Main Sections of the Tajweed Study Course

The Main Sections of the Tajweed Study Course are:

1.Section One: Introduction to Tajweed
a) Introduction to Tajweed
b) Arabic Terminology
c) Definitions
d) Seven Ahruf, Dialects and Qurra'
e) The Ethics for the Recitation of the Qur'an
f) The Qur'anic Text

2. Section Two: Arabic Alpahabet
a) Arabic Alphabet
b) Pronunciation of Letters (مَخاَرِج )

Unit 1. The Arabic Alphabet and the Places of Their Origin for Pronunciation Practice Text: Groups I-X
-Attributes of Letters (صِفات )

Unit 2. The Attributes of the Qur'anic Alphabet.
-Learning Vowels

3. Section Three: Tajweed Rules
- The Sun and The Moon Letters

Unit 3. The Sun and the Moon Letters Rules 1-3 Practice Text (Nos. 1-156)
- The Lam Mushaddadah, Hardened (لّ)

Unit 4. The Lam Mushaddadah, Hardened Rules 4-7 Practice Text (Nos. 157-247)
- Recitation of Consonant Ra'

Unit 5. Recitation of the Consonant Ra' Rules 8-15 Practice Text (Nos. 248-385)
- Noon Sakin and Tanween

Unit 6. The Nun Sakin, Quiescent and Tanwin, The Nunnation Rules 16-18 Practice Text (Nos. 386-440)
-Al-Izhar, The Manifestation

Unit 7. Al-Izhar, The Manifestation Rules 16-18 Practice Text (Nos. 386-440)
- Al-Idghaam - The Assimilation

Unit 8. Al-Idgham, The Assimilation Rules 19-25 Practice Text (Nos. 441-542)
1. Idgham al-Mithlayn
2. Idgham al-Mutajanisayn
3. Idgham al-Mutaqaribayn 4. Al-Iqlaab - The Alteration

Unit 9. Al-Iqlab, The Alteration Rules 26-8 Practice Text (Nos. 543-85)
- Al-Ikhfaa - Lowering The sound

Unit 10. Al-Ikhfa, Lowering the Sound Rules 29-30 Practice Text (Nos. 586-652)
- Meem Sakin, Noon and Meem Mushaddadah

Unit 11. The Consonants Mim Sakin, Nun and Mim Mushaddadah. Rules 31-5 Practice Text (Nos. 653-752)
- Rules of Madd - Stretch

Unit 12. Al-Madd, The Stretch Rules 36-49 Practice Text (Nos. 753-886)
1. Types of Stretch
- Al-Asli, The Original - Al-Muttasil, The Connected / Al-Munfaṣil, The Detached - Al-Lāzim, The Requisite - Harafī Mukhaffaf / Muthaqqal - Kalimī Mukhaffaf / Muthaqqal - Al-Badal, The Substitute - AI-’Ārid lis Sukūn - Al-Ṣilah al-Ṣughrā / al-Kubrā - Al-Līn, The Gentle
- Stopping and Starting - Al-Waqf and Al-Ibtida'

Unit 13. Al-Waqf, The Pause and Al-Ibtida', The Resumption Rules 50-63 The Key for the Signs Used in the Qur'an Practice Text (Nos. 887-955)
1. The Key for the Signs Used in the Qur'an
2. Types of waqf: Al-Tam; Al-Kafi; Al-Hasan; Al-Qabih;
- General Rules

Unit 14. General Rules - Saktah - Al-Qalqalah - Al-Ishmam - Al-Rawm - Al-Imalah - Noon Qutni
- Rules 64-69 Practice Text (Nos. 956-95)
- The Recitation of Ta'awwudh and Basmalah

Unit 15. The Recitation of Ta'awwudh and Basmalah Rules 70-72 Practice Text (Nos. 996-9)
- The Pace of Recitation: al-Tartil, al-Tadwir and al-Hadar

Unit 16. The Pace of Recitation, al-Tartil, al-Tadwlr and al-Hadar . 19" Rules 73-75 Practice Text (No. 1000)
- Merits and Demerits for the Recitation of the Qur'an

Unit 17. Merits and Demerits for the Recitation of the Qur'an Precautions Against Major Errors
- Precautions against major errors in recitation