Read the Quran with correct Tajweed
Tajweed means giving every letter its right: where it comes from in the mouth, how long it lasts, and how it changes next to other letters. Work through the five steps below, then read short surahs with every rule marked.
Your learning path
0 of 5 steps doneLittle and often
Fifteen minutes a day builds the mouth habits faster than one long session a week.
Listen before you read
In the reader, pick al-Ḥuṣarī, al-Minshāwī, ʿAbd al-Bāsiṭ or another shaykh, set each āyah to repeat, and recite after them.
Recite to a teacher
Tajweed is passed on by listening and correction. Use this site to prepare, and have a qualified teacher check your recitation.
Tajweed rules on Telegram
Keep learning between sessions with our Telegram bot. Open @Tajweed_rules_bot and press Start.
The 28 Arabic letters
Arabic is read right to left. Tap a letter to see its name, sound, articulation point (makhraj) and how it looks at the start, middle and end of a word.
Vowel marks and signs
Short vowels are written as small marks above or below a letter. Long vowels use the letters alif, wāw and yāʾ. Shown here on the letter bāʾ.
Build a syllable
Pick a letter and a mark to see and read the result.
Tajweed rules
Each rule shows the letters that trigger it, what to do with your voice, and examples from the Quran. The top colour of each card matches the colour used in the reader. One count (ḥarakah) is roughly the time it takes to fold one finger.
Read with the rules marked
Underlined words carry a tajweed rule. Tap a word to see which rule applies and why. Turn on colour to see the whole surah colour-coded.
The complete Quran
All 114 surahs, laid out on the pages of the Madani muṣḥaf. Tap an āyah to select it, then press Play to hear it. Turn the page with the arrows, your arrow keys, or a swipe.
Practice: name the rule
Look at the highlighted word and pick the tajweed rule that applies to it. Each answer comes with a short explanation.