All rights reserved by the Publisher Cheudl ra Chaudhry Group : Fatima, Table of Contents Topic Page Number Introduction 5 What is Tajweed? 6 eet ple psa 8 Styles of Recitation of the Holy Qur'an. 9 Mistakes in Quranic Recitation to Silate Wand ag’ uo. ig) css) , ghd 14 BY DD BAY ply Gs 18 OS jag 19 agua 23 quae 2» A Close Look at the Articulation Points 32 ‘Characteristics of Letters Sd asi Listed si pital 41 “ asa a2 ‘Types of Relationships Between Two Letters Ba Rules of pes ery Two Types of J} 45 Pronunciation of the Letter 5 46 Appendix 47= —§ test What is Tajweed? Definition of Tajweed: Originally derived from the Arabic word 8 or 3g (beautiful), tajyred means to beautify the art of reacting the Glorious Qur'an It includes giving every A a(ltter) its a (due right) and delivering the Giya from their proper @ J, as well as stopping (oily tthe right places. It thus means reading Quran in accordance with the rules set by the scholars and thereby maintaining similarity to the way it was read by the Prophet (sallallaah 'alaihi wa sallam). Essence of Tajweed... ‘Tajweed is the glow of the Qur‘an, the adornment of every verse; the style of our beloved Prophet (sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam); the comfort for every believer. ‘Tajweed is the magical rhythm of the Qur‘an and is one of its divine miracles. Everyone who leams it, loves reciting the Quy’an even more. I an instant joy, a peace of the heart; a cure for the distressed; its manner is the most suitable for Allah's phenomenal, insightful words; for how can anyone recite such profound words, words of none other than the Lord of all the ‘worlds, without the correct application of Tajweed. Indeed, without applying Tajweed, we are deprived of grasping and tasting the essence and miracle of the Quy’an. O Alli, make us among the people of the Quran, among those who recite the Qur'an the way it should be recited. O Allah, make the Qur'an the light ad joy of our hearts; the reliever of our depressions. Adorn and brighten our lies with the Qur'an, Ameen, Why do we need it? Need for ilm al-Tajweed: The Holy Qur'an was taught to bree (alayis-silam) by Alla, wo then taught ito Prophet Muinammad(sallalaaha alii wa sallam) in the same ‘manner. The Holy Prophet, (sllallaahu alah wa sallam) fulilling his duty taht the Que’an in the same manner tothe Sahabas (companions). However, during the time of the Tasbiyeen, many ‘non-Arab had started entcring into Islam and the Sahabas feared thatthe true and proper Way of reading the Quran would be soon lost as people wit different daleets would stat reading it in ‘eirown ways In order to overcome this problem, rules for reading the Qur'an the way Prophet (callallaha alihi wa sallam) did were laid down, and thus, im-e-tajweed was born. ALLAH (SWT) JIBREEL a PROPHET MUHAMMAD (sallatiaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) UTHMAN BIN AFFAN ug ABU ABD-UR-REHMAN AS-SALMI ALI BIN ABI TALIB AASIM a HAFSRefers fo the practical implementation ofthe rules ofajweed In other words, it eer to the correct recitation ofthe Qur'an. Tis G28 a6 Thats, its ams for every Msi to have this knowledge and to read the Quran in the proper ay tag by the Prophet (callalaah ‘labia salam). Refers to the scientific knowledge of tajweed, Its mainly concemed withthe rules and regulations. ‘This knowledge was introduced during the imes of the Sahabas, ater the Prophet (sallallah ‘lai wa sallam) in an atempt to save the Prophet's (allallaa alah wa salam) original style of recitation inthe face of non Arab nationalites, entering Islam. Ibis GUS 4 .That is, ifone group of Muslims within an area are teaching and earning then iti suficient. However, ifno one is involved in the practice then the sin would fll on all When ‘Umar and Hisham bin Hakeen differed as to the correct recitation of the Qur'an, the Messenger (sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) said, "Read it as you were laugh, for verily those bofre you wore deetroyed by thr differing fom their Prophet” Saheeh AL- ami’ 2/389. frente Styles of Recitation of the Holy Qur’an DLLs Cle a) Sig ‘nd recite the Quran (aloud) in a (slow and melodious) style (tarteela)" aetna erases Explanation In this style, each Gia is givens proper ba The rmdood ae stretched tthe mximum counts. This tye ismonty adopted by new lurers and boginners wo the Slow pace hep them to understand nd absorb the Quran ‘This medium pace of reading is the one that was adopted by the Holy Prophet (sllallaahu 'slaihi wa sallam) . The ‘word “tartel” means to read distintly, calmly, in ‘measured tone, with thoughtful consideration, wherein ‘ongue, heart and limbs are in complete harmony. This style of recitation is also mentioned in the Qur'an, Recitation of the Qur'an i fast in this style. However, all the Tajweed rules are respected. For instance, where there js more than one choice for 4 the reader will stretch the ‘4+ to the shortest length. ‘This style is usually adopted when the Qur'an needs to be finished ina specified time period. (eg. during Ramadan) NOTE: in each of the above methods, the reader has to observe the appropriate rules of TajweedMistakes in Quranic Recitation During the recitation ofthe Holy Qur'an, a reader may make several types of mistakes. A mistace is called Gal It means the reaer is moving from coret to wrong, ‘The scholars have broadly categorized the mistakes in two pars \