Tajwid Ijaza Retreat 2025

Description:

This is an in-person weekend retreat held at Rabata Cultural Center in Minnesota, where students have the opportunity to recite to the Ribaat Tajwīd Committee in a face-to-face setting. This course fulfills one of the requirements for the ijāza (TAJ 501).

1. Students will attend a full weekend retreat to recite and receive feedback from the Ribaat Tajwīd Committee.
2. Students will participate in group reading sessions where students will recite from specific sections in the Quran to the committee and receive written feedback on their recitation, which will also be shared with each student’s tajwīd teacher.
3. Students will participate in tajwid commitee-led workshops exploring other topics related to Quran studies and the tajwid ijaza, including a history of the ijāza and the sanad, a workshop on waqf and ibtidaa and an introduction on al-mutashābihāt.
4. Students will receive credit for completing the course if the student satisfies the face-to-face reading requirement at a close to ijāza level of recitation, as determined by the Tajwīd Committee.

Objectives:

1. Apply specific feedback on their recitation received from the Ribaat Tajwid Committee and adjust pronunciation accordingly.
2. Identify areas for improvement to continue working on in the coming months.
3. Recognize the importance of  the ijazah and the sanad, their origins, and the importance of carrying them on.
4. Use reference texts to identify verses that are similar in different places in the Quran (mutashabihaat).
5. Implement strategies to use mutashabihaat verses to aid in their own Quran memorization.
6. Review and practice the rules of waqf and ibtidaa’
7. Connect with other Ribaat students who are on the same Quran journey.

Course Prerequisites:

• Students should be women above the age of 17.
• Successful completion of Arabic Novice High, ARL 131 or equivalent*
• Successful completion of TAJ 201 and 202 OR TAJ 203
• Successful completion of TAJ 301*
• Current enrollment in TAJ 405 or TAJ 501

*Starred items may be waived through tajwid assessment.

Accommodations

Participants are responsible for booking their own accommodations. We recommend SpringHill Suites St. Paul Arden Hills for its proximity to the Rabata Cultural Center and comfortable amenities.

Meals

Breakfast and Dinner will be provided throughout the weekend retreat.

Travel Recommendations

If you are booking flights, we highly recommend choosing a flexible or refundable option in case the retreat needs to be rescheduled. Alternatively, you may prefer to wait until after May 12, 2025, when the retreat will be confirmed, to make your travel arrangements.

Registration:

• $350.00 (not including travel cost)
• The last day to register is May 12, 2025

Payment Plan:

Refund Policy:

If the retreat is rescheduled by the organizers, all registered participants will receive a full refund. However, if you choose to cancel your registration without an extreme circumstance, please note that $150 of the course fee is non-refundable, as logistical planning and administrative arrangements will already be underway.

Contact: For inquiries, contact retreats@rabata.org