Teach TAJWEED To Your Children with Nursery Rhymes!

This post was written in partnership with Olive Tree Study Support.

Teaching our children to recite the Quran correctly is so important as Muslim parents. Tajweed, the rules of Quranic recitation, should be done in young children, so that mistakes do not need to be corrected in later years.

However, we all know that trying to teach Tajweed to young children can be challenging. Young children do not want to sit in formal lessons for too long. The rules can seem complicated and the terminology over-whelming. 

So how can we teach young Muslim children the rules of Quranic recitation? Through Nursery Rhymes or Nasheeds!!!

We all recognise how quickly our children retain the songs they hear. Whether it’s from school, or from the TV, songs have a way of sticking in the memory of children. Even now, I can remember the words to songs I sang as a child.

Tahera Akther, the founder of Olive Tree Study Support, has created a collection of rhyming songs to help teach your children the rules of tajweed.

They are so much fun! Honestly, your kids are going to love them!

The tracks are named Mysterious Makharij, Stretchy Madd Tabeei, Best friend meem & noon (my personal favourite!), Jumpy Qalqalah and Friendly Meem Saakina!

Despite having no music, only drums with child vocals, the songs are ridiculously catchy! They are so easy to repeat and easy for children to memorise. In fact, they’re a little difficult to get out of your head!

I love the idea of using rhyme to help young kids remember their Tajweed rules. They introduce your children to some of the basic rules of Tajweed and, insha’Allah, spark a passion for the study of Quran in later years.

We’ve been listening to these songs whenever there’s a quiet moment in our homeschool day; whilst the kids are colouring or playing, or whilst they’re having a snack. It’s a great way for parents to teach their children the rules of Quranic recitation, without them realising its happening!

They can listen and learn whilst....

Cooking,

Playing,

And eating lunch!

After listening to these songs, I would recommend them to children aged 4- 9. To get the most from the CD, they should have had some exposure to the rules of tajweed previously, so they can understand some of the terminology used.

They were perfect for my 4 and 6 year-old boys, and my little baby girl seemed to enjoy dancing around to them too! …We all did!

This collection of Tajweed Nursery Rhyme songs is available to buy as a CD or MP3 download. If you’d like to listen to the songs, you can hear a sample of the nasheeds on their website. Click HERE to listen!

It is such an honour to share these Tajweed nursery rhymes with you. I genuinely love them! They're fun, upbeat and so catchy! I often find myself singing them when the kids are asleep! 

These great quality children’s songs are a fantastic way to introduce Tajweed to, and inculcate a love of the Quran in, young Muslim children. 

I would recommend this CD to all madrasas, as well as any parent eager to encourage their children to recite correctly from an early age.

You can purchase your CD or MP3 Download HERE

How do you teach your chlidren tajweed?

Do you have any resources you love? 

Do you use nasheeds to teach anything else?

Please let us all know in the comments below.

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