Tajweed App
Tajweed App
Tajweed App
Introduction
Reciting the Holy Quran with TAJWEED means to pronounce every letter with all its
articulative qualities such as the correct prolongation, merging, conversion, distinctiveness
and pauses.
Reciting the Quran with TAJWEED allows the reciter to give every letter of the Quran its
rights and dues of characteristics and observing the rules that apply to those letters in
different situations. We give the letters their rights by observing the essential characteristics
of each letter. We give them their dues by observing the characteristics of each letter that
are present in them some of the time and not present at other times.
Emphasising the accent, phonetics, rhythm and temper of the Quran are fundamental in
reciting the Quran with Tajweed.
The Arabic word Tajweed linguistically means proficiency or doing something
well . At the time of the Prophet there was no need for people to study Tajweed because
they talked with what is now known as Tajweed, so it was natural for them. When the Arabs
started mixing with the non-Arabs and as Islam spread, mistakes in the Quranic recitation
began to appear, so the scholars had to record the rules. Now, because the everyday Arabic
that Arabs speak has changed so much from the Classical Arabic with which the Quran was
revealed, even the native Arab have to study Tajweed.
Among the proofs that the scholars bring to show the obligation of Tajweed and its being an
established Sunnah is that Almighty Allaah Says in the Quran : "And recite
the Quran with measured recitation." [Quran 73:4]
There are various Prophetic narrations also showing us the importance of Tajweed. Umm
Salamah was asked about the recitation of the Prophet and she described it as a recitation:
"Clearly-distinguished, letter by letter"
Imaam Muhammad Ibn Al-Jazari who was a great Quran and Hadeeth scholar of the 9th
Hijri century, stated in his famous poem that details the rules of Tajweed:
"And applying Tajweed is an issue of absolute necessity, whoever doesn't apply Tajweed to
the Quran, then a sinner is he."
The articulation point of a letteris the place the letter is emitted, meaning a sound that
comes out of the mouth relying on a specific place of articulation or an approximate one.
Using the correct articulation point of a letter is necessary to utter the letter correctly, and
of course this is even more important when reciting the book of Allah, the Holy Quran.
Almost all the articulation points in Arabic are specific places, but there are some that have
a general area of articulation.
To know the origin of any letter of the Arabic alphabet, place a Sukoon (
proceed it with an Alif ( ) with a Fatha ( )
) on it and
Example xxxx will give us the origin or articulation point of the letter xxxxx
There are five general areas of the throat and mouth that have within them the specific or
general articulation points of the Arabic letters.
1. The empty space in the mouth and throat has in it one articulation point for the
three lengthened letters, which are wow with no vowel with a dhammah before it,
ya with no vowel with a kasrah before it, and an alif with a fath before it.
2. The Throat: It has three articulation points for six different letters which are
pronounced from the deepest, middle, and closest part of the throat
3. The Tongue: It has ten articulation points for eighteen letters
4. The Two Lips: The lips have two articulation points for four letters
5. The nasal passage: From the hole of nose towards the inside of the mouth, here
there is one articulation point, that of the ghunnah
Audio
Place of origin
Originates from the emptiness of the mouth
letter
Rules of Tajweed
QALQALAH
When the letters of QALQALAH has a sukoon [ ] on it. It will be read with an
echoing or jerking sound.
The letters of QALQALAH are:
in the examples that follow, the QALQALAH letter with a sukoon appears in the red colour.
Care should be taken when reciting not to jerk the letter to the extent where it will sound as
if the letter has a FATHA on it.
Audio
Surah
Verse
Number Number
7
12
37
10
34
37
19
33
Verse
Qalqalah
Letter
When a stop is made at the end of the sentence below, the rule of QALQALAH will apply.
The last letter becomes SAAKIN irrespective of the vowel sign, thus resulting in the
QALQALAH letter being read with an echoing or jerking sound.
Audio
Surah
Verse
Number Number
37
5
11
70
37
10
197
37
Verse
Qalqalah
Letter
Comprehension.
