What reading modes are available?
Three modes: Verse-by-Verse with optional translation and transliteration; Mushaf, the authentic 604-page layout in the King Fahd Complex (KFGQPC) Uthmani font with optional Tajweed colour-coding, matching the printed Madinah Mushaf; and Compact, a condensed view for quick reading.
In the app the three layouts are described as:
- Verse by Verse: "Each ayah with its translation". Each ayah sits on its own card, with play, bookmark and Ask AI buttons.
- Mushaf: "The printed Madinah page · 604 pages". Swipe or use the arrows to turn pages, and tap an ayah for Bookmark, Copy, Play and Ask AI.
- Compact: "Ayahs flow together, without cards".
To switch layout:
- Open the Quran tab and choose a surah.
- Tap the Aa button ("Reading options") in the top bar.
- Under "Layout", pick Verse by Verse, Mushaf or Compact. The reader changes straight away.
You can also change it in Settings › Reading › "Reading options". The first time you open the reader, RecitID asks "How would you like to read?". You can change this anytime.
To turn on Tajweed colours:
- In the Mushaf layout, open "Reading options" and turn on "Tajweed" ("Color-coded recitation rules embedded in the font"). On Android the switch is called "Tajweed Colors".
- Or, on iPhone, go to Settings › Reading › "Mushaf Style" and choose Tajweed instead of Plain. On Android, turn on "Tajweed Colors" in Settings › Reading.
- The Tajweed font is a one-time download of about 160 MB, and works in the Mushaf layout only.
Translation and transliteration have their own switches in "Reading options" and in Settings › Reading. In the Mushaf layout they appear in the card that opens when you tap an ayah. "Text size" is in the same sheet.