Learning Quran first without Tajweed?

[Salikah Muslimah]

I have experienced with my students how difficult it is to instill tajweed after they have already recited/memorised without tajweed. It is very important that any seeker of the Qur'an starts with tajweed and then moves forward inshaa Allah, in my opinion. There are a lot of teachers who, sadly, don't know tajweed and this in turn leads to a load of students who consequently don't know tajweed and thus one can only feel the lack in preservation of the pure Qur'an. Sometimes, I wonder at how almost all Indian subs (I have come across) have been taught without tajweed and now some in their almost old age are trying painfully to rectify those mistakes. The new generation needs to have suitable teachers and inshaa Allah, with Allah's will, a whole nation may soon change their attitude to tajweed...

[ahmedkhan00]

So do we really have to MASTER tajweed before we start Hifz? Or is knowing basic tajweed rules enough? Personally, I know almost all the basic tajweed rules like Ikhfa, Ghunna, Idghaam, Qalqla etc. My makharij are also correct. The rules of Madd I know but I need to practice as I'm not very good with it. And generally my recitation of the Quran is very slow when I'm applying all these rules. Can I start Hifz or do I need to absolutely master these rules and be able to recite the Quran fluently while applying tajweed rules before I can start Hifz?

[meelash]

So do we really have to MASTER tajweed before we start Hifz? Or is knowing basic tajweed rules enough? Personally, I know almost all the basic tajweed rules like Ikhfa, Ghunna, Idghaam, Qalqla etc. My makharij are also correct. The rules of Madd I know but I need to practice as I'm not very good with it. And generally my recitation of the Quran is very slow when I'm applying all these rules. Can I start Hifz or do I need to absolutely master these rules and be able to recite the Quran fluently while applying tajweed rules before I can start Hifz?

السلام عليكم,

The two things are not mutually exclusive, right? You don't have to do one or the other. Practice your tajweed by memorizing. If you read very slow when applying all the rules, then read very slowly the bit you are memorizing and gradually increase your speed until you can apply them fast, and by that time, you probably will have memorized that section as well.

If you're memorizing something without applying tajweed- then you're not really memorizing anything at all. You're just wasting your time. So going slowly, if that's necessary in the beginning, is better than doing nothing at all.

[Al-Faruqi]

So do we really have to MASTER tajweed before we start Hifz? Or is knowing basic tajweed rules enough? Personally, I know almost all the basic tajweed rules like Ikhfa, Ghunna, Idghaam, Qalqla etc. My makharij are also correct. The rules of Madd I know but I need to practice as I'm not very good with it. And generally my recitation of the Quran is very slow when I'm applying all these rules. Can I start Hifz or do I need to absolutely master these rules and be able to recite the Quran fluently while applying tajweed rules before I can start Hifz?

First learn all the tajwīd rules and train to apply them until you are able to read the Qurʾān fluently while respecting the the rules of tajwīd. Once you have reached that state you can then proceed to memorizing the book of Allāh, inshā Allāh.

During the Euro-Sunni Scholars Scribe course the participants learned all the rules of tajwīd within two weeks. Everyday two hours were dedicated to learning the tajwīd rules and practice with two teachers who were also ḥuffāẓ. The participants of the course had only basic knowledge of how to read Qurʾān and most of them did not know tajwīd.

In view of this I am sure that you should be able to get proficient with tajwīd in a short amount of time if you are dedicated and have access to a teacher.

[Hafiz Gee]

Salam,

I'll just say that it is essential to know how to pronounce the letters (a'in, thal etc.) properly before starting memorization. the other rules like iqlaab, ikhfa, could probably even be implemented while memorizing without experiencing too much difficulty. but if the letters are not pronounced properly and the quran is memorized in such a fashion, then all that has been memorized previously will have to be "re-memorized" - a somewhat daunting and depressing task (i.e. thal will have to be distinguished from zaal, and so on) - when the memorizer learns that their recitation is full of errors. I myself had to "re-memorize" the 30th juzz because i had initially memorized it with improper pronunciation.

to sum it up:
focus on pronunciation of the letters before starting, other rules like madd, ikhfa, iqlaab, are essential but can be learned in the early stages of your memorization (as i did), tho learning them all before hand would be preferable as stated above.

Also i totally agree with listening to a tape/mp3 of your "sabak" (whatever you memorize that day), as it will really boost your madd and tajweed skills.

[meelash]

Salaam sister I am looking for a female quran tutor with tajweed to teach my daughter at home. How much do you cahrge. Are you able to come home and teach? Mrs Sheikh

السلام عليكم,

This is not the place to seek for that. You don't know who any of the people online are. Please go to your local masjid.