Identify the number of places QALQALAH occurs from the following text.
Verse
Surah
Verse
Number Number
34
47
48
34
49
34
Audio
50
34
51
34
52
34
53
34
54
34
Verse
Surah
Verse
Number Number
34
47
48
34
49
34
Audio
50
34
51
34
52
34
53
34
54
34
( GHUNNAH. The nazalisation should not exceed the duration of two HARAKAT.
with
2 3 second duration).
Mushaddah
Letter
8
Verse
Surah
Verse
Number Number
audio
37
21
78
70
27
11
Comprehension
Identify the number of places GHUNNAH occurs from the following text due to Meem
Mushaddadah and Nun Mushaddadah
Verse
Verse
Number
39
Surah
Number
53
40
53
41
53
42
53
Audio
43
53
44
53
45
53
46
53
47
53
48
53
49
53
50
53
Verse
10
Verse
Number
39
Surah
Number
53
40
53
Audio
53
41
53
42
53
43
53
44
53
45
53
46
53
47
53
48
53
49
53
50
) or DHAMMA (
Surah
Verse
Number Number
Verse
Vowel sign
11
114
171
Audio
Surah
Verse
Number Number
40
78
35
Verse
Vowel sign
Audio
Surah
Verse
Number Number
2
255
LAAM
MUSHADADAH
12
58
20
177
148
Comprehension
In the following text how many times:
a. is the word ALLAH pronounced with a full mouth?
b.Is the word ALLAH With an empty mouth?
c.Is the LAAM MUSHADDADAH pronounced with an empty mouth?
Audio
Surah
Verse
Number Number
58
1
Verse
13
16
40
104
104
97
20
73
Answer.
a.
b.
c.
MEEM SAAKIN -
14
1. IKHFA SHAFAWI -
SHAFAWI. It will be pronounced with a light nasal sound in the nose for a duration of 2
HARAKAAT. (2 to 3 second duration).
Audio
Surah
Verse
Number Number
34
8
Verse
IDGHAAM will occur.in other words, the two MEEMS will become incorporated and be read
with GHUNNA (Nasalisation) and a SHADDAH (
Audio
Verse
Surah
Verse
Number Number
16
57
Idghaam shafawi
Meem Saakin
15
Audio
) and MEEM (
Surah
Number
34
Verse
Number
45
Verse
or
Comprehension
Identify from the following text
a. Number of times ikhfa shafawi - MEEM SAAKIN occurs
b. Number of times IDGHAAM SHAFAWI - MEEM SAAKIN occurs
c. Number of times IZHAAR SHAFAWI - MEEM SAAKIN occurs.
Audio
Surah
Verse
Number Number
105
1
104
73
20
Verse
16
88
88
20
73
88
82
Answer.
a.
b.
c
Verse
17
Surah
Verse
Number Number
105
1
8
104
20
73
Audio
88
88
20
73
88
82
&
18
)light nasal sound in the nose for a duration of two HARAKAAT. (2 to 3 seconds
Ikhfa
Letter
Verse
19
Surah
Verse
Number Number
5
118
119
8
5
13
54
14
19
14
22
14
Audio
20
99
22
14
185
185
74
18
83
17
22
18
69
18
58
17
43
18
23
33
54
30
54
30
32
15
44
34
35
57
71
79
92
141
141
31
COMPREHENSION.
Identify from the following text:
?a.Number of times IKHFA NOON SAAKIN occurs
?b.number of times IKHFA due to TANWEEN occurs
Verse
21
Surah
Verse
Number Number
113
1
113
Audio
111
103
99
98
Answer.
a.
b.
Verse
22
Surah
Verse
Number Number
113
1
2
3
113
111
103
99
98
Audio
&
Huroof Halqiyah
Letter
/
/
24
Verse
Surah
Verse
Number Number
15
82
35
35
35
54
54
43
28
35
32
29
38
Audio
104
13
Comprehension
Identify from the following text
a.Number of times IZHAAR NOON SAKIN occurs?
b.Number of times IZHAAR due to TANWEEN occurs?
