EQ-Tajweed: Engaging Learners to Learn Tajweed Through the

Use of Mobile Apps

Ida Aryanie Bahrudin, Mohd Ezree Abdullah, Muhamad Hanif Jofri, Nur Afrina Huda Zulkainain,
Nurul Fatienul Ain Mazlan, Nur Syafiqah Najwa Ibrahim, Miswan Surip,
Mohd Hatta Mohamed Ali@Md Hani, Mariam Abdul Hamid, Mohd Suhaimi bin Md. Yasin
Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Batu Pahat, Malaysia
aryanie@uthm.edu.my

Highlights: EQ-Tajweed will help kids on how to learn basic Tajwid (Tajweed) easily. It is an Android apps
that helps kids in reciting the Holy Quran according to correct techniques of pronunciation. It encloses all
the necessary information regarding Tajweed. Providing examples and how to pronounce by simply
touch the interactive icon, once this apps installed, internet connection is not required (offline).

Key words: recite Quran, Arabic alphabet.

Introduction

Quran is the word of Allah. All the construct and the meaning it carries are not to be found anywhere in the world.
In addition to the depth of meaning that the verses of Quran carry, there is also its sublime language that it makes it
apart from any of the writings in the world in general and Arabic in particular (Quran Reading, 2014). Therefore, the
Quran must be read, written, and recited correctly and clearly, so as not to create any sort of ambiguity or
misunderstanding. This is the reason why it is important to recite Quran with Tajweed. Current method of a Quranic
learning process is through manual method of Al-Quran reading skills. This method also known as talaqqi and
musyafahah method, which is described as a face to face learning process between students (Recitors) and
teachers (Mudarris), become less effective and unattractive to be implemented, especially towards the young Muslim
generation because the class hinders the interaction required between students and teacher due to the limitation of
the time (Marina, 2011). Nowadays, awareness of the IT (information technology) gadgets for mobile application is
increasing. The rapid changes of technology are now shifting from the traditional learning environment which is in
classroom to modern learning environment which is mobile learning (Noor Aziezah Sardan, 2013). There are numbers
of application that are designed to meet the requirement of each user including application for Islamic education
(Zabedah A. Aziz, 2015) such as learning Quran Tajweed. Studies had shown that the best time to start learning is from
a young age. One of the benefit for children learning Tajweed is that they will grow up knowing how to recite the
Quran correctly from a young age. On the contrary, most of us are spending our adult life trying to go back to correct
the mistakes we learned as children. Although we are aware with the needs of apps customized for children to learn
Tajweed, but still the development of Islamic mobile application is still requiring in Malaysia. Therefore, this apps is
developed to attract children to learn basic knowledge of Tajweed.

Content
Description of innovation
The aim of this project is to develop a courseware that can help children to recite Al-Quran properly using a correct
Tajweed. This apps is developed by using Adobe Flash and Adobe Illustrator software. Users have the option to learn
the basics of Tajweed correctly and ensure the rules by using a few verses of Quran provided. Basic Tajweed available
to users are:
i. Izhar Halqi
ii. Ikhfak Hakiki
iii. Idgham Maalghunnah
iv. Idgham Bilaghunnah
v. Iklab
Figure 1 shows the interfaces of EQ-Tajweed.

Figure 1: Interfaces of EQ-Tajweed

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Background of the innovation
Tajweed is very important in reciting Al-Quran. Wrong pronunciation of each word and verse in Al-Quran would not
only lead to meaningless phrase,but also can lead to different meaning of a particular verse. Furthermore, most
Malaysians do not understand Arabic which makes learning Tajweed even more challenging. Learning to recite Al-
Quran at young age is the best way as this is the time when the childs memory is strong and his mind is pure. Therefore
EQ-Tajweed had been specially designed to be used by children.

Importance to education
The followings are the importance of EQ-Tajweed to education:
i. For assisting learners in revising their lesson.
ii. Support learning across different context as their portability enables them to be used by learner in whichever
context she or he is.
iii. The developed apps focusing on ease of access, clarity and user-friendly features.

Advantages of innovation towards education and community

The advantages of this mobile apps are:
i. Easily understandable User Interface specially designed for children. This will contribute to attract children to use
the apps.
ii. Simple presentation all the useful content. This make the apps easy to be used and to understand the content.
iii. Alternative tools for learning Tajweed besides the implementation of conventional method.

Commercial value

This application managed to get good reviews from both teacher and students and It could possibly be a starting
point for many Muslims who want to learn to read the Quran properly (with correct pronunciation). It also gives the
opportunity to many people to learn independently, at their own pace, anytime, anywhere. Therefore, the apps can
be commercialized to all Muslims parents as it had been designed to fulfil children needs.

Acknowledgement

Special thanks to everyone who helped and contributed to making this project a fabulous success.

References

Marina, I. N. (2011). Engaging Learners to Learn Tajweed through Active Participation in Multimedia Application (TaLA). Proceeding of
International Conference on Advances in Computing, Control, and Telecommunication Technologies , (pp. 88-91).

Noor Aziezah Sardan, R. M. (2013). M-Tajweed: A Mobile Courseware to Assist in Tajweed. International Journal on Islamic Applications
in Computer Science And Technology, 1-8.

Quran Reading. (2014). Retrieved from Why Is It Necessary to Learn Quran With Tajweed: http://www.quranreading.com/blog/learn-
quran-with-tajweed/

Zabedah A. Aziz, I. N. (2015). The Effectiveness of Multimedia Courseware on Students' Comprehension of Tajweed and Recitation of
Al-Quran. Proceedings of 2nd International Conference on Education and Social Sciences, (pp. 368-372). Istanbul, Turkey.