Tajweed legend

Across the reader, letters are gently tinted by the Tajweed rule that governs their pronunciation. Tap any colored letter while reading to see the rule explained.

Ghunnah

Nasal sound held for two counts on ن and م.

Ikhfa

Hidden pronunciation of nūn sākinah / tanwīn before certain letters.

Idgham

Merging of a letter into the next.

Iqlab

Converting nūn sākinah / tanwīn into a م before ب.

Qalqalah

Echoing bounce on ق ط ب ج د when sākin.

Madd

Elongation of a vowel, 2 to 6 counts.

Silent

Letter is written but not pronounced.

Tajweed mark-up follows the conventions used by the Quran.com / Tanzil projects.