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What is Quran Tajweed Rules?
The literal meaning of Tajweed:
Quran Tajweed: It is derived from the Arabic word “جودہ” which means” beautiful”. Hence Tajweed means to “make something good”.
Tajweed refers to the knowledge by which the correct words for each letter are learned for Quran recitation and how to pay it correctly.
Purpose of Tajweed Rules:
Protecting the language from errors during the recitation of the Holy Quran so that every letter of the Holy Book is pronounced in the same way as it was revealed by Allah (SWT) to the heart of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon Him).
Importance of Quran Tajweed Rules:
In the Holy Qur’an, Allah has revealed to His Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him):
“And read the Qur’an very well” (AL-Muzammail: 4)
so it is clear that it is necessary for every Muslim to learn knowledge of Tajweed based on his own ability and strength so that he can recite the Quran correctly and beautifully. And he will get happiness and success in the world and the Hereafter from the Allah Almighty.
Otherwise, he would be guilty of errors of pronunciation during recitation of Quran. It is particularly important to learn and teach rules of Tajweed in order to avoid the mistakes from which the Qur’anic verses and words imply to be changed.
Quran Tajweed Foundations:
The rule setter from a practical point of view is the Messenger of Allah because the Quran was revealed to Him from Allah, the Most High, with Tajweed and He was instructed on it from the Trustworthy, Jibreel ( Peace be upon Him).
He (PBUH) taught It to his companions who then taught it to their followers and so on until It came to us by these chains. The rule setter form the scientific point of view are the Qur’anic sciences, such as Abu’ Ubaid Al-Qasim bin Sallaam.
The meaning of Al-Isti’aatha is” asking for refuge or protection” When the reader says:
He is seeking the protection and refuge with Allah from Shai’taan before starting to read. Allah says in the Holy Quran”
“And when you read the Quran, seek refuge with Allah from the rejected Shai’taan” (An-Nahl: 98)
Following are some conditions for Al-Isti’aatha:
- If the reader is reciting silently or alone, he should seek refuge silently.
- If one is reading aloud, and others are present that will hear the recitation, the seeking of refuge is done out aloud.
- If the reading is done by turns (as in a classroom situation), the first reader seeks refuge out loud and the rest do it silently.
- If the reading is cut off by coughing, sneezing, or by talking referring to the reading or meaning of the verses, then there is no need for repeating the seeking of refuge.
- If the reading is cut off by work or normal conversation, or by eating, then the seeking of refuge should be repeated before beginning to read the Quran again.
He who says “Basmalah” before starting the recitation of the Quran is called Al-Basmalah. The proper way to say Basmalah is:
It is necessary to read it before the beginning of every surah of the Quran with the exception of surah” AL-Taubah”
- Since the Prophet (PBUH) himself did not read Basmalah at the beginning of this Surah, nor did He instruct the Book of Revelation to write Basmalah at the beginning of this Surah, so the Ummah made it his routine.
- The reason for not saying the Basmalah at the beginning of this surah is generally agreed to be due to the content of the surah, which orders the Muslims to fight the disbelievers. And Basmalah mentions the attributes of Allah’s mercy. As declaration of war and mercy are both contradictory, therefore Basmalah will not be read or written at this position.
When beginning to read the Quran with this surah, but not at the beginning of the surah, the reader then has the choice of saying the Basmalah or not, after seeking refuge with Allah from Shai’taan.
If the reader wishes to start his reading at the beginning of a Surah, he needs to seek refuge, say Basmalah and then recite the Surah.
There are four ways of doing this:
- Cutting off all three off from each other:
It means that seeking refuge, then stops for a moment, saying the Basmalah, again stops for a moment, and then start the Surah. (This one is the best method from rest of all).
- Joining all the three with each other:
It means that seeking refuge, saying Basmalah and starting the surah all in one breath without stopping.
