Over the last decade, the author of this text, Qārīʾ Mufti Mohamed-Umer Esmail , taught the sciences of tajwīd and qirāʾāt to students all over the world. While teaching his students, Mufti Mohamed-Umer Esmail compiled both written and audio commentary in English on the texts he taught. His work benefited students by providing them access to this branch of sacred knowledge.