Goal: Learn how to “audit” your own recitation using a voice recorder.

Content: We often don’t hear our own mistakes while we are speaking. Recording yourself is like looking in a “sound mirror.”

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  The 3-Step Audit:

  1. Record: Record yourself reciting a short Surah (e.g., Surah Al-Asr).
  2. Listen: Listen to your recording while following the words in your Mushaf.
  3. Compare: Immediately play a professional Qari reciting the same Surah.
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  The Checklist: Did you miss a Shaddah? Was your “Mad” (stretch) long enough? Did you “echo” the Qalqalah letters?
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  Self-Correction Tip: Be kind to yourself! Focus on finding just one thing to fix in every recording.
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  Exercise: Record yourself reciting Surah Al-Ikhlas. Compare it to a Qari and identify one letter you want to improve.