Quran Learning Blog
Practical guides on reading, reciting and memorising the Quran, for parents and adult learners. Pick a topic, or start with the three guides below.
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Tajweed
Makharij al-Huroof: The Pronunciation Points of Every Arabic Letter
Makharij al-huroof are the points in the throat, tongue, lips and nose where each Arabic letter is made. The 17 points, a simple self-test, and the letter pairs that trip up English speakers.
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- Complete Guide to Tajweed Rules: Every Rule Explained with ExamplesTajweed · 26 min
- Learning Quran for Kids: A Parent’s Guide to Online Classes That Actually WorkQuran for Kids · 11 min
- Learn Quran for Adults: A Practical Path at Any AgeQuran for Adults · 12 min
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Tajweed
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Starting to read the Quran later in life, at your own pace.
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Tafseer, fiqh, seeking knowledge and studying Islam online.
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Quran for Adults
Quran Study Circle: How to Start One Online or Locally
How to start a Quran study circle (halaqa) at home, in the mosque or online: five formats, seven steps, a 60-minute session plan you can copy, and what the hadith says about gathering around the Quran.
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Quran for Adults
Surah Yaseen Benefits: What Is Authentic and What Is Not
The Surah Yaseen benefits you can rely on, the grade of every popular Yaseen hadith, how Dar al-Ifta treats the weak ones, and how to read the surah with understanding.
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Arabic Language
Arabic Alphabet for Beginners: Learn the Letters in 30 Days
The Arabic alphabet for beginners in one place: a chart of all 28 letters and their forms, how the letters join, the vowel marks, and a realistic 30-day plan.
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Quran for Adults
How to Improve Quran Recitation: A Daily Practice Routine for Readers
How to improve Quran recitation once you can already read: find your real problem, a 25-minute daily routine on one passage, and how to recite beautifully without changing a letter.
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Hifz & Memorisation
Quran Revision Schedule: How to Keep Your Hifz After You Finish
A practical Quran revision schedule for huffaz: how long a full cycle should take, a weekly plan you can copy, fixing weak pages, using salah, and how to recover hifz you have lost.
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Guides & Tips
Online Quran Classes for Ladies: What to Expect and How to Start
What online Quran lessons with a female teacher look like, where to start, and what Dar al-Ifta says about reciting to a male teacher or during your period.
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Guides & Tips
How to Choose the Best Online Quran Academy: 10 Checks That Matter
Every online Quran academy makes the same claims. Ten checks that separate the ones that can prove it from the ones that cannot.
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Islamic Studies
What is Tafseer? A Beginner’s Guide to Understanding the Quran
Tafseer is the discipline of explaining what the Quran means. A beginner's guide to what it is, the four kinds of tafseer, and where to start.
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Quran for Adults
12 Benefits of Reading Quran Daily (And What Makes Them Happen)
Twelve benefits of reading Quran daily, eleven of them tied to a verified verse or hadith, plus an honest look at what published research does and does not show.
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Tajweed
How to Learn Tajweed at Home: Self-Study Tips + Online Options
A realistic guide to learning tajweed at home: what you can master alone, what self-study cannot fix, a twenty-minute daily routine, and where a teacher fits in.
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Hifz & Memorisation
What is an Ijazah in Quran? Requirements, Process, and Benefits
An ijazah in Quran is a licence to recite and teach it, earned by reciting the whole Quran to a certified teacher whose sanad reaches back to the Prophet.
