Learning Quran For Beginners

9 Helpful Tips For Learning Tajweed Of Quran For Beginners

1. Sign Up For A Credible Tajweed Online Course

Online Tajweed courses a very convenient option for a variety of people who want to learn the Tajweed Quran without leaving their houses. Whether it's for you or your kids, it's essential to consider signing up for an online course to get in touch with a professional tutor that can teach and monitor you throughout the process.

2. Take it Slow

Don't overload yourself with Tajweed rules. There are more than 70 rules of Tajweed to learn, which can be overwhelming. Taking a step-by-step in your learning process is extremely helpful in the long run.

3. Familiarize Yourself With Tajweed Terms

Tajweed terminology can be a little confusing at first, but once you try to know what each word means it's much easier to start with the actual rules. Here's a list of some common Tajweed terms you can start with:

Ahkam: That's what we call Tajweed rules.

Makharij (exits): They are the emission points from which each of the 28 Arabic letters is pronounced. The mouth, tongue, throat, lips, and nose are the five primary exits.

Izhaar: To make the sound more apparent.

Idghaam: To merge two letter sounds.

Iqlaab: To swap/turn around two sounds.

Ikhfaa: To hide a specific sound.

Harakah: the movement of the letter and how it's pronounced.

Qalqalah: Sound articulation and echoes, also referred to as bouncing

Nabr: the application of pressure to a part of a phrase's first letter

Ghunnah: Nasalization

Qiraat (readings): The ten genuine Quranic readings collected by al-Shatibi and al-Jazari.

Tilawah: Right Quran recitation

4. Start With The Basic Rules

The basic Tajweed is known in Islam as "Fard ayn" which is required from all Muslims to try their best and learn in order to read Quran correctly. These basics are concerned with the right Arabic recitation and pronunciation of Quranic words. Basic Tajweed rules include.

5. Listen to Quran Recitation With Tajweed

In order to learn faster, you should listen extensively to Quran audio materials. This tip is extremely helpful to non-Arabic speakers who struggle to identify how each word is pronounced. Paying attention to "Harakat" and other rules can help you imitate what you hear and detect your mistakes.

Al-Quran with Tajweed by Mishary Al-Afasy is a playlist on YouTube that has all 114 Surah of Quran recited by Sheikh Mishary Al-Afasy. Listening to these audios will help you learn much faster. It also includes English subtitles for non-Arabic speakers to understand the context.

Al-Quran with Tajweed by Mishary Al-Afasy on YouTube.

6. Practice Daily

Practicing Tajweed will help you learn it quicker. Constant practice, even if only for 10 minutes a day, is required to see outcomes as quickly as possible. And if you commit to weekly online Tajweed lessons, studying on your own will significantly shorten your learning path.

7. Don't Stop At The Basics

Many Tajweed learners stop after they learn the basics, but it's better to continue till you reach the mastering level "Itqan".

Tajweed advanced rules are useful as you understand how to pronounce specific words and phrases. You may need to turn back, hide, stress on, or combine letters at times.

8. Focus On Both Aspects Of Tajweed: Theoretical And Practical

Both of these aspects are needed in order to say that you can read Quran with Tajweed.

Theoretical Tajweed learning involves discussing each Tajweed rule theoretically without implementing or performing Tajweed recitation of the Quran. While practical Tajweed learning focuses on the phonetic laws of Tajweed and how to correctly read and recite the Quran in Arabic.

9. Teach It To Others

Teaching Quran is significant in Islam. Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said:

"The best among you (Muslims) are those who learn the Qur'an and teach it." [al-Bukhari]

However, teaching Tajweed while you're still learning is beneficial in another way. Following the saying of the Roman philosopher Seneca "While we teach, we learn", the easiest way of learning Tajweed is to try to teach what you learn to someone else.

Once you have reached a level of proficiency in tajweed, you can even consider pursuing an Ijaazah in Recitation!

Related Questions

How Long Does It Take To Learn Basic Tajweed?

It can take you 7 to 9 months to learn the basics of Quran Tajweed. The learning period can be extended if you can't read the Arabic language. Learning to read Arabic from scratch will add an extra 3 months to your learning path.

Do We Have To Learn Tajweed?

Yes, we have to try our best to learn Tajweed at some level in order to read the Quran correctly.

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