What Arabic words about the Quran itself should my child know?

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Twelve words they will use for life: مُصْحَف (a copy of the Quran), سُورَة (chapter), آيَة (verse), جُزْء (one of 30 parts), حَرْف (letter), كَلِمَة (word), تِلَاوَة (recitation), تَجْوِيد (Tajweed), حِفْظ (memorisation), مُرَاجَعَة (revision), قَارِئ (reciter) and حَافِظ (someone who has memorised the Quran). Children hear these words in every lesson. Knowing them helps them follow instructions and talk about their learning.Twelve wordsArabicSay itMeaningمُصْحَفmushafa copy of the Quranسُورَةsurahchapterآيَةayahverse; also “sign”جُزْءjuz’one of the 30 partsحَرْفharfletterكَلِمَةkalimahwordتِلَاوَةtilawahrecitationتَجْوِيدtajwidrules of recitation; literally “making excellent”حِفْظhifzmemorisationمُرَاجَعَةmuraja‘ahrevisionقَارِئqari’reciterحَافِظhafizone who has memorised the QuranBeautiful meaningsآيَة means both “verse” and “sign”: every verse is a sign from Allah.تَجْوِيد comes from جَيِّد (good): making recitation excellent.قُرْآن comes from the root “to read, recite”.Use them at home“Bring your مُصْحَف.”“Time for مُرَاجَعَة.”“Which سُورَة today?”Teacher’s tip: the reward for reciting is counted per letter: the Prophet ﷺ said each letter brings a good deed multiplied by ten (Jami’ at-Tirmidhi 2910). Children love knowing why حَرْف matters so much.Related: Quran divisions.

Arabic	Say it	Meaning
مُصْحَف	mushaf	a copy of the Quran
سُورَة	surah	chapter
آيَة	ayah	verse; also “sign”
جُزْء	juz’	one of the 30 parts
حَرْف	harf	letter
كَلِمَة	kalimah	word
تِلَاوَة	tilawah	recitation
تَجْوِيد	tajwid	rules of recitation; literally “making excellent”
حِفْظ	hifz	memorisation
مُرَاجَعَة	muraja‘ah	revision
قَارِئ	qari’	reciter
حَافِظ	hafiz	one who has memorised the Quran

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