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Quran, Hifz & Tajweed

Reading, memorising and reciting the Quran: where to start, how to keep it, and how to make it a joy.

All Quran, Hifz & Tajweed questions

Can a 4-year-old learn the Noorani Qaida?
Can a child touch the Quran without wudu?
Can my child memorise two surahs at the same time?
Can my child recite the Quran lying in bed or in the car?
Does it matter in which order my child memorises surahs?
Does my child need to learn the names of Tajweed rules, or just recite correctly?
How can I help my child recite the Quran beautifully?
How can I test my child’s Hifz at home if I’m not a Hafiz?
How can my child learn the last two verses of Surah Al-Baqarah?
How can my child memorise Surah Al-Hujurat, the surah of manners?
How can my child memorise Surah Al-Mulk?
How can my child memorise Surah Al-Waqi’ah?
How can my child memorise Surah Ar-Rahman?
How can my child memorise Surah As-Sajdah?
How can my child memorise Surah Yasin?
How can my child memorise the first ten verses of Surah Al-Kahf?
How can my child read Surah Al-Kahf on Fridays?
How can my child stop mixing up similar verses in the Quran?
How can we celebrate when our child finishes reading the Quran?
How do I explain the meaning of Ayat al-Kursi to my child?
How do I explain the meaning of Surah Al-Ikhlas to a child?
How do I help my child memorise Ayat al-Kursi?
How do I help my child memorise Surah Al-Fatihah?
How do I keep my child’s Hifz strong during the summer holidays?
How do I make a Quran revision plan for my child?
How do I teach my child the difference between ح and ه?
How do I teach my child the difference between ق and ك?
How do I teach my child to find a surah in the Mushaf?
How do I teach my child to pronounce the letter ض (dad)?
How do I teach my child to pronounce the letter ع (ayn)?
How do I teach my child to treat the Mushaf with respect?
How do I teach my child ث, ذ and ظ?
How long does it take a child to finish the Noorani Qaida?
How long does it take a child to memorise the whole Quran?
How many minutes a day should a child practise the Quran?
How many surahs, verses and juz are in the Quran?
How many times should my child repeat a verse to memorise it?
How many verses should a child memorise each day?
How should I correct my child’s Quran mistakes without upsetting them?
How should my child stop on a word ending in ة or tanween?
How was the Quran collected into one book? How do I explain it to my child?
Is it good for my child to listen to the Quran while falling asleep?
Is it OK for my child to read the Quran from a phone or tablet?
Is it OK to play the Quran in the background at home all day?
My 10-year-old wants to memorise the whole Quran. Is that realistic?
My 6-year-old keeps mixing up ب, ت and ث. How do I fix it?
My 9-year-old son wants to lead our family prayer. Is that allowed?
My child adds a vowel at the end of every verse, like “al-‘alamina”. How do I fix it?
My child always gets stuck on the same verse. What should we do?
My child always says ر the same way. When is it heavy and when is it light?
My child applies Tajweed in the lesson but forgets it when reading at home. How do I fix that?
My child asks, “Why is the Quran in Arabic, not English?” What do I say?
My child finds Quran revision boring. How can we make it more interesting?
My child guesses Quran words from memory instead of actually reading them. How do I stop it?
My child has a lisp and says س and ص like “th”. What can we do?
My child has a speech delay. Can they still learn the Quran?
My child has ADHD (or struggles to sit still). How can they memorise the Quran?
My child has finished Juz Amma. What should they memorise next?
My child has finished memorising the whole Quran. How do they keep it for life?
My child has memorised Juz Amma. How do we revise all of it every week?
My child has new braces (or missing front teeth) and some Quran letters sound wrong. What should we do?
My child heard a different recitation (Warsh) at a friend’s house. What’s the difference from Hafs?
My child keeps mixing up fatha and kasra when reading. How do I fix it?
My child keeps skipping lines when reading the Quran. How do I stop it?
My child knows every verse of a surah but mixes up their order. How do I fix it?
My child knows the surah but forgets how it starts. What helps?
My child loves memorising but avoids reading from the Mushaf. Should I worry?