Audio
Surah
Verse
Number Number
113
5
108
102
102
101
93
10
92
19
Surah
Verse
Verse
Answer.
a.
b.
Audio
Verse
25
&
26
Number Number
113
5
2
108
102
102
101
10
93
19
92
IDGHAAM refers to the assimilation of one letter into the other. The rule of IDGHAAM will
apply when the letters
) or TANWEEN
a SHADDAH (
)and will be read with GHUNNA. The nasalisation should not exceed the
Audio
Surah
Number
18
Verse
Number
5
13
23
14
11
14
44
130
13
27
13
11
15
45
Verse
Idghaam
Letter
27
) and RAA (
place.
Audio
Surah
Number
36
Verse
Number
47
173
Verse
Idghaam
Letter
However care should be taken that IDGHAAM only occurs between two words and does not
occur in a word in itself as a represented by a lack of SHADDAH.(
) on the IDGHAAM
Audio
Surah
Verse
Number Number
30
7
61
Verse
Idghaam
Letter
28
13
99
Comprehension.
Identify from the following text
a. The number of time Idghaam with Ghunna occurs
b. The number of times Idghaam without Ghunna occurs.
Verse
Surah
Verse
Number Number
111
1
5
111
88
90
101
Audio
Answer.
29
a.5
b.2
Audio
Surah
Verse
Number Number
111
1
111
88
90
101
Verse
Ghunna
Ghunna
Ghunna
Ghunna
No
Ghunna
No
Ghunna
) and the second letter is vocal and has a SHADDAH ( ) on it. When
reciting the letters keep in mind that the SAAKIN letter becomes assimilated into the letter
following it.
Audio
Surah
Verse
Number Number
Verse
Idghaam
Mithlayn
30
Letter
&
16
61
87
21
78
78
18
72
).if the two letters have a similar place of origin then the SAAKINletter will
( SHADDAH
Verse
Verse
Surah
Audio
Number Number
77
22
11
42
17
80
20
49
of idghaam
mutaqaribayn
&
&
&
&
) and when pronounced has the same place of origin as the SAAKIN letter.
The SAAKIN letter will assimilate with the vocal letter when recited.
Audio
Surah
Verse
Number Number
5
28
Verse
Few examples
of idghaam
mutajaanisayn
&
32
10
89
64
72
&
&
&
Comprehension.
Identify the types of Idghaam in the following text.
Audio
Surah
Verse
Number Number
Verse
Type of
Idghaam
IQLAAB
Iqlaab The alteration (Noon Saakin and Tanween)
When after a NOON SAAKIN (
) or TANWEEN(
)the letter BA ( )
appears the the NOON SAAKIN or TANWEEN will become substituted by a small MEEM
SAAKIN ( ) and will be recited with GHUNNA.
33
Verse
Surah
Verse
Number Number
2
27
181
18
282
Audio
Comprehension.
Identify the places where IQLAAB take place.
Verse
Surah
Verse
Number Number
98
80
43
77
76
13
72
Audio
Answer.
Verse
34
Surah
Verse
Number Number
Audio
80
98
43
77
76
13
72
The
Letter
35
( )or DHAMMA
Verse
Audio
28
Surah
Verse
Number Number
2
54
2
75
Verse
The
Letter
3. When a FATHA ( )or DHAMMA( ) appears before a RAA SAAKIN ( ) the letter RAA
SAAKIN ( ) will be pronounced with a full mouth.
Audio
Surah
Verse
Number Number
2
7
2
252
Verse
The
Letter
4. if a KASRA ( ) appears before a RAA SAAKIN ( ) the RAA SAKKIN ( ) will be read with an
empty mouth.
Audio
Surah
Verse
Number Number
2
6
Verse
The
Letter
5. if a SHADDAH ( )
36