TL;DR: Tajweed is the discipline of pronouncing the Quran the way it was revealed. The eight rule pages below cover what every memorizer needs in practice — each one short, with a table of sub-rules and Quranic examples.
Why memorizers should learn tajweed first
You cannot un-learn a mispronunciation. Memorizing a verse with the wrong madd length, the wrong stopping point, or a missed ghunna means re-encoding the verse later — twice the work. Spend the first two weeks with the rules below before locking in long passages, and you will save weeks of correction down the line.
None of these pages replace a qualified teacher; together they give you a vocabulary so you can describe what your teacher (or HafizPrime’s word-level recitation verifier) is correcting.
The eight rule pages
Noon Sakinah & Tanween
Four rules — Idhaar, Idghaam, Iqlaab, Ikhfa — covering the most frequent pronunciation choice in the Quran.
FoundationalMeem Sakinah
Three outcomes for a meem with sukoon: Ikhfa Shafawi, Idghaam Shafawi, Idhaar Shafawi.
FoundationalLaam Shamsi & Qamari
How “al-” behaves before sun letters (silent laam, shaddah on the next letter) versus moon letters (clear laam).
TimingMadd (Elongation)
Five categories — Asli, Muttasil, Munfasil, ‘Aarid lil-sukoon, Laazim — with their 2 / 4 / 6-count durations.
ArticulationQalqala (Echo)
Five letters (ق ط ب ج د) and three echo strengths: Sughra, Kubra, Akbar.
ArticulationGhunna (Nasalization)
The ~2-count nasal hum on م and ن, and where it appears inside other rules.
StoppingWaqf (Stopping)
Mushaf signs (مـ لا ج صلى قلى) that tell you when to pause and when continuing is preferred.
ArticulationHeavy vs. Light Letters
The seven always-heavy letters (خ ص ض ط ظ غ ق), the conditional ones (ر ل ا), and how to feel the difference.
How to use this hub
- Read all eight overviews in one sitting — each one is < 5 minutes — to get a map of the territory.
- Drill one rule per week for two months. Pick a short surah you already know and apply only that rule consciously.
- Use a verifier (the app’s word-level feedback or your teacher’s ear) to catch the rule you’re working on. Self-judgment is unreliable — recordings reveal habits you cannot hear in real time.
- Re-read the table on each page after one week of drill. The sub-rules click on the second pass.
