1. University at Buffalo -MSA- Teacher: Shaykh Ahmad Al-Quqa Zahir Lewis
Tajweed Class
University at Buffalo
-MSA-
Teacher: Shaykh Ahmad Al-Quqa
Zahir Lewis

2. What is Tajweed?
Tajweed means to recite every letter correctly, i.e. from its proper origin of pronunciation coupled with its stipulated attributes.
Example Haa and Haa
Do you use your mouth or throat for these letters?

3. Why Attend This Class?
To recite the Book of Allah Most High with the proper articulation and pronunciation.
To recite the Book of Allah Most High as it was revealed.
To recite Quran like our Prophet

4. Waste of time?!?
“Brother, what is the point of memorizing and reading Quran if you don’t even understand the meaning?”….. Reply: Are you serious?!
Each letter is a Nur.
Hadiths on virtues of Quran.
1st step

5. The Tajweed Class of the Sahabah
Our Beloved Prophet was the teacher of the Sahabah.
No “Tajweed” classes back then.
Tajweed in modern times.

6. Before Alif, Baa, Taa
Before one seeks out to learn a single letter from The Quran, one must first establish his/her proper intention for doing so.
Check ourselves: what is our intention for learning Quran. Because Allah gifted us with a nice voice, to lead prayers, etc.

7. The Next Step
After our intention is pure, we must go to the next step.
Aadaab al Quran: Proper Etiquettes we must have for The Book of Allah Most High.
In order for us to attain the maximum benefit from Allah’s Book, we will have to have true respect for It internally as well as externally

8. Some Aadaab Wudhu. Sitting at a clean place/Clean clothes.
Refraining from eating, drinking, talking, etc while reading.
Refraining from holding the Mushaf with the left hand.
Putting the Mushaf on a raised place.
Never putting It on the floor, even Masjid al Haraam.
Avoid slouching while reading.

9. Finally….
Please bare with me. There is no ending point in Quran. We can always increase our knowledge in this field and keep on learning new things each time!
With this in mind, lets review our letters and make sure we’re pronouncing them correctly. This is the foundational step in learning Quran.
Our duty: Continuous studies.

10. 1st Lesson: Arabic Alphabet

11. Lesson 2: Surah Al Fatiha
Common errors in Surah Al Fatiha:
Incomplete dhamma or kasra
Merging of 2 letters i.e. A’udhu
Taa instead of Taa
Seen instead of Sad
Switching Haa and Haa
Switching up the heavy and light aspects of a letter i.e. noon with kasra “na” “naw”
Kaaf
Taa
“An’amta”/”Ana’amta”
Daad
Madd
-What rules to teach

12. **IMPLEMENT YOUR TAJWEED FROM AL FATIHA!**
Lesson 3: Surah An Nas
DON’T FORGET
**IMPLEMENT YOUR TAJWEED FROM AL FATIHA!**
1st Rule: Harf Ghunna Mushaddad- letters of ghunna that have shaddah
Occurs when noon and meem have shaddah.
Hold for 2 counts.
Ghunnah- Nasalization sound that must come from nose.

13. Lesson 4: Surah Al Falaq
2nd Rule: Al Ikhfaa Haqeeqi- hiding or concealment
Occurs when there is a noon saakin or tanween followed by 15 letters:
Taa Thaa Jeem….
Hold for 2 counts
Ghunna
Can occur on 1 or 2 words i.e. “antum”, “in kuntum”
Light letters: The Ikhfaa will be said with a light sound: Taa, Thaa, Daal, Dhaal, Jeem, Zaa, Seen, Sheen, Faa, Kaaf
Heavy Letters: The Ikhfaa will be said with a heavy sound: Saad, Daad, Taa, Thaa, Qaaf

14. Lesson 5: Surah Al Ikhlaas/Lahab(Masad)
3rd Rule: Qalqalah- echo or bouncing sound.
Occurs with the letters: Qaaf, Taa, Baa, Jeem, & Daal
1. Qalqalah Sughraa- end of word, in middle of ayah
2. Qalqalah Wustaa- middle of word whether at beginning or middle
3. Qalqalah Kubraa- end of ayah

15. Lesson 6: Review Surah An Nasr
Apply the rules you learned to Surah An Nasr.

16. Al Mudood
Al Madd- Lenghthing of the sound with the letters of the Madd letters
-Letters of madd are: Alif, Yaa, and Waaw
Alif saakinah preceded by fatha
Yaa saakinah precedd by kasra
Waaw saakinah preceded by dhamma
Al Leen
Waaw preceded by fatha
Yaa preceded by fatha