Ijazah of the Holy Quran

• The word ijazah in Arabic means permission; in the language of scholars, it means permission to teach the psalmody of the Holy Quran. It is also the highest degree of reading perfection of the Quran. To get the ijazah, the student has to recite the Qur’an from memory from beginning to end, observing all the psalmody rules and repeating the words that can be read in several ways (extension time, intonations of the vowels, etc.) and in every way possible to his Shaykh. Thus, only a professor who has himself obtained it with an authentic chain of transmission can give it.
• This line is called Sanad. All the members of the chain are known for their perfection in the reciting. Furthermore, this chain (sanad) continues from the Prophet Muhammad– peace be upon Him – to the Ijazah owner.
• As a result, al ijazah is permission to teach the Holy Quran. This tradition makes it possible to transmit the Qur’an in its authenticity to future generations as the Prophet (saw) shared it and to preserve him from any change and any falsification. Thus, The Ijazah the official permission to teach the Holy Quran  Ijazah.

• Firstly: to obtain an ijazah of the holy Quran. The student can obtain this certification only by reciting the complete Quran to one or several of our qualified professors. In short, it is a certificate of authenticity.

• Secondly: the al-dirassa center addresses this certificate only to the advanced students. They have to master the rules of Tajweed before beginning the recitation of the Quran.

• Thirdly: the al-dirassa center will send an official certificate signed by the center and the teacher himself. Thus, this certificate will allow the student to teach the Quran in mosques, Islamic centers, or Islamic universities.

Indeed, our qualified teachers of the Quran have themselves this permission – ijazah. It is the certification that their recitation and memorization of the Holy Quran is correct, according to the rules of Hafs an Asim. Thus, the ijazah permits them to teach it.

1. Goals of the Ijazah course

• Preparing for certification in Quran (Ijazah)
• Revision of theory courses in tajweed
• Application of the Tajweed rules during the recitation

2. Conditions of admission to the Ijazah course

•   Have memorized the whole Quran or partly
• Be motivated and determined
• Attend classes

3. The content of the Ijazah course course

  During each session, the student will recite part of the Quran by heart.

Revision of tajwid academic courses, for example:

• Revision of the epistle “Al-muqaddima” (Muhammad ibn al-Jazaari )

• Revision of the epistle “Aqlla atrab al-khatdid asa al-qaasid” (Abu Muhammad al-Qaasim al-Shaatibi)

Note: Students who have not learned or studied these two epistles will be able to take classes of Ijaza if he has previously studied the rules of Tajweed.

4. certification – Ijaza obtaining

This class prepares the student to obtain a certification (Ijaza) in the Qur’an by regular and rigorous training of the recitation of the Holy Quran.

Note: registration in class Ijaza certification does not open the right to obtain an ijaza in Koran automatically. Ijaza certification can only be obtained after a complete recitation of the Qur’an in the classroom and following the respect of particular scientific and ethical conditions demanded by the teacher.