Quran Reading with Tajweed

Why Quran Reading with Tajweed Matters

Tajweed is the set of rules for reading the Quran. It tells you how to say each letter. It also tells you how sounds join, stretch and stop.

Why do these rules matter? A small change in sound can change a word. And a changed word can change the meaning. So Tajweed keeps the text safe, and it also makes your reading beautiful. Scholars agree that each Muslim should read the Quran correctly, as well as they can.

What you need is a teacher who can hear you read. The teacher then shows you exactly where a sound is going wrong.

The good news is that Tajweed is much easier than people think. Here is why:

• There are only a few rules
• The rules make sense and follow a clear logic
• Most learners already use some of the rules without knowing their names

Quran Reading with Tajweed for Kids

Children who have finished Noorani Qaida (the first book for reading Arabic) are ready for this course.

The tutor teaches the rules one at a time. Each rule comes with examples the child can hear and copy. The child does not have to memorize a long list.

After each class, parents get a short progress note. Each month, they also get a summary. It shows which surahs (chapters) the child has read and which rules the child now knows well.

Most children finish the last juz (1 of the 30 parts of the Quran) within 6 months. By then, they read it smoothly and by the rules. Then they go on to read the whole Quran with their tutor.

The tutor keeps lessons lively in these ways:

• Short reading goals for each class
• Praise for each rule the child gets right
• Longer passages, added a little at a time

What You Will Learn

The course plan covers each rule found in a standard Tajweed book. We always teach through reading, not only through theory. By the end, you will see each rule on the page. You will use it without stopping to think.

• Makharij al-huroof: where each of the 29 letters is made in the mouth and throat
• Sifaat al-huroof: the qualities that make letters different, like seen and saad, or the 2 kinds of taa
• Noon sakinah and tanween: izhar, idgham, iqlab and ikhfa
• Meem sakinah: ikhfa shafawi, idgham shafawi and izhar shafawi
• Madd (stretching a sound): natural, connected, separated, necessary and the madd of leen
• Qalqalah letters, and how strong the bounce is at the end of a word or verse
• Heavy and light sounds (tafkheem and tarqeeq), including Laam and Raa
• Ghunnah (the sound through the nose) and how long to hold it
• Waqf and ibtida: the stopping signs, and how to start reading again the right way
• Reading practice through the whole Quran at a calm, steady and pleasant pace

Reading the Quran with Tajweed Step by Step

We start where the Qaida ends: with the letters. In the first lessons, the tutor checks that each letter comes from the right place. The tutor also checks that each letter has the right qualities. If a letter is wrong, no later rule will work.

Next, the tutor teaches the noon and meem rules. These rules appear on almost every line of the Quran. They give the fastest change in how your reading sounds.

Madd, qalqalah (a small bounce in the sound) and the heavy and light letters come next. You practice each one in real verses until you do it without thinking.

The last stage is smooth reading. You read longer passages at a steady pace. You stop and start in the right places. You learn to read in a calm, even voice. When you finish the course, you can read any page of the Quran correctly and with confidence.

Here are the 4 stages in short:

• Stage 1: each letter from the right place, with the right qualities
• Stage 2: the noon and meem rules
• Stage 3: madd, qalqalah and the heavy and light letters
• Stage 4: smooth reading of long passages, with correct stops and starts

Quran Reading with Tajweed Course Fees

We suggest 3 classes a week, each 30 minutes long. This gives steady progress. It costs USD 54 a month for 12 lessons.

You can also choose 2, 4 or 5 classes a week. Our Quran learning fees page lists each plan in USD, GBP, CAD and AUD.

You pay each month. You can pause or change your plan with 1 week's notice.

Book a free trial first. You pay nothing until you decide to continue.

Good to know:

• There is no registration fee and no contract
• You pay the same for a male or a female tutor
• You pay the same for weekday or weekend classes