My child memorised Juz Amma years ago and has forgotten most of it. How do we bring it back?
My child memorised surahs with mistakes from a previous teacher. How do we fix them?
My child memorises quickly but forgets within a week. What am I doing wrong?
My child mixes up Surah Al-Falaq and Surah An-Nas. How do I help?
My child mumbles and recites the Quran too quietly. How do I help?
My child reads the Qaida well but struggles with the Mushaf. Why?
My child reads the Quran but doesn’t understand Arabic. Do they still get reward?
My child reads the Quran too fast. How do I slow them down?
My child reads the verse numbers aloud when reciting. How do I explain them?
My child recites perfectly at home but freezes and forgets in the lesson. Why?
My child recites the Quran with a song-like tune copied from nasheeds. Is that okay?
My child runs out of breath in long verses. Where can they stop?
My child says “Allah” the same way every time. When is the lam heavy or light?
My child says ذ like ز (a “z” sound). How do I fix it?
My child says ط like a light ت. How do I fix it?
My child skips or adds small words like وَ and فَ when reading the Quran. Why?
My child stutters when reading the Quran. How can I help?
My child wants to enter a Quran competition. How do we prepare?
My child wants to finish reading the whole Quran in Ramadan. Is it realistic?
My child wants to memorise Surah Al-Baqarah. Is it realistic, and how long will it take?
My daughter has started her periods. Can she continue Quran lessons during them?
My son’s voice is breaking and his Quran recitation sounds strange. What should he do?
My teenage Hafiz wants to lead Tarawih. How do we prepare?
Should children start Hifz with Juz Amma or with Surah Al-Baqarah?
Should my child learn the meaning of each verse while memorising?
Should my child learn to read the Quran before memorising it?
Should my child memorise from the Mushaf or by listening?
Should my child use a colour-coded Tajweed Mushaf?
Should my child use the Madinah Mushaf or the Indo-Pak (South Asian) Mushaf?
What are letters like “Alif Lam Mim” at the start of some surahs, and how are they read?
What are sabaq, sabqi and manzil in Hifz?
What are the different speeds of Quran recitation, and which should my child use?
What are the heavy and light letters in Tajweed?
What are the most common mistakes children make in Surah Al-Fatihah?
What are the rules of meem sakinah? A guide for kids
What are the rules of noon sakinah and tanween? A guide for kids
What do juz, hizb and the other Quran divisions mean?
What do the last ten surahs of the Quran mean, in simple words for kids?
What do the stopping signs in the Quran mean?
What does Surah Al-‘Asr mean? A simple explanation for kids
What does Surah Al-Falaq mean? A simple explanation for kids
What does Surah Al-Kawthar mean? A simple explanation for kids
What does Surah An-Nas mean? A simple explanation for kids
What does Surah An-Nasr mean? A simple explanation for kids
What is a good plan to memorise the last ten surahs of the Quran?
What is a Hafiz (or Hafizah), and what does it take to become one?
What is a shaddah? A simple explanation for kids
What is an ijazah, and does my child’s Quran teacher need one?
What is ghunnah in Tajweed? A simple explanation
What is Juz Amma, and why do children start with it?
What is Luqman’s advice to his son, and how can my child learn it?
What is madd in Tajweed? A simple explanation for kids
What is qalqalah? A simple explanation for kids
What is Tajweed? A simple explanation for parents
What is the best age for a child to start Hifz?
What is the best time of day for a child to memorise the Quran?
What is the difference between Nazira and Hifz?
What is the difference between the Noorani Qaida and Tajweed?
What is the longest surah in the Quran, and what is it about?
What is the sajdah sign in the Quran, and what should my child do when they reach it?
What is the shortest surah in the Quran?
When should my child say A‘udhu billah and Bismillah before reading?
Which Quran reciter is best for children to listen to?
Which surah is called the heart of the Quran?
Which surahs did the Prophet ﷺ recite on Fridays and Eid, and should my child learn them?
Which surahs should my child recite in each prayer?
Why do we recite Surah Al-Fatihah in every rak‘ah of prayer?
Why doesn’t Surah At-Tawbah start with Bismillah? What should my child do there?

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