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Tajweed Rules syllabus

The Tajweed Rules syllabus explains the main rules of Quran recitation in English and Urdu: Makharij, Noon Sakin and Tanween, Ghunnah, Qalqalah, Ikhfa, Idgham, Iqlab and the types of Madd.

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The Tajweed Rules syllabus explains the main rules of Quran recitation in English and Urdu: Makharij, Noon Sakin and Tanween, Ghunnah, Qalqalah, Ikhfa, Idgham, Iqlab and the types of Madd.

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What learners study

  • Makharij (definition, pronunciation of letters, pictorial explanation)
  • Lehan
  • Noon Sakin and the difference between Mutaharrik and Sakin
  • Noon Sakin and Tanween
  • Harf-e-Mushaddad
  • Ghunnah
  • Qalqalah
  • Ikhfa-e-Haqiqi and its 15 letters
  • Ikhfa-e-Shafawi
  • Idgham-e-Naqis (with Ghunnah)
  • Idgham-e-Kamil (without Ghunnah)
  • Idgham-e-Mutamasilain Sagheer
  • Iqlab
  • Madd: definition and its two main types
  • Madd-e-Asli (Tabai) and its types
  • Madd-e-Far'i and its nine types
  • Madd-e-Leen
  • Madd-e-Lazim (Kalmi and Harfi, Muthaqqal and Mukhaffaf)

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