Practice idgham

Idghām means merging. When a nūn sakinah or tanwīn meets one of ي ن م و, you merge with ghunnah. When it meets ل ر, you merge without ghunnah. The first letter disappears into the second; you do not pronounce a clear nūn then a separate next letter.

مِن يَّشَاءُ

Classic classroom example: min yashāʾ — the nūn merges into yāʾ with nasal. In prayer you meet this pattern across words. Tilmidh shows Uthmani tajweed colors so the merge is visible before you open the mic. The mic then checks that you produced the resulting word shape, not that your ghunnah lasted exactly two ḥarakāt.

Mistakes: saying a full nūn then jumping (iẓhār by accident), or swallowing so hard that the next letter vanishes. Another trap: applying idghām where iẓhār is required (throat letters ء ه ع ح غ خ). Read the colored text; if in doubt, stop and ask a muqriʾ.

Practice slowly on short surahs first — Ikhlāṣ and Fātiḥah — then longer āyāt. Grey box means repeat that token only. This is how beginners who already pray improve without a 40-minute theory video. See also best tajwid app for beginners.