upon him) asked Allah to make the Quran easy for his people.
• So the Quran was revealed in seven forms.
• This helped tribes with different ways of speaking to recite it with ease.
• Once, Umar ibn al-Khattab heard Hisham ibn Hakim recite Surah Al-Furqan in a way he did not know.
• Umar took him to the Prophet, who said both ways had been revealed.

Ten Qirat Course: 7 Mutawatir and 3 Mashhur Readings

Scholars split the ten readings into two groups. The first group is the seven Mutawatir readings. In every generation, a very large number of trusted reciters passed them on. So a mistake in them is not possible. They belong to these Imams:

The second group is the three Mashhur (well-known) readings of Abu Jafar, Yaqub and Khalaf. They are also true and widely accepted. Most scholars add them to the seven to make ten. Together, they are the full set a Qari must master to hold Ijazah in the ten Qirat.

Our course plan follows the classical order. First, you study the seven readings through the Shatibiyyah, the poem by Imam ash-Shatibi. Then you study the three extra readings through the Durrah by Ibn al-Jazari. Some students prefer the Tayyibah, which covers all ten together. We can arrange this with a teacher who holds that Ijazah.

• Nafi of Madinah
• Ibn Kathir of Makkah
• Abu Amr of Basrah
• Ibn Amir of Damascus
• Asim, Hamza and al-Kisai of Kufah

Who This Course Is For

This is not a course for beginners. It is for students who have finished Hifz (memorizing the whole Quran). It is also for students who read the Quran smoothly with correct Tajweed. You should be able to recite from the Mushaf without stopping. Our usual students are:

Not at that level yet? Then start with our Quran Reading with Tajweed course. Our Hifz program can help you memorize the Quran. Once your teacher says your recitation is ready, you can move into the Qirat program.

• Imams of mosques
• Quran teachers
• Students who have finished Hifz
• Serious adult learners

Ten Qirat Classes Online: Ijazah and Sanad

An Ijazah is a certificate. A Qari gives it to a student who recites the whole Quran to him in one reading without mistakes. It carries the Sanad (the chain of teachers going back to the Prophet, peace be upon him). Our teachers hold Ijazah in the ten Qirat. They can give it for each reading. They can also give it for all ten together, once the student recites the full Quran.

Getting Ijazah in all ten readings usually takes several years. Many students take these steps:

• First, they earn Ijazah in Hafs.
• Next, they add a second reading, such as Warsh from Nafi or Qalun.
• Then they go on to the other readings, one at a time.
• Each Ijazah is a real achievement on its own.

Why Learn the Qirat Online with Salam Campus

Very few academies teach the ten readings at all. Even fewer have teachers who hold full Ijazah. At Salam Campus, you can learn from such teachers without traveling abroad. You choose a time that fits your work or studies. You keep the same teacher for the whole course.

Every class is live and one-on-one. We have no recorded lectures. We have no group classes where no one hears your recitation. Are you ready to go beyond Hafs? Book a free trial, and a Qari will check your level.