The Tajweed Qur'an – Qaloon Reading is a beautifully produced, color-coded Mushaf designed to help Muslims recite the Noble Qur'an accurately according to the Qira'ah of Qaloon 'an Nafi', one of the ten authentic and widely recognized modes of Qur'anic recitation.
This edition combines the elegance of the Uthmani script with an intuitive color-coding system that makes the rules of Tajweed easy to recognize and apply while reciting.
Who Recites Qaloon
Qaloon and Warsh were both students of Imam Nafi' al-Madani of Madinah, and their two transmissions divided the western Muslim world between them. Qaloon is the reading of Libya and much of Tunisia; Warsh prevails across Morocco, Algeria and West Africa.
A reader who learned in Tripoli or Tunis learned Qaloon, and will find a standard Hafs mushaf subtly wrong at points he cannot always name.
Why Buy a Mushaf in Your Own Narration
Because recitation is built on repetition, and a mushaf that disagrees with what you memorized fights you on every page. For anyone who learned Qaloon, this edition removes that friction entirely — and it is not easy to find in print outside North Africa.
At 5.5 x 8 inches it is a comfortable everyday size, small enough to carry and large enough to recite from without strain.
Why Recite From a Tajweed Qur'an
Tajweed is not an optional refinement — it is the manner in which the Qur'an was revealed and the manner in which the Prophet ﷺ recited it. Yet most students learn the rules in a classroom and then lose them the moment they open a plain mushaf, because nothing on the page reminds them where a madd stretches, where a letter is nasalized, or where a qalqalah echoes.
Errors settle into muscle memory and become progressively harder to correct. A color-coded mushaf closes that gap: the rule is printed into the word itself, so it is applied at the moment of reciting rather than recalled afterward.
The Color-Coded Tajweed System
Dar Al Maarifah's editors grouped the letters phonologically and gave each group its own printed color:
- Red — letters requiring extended vocalization (madd)
- Green — nasalized letters (ghunnah, ikhfa, idgham)
- Dark blue — the emphatic ر (raa')
- Light blue — qalqalah, the echoing letters
- Gray — letters written but left unpronounced
Twenty-four tajweed rules are applied this way, leaving the reader's attention free for the meaning of the verse rather than the mechanics of the recitation.
Every Tajweed Qur'an in This Range Includes
- Color-coded letters presenting the rules of tajweed visually
- Uthmani script following the Madinah standard
- Interpretation of selected words on the page margins
- High-quality printing on fine paper
Note: the cover color may differ depending on current stock.
Other Narrations (Qira'at)
The Qur'an was revealed in several authentic modes of recitation. Nearly every mushaf in print uses Hafs 'an 'Asim, which is what most Muslims worldwide recite; the editions below carry the other narrations, printed with the same color-coded tajweed system.
