Tajwidku

Learn Qur'an Tajwid from Scratch

Learn 30 tajwid rules — nun sukun & tanwin, mim sukun, mad, qalqalah and more — with a "one colour per rule" approach: every rule gets its own colour, real examples from the Qur'an, how to read it, and reciter audio. Free, made for beginners.

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Nun Sukun & Tanwin

When a silent nun ( نْ ) or tanwin ( ـً ـٍ ـٌ ) meets the letter after it, the recitation branches into 5 rules depending on that letter.

Izhar Halqi — Pronounced clearly, no nasalisation.
Idgham Bighunnah — Merged, with nasalisation.
Idgham Bilaghunnah — Merged, without nasalisation.
Iqlab — The nun turns into a mim.
Ikhfa Haqiqi — Concealed + nasalisation.

Mim Sukun

Silent mim ( مْ ) has 3 rules. All are called 'syafawi' (labial) because they are articulated with the lips ( syafah ).

Ikhfa Syafawi — The mim is concealed at the lips.
Idgham Mimi — Mim merges into mim + nasalisation.
Izhar Syafawi — The mim is pronounced clearly at the lips.

Lam Ta'rif (Alif Lam)

Alif Lam ( الْ ) at the start of a word: sometimes the lam is pronounced clearly (Qamariyah), sometimes it merges into the next letter (Syamsiyah).

Alif Lam Qamariyah — The lam is pronounced clearly.
Alif Lam Syamsiyah — The lam merges; the next letter is doubled.

Qalqalah & Ghunnah

The bounce of the qalqalah letters and the nasal hum on a doubled nun/mim — two traits that are easy to recognise.

Qalqalah — The letter bounces.
Ghunnah Musyaddadah — Nasalisation on a doubled nun/mim.

Tafkhim & Tarqiq

Heavy (tafkhim) or light (tarqiq)? It applies to the name of Allah and to the letter ra, depending on the surrounding vowels.

Lam Jalalah — The lam in the name of Allah: heavy or light.
Ra Tafkhim — The ra is read heavy.
Ra Tarqiq — The ra is read light.

Mad (Lengthening)

Mad means stretching the sound. From the basic 2-count mad to the 6-count mad lazim — every type stems from mad thabi'i.

Mad Thabi'i — The basic 2-count lengthening.
Mad Wajib Muttasil — Mad + hamzah in one word → 4–5 counts.
Mad Jaiz Munfasil — Mad at the end of a word + hamzah in the next → 2/4/5 counts.
Mad Lin (Layyin) — Silent wau/ya after a fathah, stretched when stopping.
Mad 'Aridh Lissukun — Mad thabi'i before the final letter when stopping → 2/4/6 counts.
Mad Iwadh — Tanwin fathah read long when stopping.
Mad Badal — Hamzah meeting a mad letter → 2 counts.
Mad Tamkin — Doubled ya meeting a silent ya → 2 counts.
Mad Silah Qashirah — Ha dhamir between two vowels → 2 counts.
Mad Silah Thawilah — Ha dhamir meeting a hamzah → 4–5 counts.
Mad Farq — Distinguishing the question hamzah → 6 counts.
Mad Lazim Kilmi Mutsaqqal — Mad meeting a doubled letter in one word → 6 counts.
Mad Lazim Kilmi Mukhaffaf — Mad meeting a sukun (not a doubled letter) in one word → 6 counts.
Mad Lazim Harfi Mutsaqqal — Opening letters that merge → a heavy 6 counts.
Mad Lazim Harfi Mukhaffaf — Opening letters without merging → a light 6 counts.

Read the Qur'an in colour

Read short surahs with every tajwid rule coloured directly on the verse: