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Beautiful Tajweed Workbook © Quranacademy.io 2017

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Table of Contents

Introduction............................................................................................................................. 1
Makharij......................................................................................................................................2
Common Letter Mistakes...................................................................................................3
The Vowel Sounds................................................................................................................ 4
The Heavy Letters..................................................................................................................5
Laam ‫ل‬..........................................................................................................................................6
Raa ‫ر‬..............................................................................................................................................7
Qalqalah.....................................................................................................................................9
Kaaf ‫ ك‬and Taa ‫ت‬................................................................................................................... 10
Holding onto Sukoon........................................................................................................ 11
Letter Substitution Test.....................................................................................................12
Transitioning Between Heavy and Light...................................................................13
Combo Vowels......................................................................................................................14
Noon Saakin, Tanween, Meem Saakin.......................................................................15
Elongation (Madd ٓ ).............................................................................................................19
Practice Surahs (Surah Fatihah & Last 10 Surahs)............................................... 22
Extra Quran Practice......................................................................................................... 33
Introduction

What is Tajweed?

What is my intention? Why do I want to recite with tajweed?

Start by giving thanks! I am grateful to Allah for:

How to get the most out of this course:

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Makharij

What’s the point of learning this theory?

How the voice works:

Skills practice:

- breath, no voice

- no nasality (nose-pinch test)

- cord closure

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Common Letter Mistakes

‫ع‬ vs
‫أ‬

‫ح‬ vs
‫ه‬

‫خ‬ vs
‫ق‬

‫س‬ vs
‫ث‬

‫ز‬ vs
‫ذ‬

‘v’ vs
‫و‬

‫ش‬ vs
‫ج‬

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‫‪The Vowel Sounds‬‬

‫‪Fatha Dhamma Kasrah‬‬

‫اَ‬ ‫اُ ‬ ‫اِ‬

‫‪English equivalents:‬‬

‫‪Fatha: man, pan, ban, fan Kasrah: fee, bee, me, see Dhamma: you, too, blue, through‬‬

‫ث‬ ‫ت‬ ‫ج ب‬ ‫س‬ ‫ف م ك‬ ‫ل‬

‫ثَا‬ ‫تَا‬ ‫َجا َبا‬ ‫َسا‬ ‫َفا َما كَا‬ ‫َل‬
‫ِث‬ ‫ِت‬ ‫جِ ي ِب‬ ‫ِس‬ ‫ِف ِمي ِك‬ ‫ِل‬
‫ثُو‬ ‫تُو‬ ‫ُجو ُبو‬ ‫ُفو ُمو كُو ُسو‬ ‫لُو‬
‫ثَ ْن‬ ‫تَ ْن‬ ‫َج ْن َب ْن‬ ‫َف ْن َم ْن كَ ْن َس ْن‬ ‫لَ ْن‬

‫‪Examples for practice:‬‬

‫َب َع َث‬ ‫َف َع َل‬ ‫نَك ََث‬ ‫َج َع َل‬ ‫كَ َت َب‬
‫يَ ٓس‬ ‫يم‬‫ِف َ‬ ‫ِب ِه‬ ‫جِ ي َء‬ ‫ِفي ِه‬
‫يَ ْس َت ْح ُيونَ‬ ‫ُسو َء‬ ‫لَ ْي ُسوا كَ َف ُروا‬
‫َي ُس ْو ُم ُه ْم ُسو َء ال َع َذاب أ ُع ْو ُذ بِاللّٰ ِه ب ِْس ِم اللّٰ ِه اَلْ َح ْم ُد لِلّٰ ِه‬

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‫‪The Heavy Letters‬‬
‫‪These are AWESOME letters‬‬

