Tajweed
Tajweedأَوْ زِدْ عَلَيْهِ وَرَتِّلِ ٱلْقُرْءَانَ تَرْتِيلًا
Tajweed rules, explained with real Quran examples
17 rules with definitions, letters, how to pronounce them and coloured examples taken straight from the Quran, each with audio.
What the colours mean
The same colours are used in the reader when Tajweed is turned on.
Noon sakinah & tanween
Five rules that depend on the letter after a noon with sukun (نْ) or tanween (ً ٌ ٍ).
- إِظْهَار
Izhar (clear pronunciation)
Izhar means pronouncing noon sakinah or tanween clearly, with no merging and no extra nasal sound, when one of the six throat letters ء ه ع ح غ خ…
Rule & examples → - إِدْغَام بِغُنَّة
Idgham with ghunnah
Idgham with ghunnah means merging a noon sakinah or tanween into the next letter (ي ن م و) and holding a nasal sound for about two counts.
Rule & examples → - إِدْغَام بِلَا غُنَّة
Idgham without ghunnah
Idgham without ghunnah means merging a noon sakinah or tanween completely into a following lam (ل) or ra (ر) with no nasal sound.
Rule & examples → - إِقْلَاب
Iqlab (conversion)
Iqlab means turning a noon sakinah or tanween into a hidden meem sound, with ghunnah, when the letter ba (ب) follows.
Rule & examples → - إِخْفَاء
Ikhfa (hiding)
Ikhfa means hiding a noon sakinah or tanween, with ghunnah, before any of the fifteen remaining letters.
Rule & examples →
Meem sakinah
Three rules for a meem with sukun (مْ).
Qalqalah & ghunnah
Two qualities of sound: the echo and the nasal hum.
- قَلْقَلَة
Qalqalah (echoing)
Qalqalah is a slight echo or bounce on the five letters ق ط ب ج د when they carry a sukun or when you stop on them.
Rule & examples → - غُنَّة
Ghunnah (nasal sound)
Ghunnah is the nasal hum that belongs to noon and meem; it is held for a full two counts on a noon or meem with shadda (نّ مّ).
Rule & examples →
Madd (prolongation)
Stretching a long vowel for a set number of counts (harakat).
- الْمَدّ الطَّبِيعِيّ
Natural madd (madd asli)
Natural madd is stretching a long vowel (alif, waw or ya of madd) for exactly two counts when no hamza or sukun follows it.
Rule & examples → - الْمَدّ الْمُتَّصِل
Connected madd (madd muttasil)
Madd muttasil occurs when a madd letter is followed by a hamza in the same word; it is stretched for four to five counts.
Rule & examples → - الْمَدّ الْمُنْفَصِل
Separated madd (madd munfasil)
Madd munfasil occurs when a madd letter ends one word and a hamza begins the next; its length is permissible within a range, commonly four to five…
Rule & examples → - الْمَدّ اللَّازِم
Necessary madd (madd lazim)
Madd lazim occurs when a madd letter is followed by a permanent sukun or shadda in the same word; it is always stretched for six counts.
Rule & examples → - الْمَدّ الْعَارِض لِلسُّكُون
Madd ‘arid lis-sukun (madd when stopping)
Madd ‘arid lis-sukun appears when you stop on a word whose last letter follows a madd letter; the stop makes that letter sakin and the madd may be…
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Letters & hamzatul wasl
How the definite article lam, the connecting hamza and heavy/light letters behave.
- اللَّام الشَّمْسِيَّة وَالْقَمَرِيَّة
Lam shamsiyyah & lam qamariyyah
The lam of “al-” is silent and the next letter doubled before the fourteen sun letters, and pronounced clearly before the fourteen moon letters.
Rule & examples → - هَمْزَة الْوَصْل
Hamzatul wasl (connecting hamza)
Hamzatul wasl (ٱ) is pronounced only when you begin a word with it; when you join it to the word before, it is dropped.
Rule & examples → - التَّفْخِيم وَالتَّرْقِيق
Tafkheem & tarqeeq (heavy and light letters)
Some letters are always heavy (خ ص ض غ ط ق ظ); ra and the lam of Allah are heavy after fatha or damma and light after kasra.
Rule & examples →
Stopping & starting (waqf)
The small signs in the mushaf that tell you where to pause.
Frequently asked questions
How many tajweed rules are there and what are they?
The main rules are: the four rules of noon sakinah and tanween (izhar, idgham, iqlab, ikhfa), the three rules of meem sakinah, qalqalah, ghunnah, the kinds of madd (natural, connected, separated, necessary and ‘arid), lam shamsiyyah and qamariyyah, hamzatul wasl, tafkheem and tarqeeq, and waqf.
Is tajweed required to read the Quran?
Scholars generally teach that avoiding clear mispronunciations that change the meaning (lahn jali) is required, while mastering the finer rules is highly encouraged. Learn the details and practise with a qualified teacher.
How do I read the coloured tajweed text?
Each colour marks a rule: for example orange is ghunnah, purple is ikhfa, red is qalqalah, shades of blue are madd and grey marks a silent letter. Turn on “Tajweed” in the reader to see the same colours on the Quran text.
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- Tajweed Rules Explained with Quran Examples & Audio | তাজবীদ শিক্ষা. Noor Quran. https://holy-quran-noor.vercel.app/learn/tajweed
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- Noor Quran. (n.d.). Tajweed Rules Explained with Quran Examples & Audio | তাজবীদ শিক্ষা. Retrieved November 13, 2026, from https://holy-quran-noor.vercel.app/learn/tajweed
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