Tajwid Ijaza Certification

Description:

The ijāzah in the Holy Quran is a certification which recognizes that the bearer has recited the Holy Quran from start to finish with complete application of the rules of tajwīd and authorizes its bearer to teach and pass on the same ijāzah in turn. All teachers in the track as well as the Ribaat Tajwid Committee hold the same ijāzah through a connected sanad directly linked to the Prophet ﷺ in the Hafs ‘an ‘Asim recitation. The Ribaat Tajwid Ijazah is issued by Rabata and the Ribaat Academic Institute and authorized by the Ribaat Tajwid Committee.
Through this program, students may choose to work towards a memorization ijazah with tajwid or a reading ijazah with tajwid and complete requirements associated with the type of ijazah they intend to work towards. Each student will be paired with a certified tajwid teacher (the same teacher they worked with for TAJ 405) either online or locally, with whom she will work one-on-one. Students will also learn al-Jazariyyah, a poem dedicated to the science of tajwīd, as well as other requirements as assigned.
This program will be complete when the student has recited the entire Quran to one tajwīd teacher and passes a series of oral examinations with the Ribaat Tajwid Committee demonstrating the ability to apply and explain the rules of tajwīd. As part of the ijazah process, students will need to travel to meet and recite to the Ribaat Tajwid Committee in person. Details of this travel will be shared later with students who are accepted into the program.

Course Prerequisites:

Students should be women above the age of 17.

Applicants must have a passing grade in the below courses.

*Starred items may be waived through a placement test for Tajwid and/or Arabic

**Students who intend to work for a reading ijazah with tajwid may enroll in TAJ 501 and TAJ 405 at the same time. However, students who intend to memorize the whole Quran for the memorization ijazah must complete TAJ 405 before enrolling in TAJ 501.

Placement: 

• New students in the Ribaat Tajwīd Program should complete an assessment to receive a recommendation on the best course to start with. The Tajwid Assessment can be found at this link: Ribaat Tajwid Assessment.
• Arabic requirements may be waived upon submitting a placement test. The Arabic Placement Test can be found at this link: Ribaat Arabic Placement Test.

Text:

Medium to large sized Holy Quran in Arabic script

Students are responsible for ordering their textbooks before the start of class. Ribaat textbooks are available to enrolled students at a discounted rate through Rabata Bookshop. Once enrolled, students will have access to the discount code through the course forum.

Registration:

Registration Fee: Non-refundable, non-transferable

• $30 monthly subscription until successful achievement of the certification
• Non-refundable, non-transferable

Before enrolling, please read the Registration Fees & Policies.

Contact:

• For registration and enrollment inquiries, contact registration@rabata.org
• For specific questions about the tajwid program, contact ribaat.tajwid@rabata.org