Most people weren’t struggling because they lacked ability.

They were sincere. They were practising.

Yet progress often felt slow, inconsistent, and unclear.

What was missing wasn’t effort, it was structure.

For over a thousand years, recitation was taught in much the same way:

a one-to-one lesson, brief correction, then waiting until the next session to try again.

Through years of teaching, I realised something was missing.

Students weren’t being shown how to add beauty to their recitation in a clear, guided way.

It was through studying maqāmāt that I found that missing piece, not as music, but as a way to give direction and flow to the voice.

What was needed was a structured system to apply this properly and consistently.

This is what led to the Mounir Institute approach.