مَنْهَجُ نُورِ البَيَانِ لِتَعْلِيمِ قِرَاءَةِ القُرْآن
Noor Al-Bayan: Learn to Read Quran
A structured, visual, and interactive 14-lesson Arabic reading curriculum crafted for non-Arabic speaking children (ages 7–14) and live Zoom teachers at Tajwedo Institute.
- 14 lessons
- ~7 hours
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What your child will be able to do
- Recognize and pronounce all 28 Arabic letters in isolated and connected forms
- Read the 3 short vowels (Fatha, Damma, Kasra) with a crisp 1-beat timing
- Read Sukun syllables and echo the 5 Qalqalah letters (قُطْبُ جَدٍ)
- Tell Tanween (-an, -un, -in) apart from the helper Alif rules
- Stretch the 3 natural long vowels (Alif, Waw, Ya) for 2 beats
- Decode Shaddah, 2-beat Ghunnah (نّ / مّ) and Sun/Moon Lam (ال)
- Apply the foundational rules: Izhar, Idgham, Iqlab, Ikhfa and stopping (Waqf)
- Recite short Surahs word by word with clear articulation
Course syllabus · 14 lessons
14 lessons shown
Lesson 1الحَرَكَاتُ القَصِيرَة (الفَتْحَة وَالضَّمَّة وَالكَسْرَة)Short Vowels (Al-Harakat)
Master the 3 foundational Arabic short vowels (Fatha, Damma, and Kasra). Learn their exact placement, mouth articulation mechanics, 1-beat timing rule, and practice reading 3-letter Quranic words.
25 minsBeginnerStart lesson
Lesson 2الحُرُوفُ الهِجَائِيَّةُ وَأَشْكَالُهَا فِي الكَلِمَةArabic Alphabet & Connecting Forms
Explore all 28 Arabic letters in their isolated, beginning, middle, and final joined forms. Master the 6 one-way non-connecting letters and the 7 heavy (Tafkheem) letters.
30 minsBeginnerStart lesson
Lesson 3السُّكُونُ وَحُرُوفُ القَلْقَلَة (قُطْبُ جَدٍ)Sukun & Qalqalah Echo (ْ)
Learn how a moving letter collides into a silent Sukun letter to form one syllable, recognize the Quranic head-of-Haa Sukun sign (ۡ), and master the 5 bouncing Qalqalah letters (ق ط ب ج د).
25 minsBeginnerStart lesson
Lesson 4التَّنْوِينُ بِالفَتْحِ وَالضَّمِّ وَالكَسْرTanween / Double Vowels (ً ٌ ٍ)
Discover the ringing hidden Noon sound inside Tanween Fath (-an), Tanween Damm (-un), and Tanween Kasr (-in). Learn when to add the silent Helper Alif and when Taa Marbuta stands alone.
25 minsBeginnerStart lesson
Lesson 5المَدُّ الطَّبِيعِيُّ: الأَلِفُ وَالوَاوُ وَاليَاءNatural Long Vowels (Al-Madd)
Master the 3 Arabic long vowels (Madd bil-Alif, Madd bil-Waw, and Madd bil-Ya). Compare 1-beat short vowels against 2-beat long vowels so you never mix up meanings in the Quran.
30 minsBeginnerStart lesson
Lesson 6الشَّدَّةُ وَغُنَّةُ النُّونِ وَالمِيمِ المُشَدَّدَتَيْنShaddah & 2-Beat Ghunnah (ّ)
Unpack the secret of Shaddah (ـّ): two identical letters merged into one (first silent with Sukun, second moving with a vowel). Master the 2-beat nasal Ghunnah on إِنَّ and ثُمَّ.
30 minsElementaryStart lesson- Lesson 7اللَّامُ القَمَرِيَّةُ وَاللَّامُ الشَّمْسِيَّة
Moon Lam & Sun Lam (ال)
Master the Arabic definite article (ال). Spot the Sukun on Moon Lam (ٱلْقَمَرُ) to pronounce it clearly, and spot the Shaddah after Sun Lam (ٱلشَّمْسُ) to merge it silently!
25 minsElementaryStart lesson 
Lesson 8التَّاءُ المَرْبُوطَةُ وَالتَّاءُ المَفْتُوحَةُ وَالهَاءTaa Marbuta, Open Taa & Final Haa
Solve one of the most common reading and spelling challenges: distinguishing Taa Marbuta (ة), Open Taa (ت), and Final Haa (ه) both when continuing recitation and when stopping.
20 minsElementaryStart lesson
Lesson 9حُرُوفُ اللِّينِ وَالمَدُّ الفَرْعِيّ (علامة المَوْجَة ٓ)Soft Leen Diphthongs & Extended Madd (ٓ)
Learn the glide of Arabic Leen letters (ـَوْ as in خَوْف and ـَيْ as in بَيْت) and master the Quranic wave sign (ٓ) when a Madd letter meets a Hamza or Sukun (4 to 6 beats).
25 minsIntermediateStart lesson
Lesson 10هَمْزَةُ الوَصْلِ (ٱ) وَهَمْزَةُ القَطْعِ (أ / إ)Hamzat Al-Wasl vs. Hamzat Al-Qat‘ (ٱ vs أ)
Understand the difference between Hamzat Al-Qat‘ (أ / إ — always pronounced) and Hamzat Al-Wasl (ٱ — pronounced at the start of speech, dropped silently as a bridge when connecting words!).
25 minsIntermediateStart lesson
Lesson 11أَحْكَامُ النُّونِ السَّاكِنَةِ وَالتَّنْوِينِ الأَرْبَعَة4 Tajweed Rules of Noon Sakinah & Tanween
Learn how the Uthmani Mushaf visually guides you through all 4 Tajweed rules of Noon Sakinah and Tanween: Izhar, Idgham, Iqlab (marked with a tiny Meem م), and Ikhfa!
35 minsIntermediateStart lesson- Lesson 12التَّدْرِيبُ عَلَى القِرَاءَةِ: مِنَ الكَلِمَةِ إِلَى السَّطْر
Reading Practice: From Words to Fluent Lines
Turn knowledge into fluency. Practice reading vocalized words, then short phrases, then full lines that mix Harakat, Sukun, Tanween, Madd, Shaddah, and Lam rules, with instant audio feedback.
30 minsIntermediateStart lesson - Lesson 13تِلَاوَةُ السُّوَرِ القَصِيرَةِ مِنْ جُزْءِ عَمَّ
Reciting Short Surahs (Juz Amma)
Apply what you learned to real Quranic text. Read short surahs word by word, spot each rule in the Mushaf, and recite with correct timing and clear articulation.
35 minsIntermediateStart lesson 
Lesson 14إِتْقَانُ التِّلَاوَةِ القُرْآنِيَّةِ وَأَحْكَامُ الوَقْفِ عَلَى أَوَاخِرِ الكَلِمQuranic Recitation & Stopping Mastery (الوقف)
Celebrate your Noor Al-Bayan graduation! Apply every rule you learned—Harakat, Sukun, Qalqalah, Tanween, Madd, Shaddah, Sun/Moon Lam, and Waqf stopping rules—on full Quranic verses.
40 minsIntermediateStart lesson