Foundations
Reading basics for Qurʼānic Arabic.
The script-level groundwork every beginner needs before picking up a muṣḥaf — the alphabet in all four positional shapes, how letters join together, the diacritics that shape every syllable, and the articulation points that give each letter its unique sound. This content is baked into the site and is independent of your curriculum document.
Core basics
The script, letter forms, and vowel marks.
Arabic alphabetالحُرُوف العَرَبِيَّة
All 28 letters with their isolated, initial, medial, and final shapes. Speaker button and Qur’ānic example word on every letter.
Open →Connecting lettersحُرُوف الاتِّصَال
How letters join inside a word — and the 6 special letters that never attach to what follows them. Interactive joining demo.
Open →Harakāt (diacritics)الحَرَكَات
Fatḥa, kasra, ḍamma, sukūn, tanwīn, and shadda — the marks that turn bare consonants into full syllables.
Open →Recitation rules
Elongation, the ’al-’ assimilation rule, and articulation points.
Long vowels (Madd)حُرُوف المَدّ
Alif, wāw, and yā’ as elongation letters. Short-vs-long vowel pairs side by side.
Open →Sun & moon lettersالحُرُوف الشَّمْسِيَّة وَالقَمَرِيَّة
The 14/14 split that controls how the definite article ’al-’ is pronounced. Tap any noun to hear the rule in action.
Open →Makhārij (articulation points)مَخَارِج الحُرُوف
Where in the mouth and throat each Arabic letter originates — the foundation of tajwīd.
Open →Tajweed basicsالتَّجْوِيد
The pronunciation rules of Qurʼānic recitation — qalqalah, nūn sākinah, tanwīn — in beginner-friendly language. Advanced rules tucked behind a toggle.
Open →Short surahs · word by wordالسُّوَر القَصِيرَة
Tap any word in Al-Fātiḥah and the short surahs of Juzʼ ʿAmma to see its meaning, root, and grammar tag — plus per-ayah recitation audio.
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