Science of Tajweed
Recite the Qur’an the way it was meant to be heard.
- Level
- Beginner → Intermediate (to be confirmed)
- Duration
- 12 weeks, 36 classes (to be confirmed)
- Schedule
- 3×/week, 30 min (to be confirmed)
- Language
- Urdu, English & Arabic (to be confirmed)
- Format
- Live online — small groups or 1:1 (to be confirmed)
- Prerequisite
- Can read Arabic script (to be confirmed)
Taught by Prof. Shaheen Shahzadi
PhD · Founder & Lead Instructor, Firaasah Academia
About this course
Most of us learn to read the Qur'an long before we learn to pronounce it. This course goes back to the beginning — not the alphabet, but the mouth: where each letter is formed, what gives it weight, why similar-looking letters are never meant to sound the same. You'll apply every rule out loud, with correction, the same session you learn it — the goal is your tongue applying the rules without you thinking about it.
وَرَتِّلِ الْقُرْآنَ تَرْتِيلًا
اور قرآن کو ٹھہر ٹھہر کر صاف پڑھیں۔
“And recite the Qur’an slowly and distinctly.”
Is this for you?
- Reads Qur'an but unsure of correctness
- Told recitation is "fast but flat"
- Leads prayers or teaches children and wants to stop guessing at pauses
- Knows the rules but has never applied them aloud with feedback
What you’ll learn
- Place every letter at its Makharij
- Produce the Sifaat correctly
- Apply Noon Saakin, Tanween, Meem Saakin, and Madd live
- Use Waqf and Ibtida correctly
- Self-correct mistakes most reciters miss
- Recite at Tarteel pace with fluency and calm
Curriculum
Introduction to Tajweed
Makharij: the 17 articulation points
Sifaat: characteristics of letters
Noon Saakin & Tanween: Izhar, Idgham, Iqlab, Ikhfa
Meem Saakin rules
Madd: elongation
Waqf & Ibtida
Applied recitation with individual correction
Assessment & certificate
- Weekly recitation checks
- Mid-course Makharij/Sifaat assessment
- Final recitation of selected passages
Firaasah Certificate in the Science of Tajweed
A certificate of completion issued by Firaasah Academia, awarded when you meet the assessment criteria above.
Where it sits
Track A → 'Ilm al-Tajweed. Adjacent: 'Ilm al-Qira'at (locked) · 'Ilm al-Aswat (Track B).
See the full Qur'anic Studies map →Qur'anic Studies
- Ilm al-TajweedOpen for enrolment