Learn Quran for Advancers

The Applied Tajweed Course is the practical stage of learning Tajweed rules. After completing the Advanced Tajweed Course, students progress to this next level. In this course, the teacher guides you in applying all the Tajweed rules directly to the Quranic text, ensuring accurate and fluent recitation.

Through continuous practice, you gain fluency, confidence, and self-sufficiency in reading the Quran with proper Tajweed. While you read, the teacher explains each rule and helps you understand how to apply it correctly. This hands-on guidance allows you to develop the confidence to recite the Quran with precision and mastery.

Here is an outline of the Tajweed course:

• Tajweed definition and origin,
• Ruling of tajweed
• Rules of tajweed
• Waqf
• Introduction to qiraat
• Evaluation of tajweed
• Sifaat ul huroof

These are the main areas where teachers focus to help you read and fully understand the rules of Tajweed. By the end of this course, you will be able to confidently read the Quran on your own, even if you have no prior knowledge of Arabic, In-Shaa-Allah. The Applied Tajweed Course ensures you develop a complete understanding of the rules and the proper recitation of the Quran.

Benefits of the Applied Tajweed Course

• Gain a clear, practical understanding of all Tajweed rules.

• Develop the ability to recognize and correct mistakes in any recitation.

• Build the skills needed to teach the Quran (an Ijazah is required to become a certified teacher).

• Attain a high level of mastery in Quran recitation by learning directly with a teacher who ensures proper application of every Tajweed rule.

Students who are proficient in reading the Quran will begin memorizing selected portions based on their level and capabilities. A proficiency test may be required for entry into this course. Students are encouraged to have a copy of Tafsir Ibn Kathir, as the teacher will review the meanings of the verses with them before memorization begins.

How to Memorize the Quran Online

Memorizing the Quran is both a spiritual journey and a disciplined effort. It is a profound blessing and miracle from Allah (Subhanahu Wa Ta’ala) that you are granted the ability to internalize His words. To truly benefit from this blessing, students are encouraged to prepare themselves spiritually and physically, striving to achieve success both in this world and the Hereafter.

At Hafiz Ulquran, we have extensive experience in helping students memorize the Quran online, guiding them step by step, verse by verse, until they reach their memorization goals. Our proven methods make it easier for both children and adults to commit the Quran to memory with consistency and focus.

How to Memorize Quran online:

1) New Memorization (New Lesson)

This refers to the number of new lessons you will memorize each day.

2) Newly Memorized Portion (Sabaqi)

This is the portion of the Quran you have memorized within the last 20 to 30 days. This step is extremely important, as it determines whether the verses you have memorized will remain firmly established in your memory for life.

3) Old Memorization Portion

This is the portion of the Quran you memorized and have been reviewing consistently for at least 20 to 30 days. The amount you review and recite to your teacher depends on how much of the Quran you have memorized. Once you complete memorizing the entire Quran, you will only review the old portions. This lifelong review is essential, as maintaining your memorization is a great responsibility.

Strategy for Quran Memorization Online

At the beginning, the student spends about 30 minutes per day with the teacher for classwork until two parts (ajza’) are memorized. After that, class time increases to 60 minutes per day, five days a week.

A student must prepare all assigned tasks at home, typically dedicating 60 to 120 minutes daily. On average, it takes around 3 years for a student to complete memorization of the Quran online, though this varies from student to student.

Note: Students memorize approximately 80% of their Hifz portion during class, and they only need to revise and strengthen it at home before the next session.

The Online Ijazah Course is now offered with great enthusiasm, Alhamdulillah! We have highly qualified male and female teachers from various Arab countries, including Egypt, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia.

What is ijazah?

Linguistically, the term Ijazah means “permission,” and technically, it refers to the authorization to narrate or teach through an established chain of narrators. In other words, Ijazah is a certification granting permission to teach and recite the Quran with Tajweed, through a chain of reciters that traces back to Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and ultimately to Allah (S.W.T).

In this online Ijazah program, learners will receive certification from a qualified and already certified Imam or scholar. This Ijazah can be for reading the Quran with Tajweed or for memorization (Hifz). The Sheikh or female teacher will listen to the student recite the entire Quran while applying the rules of Tajweed. For the Hifz Ijazah, the learner must recite the entire Quran by heart to the teacher. This is the process of obtaining Ijazah in both Quran recitation and memorization.

What in this course you will have:

1. A free trial session with an Ijazah-certified teacher to evaluate your current level of recitation.

2. Regular recitation to the teacher according to your chosen class schedule per week.

3. Upon successful completion of the online Ijazah course, you will receive an official Ijazah certificate.

4. This certificate grants you the authority to teach others and issue an Ijazah as well.

You can set a flexible timetable for your online Ijazah program and recite the Quran to the teacher assigned to you by our team. The Ijazah is typically granted in Qirat Hafs ‘an Asim (حفص عن عاصم).