- Joining the Basmalah and the Surah:
This means seeking refuge, then stopping, then saying the Basmalah and the beginning of the Surah in one breath.
- Joining the seeking refuge and Basmalah:
This means Al-Isti’aatha and Al-Basmalah are joined with one breath, and then the reader stops then starts the Surah.
There are for ways for saying Basmalah between two Surahs from which three methods are allowed in Tajweed rules.
- Separating all of them:
The reader finishes the Surah, then stops for a moment, reads Basmalah, stops and takes a breath, then reads the beginning of the next Surah.
- Joining all of them:
The reader ends the Surah, joining the last word with Basmalah, continuing with the same breath the reader then joins the Basmalah with the beginning of the next Surah.
- Joining the Basmalah with next Surah:
In this way, the reader finishes last Surah, stops and takes a breath, then reads the Basmalah joining it with the beginning of the next Surah in the same breath.
- Joining the Basmalah with last Surah:
Here the reader would join the end of the Surah with Basmalah, then takes breath, then start reading the next Surah.
This is an incorrect method leads the listener to imagine that the Basmalah is the last ayah of the Surah that was finished. Hence this method is not allowed in Tajweed rules.
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Noon Saakinah is a noon free from any vowel (movement). It remains unchanged in its written form and as well as in pronunciation when continuing to read after it and when stopping on it.
Noon Saakinah occurs in nouns and verbs in the middle of the word and at the end of the word, and occurs in prepositions and particles only at the end of the word.
The noon Saakinah can have a sukoon on it, as in مِنٌھَا or can be written with no vowel on it, as عَن
There are four rules of Tajweed applied to the noon Saakinah. The rules are applied to the noon Saakinah:
- Al-Id’haar
- Al-Id’gaam
- Al-Iqlaab
- Al-Ikhfaa
Definition of Al-Id’haar (saying clearly):
In the Arabic dictionary al-Id’ haar means explaining something very clearly. In terms of knowledge Tajweed, Al-Id’haar refers to reading the noon very clearly, reading it without dragging it or doing any kind of hiding or emphasizing on any word or adding any other letters to it is called Al-Id’haar.
letters of Al-Id’haar:
Following are the six letters which are called letters of Id’haar:
These words are also called Haroof- e- Halqi (throaty words) because the origin of these words is throat.
Examples:
Following are the examples of Al-Id’haar:
Al-Id’gaam (merging two letters):
The literal meaning of Id’gaam is to combine two words in such a way that they become one.
Applied Definition:
The meeting of a non-vowel (without movement) letter with a vowel (movement) letter, so that the two letters become one by emphasizing on the second letter.
Letters of Al-Id’gaam:
Following are the letters of Id’gaam:
Al-Iqlaab (conversion to little Meem):
The literal meaning of Iqlaab is to change the reality of something. In Tajweed rules it is defined as” If the word Iqlaab came just after the noon Saakinah, then this noon is changed by the word Meem and emphasize on it also”.
Letters of Al-Iqlaab:
There is only one word for Al-Iqlaab ب””
Example of Al-Iqlaab:
It will be pronounced as “اَمٌ بُوٌرِكَ”.
Al-Ikhfaa (hiding):
Literally, to hide something is called Ikhfaa. Generally, we define it as “to read a letter in such a way that there arises a situation between Id’haar and Id’gaam while hiding ghunnah slightly”.
Letters of Al-Ikhfaa:
There are fifteen letters of Ikhfaa:
Example of Ikhfaa:
Noon and Meem Mushaddadah
Mushaddadah means such words which are emphasized (making ghunnah), so Noon and Meem Mushaddadah means such letters on which there is ghunnah.
The rule for Noon and Meem Mushaddadah:
The words Noon and Meem Mushaddadah where occurs they will fall with ghunnah (means that the sound should come slightly from the nose). Also, that word should be read by dragging it a little.
