Opening of Tajweed website for non-Arabic speaking

Tajweed in English and Quran podcasts which are explained in English. These podcasts are designed specifically for English speakers who want to learn tajweed. It will also assist those who do not have the chance to meet a sheikh or qari in their local area, by assisting them to seek this sacred knowledge of Quran and tajweed.

Given that there are approximately over  20 million Muslims in the English speaking world, this is a useful resource to bring this sacred knowledge to those who cannot find access to sheikhs. The podcasts are a series of short, engaging lectures, going through the rules of Arabic alphabet in the Beginners section link [http://www.tajweedinenglish.com/Beginners/beginners.html], Makharij (articulation points) in the Watch section [http://www.tajweedinenglish.com/Watch/watch-makharij-videos.html], As well as sifaat (qualities of letters), waqf (rule stopping and pausing) rasm (Orthography relating to recitation of certain words) and much more.

There will also be some elaboration on the meaning of tajweed, the history of it (including the biography of Imam Hafs and ‘Asim) and finally, a brief summary on the work of Imam Al-Jazari and Imam Al-Shatibi rhm. This interesting historical background provides English speakers with some context of the great Islamic scholarship that is the basis of how and why we study tajweed today. All you need is to concentrate and make a sincere intention, inshallah you will improve your recitation skills .