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Noorani Qaida: The Best First Step to Reading the Quran

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Why almost every Quran teacher starts with the Qaida, and what each stage teaches.

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Noorani Qaida is a short beginner's book that takes a student from the Arabic alphabet to reading words with full vowel marks. Completing it properly makes reading the Quran much easier.

Stages of the Qaida

  • Single letters and their correct sounds
  • Joined letters and how shapes change
  • Harakat: fatha, kasra, damma
  • Tanween, sukoon (jazm) and shaddah
  • Madd letters and longer words

Most children finish in a few months with regular lessons. Adults often go faster. After the Qaida, students move to Nazra and Tajweed.

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