Quran Tajwid Certifications
Through this program, students will work individually with an assigned Ribaat tajwid teacher to memorize the last five ajza’ of the Holy Quran (about 100 pages). Each student will be paired with a certified tajwid teacher, either online or locally, with whom she will work one-on-one. All teachers assigned at this level hold the same ijaza through a connected sanad directly from the Prophet ﷺ in the Hafs ‘an Asim recitation.
Applicants must have a passing grade in all the following courses.
- Arabic Novice High or equivalent*
- TAJ 101* & 102* – Qur’an Fluency Parts 1 and 2
- TAJ 201 & 202 and/or TAJ 203 – Tajwid Rules Courses
- TAJ 301* – Quran Khitma Project
- Memorization of Juz’ 30 with tajwid while enrolled in TAJ 401 (The Crowning Venture: Quran Memorization) or TAJ 402 (Quran Memorization 30: Juz’ ‘Amma)
- Pass an oral assessment after completing the above prerequisites to demonstrate the student’s ability to read the Holy Quran fluently with full application of the rules of tajwid with minimal errors.
The Tajwid Ijaza Certification is a journey of memorization and recitation of the Holy Quran to become part of a chain of reciters that links directly to the Prophet ﷺ. The ijaza 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 tajwid and authorizes its bearer to teach and pass on the same ijaza in turn. All teachers in the track as well as the Tajwid Committee hold the same ijaza through a connected sanad directly from the Prophet ﷺ on the recitation of Hafs. The Ribaat Quran Ijaza is issued by Rabata and the Ribaat Academic Institute and authorized by the Ribaat Tajwid Committee.
Through this program, students will work individually with their instructors to memorize and recite the Holy Quran from start to finish and will learn Al-Jazariyyah, a poem dedicated to the field of tajwid, as well as other requirements as assigned. Each student will be paired with a certified tajwid teacher, either online or locally, with whom she will work one-on-one.
Applicants should have a passing grade in all of the below courses. Some requirements can be waived by submitting a placement test for Tajwīd and/or Arabic.
- TAJ 101 & 102: “Quran Fluency Parts 1 & 2”.
- TAJ 201: “Tajwīd Part 1: Letters & Phonetics”.
- TAJ 202: “Tajwīd Part 2: Rules & the Rhythm of Recitation”
- TAJ 301: “Quran Khitmah Project”
- TAJ 402: “Quran Memorization: Juz’ ‘Amma”
- ARA 100: “Introduction to Arabic”
- Arabic Level 1: ARA 101, 102, 103, 104
- Arabic Level 2: ARA 201, 202, 203, 204
- Arabic Level 3: ARA 301, 302, 303, 304
- Ability to read the Holy Quran fluently with full application of the rules of tajwīd and few errors.
- Knowledge of the points of articulation (makhārij), letter attributes (ṣifāt), and all tajwīd rules.
What is an ijaza?
An ijaza certifies that an individual completed the study of a text, topic, or field, under the guidance and instruction of a teacher, who certifies and verifies that the student attained a certain level of understanding and proficiency. This then connects the student in a chain of knowledge leading back to the Prophet ﷺ.
The Quran was initially memorized by the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and the first Muslims who then taught it to their children and communities, who then taught it to their children and communities, and so on.
From this passing over generations began a chain of reciters, or sanad, of those who had memorized the Quran leading back to the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. As Islam continued to spread across the world to people whose tongues weren’t accustomed to pronouncing the Arabic sounds in the Quran, the science of recitation developed to address the phonetics and phonology of the Quran. The phonetics of the Quran refers to the study of sounds in terms of how the tongue is placed for each letter (called makharij) and the characteristics or manner of each sound (sifaat). Phonology refers to certain pronunciation rules that occur based on context, like elongating vowels in certain circumstances or blending sounds in other situations. These rules all together fall under an integral part of Quranic studies and that is the science of tajwid. Read more
How to get started
STEP 1:
Submit an Tajwid Assessment and Arabice Placement Test.
STEP 2:
Register in the level you are advised. See Enrollment > Academic Calendar for registration dates.
All students starting in the Tajwid Program must complete an online Placement Test for both Arabic and Tajwid to ensure they are starting at the right level.
