Quran

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Learning to read the Quran, from the first letters through to reciting a full page with confidence. Most of what is here is written for households where no adult reads Arabic, so the checks work by ear rather than by reading.

Your Child’s Quran Routine When School Starts Again

Chart showing what a child loses over a summer break: letter recognition holds up, reading fluency slips, and tajweed application and Quran memorisation go first

Most families do not notice the gap until the first lesson back. The child sits down in September, opens the mushaf at the page they finished in June, and cannot read it at the speed they were reading it two months earlier. Nothing has gone wrong. This happens to almost every child, and how the […]

Noorani Qaida: The Complete Beginner’s Guide

Noorani Qaida, the complete beginner’s guide, Abobakr Academy

Noorani Qaida is the beginner’s primer most Quran teachers use to take a child or an adult from not knowing the Arabic letters to reading the Quran correctly. Most editions have 17 lessons (prints range from about 16 to 20), moving from single letters through vowels, long vowels, sukoon and shaddah to short verses. Children […]

Learning the Quran for Beginners: How to Start Reading and Reciting

Learning the Quran for Beginners

Learning the Quran as a beginner means learning to read it in five steps: the Arabic letters, the vowel marks, joined letters and words, the basic rules of recitation (Tajweed), then short surahs from the mushaf. Say everything aloud from the first day, and have someone correct you as you read. With regular practice and […]

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