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Tajweed means “making excellent”. It is the set of rules for reciting the Quran as it was revealed to the Prophet ﷺ and passed on, teacher to student, until today.
It teaches you where each letter comes from, how it should sound, and how letters affect one another: when a noon is hidden or merged, when a sound bounces, how long a vowel is stretched.
Seven rules every student meets early on, each with a verse from the Quran. Tap “Listen” to hear a recitation, and follow the highlighted word.
When a noon sakinah or a tanween comes before one of the six throat letters (ء ه ع ح غ خ), the noon is pronounced clearly, with no nasal humming.
ٱلَّذِىٓ أَطْعَمَهُم مِّن جُوعٍ وَءَامَنَهُم مِّنْ خَوْفٍ
Notice the sukun on the noon: it is read clearly before the خ.
Before fifteen letters, the noon sakinah or tanween is “hidden”: neither fully clear nor merged, with a nasal sound (ghunnah) held for two counts.
ٱلَّذِىٓ أَطْعَمَهُم مِّن جُوعٍ وَءَامَنَهُم مِّنْ خَوْفٍ
Same verse: before the ج, the noon carries no sukun in the Mushaf, a sign that it is hidden.
Before the letters of the word يَرْمَلُون, the noon sakinah or tanween merges into the next letter. With ي ن م و, the merge keeps a ghunnah.
فَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ خَيْرًا يَرَهُۥ
The noon of فَمَن melts into the ي, with a nasal sound.
Before the letter ب, the noon sakinah or tanween turns into a hidden meem, with a ghunnah. The Mushaf shows it with a small meem above the noon.
كَلَّا ۖ لَيُنۢبَذَنَّ فِى ٱلْحُطَمَةِ
Look for the small meem above the noon: it is read as a soft “m” before the ب.
A noon or meem with a shaddah is always read with a ghunnah: a nasal sound from the nose, held for about two counts.
قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلنَّاسِ
The doubled noon of ٱلنَّاسِ is held with a clear nasal sound.
The five letters ق ط ب ج د, when they carry a sukun, are pronounced with a light bounce. The echo is strongest when you stop on them.
قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلْفَلَقِ
Stopping at the end of the verse, the ق is pronounced with a clear echo.
When a long vowel is followed by a letter with a shaddah, the vowel is stretched for six counts. It is the longest madd in recitation.
صِرَٰطَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ غَيْرِ ٱلْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا ٱلضَّآلِّينَ
The alif before the doubled lam is stretched for six counts.
Quran text: Uthmani script (Hafs ‘an ‘Asim). Recitation: Sheikh Mishary Rashid Alafasy. English meanings: Sahih International.
Tajweed has always been learned by listening and reciting back. A book explains the rule; a teacher hears whether you apply it.
It is hard to hear your own mistakes. Your teacher catches a letter from the wrong place or a madd that is too short, and corrects it straight away.
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Tajweed is the set of rules for reciting the Quran as it was revealed: pronouncing each letter from its correct point of articulation, with its proper qualities, and applying rules such as ghunnah, the rules of noon sakinah, qalqalah and the lengths of madd.
No. Many students begin with the Arabic alphabet. Your teacher starts from your level, whether you are learning your first letters or already read and want to correct your recitation.
You can learn the rules from books and videos, but it is hard to hear your own mistakes. In a live lesson, the teacher listens to every letter and corrects you on the spot, which is how Tajweed has always been passed on.
Yes. Female teachers teach women, girls and children under ten; male teachers teach men, boys and children under ten.
Both. Teachers adapt to young children, teenagers and adults, from complete beginners to those perfecting their recitation or memorising the Quran.
Some of our teachers hold an ijazah with sanad in Quran recitation. When they do, it is shown on their profile, so you can choose with full information.
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Each teacher sets their own price, shown on their profile. After the free lesson, you take a 4-week subscription with fixed weekly times; its price depends on the number of lessons. Group courses each have their own monthly price.
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