Ijazah in other Qirat:

The following are the other Qirat you can register to get Ijazah in them as well.
1) Nafi’ (d. 169/785)
2) Ibn Kathir (d. 120/737)
3) Abu ‘Amr ibn al-‘Ala’ (d. 154/762)
4) Ibn ‘Amir (d. 154/762)
5) ‘Asim (d. 127/744)
6) Hamza (d. 156/772)
7) al-Kisa’i (d. 189/904)

There are 3 mashhur:

1) Abu Ja’far (d. 130/747)
2) Ya’qub (d. 205/820)
3) Khalaf (d. 229/843)

Learn Ten Qirat online with the best teachers from Egypt. Hafiz Ulquran provides students with the opportunity to master these authentic methods of Quran recitation.

Let’s begin with a brief introduction to the Ten Qirat. In the Quran, Qira’at literally means “readings,” and in technical terms, it refers to the various methods of reciting the Quran. Traditionally, there are 10 recognized schools of Qira’at, each named after a renowned reciter of the Quran.

Before enrolling in Ten Qirat lessons, you should first grasp the fundamentals of what the Ten Qirat represent

What are the ten qirats?

The Ten Qirat are not simply different voices or styles of recitation; rather, they involve slight variations in pronunciation, letters, and Harakat (vowel markings). It is similar to comparing two versions of the Quran and noticing minor differences without any change in meaning.

To fully understand this, we must look back at the time of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and the early history of Islam. During that time, many people were illiterate, and each tribe had its own dialect, just as different regions have variations in language today. A good comparison would be the differences between British and American English, where the spelling and pronunciation vary but the meaning remains the same.

Likewise, in the time of the Prophet (PBUH), there were different dialects such as that of Quraish (the Prophet’s tribe), Yemen, Hudair, and others. These dialects had slight variations, but none altered the meaning of the Quran.

How Did the Ten Qirat Evolve?

At the time of the Quran’s revelation, the angel Jibreel (AS) recited the Quran to the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), and the Prophet recited it back in one dialect. The Prophet (PBUH) then requested the angel to allow additional dialects to make it easier for the different Arab tribes to recite, and this continued until seven dialects were completed. These variations had no difference in meaning, only slight differences in pronunciation.

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Here are the 3 hadith on this:

1) Ibn ‘Abbaas reported that the Prophet (PBUH) said, “Jibreel recited the Qur’aan to me in one harf, and I recited it back to him, but I requested him to increase (the number of harf) and he continued to increase it for me, until we stopped at seven ahruf.” Ibn Shihaab az-Zuhree (d. 124 A.H.), one of the narrators of the hadeeth, said, “It has reached me that these seven ahruf are essentially one (in meaning), they do not differ about what is permitted or forbidden.” 383
2) ‘Ubay ibn Ka’ab reported that the Prophet (PBUH) was once on the outskirts of Madeenah (near the tribe of Banoo Ghifaar) when Jibreel came to him and said, “Allaah has commanded that you recite the Qur’aan to your people in one harf.” The Prophet (PBUH) replied, “I ask Allaah’s pardon and forgiveness! My people are not capable of doing this!” Jibreel then came again and said, “Allaah has commanded you to recite the Qur’aan to your people in two ahruf.” The Prophet (PBUH) again replied, “I ask Allaah’s pardon and forgiveness! My people are not capable of doing this!” Jibreel then came a third time and said, “Allaah has commanded you to recite the Qur’aan to your people in three ahruf.” The Prophet (PBUH) replied for a third time, “I ask Allaah’s pardon and forgiveness! My people are not capable of doing this!” At last, Jibreel came for the fourth time, and said, “Allaah has commanded you to recite the Qur’aan to your people in seven ahruf, and in whichever harf they recite, they would be right. 384”
3) ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab narrated, “I was sitting in the masjid when I heard Hishaam ibn Hakeem recite Soorah al-Furqaan. I was almost about the jump on him in his prayer, but I waited until he finished, and then grabbed him by his garment and asked him, ‘Who taught you to recite in such a manner?’” He replied, ‘It was the Prophet (PBUH) himself!’ I responded, ‘You are mistaken, for indeed I learnt this soorah from the Prophet (PBUH) and it was different from your recitation!’ Therefore, I dragged him to the Prophet (PBUH) and complained to him that Hishaam had recited Soorah al-Furqaan in a manner different from what he (PBUH) had taught me. At this, the Prophet (PBUH) told me to let go of Hishaam, and asked him to recite Soorah al-Furqaan. Hishaam recited the Soorah in the same way I had heard him before. When he finished, the Prophet (PBUH) said, ‘It was revealed this way.’ He then asked me to recite the same soorah. When I had finished, he (PBUH) said, ‘It was (also) revealed this way. Indeed, the Qur’aan has been revealed in seven different ahruf, so recite whichever one is easy for you.’” 385.

 

In conclusion, the Quran was revealed and recited in seven different dialects permitted by Allah, based on the linguistic variations present in the Arabian Peninsula at that time. After the passing of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), the Companions understood these dialects and taught them to others.

However, as Islam spread to different regions and people from diverse backgrounds came together, these differences in recitation led to confusion. One of the Companions suggested to Khalifah Uthman ibn Affan (RA) that the Ummah be united upon one Mushaf (written text of the Quran). The Khalifah then selected the Qurayshi dialect—the dialect of the Prophet (PBUH)—as the standard for the entire Ummah.

While the other written Mushafs were no longer preserved, the seven authentic recitations continued orally, being passed down through reliable chains of transmission, not as different written books.

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