‫ظ‬ ‫ق‬ ‫ط‬ ‫غ‬ ‫ض‬ ‫ص‬ ‫خ‬

‫ظَا‬ ‫َقا‬ ‫طَا‬ ‫َغا‬ ‫ضَ ا‬ ‫َصا‬ ‫خَا‬

‫‪Examples for practice:‬‬

‫خَا ِفضَ ة‬ ‫خ ِ‬
‫َاس َرة‬ ‫َاف‬
‫يَخ ُ‬ ‫خ ِ‬
‫َاش َعة‬ ‫خَالِ ِدي ْن‬
‫َصا ِح َبة‬ ‫َص َب َر‬ ‫َص َلة‬ ‫َصا ِد ِق ْني‬ ‫َصالِ ِح ْني‬
‫تُضَ آ ّر‬ ‫ضَ َر َب‬ ‫ضَ ا ِحكَة‬ ‫يُضَ ا ِع ْف َها اَلضَّ آلِ ْني‬
‫َغفُو ٌر‬ ‫َغا ِف ِل ْني‬ ‫ِبغَا ِف ٍل‬ ‫َغا ِل ٌب‬ ‫َغا ِفر‬
‫ٰط ٰه‬ ‫ِبطَا ِر ٍد‬ ‫طَا ِع ٌم‬ ‫ُي َط ُ‬
‫اف‬ ‫طَائِ ُرك ُْم‬
‫َف َت َق َّب َل‬ ‫َقالَت‬ ‫َفالْ ُيقَاتِل‬ ‫َق ِ‬
‫اص َرات‬ ‫َق َال‬
‫نَظَ َر‬ ‫ظَ َه َر‬ ‫تُظَا ِه ُرونَ ظَالِ ِمني‬ ‫ظَا ِه ٌر‬

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‫ل ‪Laam‬‬
‫_____________ ‪Laam is normally:‬‬
‫‪Except in the word ____________ if preceded by ____________ or‬‬
‫_______________‬

‫‪Key to remembering this:‬‬ ‫َل إل َٰه َّإل الل ُّٰه ُم َح َّم ُد َّر ُس ُول اللّٰه‬

‫‪Examples for practice:‬‬

‫ِع ْن َد اللّٰه‬ ‫نَ َرى اللّٰه‬ ‫ُس ْب َحان ََك اللّٰ ُه َّم‬
‫َواتَّقُوا اللّٰه‬ ‫وإذ َقالُوا اللّٰ ُه َّم‬ ‫وإذ َقالُوا اللّٰ ُه َّم‬
‫ُق ِل اللّٰ ُه َّم‬ ‫وإ َذا ِق َيل ل َُه ات َِّق اللّٰه ِفي َسب ِ‬
‫ِيل اللّٰه‬

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Raa ‫ر‬
Simplified rule: if raa is connected to ________ or ________, then recite it
___________
But if raa is connected to _____________ then recite it _______________

What do we mean by connected?

Examples of heavy raa ‫ر‬

‫َر ُسول‬ ‫َذكِّ ُروا‬ َ‫يَ َر ْون‬ ‫َربُّ َك‬ ‫ْأس َر ُفوا‬
‫َُس َن ْف ُرغ‬ ‫َخ َر ُجوا‬ ٌ ‫َر ِح‬
‫يم‬ ‫ُر َب َما‬ ‫ُر ُس َل‬
‫َوا ْذكُر‬ ‫َح َر َث‬ ‫اَ ْر َس َل‬ ‫تَ ْرتِ ًيل‬ ‫َغفُو ًرا‬
‫َوالْ َع ْصر‬ ‫َم ْرضٰ ى‬ ‫اَأل ْرض‬ ‫تُ ْر َج ُعون اَلْ َع ْرش‬
‫َم َع اْألَ ْب َرار‬ ‫َوالْ َف ْجر‬

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‫‪Examples of light raa‬‬ ‫ر‬

‫َق ِر ٌ‬
‫يب‬ ‫كَ ِر ُهوا‬ ‫ف‬
‫تَ ْع ِر ُ‬ ‫ِرزْقاً‬ ‫ِر َج ٌال‬

‫َوكَ ِّف ْر َع َّنا‬ ‫َوشَ ا َو ْر ُه ْم‬ ‫َوالْ َف ْج ِر ُم َّد ِك ْر‬ ‫يدون‬

‫تُ ِر ُ‬

‫يَ ْغ ِف ْر لَكُم ب ِِش ْر ِكك ُْم لِ ِذي ِح ْجر ن َُسوا ال ِّذكْ َر َخ ْير‬

‫َونِ ْع َم ال َّن ِصري‬ ‫َوالطَّ ْير نَ ِذير‬ ‫ضَ ْير‬

‫ِم ْن شَ ِّر‬ ‫َو ْق َري‬ ‫َولِ ِّر َج ِ‬

‫ال‬ ‫يَ ِسري‬ ‫َق ِدير‬

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Qalqalah
This applies to the following letters:

When we hit a sukoon on these letters, give a slight ___________ to the sound.

Why does this happen?

Examples for practice:

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Kaaf ‫ ك‬and Taa ‫ت‬
When we hit a sukoon on these letters, give a slight _____________________

When reciting these letters with a harakah, ____________________________

Examples for practice:

Here we have a few examples of taa and kaaf, both vowelled and unvowelled.
Practice reciting this section, making sure to let out a little air when stopping
on the taa, and making sure to not give extra air on the vowelled kaaf, as we
have previously discussed.

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‫‪Holding onto Sukoon‬‬

‫‪Examples for practice:‬‬

‫َص َن َعا‬ ‫َج َعلْ َنا أنْ َع ْم َت‬ ‫َوأ ُمر‬

‫َول َُه ال َج َوار ك ُُّل َم ْن َعلَ ْي َها َفانْ َو َج َنى الْ َج َّن َت ْي ِن َدان‬

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Letter Substitution Test

Examples for practice:

‫أر‬ ‫أم‬ ‫أن‬ ‫أل‬

‫أم‬
‫أص‬ ‫أن‬ ‫أل‬

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Transitioning Between Heavy and Light
*These transitions occur all over the Quran.*

Examples for practice:

‫َخلَ َقك ُْم‬ ‫َخلَ ْق َنا‬ ‫َخل ََق‬ ‫َولَق َْد‬

‫ُسلْطَان‬ ‫اَلْق ُْص َوى‬ ‫َو َّصاك ُْم‬ ‫أ ْو َصى‬
‫َولَقَد َذ َرأنَا‬ ِ ‫َو‬
‫أضلُّوا‬ ‫ضَ لَلْ َنا‬
The key to mastering these transitions:

1) Slow down: recite letters, not words

2) Record yourself and pay attention in order to build self-awareness

3) Practice! These are not difficult – they just take conscious effort

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Combo Vowels
*Remember to keep in mind the previous lesson on vowel sounds*

Examples for practice:

‫اَلشَّ ْيطَان‬ ‫نَ ْو ٌم‬ ً‫شيئا‬ ‫شَ يء‬

‫َبني‬ ‫خَري‬ ‫اَلْ َيو ُم‬ ‫َعلَ ْيك ُْم‬
‫َوف‬
ٌ ‫خ‬ ‫اَلْ َبيت‬ ‫الصيف‬
َّ ‫َو‬ ‫ُق َر ْيش‬
َ ‫َم ْن يَّق‬
‫َول‬ ‫َم ْن يَّ ْع َم ْل‬

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‫‪Noon Saakin, Tanween, Meem Saakin‬‬

