Some Suggestions for Beginners Reciting Tajweed of Quran

Learning the grammars of any new language is very hard for an adult. Therefore you need a lot of stamina and will power to accomplish this. Often you might get discouraged when, despite continuous attempts, you fail to produce the right sound. Learning Quran tajweed, during these times, remind yourself why you’re doing this. The Prophet (SAW) encouraged us thus in the following hadith.

The one who is expert in the recitation of the Qur’an will be with the honorable and obedient scribes (angels), and he who recites the Qur’an and gets it difficult to describe, doing his best to recite it in the best way possible, will have a double reward. [Bukhari and Muslim]

Many of us hold this notion that it is haram to recite the Quran if you don’t know how to do it properly. This belief is not just wrong; it is, in fact, harmful as if it prevents us from reciting the Quran. Allah said.

So fear Allah as much as you are able and listen and respond and spend in the way of Allah; it is more suitable for your selves. And whoever is preserved from the stinginess of his soul it is those who will be successful. [64:16]

So don’t be scared to recite Quran even if you’re terrible at it, tajweed learning is easy if you have the interest to learn because if you don’t try, you'll not get anything, how are you going to learn now?

Keep practicing. You don’t need a determined time and place to practice makhraj and sifaat. Just try pronouncing them whenever they come in memory – while daydreaming, having a break from work, or watching TV. Just try creating those sounds, just like a baby does. A baby blabbers whenever he/she feels like, not considering what others think, not getting embarrassed, just enjoying what he/she is doing, and learning a language at the same time.

Listen tajwid al Quran as much as you can of Quranic recitation. For beginners, it is best to select a slow monotonous recitation, e.g., Husayri (RH). Listen and try to repeat after it. You’ll find that soon you’re getting the hang of it.

When you acquire one rule of recitation, practice it and get the hang of it first before beginning on the next rule. If you try to learn too many rules at one go, there is a chance that you’ll get overwhelmed and might even feel like giving up. So make it slow and sure.