Tajweed Sheikh

How to begin reading with isti'adhah and basmalah, and when to join or separate them.

The five main articulation areas and the letters that most beginners confuse.

The four rules: izhar, idgham, iqlab and ikhfa — with the letters for each.

Ikhfa shafawi, idgham shafawi, izhar shafawi, and the ghunnah of shaddah.

Natural madd and the secondary madds: muttasil, munfasil, 'aridh, and lazim.

Echoing letters, heavy and light lam, and the full rules of ra.

Reading the stop marks and choosing a place to pause that preserves meaning.

Mutamathilayn, mutajanisayn and mutaqaribayn — how neighbouring letters merge.

Speeds of recitation, breath control, and refining your voice without singing.