Speak the verse aloud. We listen, we compare and we show you — word by word, gently — where to refine. A patient teacher built into your browser.
Small refinements that lift a recitation from accurate to beautiful.
Tajweed (Arabic: تجويد) literally means "to make better" or "to improve". As a science, it refers to the set of rules governing how each letter of the Quran is pronounced — its makhraj (point of articulation), its sifat (attributes), and the rules that govern its interaction with neighbouring letters. Tajweed is not optional ornament; the Quran itself commands: "And recite the Quran with measured recitation" (Quran 73:4).
The angel Jibril taught the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ the Quran with these rules preserved exactly. The Prophet ﷺ then taught the Companions in the same way. Through a chain of certified teachers — each receiving an ijazah (licence) from the one before — the recitation has been transmitted to us today without a single sound lost. Practising tajweed connects us to that unbroken chain.
The Recitation Practice tool uses your browser's built-in speech recognition engine (the same
technology behind voice search) tuned for Arabic ar-SA. When you press the mic, your
device transcribes your voice into Arabic text in real time. When you stop, the tool compares
your transcript to the expected verse using two strategies:
Words above 70% similarity are marked correct (green). Words between 40% and 70% are marked mispronounced (red). Words with no good match are marked missed (dashed). Your overall score is the percentage of correct words.
Tajweed is not only aesthetic — it protects meaning. Many Arabic letters share a similar mouth position but differ in sifat. The wrong articulation can change a meaning entirely:
For this reason, the classical scholars said: "al-lahn al-jaliyy" — clear pronunciation errors that change meaning — is sinful in obligatory recitation. "Al-lahn al-khafiyy", subtle errors in vowel length or letter quality that don't change meaning, is disliked but not sinful. The goal of this tool is to help you eliminate both, gradually.
No. All speech processing happens locally in your browser. We never send your audio to a server. The transcription text is also discarded the moment you leave the page.
The Web Speech API is currently best supported in Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge on desktop and Android. Safari and Firefox have limited or no support. Try the page in Chrome.
Browser speech recognition is imperfect, especially with classical Arabic that includes letters like ض and ظ. The score is a rough guide. If a word is consistently flagged but you know you said it right, your tajweed may well be correct — the engine is just struggling. Use the result as a starting point, not a verdict.
Yes. Many huffaz use voice-feedback tools to verify a freshly memorised passage. Combine it with a teacher's review at least weekly.