‫نْ‬ ‫ٍ ٌ ً‬ ‫مْ‬
‫?‪What do we mean by Noon Saakin, Tanween, and Meem Saakin‬‬

‫‪Idhaar – recite clearly‬‬

‫‪This applies to the following letters:‬‬

‫وم أُ ِّجلَت‬
‫ات أَلْفَافاً َي ٍ‬
‫َو َج َّن ٍ‬ ‫َوإنْ أ َّر ْدت ُّْم َي ْنأَون‬ ‫َمن أ َم َن‬
‫وم َهاد َس َل ٌم ِه َي‬
‫لِك ُِّل َق ٍ‬ ‫ِم ْن ُه ْم‬ ‫اَألَنْ َها ُر‬ ‫ِم ْن َها ٍد‬
‫َو ِاس ٌع َعلِيم أَ ْجراً َع ِظي ًما‬ ‫أنْ َع ْم َت‬ ‫إِنْ َع ِملْ ُت ْم ِم ْن َعل َْق‬
‫َف َم ْن َحا َّج َك ِم ْن َح ِكيم َع ِزي ٌز َح ِكيم نَا ٌر َحا ِم َّية‬ ‫َوانْ َحر‬
‫أ ْج ٌر َغ ُري َم ْم ُنون‬ ‫ِم ْن ِغ ْسلِني َمن خ َِش َي‬ ‫ِمن ِغ ٍل‬
‫يف َخبِري َفإنْ ِخ ْف ُت ْم‬
‫ل َِط ٌ‬ ‫ِمن خَري‬

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‫‪Idghaam – merge into next letter‬‬
‫‪This applies to the following letters:‬‬

‫َو ٌيل لّك ُّل‬ ‫َ ٰل َي ٍت لّق ٍ‬

‫َوم‬ ‫َخرياً لَّ ُهم‬ ‫ِم ْن ل َُّدنْ‬
‫تَ ْواباً َّر ِحي ًما ِعيشَ ٍة َّر ِاض َية َغفُو ٌر َّر ِحيم‬ ‫ِم ْن َّر ْح َم ِته‬
‫َوم يَ ْع ِقلُون َم ْن يَعبد‬ ‫ُم َنا ِدياً يُ َنا ِدي لِق ٍ‬ ‫َم ْن يَ ْع َمل‬
‫ِمن نَّ ِذير‬ ‫إن نَّشَ أ‬ ‫ِمن ن ِّاص ِرين لَن ن َّْد ُخلَ َها‬
‫ِمن َّما ٍء َّمهِني ُص ُحفاً َّمطَ َّه َرة َق ٌول َّم ْع ُروف‬ ‫ِمن َّم َسد‬
‫َج ّٰن ٍت َّونَ ِعيم نَ ْف َخ ٌة َّوا ِح َدة ِمن َّوال‬ ‫ِمن ُّولِ َد‬

‫‪A few exceptions to watch out for:‬‬

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‫‪Iqlaab – turn into meem‬‬ ‫م‬
‫_________ ‪This applies when the noon saakin or tanween is followed by the letter‬‬

‫يع بَ ِصري‬
‫َس ِم ٌ‬ ‫ُذ ّريَ ًة بَ ْعضُ َها‬ ‫ِم ْن بَ ْع ِد ٰذلِ َك‬
‫لَ ُي ْن َب َذنَّ‬ ‫َق ْوالً َبلِيغاً‬

‫ب ‪ – merge with baa‬م ‪Rule of meem‬‬

‫أ ْم لَك ُْم َب َرا َءة‬ ‫َعلَ ْيه ِْم ب ُِس ْل َطانٍ َب ّين‬

‫‪ sound‬ن ‪Ikhfaa – hide/minimize noon‬‬

‫_________________ ‪This applies when the noon saakin or tanween is followed by‬‬

‫َقوالً َس ِديداً‬ ‫ِم ْن جنت ِمن ُدون ِعند اللّه‬ ‫أنْ ُتم‬
‫َغفُو ٌر شَ كُور‬ ‫تَ ْنظُ ُرون‬ ‫َو َم ْن شَ ا َء َم ْنضُ ود‬ ‫أنْ َز َل‬
‫ال َس ِو ّياً ِم ْن َصل َْصال ِك َراماً كَاتِبِني‬‫لَ َي ٍ‬ ‫لَ ُم ْن َقلِ ُبون ِم ْنكُم‬
‫كُ ُت ٌب َق ّي َمة َما نَ ْن َسخْ أنْف ُِس َنا‬

