Learn tajweed online: a 1:1 tajweed course with a qualified teacher

Tajweed classes online, taught live and one-on-one, for kids and adults who can already read the Quran and want to recite it the way it was revealed. You do not memorize theory from a book. You learn each rule by applying it in your own recitation while your teacher listens.

Taqwa Foundation has taught more than 5,500 students since 2009, with families in class across the US, UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Most families who take both trial classes choose to stay.

If you or your child cannot read the Quran yet, begin with our Noorani Qaida course first, then move up. You can also browse all Quran courses to see the full pathway.

You will learn the full set of tajweed rules in their proper order, from how each letter is produced to how a recitation flows. Tajweed means “to make better”: the rules that give every letter of the Quran its rights and dues. The Quran itself sets the standard: “rattili’l-Qur’ana tartila,” recite the Quran with measured recitation (73:4).

The course moves through four levels. Foundations covers the alphabet, the vowel signs and basic letter combinations. Basic rules covers Noon Sakinah, Tanween and Meem Sakinah. Advanced rules covers the articulation points, the letter characteristics and elongation. Fluency and mastery is where the rules stop being things you remember and start being how you read, across all three recitation speeds: Tahqeeq, Tadweer and Hadr. Each level has named rules you must apply correctly before moving on.

• Makharij and sifaat: where every letter comes from

  You begin with makharij, the articulation points of the letters, and sifaat, their characteristics. This is where you learn why د and ذ are not interchangeable, which letters are heavy (tafkheem) and which are light (tarqeeq), and how to produce each sound from its correct place in the mouth and throat.

• Noon sakinah and tanween rules

  Then the rules of noon sakinah and tanween: izhar (pronouncing clearly), idgham (merging), iqlab (converting), and ikhfa (hiding), along with the rules of meem sakinah and the ghunnah, the nasal sound held for two counts. Many readers have heard these sounds for years without knowing their names. Here you learn to hear them in your own recitation.

• Madd, qalqalah, and waqf: the rules that shape the recitation

  Finally, madd (the lengthening rules and their counts), qalqalah (the echoing sound on ق ط ب ج د), and waqf, the rules of where to stop and how. This is where recitation stops being correct letter by letter and starts flowing as tarteel: measured, unhurried, and beautiful to hear.

Foundations usually takes one to three months, basic rules two to four, advanced rules four to eight, and fluency another six to twelve. A reader fixing a few specific ingrained habits may take less, depending on the habit. These are typical ranges from 15+ years of student outcomes, never guarantees. Your pace depends on your starting point, your weekly frequency, and how much you recite between classes.

What your teacher can promise is visibility: after your trial classes, you will know your starting point, which rules come first, and what the path looks like for you.

You always know where you stand. The course moves rule by rule, so progress is a checklist of named rules mastered, not a vague feeling. Your teacher sends regular progress updates, and parents may sit in on any class, for as long as they like, until they are comfortable.

Your classes are taught by qualified teachers with strong, corrected recitation of their own, including teachers who hold ijazah, a certified chain of recitation traced back to the Prophet ﷺ. Sisters who prefer a female teacher can choose one of our female Quran teachers.

You can meet our teachers before you book. The 2 free trial classes are the real introduction: you hear how your teacher corrects before you pay anything.

Tajweed classes start at $65/month for 2 classes a week, rising to $95/month for 5.

Households learning together pay less: 2 students get 25% off the total, 3 or more get 50% off. There is no contract, and you can cancel anytime.

Taqwa Foundation is a US-registered business, and you pay through local payments in the US, Canada, New Zealand or Australia. No wire transfers to strangers, no wondering where your money went.

For many students, tajweed is the doorway. Once your recitation is sound, the Hifz / Quran Memorization Program lets you carry the Quran in your heart, with a teacher guiding your memorization and revision.

For those who want to go all the way, the Quran Ijazah Program leads to a certified chain of transmission of your own. Your tajweed teacher can tell you when you are ready for either step.