Examples:
ومن نّعمره – من مّال – إنّا – أمّه – إنّ – ثمّ
Al –Meem Al-Saakinah rules
There are three rules for Meem al-Saakinah:
- Idghaam:
When Meem (م) occurs right after the Meem having sukoon on it than these two meems will be merged and will be read with ghunnah.
Example:
جاءكم من – أزواجهم مثل
- Ikhfaa:
When the letter baa (ب) occurs after the meem saakin then the word will be read out with ghunnah.
Example:
ما لَهُم بِه – وَمَن يَعْتَصِم بِاللهِ – يَخْشَوْنَ رَبَّهُم
- Id’haar:
If any letters of Arabic alphabet except of Idghaam and Ikhfaa occurs after the meem saakinah then this meem will be sounded clearly.
Example:
ذلكم خير لكم، وإن كنتم على، ولكم فيها، عليهم ولا الضالين، عليهم فيها، ذلكم حكم
Al-Qalqalah
Qalqalah means to make an echo on a word. In essence, the word means shaking/disturbance. In Tajweed, it means to disturb the letter that has sukoon. There are five Qalqalah or echo letters in the Quran. They are given below as:
ق – ط – ب – ج – د
When these letters come in the Quran with sukoon (no movement on the letter), we make an echo sound after sukoon by opening the lips. We shall pronounce them with more force. When there is a shuddah on the letter and little lighter when there is a sukoon.
There are three types of Qalqalah:
Qalqalah Kubra (Strong Echo): occurs at the end of an ayah.
Example:
ذلك اليوم الحق – وتب
Qalqalah will be only performed when we will stop on these words.
Qalqalah Wusta (Medium Echo): occurs at the end of a word in the middle of an ayah.
Example:
ورائهم محيط – وما كسب
Qalqalah Sughra (Subtle Echo): occurs in the middle of a word whether at the beginning, middle or end of an ayah.
Example:
أبناءكم – تطهيرا
In the Arabic language, madd is defined as “to expand”. Tajweed rules define it as “when reading a letter having a madd on it then it should be expanded for a moment”.
Huroof e Madd:
- Alif saakinah:
The word before alif saakinah is fateh (zabar) on it.
- Wawa saakinah:
The word before waaw has a dammah (paish) and waaw itself has sukoon.
- Yaa Saakinah:
- The word before yaa has kasrah (paish) and yaa itself has a sukoon.
It is defined as “the Laam which occurs at the beginning of a word, whereby it is merged with the letter that follows it”.
The letters following the laam that must be merged are one of the following 14 letters:
ت – ث – د – ذ – ر- ز – س – ش – ص – ض – ط – ظ – ل – ن
Example:
الطيبات – الصابرين
Al-Laam Al-Qamareeyah:
Al-Laam Al-Qamareeyah or the Moon Laam is defined as “the laam Saakinah (sukoon on the laam) which must be pronounced clearly. This laam occurs at the beginning of the word and occurs in nouns.
The remaining 14 letters which are not covered in laam al-shamseeyah are the letters for laam Al-Qamareeyah:
ا – ب – ج – ح – خ – ع – غ – ف – ق – ك – م – و – ه – ي
Example:
البلد – كالجبال
The letter Hamzah appears in many different forms in the Arabic language, like:
ء – ٶ- ئ – أ – إ
But pronounced the same.
It should be noted that Alif and Hamzah are two different letters. The letter Alif in the Arabic language is always free from any type of harakah (movement). If an Alif seems to have a harakah, then actually it is a Hamzah.
Points relating to Hamzah:
- When pronouncing a Hamzah that carries a sukoon, care should be taken that it is pronounced correctly. Failing to do so may change it into another word.
Example:
فأتوا
- When two Hamzah appear together, ensure that both are pronounced distinctively.
Example:
ءأنتم
- Where the letters Hamzah and Aeyn (ع) appear together, ensure that both are differentiated clearly.
Example:
أعوذ
There are two types of hamzah that appear in the Qur’an. Both are read and treated differently.
