01 · ImitateiPhone + Android
Imitate a Qari.
Choose a reciter. Recite the same ayah. See your melodic shape and timing against the reference.
ChooseReciteCompare
See the comparison Maqam · Hifz + Recitation Style Coach
See exactly where your recitation differs.Practice until you have memorized the ayah.
Choose a passage, recite it, and compare your melody, pacing, pauses, and endings against your favourite Qari. Then use Flow or Hifz Coach to read, repeat, and recall it until you memorize it for life.
Qari · referenceYou · your take
اقْرَأْبِاسْمِرَبِّكَالَّذِيخَلَقَ
Illustrative.
01 / The practice
Two ways to return
to the ayah.
02 · HifziPhone + Android
Return from memory.
Read from the Mushaf, hide the words, and recite from memory. Use guided repetitions when you want more structure.
ReadRepeatRecall
Explore Hifz 02 / New in Maqam 2.0
From reading the page
to recalling it.
Flow
Flow
Read, hide, and recite one Mushaf page at a time. Save bookmarks, see coverage by ayah, and return to words marked for revision.
- Read the page.Choose your surah and ayah range.
- Hide the words.Keep the page in view and recall it from memory.
- Return and revise.Review the words that need another repetition.
Hifz is available on iPhone and Android. Screens shown from the current app.
03 / The comparison
Two voices.
One shared timeline.
Follow the gold reference and your emerald take. Find the late entry, the pitch drift, and the hold to repeat.
Qari · referenceYou · your take
Late entry
+310 ms after the Qari
Pitch drift
40 cents below the reference
Shortened hold
Your 0.9 s · Qari 1.8 s
Illustrative comparison. Your results come from your own recording.
04 / Listen to the difference
One score.
Four parts you can practice.
Start with your overall comparison. Use the fuller breakdown in Maqam Pro to choose what to repeat.
Melody Shape
Compare where your pitch rises and falls across each phrase.
Pacing
Find where you enter late, rush ahead, or slow down.
Pauses & Holds
Compare the placement of pauses and the length of held notes.
Ending Control
Hear how you finish each phrase against the reference.
Stability contributes to the overall comparison; it is not a separate result card.
Hear the moment.
Know what to repeat.
“What to improve” marks up to five ranked moments on a timeline. Listen to Reference and Mine for each moment, then return to the phrase with a clear practice cue.
ReferenceMine
Word-level review appears when analysis is available and sufficiently confident.
A plan for your next take.
Training plans, guided drills, Qari Path, and the fuller result breakdown belong to Maqam Pro. Listen, repeat a focused phrase, and review your next take.
Free practice includes an overall score and pitch comparison. Check the app for current limits and subscription details.
05 / The Mushaf
Read, imitate, and memorize from the same Mushaf.
Keep the ayah at the center of your practice.
- Ayah View or Mushaf View. Study one ayah or read a fixed printed page.
- IndoPak and Uthmani. Choose your script, with light and dark appearance.
- Follow the Qari. Gold word-following keeps your place during reference playback.
- Open Read from the center microphone. Choose reading, Imitate, or Hifz from the Mushaf.
- Listen with the screen off. Passive listening includes lock-screen controls.
06 / Your journey
Style progress and memorization, kept separate.
Your recitation practice.
Imitate progress follows your comparison scores. See how your practice changes across saved takes.
Your memorization.
Hifz has its own progress. Memorized ayat receive gold rings on the Surah Map.
Both habits, in view.
The weekly strip shows Imitate and Hifz practice together, with each habit kept distinct.
Then vs Now.
Compare your first and latest saved takes on the same ayah. Hear each from the recordings on your device.
In Journey: Surah Map · Practice Hub · Memorization · Hifz Planning · Revise with Game · score history.
Maqam Pro Training plans, Qari Path, and the full Surah Map.
07 / Around the practice
A clearer next step.
A reason to return.
Find the Nearest Master Style
Compare one short-surah recording with 12 Qaris. Find the closest melody and timing pattern to practice against.
Recite Together
Alternate ayahs with a Qari. Listen, take your turn, then play the session back.
Keep your takes
Save recordings on your device. Listen again when you want to review your recitation.
08 / Trust & adab
Measured with care.
Used with adab.
Maqam compares acoustic patterns against a selected reference. It does not judge tajweed, issue rulings, or replace a qualified teacher.
The Qur’anic text stays static, legible, and undistorted. The comparison lines describe sound.
- Scoring takesProcessed for analysis, then deleted from analysis systems by default.
- Saved takesRemain on your device. Scores and progress can sync after sign-in.
- Product-improvement audioOptional storage requires separate consent. It is off by default.
- Your consentTurning it off stops future archive uploads. It does not itself delete copies already stored; the Privacy Policy explains deletion requests.
09 / Common questions
Before you
begin.
Maqam · Return to the ayah
Practice the recitation.
Remember the ayah.
Hifz is available on iPhone and Android.