Courses
Preparatory and complementary courses on the reference texts, in verse and in prose.
Courses: the reference texts, in verse and in prose
I. Preparatory courses
Riwaya of Hafs from 'Asim by the way of the Shatibiyya
- Recitation improvement course.
- Course reviewing theoretical tajwid, or completing certain chapters.
- Course on memorising the poem of the Muqaddima and studying its commentary, or the poem La'ali' al-Bayan, or the Tuhfat al-Atfal, with the corresponding ijaza.
- Study of some rules of grammar, through the book Al-Nahw al-Qur'ani or the poem of the Ajurrumiyya.
- Iqra' course dedicated to teaching recitation and correction, as training for ijaza recitation.
These classes are held every three months for ijaza applicants (after the personal interview), one or two days a week. At the end of the course, the student sits the personal interview that determines whether she is ready to begin the ijaza.
Riwaya of Hafs from 'Asim by the way of the Tayyibat al-Nashr
Course on the poem Talkhis Sarih al-Nass by Shaykh 'Abd al-'Aziz 'Uyun al-Sud – may Allah have mercy on him – and the study of its commentary, with training in jam' and the corresponding ijaza.
The riwayat and qira'at, reading by reading
- Courses studying the principles of each reader or transmitter, with practice through the recitation of one or two juz' of the Glorious Qur'an.
- Course studying the book Tala'i' al-Bishr fi tawjih al-qira'at.
- Course studying the text of the Ajurrumiyya in grammar.
The seven or ten readings in jam'
- Two courses memorising the poems of the Shatibiyya on the seven readings, by Imam al-Shatibi, and the Durra al-Mudiyya on the three readings that complete the ten, by Imam Ibn al-Jazari, with study of their commentaries, training in jam' according to their content, and the corresponding ijazat.
- Course studying the book Al-Mudih fi wujuh al-qira'at wa 'ilaliha by Ibn Abi Maryam.
- Course studying the text of the Ajurrumiyya in grammar.
Note: a woman who joins the courses on the riwayat, or the two Shatibiyya and Durra courses, is not required to do an ijaza recitation; if the student meets the requirements set out above, she may apply for the ijaza.
II. Complementary courses
- Memorising the poem Mawrid al-Zam'an on the orthography of the Mushaf, studying its commentary and obtaining the corresponding ijaza.
- Memorising the poem Al-Fara'id al-Hisan on verse counting, studying its commentary and obtaining the corresponding ijaza.
- Memorising the poem Al-Mufid fi al-Tajwid by Imam al-Tibi – may Allah have mercy on him –, studying its commentary and obtaining the corresponding ijaza.
- Course for the ijaza in the book Hilyat al-Tilawa fi al-Tajwid by Dr Rihab Shaqaqi – may Allah preserve her –, by reading and listening.
- Course for the ijaza in the book Irshad al-Murid ila maqsud al-Qasid fi al-qira'at al-sab' by Shaykh al-Dabba', seal of the verifiers – may Allah have mercy on him –, by reading and listening.
- Course for the ijaza in the book Al-Bahja al-Mardiyya li-sharh al-Durra al-Mudiyya by Shaykh al-Dabba', by reading and listening.
Apply for the ijaza
Leave your name and e-mail address: the Ijazat Council will contact you about the next steps.
This programme is for women only.