QUR111 QURAN RECITATION & MEMORIZATION 1

Course Description:

This course goes over Quran recitation, mastering the basic rules of Tajweed (proper recitation of the Holy Quran), especially the articulation points, non-vowel Noon & Meem. Memorizing some of the short Suras of the Quran is required too; one third of Juz Amma has to be memorized by heart by the end of this course.

Course Code: QUR111

Credit hours: 2

Pre-Requisites: None

Learning Objectives:

• Establishing a solid relationship with Quran; Reciting and Memorizing.
• Teaching the rules of Quranic Recitation.
• Reciting the Quran in a way that retains the correct meaning and the general rules of Arabic Language.
• Verbally state the manners when reading the Quran آداب التلاوة and the rules of Istia’athah & Basmalah أحكام الاستعاذة والبسملة and practically apply them during each class
• Learn and apply the following Tajweed rules during class recitation:
  1. Articulation Points of Arabic letters مخارج الحروف
  2. Rules of the non-vowel Noon & Tanween (double short vowels) أحكام النون الساكنة والتنوين
  3. Rules of the non-vowel Meem أحكام الميم السالكنة
  4. Heaviness and lightness of letters التفخيم والترقيق
  5. Shaking letters القلقلة

• Read and memorize Surat al-Fatihah الفاتحة سورة and the short Suras in the 30th Juza’ : from Surat al-Qadr to Surat an-Nas الناس to القدر
• Arabic speaking students will be required to memorize Juza’ Amma عمّ in full.

Course Outlines:

• Manners when reading Quran آداب التلاوة
• Rules of Istia’athah & Basmalahأحكام الاستعاذة والبسملة
• Articulation Points of Arabic letters مخارج الحروف
• Rules of the non-vowel Noon & Tanween (double short vowels)
• أحكام النون الساكنة والتنوين
• Rules of the non-vowel Meem أحكام الميم السالكنة
• Heaviness and lightness of letters التفخيم والترقيق
• Shaking letters القلقلة
• Reading and memorizing سورة الفاتحة and the short Suras in the 30th Juza’ : from الناس to القدر
• Note : Arabic speakers are required to memorize Juza’ Amma عمّ in full.