Types of Hamzah:
- Hamzah -tul-Wasl (connecting Hamzah)
- Hamzah-tul-Qat’ a (cutting Hamzah)
Hamzah-tul-Wasl:
It occurs only at the beginning of the word. It occurs without any harakah (movement) on it. It is written as ٱ. It can be pronounced or skipped.
If the reader is starting from the word having hamzah-tul-wasl at the beginning then it should be pronounced. If the reader is connecting any word with the next word having hamza-tul-wasl at the beginning then it should be skipped.
Example:
رب العالمين
Hamzah –tul- Qat’ a (cutting Hamzah):
Hamza tul Qat’ a is always pronounced regardless of the position and location in a sentence. It can appear on the top or bottom of any letter but usually written on or below Alif.
Example:
أحد -وإذ
Silent and Pronounced Alif:
There are seven “alifs” in the Quran that that are sounded when stopping and silenced when continuing through in recitation. These alifs are represented by the round sukoon-like shape above them 🙁 o)
There are seven words in the Qur’an that have a round mark Alif at the end of the word. These words are given below:
قواريرا
Preventing Two Saakins from Meeting:
There is a rule for preventing two saakins from the meeting. This rule states that “if a word ending with a madd letter precedes a word which starts with a sukoon, the madd letter is dropped so as to avoid/prevent two Saakins from meeting. This rule is applied only when continuing recitation.
Example:
وقالا الحمد لله
Makhaarij Al-Huroof:
Makhaarij is plural “makhrij” which literally means the place of origin or emission. It is defined as “the alphabets refer to the different parts of the mouth of a human being from which different letters sound” is called Makhaarij ul Huroof.
There are 17 Makhaarij ul Huroof located in different region of:
- Throat
- Tongue
- Lips
- Nose
- Mouth
In the following, places of origin different Arabic alphabets are described:
أ ة – Sound produced from the End of Throat
ب – Inner part of both lips touch each other,
ط د ت – Tip of the tongue touching the base of the front 2 teeth
ظ ذ ث – Tip of the tongue touching the tip of the frontal 2 teeth
ج ش ى – Tongue touching the center of the mouth roof
ع ح – Sound produced from the Middle of Throat
غ خ – Sound produced from the Start of Throat
ص ز س – Tip of the tongue comes between the front top and bottom teeth
ض – One side of the tongue touching the molar teeth
ف – Tip of the two upper jaw teeth touches the inner part of the lower lip
ق – Base of Tongue which is near Uvula touching the mouth roof
ك – Portion of Tongue near its base touching the roof of the mouth
ل – the Rounded tip of the tongue touching the base of the frontal 8 teeth
م – Outer part of both lips touch each other,
و – Rounding both lips and not closing the mouth
The easiest way to find out the origin of any hurf (letter) is that insert Alif before that word and then saakin (no movement) it, the tongue where stops while reading it will be the origin of that word.
Example:
أب – أخ – أم – أف
Sifaatul Huroof:
Each character has a certain quality when it is recited correctly by its origin which makes it different from the other words. It is called Sifaatul Huroof.
There are two types of Sifaatul Huroof:
- Sifaat e Mutadaddah
- Sifaat e Ghayr Mutadaddah
Levels of Tafkheem:
The literal meaning of Tafkheem is “fatness” or “thickness”.
Following are the words of Tafkheem:
خ – ص – ط – غ – ط –ق – ظ
These seven letters are always mufakham and are present across the four levels of Tafkheem.
Levels of tafkheem:
- The strongest level of tafkheem occurs when one of the 7 letters has a fat-ha (zabar) on it and is followed by an alif.
Example:
للطائفين
- The second level of tafkheem occurs when one of the 7 letters has a fat-ha (zabar) on it but is not followed by an alif.
طهر
- The third level of tafkheem occurs when one of the 7 letters has a dammah (paish) on it.
