The program has two
The Educational Section:
This section includes the following:
Evaluation test to determine the user's
beginning level and to tell the user where to start. For example, if the user knows the
Arabic alphabet, he can start learning the recitation rules.
Teaching the Arabic alphabet with
different vowel marks. Many examples are given to illustrate how each letter is pronounced
at the beginning, middle or end of a word.
Teaching the pronunciation of Arabic
words starting with two letter words, then three letter words and so on. Thus the teaching
process proceeds in a gradual and cumulative way.
Teaching the rules of recitation and
helping the user pronounce Qur'anic verses correctly. The tutor will guide you in this
process, giving you a chance to repeat after him.
After each level, the program introduces
a number of exercises and tests to evaluate the user's comprehension of the lessons he
The Practice Section:
This section provides the following:
Displaying the Qur'anic text and
highlighting the recited verse and the letters that have special rules of recitation.
Recitation of the whole Qur'anic text is recorded by Sheikh Al-Husari.
The user can go on memorizing the Holy
Qur'an verse by verse or by a group of verses at once. Color-voice synchronization is used
to highlight the verse that is currently pronounced.
The user can record his recitation and
compare it to that of the Sheikh. This way the user learns where he makes mistakes, and
thus can improve his recitation.
The program features a display of pages
of the Holy Qur'an according to the mushaf of Medina or the Indonesian mushaf, which helps
the user undertake the memorization process easily with the format he is familiar with.
The user can add a bookmark of the
location where he is studying, so that he can retrieve it later to continue his
The program links the memorization
lessons to the lessons on rules of recitation. So, the user, while memorizing the Holy
Qur'an, can review the relevant rule.
A display of the recitation rules is
included in every verse.
A display of the Holy Qur'an by chapters
A display of the Arabic tafsir of all
Qur'anic verses through Tafsir Al-Muntakhab, enabling the user to both memorize and
understand the Holy Qur'an.
The program is intuitive and the user
easily moves around through the indices of chapters, parts or lessons.
The program is available in Arabic,
English, German, Indonesian, Turkish, French and Malay.
Translations of the meanings of the Holy
Qur'an are available in all above-mentioned languages.
In the main screen the user chooses an
interface language, so he can use the program in his native tongue.
Legally reviewed and approved by Al-Azhar
The program runs under Windows 95, 98