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Learn to Read the Quran in Two Hours
The Arabic letters, their sounds, the vowels and how words form. By the end you can read real ayat from the Mus'haf rather than transliteration.
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Quran & Tajweed for English speakers
Read Arabic. Correct your Tajweed. Memorise His Words with care.
Iโm Maryam El-Kiki, a Hafidhah and qualified teacher. I teach every rule visually, so you understand what is happening and recognise it when you open your Mus'haf.
Hafidhahmemorised the Quran at 19
Ijazahin Matn Al-Jazariyyah
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"And We have certainly made the Quran easy to remember. So is there anyone who will be mindful?"
Surat Al-Qamar, 54:40
Where most sisters get stuck
Arabic and Tajweed are the two foundations of fluent recitation.
For an English speaker, both are difficult to start.
The terminology is Arabic. The explanations are dense. Most resources hand you definitions and lists of letters, with very little you can actually see.
So you keep reciting the way you always have, unsure whether a letter is correct, how long to hold a sound, or which rule applies.
There is a simpler way to learn this. Every rule I teach comes with a diagram, a mnemonic and Quranic examples, so you can see the rule, remember it and apply it while you recite.
Assalamu'Alaykum
I'm Maryam El-Kiki.
I memorised the Quran at 19 and hold an Ijazah in Matn Al-Jazariyyah. I am completing my Tajweed Ijazah in Hafs 'an Asim, insha'Allah.
I also hold a Bachelor of Education and a Master of Teaching, and I have taught Quran for more than ten years.
My teacher training shaped the way I explain difficult concepts. Hearing an explanation once was never enough for me as a student. I wanted to see what was happening, connect it to something I could recall, then practise using it. That is how I teach now.
Choose your path
Where are you starting?
Two self-paced courses. Pick the one that matches where your recitation is right now.
Start here if you can read, even slowly
Tajweed Made Easy
Thirteen modules, 100+ visual lessons and 17 cheat sheets, covering the foundations from Makhaarij Al-Huroof through to the rules of stopping and starting.
Master Tajweed
In their own words
Sisters who stopped guessing.
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"You made all the concepts so easily understandable."
I was able to apply my learnings in my recitation immediately after each lesson. My Quran recitation skills have elevated significantly.
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This course is of such high quality. I love the layout, and the learner is engaged throughout.
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