انظر
- The weakest level of tafkheem occurs when one of the 7 letters has a kasrah (zair) under it
صنوان
Tafkheem and Tarqeeq of the letter Raa’:
Tafkheem:
Following are the cases where the letter Raa’ will be read out with tafkheem (Raa’ will be thick)
- When Raa’ has fateh (Zabar) on it.
Example:
الرحمن
- When Raa’ has dammah (paish) on it.
Example:
أمر الله
- When Raa’ has sukoon on it.
Example:
ذرني
Tarqeeq:
The literal meaning of Tarqeeq is “thin”.
Following are the cases where Raa’ will be read out with Tarqeeq:
- When Raa’ has kasrah (zair) under it.
Example:
رجال
- When Raa’ has sukoon and the word before it has kasrah (zair).
Example:
فرعون
- When the Raa’ and word before it both have sukoon.
Example:
الذكر
The letter Hamzah appears in many different forms in the Arabic language, like:
ء – ٶ- ئ – أ – إ
But pronounced the same.
It should be noted that Alif and Hamzah are two different letters. The letter Alif in the Arabic language is always free from any type of harakah (movement). If an Alif seems to have a harakah, then actually it is a Hamzah.
Points relating to Hamzah:
- When pronouncing a Hamzah that carries a sukoon, care should be taken that it is pronounced correctly. Failing to do so may change it into another word.
Example:
فأتوا
- When two Hamzah appear together, ensure that both are pronounced distinctively.
Example:
ءأنتم
- Where the letters Hamzah and Aeyn (ع) appear together, ensure that both are differentiated clearly.
Example:
أعوذ
There are two types of hamzah that appear in the Qur’an. Both are read and treated differently.
Types of Hamzah:
- Hamzah -tul-Wasl (connecting Hamzah)
- Hamzah-tul-Qat’ a (cutting Hamzah)
Hamzah-tul-Wasl:
It occurs only at the beginning of the word. It occurs without any harakah (movement) on it. It is written as ٱ. It can be pronounced or skipped.
If the reader is starting from the word having hamzah-tul-wasl at the beginning then it should be pronounced. If the reader is connecting any word with the next word having hamza-tul-wasl at the beginning then it should be skipped.
Example:
رب العالمين
Hamzah –tul- Qat’ a (cutting Hamzah):
Hamza tul Qat’ a is always pronounced regardless of the position and location in a sentence. It can appear on the top or bottom of any letter but usually written on or below Alif.
Example:
أحد -وإذ
Silent and Pronounced Alif:
There are seven “alifs” in the Quran that that are sounded when stopping and silenced when continuing through in recitation. These alifs are represented by the round sukoon-like shape above them 🙁 o)
There are seven words in the Qur’an that have a round mark Alif at the end of the word. These words are given below:
قواريرا
Preventing Two Saakins from Meeting:
There is a rule for preventing two saakins from the meeting. This rule states that “if a word ending with a madd letter precedes a word which starts with a sukoon, the madd letter is dropped so as to avoid/prevent two Saakins from meeting. This rule is applied only when continuing recitation.
Example:
وقالا الحمد لله
Makhaarij Al-Huroof:
Makhaarij is plural “makhrij” which literally means the place of origin or emission. It is defined as “the alphabets refer to the different parts of the mouth of a human being from which different letters sound” is called Makhaarij ul Huroof.
