PREREQUISITES

• Reading ability: Ability to recognize Arabic letters (Will be tested in a pre-class interview)

COURSE OBJECTIVES

• Proper pronunciation of the letters (Makharij)
• Attributes of the letters (Sifaat)
• Understanding basic Tajweed rules including rules of Nun Sakin and Tanween, Rules of Ra, Rules of Laam, Madd, Hamza tul Wasl, and Rules of Waqf
• Practical implementation of those mentioned above through the reading practice of Juz 30.

COURSE GUIDELINES

• Each class will be 1 hour long. 
• It is an interactive video class and class participation is mandatory.
• Homework will be assigned every week. The total time required for assignments will be a maximum of 1 hour for the entire week to accommodate busy schedules.
• The course is divided into 3 terms 
  • 1st Term – Makharij and Sifaat (October to January)
  • 2nd Term – Tajweed Rules (February to May)
  • 3rd Term – Tilawah practice (June to September)
• There will be oral and written tests after each term accessible through the student portal.
• Class timings are every Sunday at 10 AM EST. To convert to your time zone, click here

COURSE DURATION

Orientation: October 6, 2024
The course begins: on October 13, 2024, and ends on September 28, 2025.

CLASS TIMINGS

Every Sunday at 10 AM EST
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ABSENCES

Recordings will be available to catch up on missed classes however, since class participation is mandatory, a maximum of three absences are allowed during this course.

FEE

$80 USD per month for 12 total payments

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR

Ambreen Haneef completed Hifdh at 11 from the UAE and then a diploma in Islamic Education through Al-Huda Institute, Canada. She attained an Ijazah in recitation in Riwāyah of Ḥafṣ and Tajweed through Critical Loyalty. Currently, she is a student of al-Qirā’āt al-‘Ashr (the variant readings), Al Jazariyah, and Tuhfa ul Atfal. Ambreen has 5 years of experience teaching Qaida Nuraniyah and Tajweed to children and adults. She attained her BSc in Applied Human Nutrition from the University of Guelph, Canada.