Advancements in Qur’aanicTajweed 3 PM SPRING 2026)

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  • Instructor: Nadiyah Said-West 
  • 15-Week Spring Semester Dates:
    March 23rd - July 5th
Course overview
This course provides guided reading in small group sessions for students who have successfully completed Tajweed levels 1 and 2. The purpose of this course is to allow students a structured reading environment with a Tajweed instructor to continue refining their knowledge, implementation and understanding of the Tajweed rules.  Students will continue to read through the whole of Qur'aan seeking exact recitation and constant improvement with each additional semester.
Course pre-requisites
Progressions in Qur'aanic Tajweed-2 or Course Equivalent (Testing Required)
course day & time
Monday (Initial Meeting)
6:00-7:30 AM CST
7:00-8:30 AM EST
4:00-5:30 AM PST


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Why take this course in the science of Tajweed?

  • Small Group Sessions
  • Reinforcement of Rules
  • One on One Availability
  • Tri-weekly Reading
  • Refined Ear for Tajweed

Learn In a Community of Care

We are focused on what is important, you.  The journey of Qur'aanic Arabic fluency is one that requires patience, care, and concern for the learner and the language, which is what we focus upon at ILI.

Peer to Peer Support

The smaller group sessions in this Tajweed course allow for increased social connections among readers and allows for participants to build on each other's strengths.
Meet the instructors

Nadiyah Said-West

Nadiyah Said-West
Hajjah Nadiyah Said-West is a graduate of Sister Clara Mohammed School where she began her early studies in Qur'anic Arabic. She is a student of Imam W. D. Mohammed and has studied Qur'anic Arabic with a multitude of scholars within this community. Daughter of Hajjah Valerie Good and the late Bro. Musheer Muhammad (RA), Nadiyah holds a BA in Psychology, a MS in Social Work and a BS in Nursing. Nadiyah continues to strengthen her understanding of Qur'aanic Arabic with her study of Tajweed with ILI and Advanced Qur'aanic Grammar with Imam Abdullah Rasheed. 
Patrick Jones - Course author