There are 17 Makhaarij ul Huroof located in different region of:
- Throat
- Tongue
- Lips
- Nose
- Mouth
In the following, places of origin different Arabic alphabets are described:
أ ة – Sound produced from the End of Throat
ب – Inner part of both lips touch each other,
ط د ت – Tip of the tongue touching the base of the front 2 teeth
ظ ذ ث – Tip of the tongue touching the tip of the frontal 2 teeth
ج ش ى – Tongue touching the center of the mouth roof
ع ح – Sound produced from the Middle of Throat
غ خ – Sound produced from the Start of Throat
ص ز س – Tip of the tongue comes between the front top and bottom teeth
ض – One side of the tongue touching the molar teeth
ف – Tip of the two upper jaw teeth touches the inner part of the lower lip
ق – Base of Tongue which is near Uvula touching the mouth roof
ك – Portion of Tongue near its base touching the roof of the mouth
ل – the Rounded tip of the tongue touching the base of the frontal 8 teeth
م – Outer part of both lips touch each other,
و – Rounding both lips and not closing the mouth
The easiest way to find out the origin of any hurf (letter) is that insert Alif before that word and then saakin (no movement) it, the tongue where stops while reading it will be the origin of that word.
Example:
أب – أخ – أم – أف
Sifaatul Huroof:
Each character has a certain quality when it is recited correctly by its origin which makes it different from the other words. It is called Sifaatul Huroof.
There are two types of Sifaatul Huroof:
- Sifaat e Mutadaddah
- Sifaat e Ghayr Mutadaddah
Levels of Tafkheem:
The literal meaning of Tafkheem is “fatness” or “thickness”.
Following are the words of Tafkheem:
خ – ص – ط – غ – ط –ق – ظ
These seven letters are always mufakham and are present across the four levels of Tafkheem.
Levels of tafkheem:
- The strongest level of tafkheem occurs when one of the 7 letters has a fat-ha (zabar) on it and is followed by an alif.
Example:
للطائفين
- The second level of tafkheem occurs when one of the 7 letters has a fat-ha (zabar) on it but is not followed by an alif.
طهر
- The third level of tafkheem occurs when one of the 7 letters has a dammah (paish) on it.
انظر
- The weakest level of tafkheem occurs when one of the 7 letters has a kasrah (zair) under it
صنوان
Tafkheem and Tarqeeq of the letter Raa’:
Tafkheem:
Following are the cases where the letter Raa’ will be read out with tafkheem (Raa’ will be thick)
- When Raa’ has fateh (Zabar) on it.
Example:
الرحمن
- When Raa’ has dammah (paish) on it.
Example:
أمر الله
- When Raa’ has sukoon on it.
Example:
ذرني
Tarqeeq:
The literal meaning of Tarqeeq is “thin”.
Following are the cases where Raa’ will be read out with Tarqeeq:
- When Raa’ has kasrah (zair) under it.
Example:
رجال
- When Raa’ has sukoon and the word before it has kasrah (zair).
Example:
فرعون
- When the Raa’ and word before it both have sukoon.
Example:
الذكر
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What is Quran Tajweed Rules?
The literal meaning of Tajweed:
Quran Tajweed: It is derived from the Arabic word “جودہ” which means” beautiful”. Hence Tajweed means to “make something good”.
Tajweed refers to the knowledge by which the correct words for each letter are learned for Quran recitation and how to pay it correctly.
Purpose of Tajweed Rules:
Protecting the language from errors during the recitation of the Holy Quran so that every letter of the Holy Book is pronounced in the same way as it was revealed by Allah (SWT) to the heart of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon Him).
Importance of Quran Tajweed Rules:
In the Holy Qur’an, Allah has revealed to His Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him):
“And read the Qur’an very well” (AL-Muzammail: 4)
so it is clear that it is necessary for every Muslim to learn knowledge of Tajweed based on his own ability and strength so that he can recite the Quran correctly and beautifully. And he will get happiness and success in the world and the Hereafter from the Allah Almighty.
Otherwise, he would be guilty of errors of pronunciation during recitation of Quran. It is particularly important to learn and teach rules of Tajweed in order to avoid the mistakes from which the Qur’anic verses and words imply to be changed.
Quran Tajweed Foundations:
The rule setter from a practical point of view is the Messenger of Allah because the Quran was revealed to Him from Allah, the Most High, with Tajweed and He was instructed on it from the Trustworthy, