Tajweed Institute

WHO WE ARE:
We are a non-profit institute that specializes in the magnificence of the Qur’an with regards to its memorization, recitation, and perfection of the proper rules of Tajweed (correct recitation of the Qur’an).

OUR GOAL:
Our goal is to spread the authentic and thorough skills of Tajweed to all Muslims, young and old. This is done by certifying students of the Qur’an enabling them to carry on this knowledge to future generations.​

OUR STORY:
In many communities across the United States, many of the Qur’an teachers in schools and Masajid are not properly trained and qualified in reciting the Qur’an. This results in our youth learning to recite the Qur’an improperly, and memorizing it this way.
Sheikh Ra’ed understood that the best way to deal with this problem is by preventing it in the first place. He developed this institute to spread the knowledge of reciting Qur’an with proper Tajweed. We do this by training those teachers of the Qur’an until they acquire an Ijazah (certification in reciting the entire Qur’an). The teachers can then pass on this knowledge to their respective communities, thus spreading this Ilm (knowledge) to the future generations. It is so essential to learn to recite the Qur’an properly because even slight mistakes in pronouncing letters could change the meanings of the words of Allah (swt). Thus it is our obligation to learn it as the Prophet, peace be upon him, has taught us.
May Allah (swt) guide and bless us in this effort to spread the knowledge of His magnificent book.

ABOUT THE FOUNDER
Sheikh Ra’ed Saleh Alrousan was born in Irbid, Jordan. His love for the Qur’an started at a very young age. In the 7th grade he received the first prize in the Hashemite Qur’anic competition of Jordan for his beautiful Qur’anic recitation. After this he won numerous awards in Jordan for his recitation of the Qur’an.
His interest in Islamic Studies drove him to pursue an Islamic education in the prestigious Islamic University of Al-Medina, Saudi Arabia. He received his Bachelors degree in Islamic Hadeeth there. He continued his education upon his arrival to the United States in 2007. He obtained his Masters in Islamic Studies from the Graduate Theological Foundation in Indiana. Sheikh Ra’ed served as Imam in many Masajid in Jordan and in the United States, including Masjid Al-Qassam in Tampa, FL and Ebad AlRahman in Saint Petersburg, FL.
Sheikh Ra’ed is certified (with Sanad) in the memorization of the entire Qur’an, with the help of Allah and specializes in the knowledge of teaching the Tajweed of the Qur’an. Through his specialized studies he has acquired an Ijazah (certification) in the recitation of the Quran of all the ways of Hafs from Shatebeyyah and Tayyebat Annashr. He also has an Ijazah in the recitation of the Quran of all the ways of Shoabah from Shatebeyyah and Tayyebat Annashr.
His interest in the knowledge of Tajweed is what led him to recently develop a non-profit organization called Tajweed Institute.