Quran Reading for Beginners (Noorani Qaida)

What you will be able to do

• Recognise and pronounce all 28 Arabic letters from their correct points of articulation
• Read words with fatha, kasra, damma, sukun, shaddah and tanween
• Read long and short vowels correctly
• Read directly from the Mushaf, line by line, without transliteration
• Apply the first rules of ghunnah and qalqalah while reading

Curriculum

1. 01 Letters and their sounds 3–6 weeks

   • The 28 letters on their own
   • Makharij: where each sound comes from
   • Heavy and light letters
   • Letters that are easily confused, such as ح and ه, س and ص
2. 02 Joining letters 2–4 weeks

   • Letter shapes at the start, middle and end of words
   • Reading two- and three-letter combinations
   • Spotting letters inside real Quranic words
3. 03 Short vowels and sukun 3–5 weeks

   • Fatha, kasra and damma
   • Sukun and joining syllables
   • Reading short words smoothly
4. 04 Tanween, shaddah and long vowels 3–5 weeks

   • Tanween (double vowel marks)
   • Shaddah (doubled letters)
   • Madd letters: alif, waw and ya
   • Soft letters (leen)
5. 05 From the Qaida to the Mushaf 2–4 months

   • Reading short surahs from Juz ʿAmma
   • Stopping and starting correctly
   • Building speed without losing accuracy
   • First Tajweed rules in context

What happens in a lesson

1. ReviewA quick re-read of last lesson’s work. Anything shaky is corrected before moving on.
2. Something newOne new rule, set of letters or passage, explained simply and recited first by the teacher.
3. Guided recitationYou recite; every sound is heard and corrected as it happens.
4. Practice taskA short, clear task for the days between lessons, noted in your progress update.

Before you start

• No prior knowledge needed
• A printed or digital Noorani Qaida (you will be told which edition to use)