This weekend, we spent time exploring an important concept in Quran reading: Tanween. Our focus was on recognizing the shape of Tanween and understanding the sound it creates when reading Arabic words. We began with a short introduction to what Tanween is and where it appears in words. Participants learned how the double vowel marks…
Learn to Read the Quran – Lesson XXVIII
In this session, our focus was on reading practice using short phrases. Participants read phrases of varying lengths, ranging from about five to ten or eleven words. These longer pieces of text helped everyone move beyond individual words and begin reading with a more natural flow. The phrases provided a good opportunity to test recall…
Memorizing Surah Al-Mulk Ayah 01-02
We had a beautiful session today on memorizing the first two ayahs of Surah Al-Mulk! Though attendance was a bit light, the energy and focus were wonderful. It was a focused reading practice, followed by exploring the word-by-word meanings and studying root words such as “yablu” (to test/try) and “ayyu” from “ayyukum” (which of you)….