The English translation is written around the border of the Arabic text on the right-hand page. The left-hand page carries the transliteration of the Arabic with letter pronunciation alongside.
That layout gives a non-Arabic reader everything at once: the color-coded Arabic to recite from, the transliteration to get the sounds right, and the meaning of what he is saying — for exactly the surahs he uses in every prayer.
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.
Single Juz and Juz 'Amma Editions
Individual parts, and the 30th juz in particular — the short surahs recited in daily prayers, which is where children and adult beginners start.