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‫– ّ ‪ with shaddah‬م ‪ /Meem‬ن ‪Noon‬‬

‫اَل َّنب ُِّي‬ ‫َوال َّناس‬ ‫إنَّ‬ ‫َعلَ ْي ِه َّن‬

‫ثُ َّم‬ ‫َع َّما‬ ‫ِم َّما‬ ‫َفلَ َّما‬

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‫) ‪Elongation (Madd‬‬ ‫ٓ‬
‫ٓ ‪Short madd‬‬

‫طٰ ٰه‬ ‫كَ ٰذلِ َك‬ ‫َقالُوا‬ ‫َق َال‬ ‫نُو ِحي َها‬
‫اَل ٰعلمني‬ ‫لِلّٰه‬ ‫أو ِذي َنا‬ ‫أُوتِي َنا‬ ‫تَ ْن َت ُهوا‬
‫َر ِحيامً‬ ‫أ ْفواجاً‬ ‫َقديراً‬ ‫َو َ ٰلٓ ُم َرنَّ ُهم أ َمنا‬
‫أي ٍة من ايت‬ ‫عوجاً‬

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‫‪Medium madd‬‬ ‫ٓ‬

‫َلس ٓوء‬
‫ا ّ‬ ‫أولٓئك‬ ‫َوالقآئِلِني َيشآء‬ ‫َجآء‬
‫الَم َلٓ ِئكَة الفآئِ ُزون‬ ‫الصآ ِئمني وجآيء‬
‫َ‬ ‫ِمن ُس ٓوء‬
‫انا أوح َينا‬
‫أ ْفواجاً‬ ‫يآ أ ّيهآ‬ ‫َو َ ٰلٓ ُم َرنَّ ُهم ما أن َزل‬
‫إلَيك‬
‫فأو ِحى إ ّىل كام أ ِم ْرت و َي ْه ِدي إلَيه‬
‫يآ أيّ َها ال ّذي َن اٰم ُنوا تُوبُوآ إلَى اللّٰه‬

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‫‪Long madd‬‬ ‫ٓ‬

‫َغفو ٌر َرحيم‬ ‫يف املِي َزان‬ ‫َر ّب ال َعا َل ِمني وال َناس‬
‫ال َبيت‬ ‫والصيف‬
‫َّ‬ ‫َو َل نَوم‬ ‫ِمن خَوف‬
‫أتُ َحآ ُّجونِّي‬ ‫الصآخَّة‬
‫َّ‬ ‫الطّآ َّمة‬ ‫الضّ آلني‬
‫َف ْس ِ‬
‫أل‬
‫ال ّحآ َّقة‬ ‫َدآبّة‬ ‫والصآ َّفات‬
‫َّ‬
‫ال َعآ ّدين‬

‫ٰي ٓس‬ ‫ال ّٓٓم‬ ‫طٰ ٓس ّٓم‬ ‫ٰح ٓم‬ ‫ٓص‬ ‫ٓق‬

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Practice Surahs (Surah Fatihah & Last 10 Surahs)

‫أعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم‬

Surah Al-Fatihah

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Surah Al-Feel

23
Surah Quraysh

24
Surah Al-Ma’oon

25
Surah Al-Kawthar

26
Surah Al-Kafiroon

27
Surah An-Nasr

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Surah Al-Masad

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Surah Al-Ikhlaas

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Surah Al-Falaq

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Surah An-Naas

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Extra Quran Practice
Example 1
Here we have a few different “sections” of practice. The entire surah has several
examples pertaining to rules of raa, especially ayahs 1-5. Ayahs 6-14 have several
examples of qalqalah. Ayahs 15 to the end of the surah (continued on next page)
have many examples of madd to practice.

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Example 2
These first twelve ayahs of surah al-Mulk have many examples of the various rules
of noon saakin, tanween, and meem saakin. Try to find these cases and recite with
the correct rules. (The surah continues on the next page.)

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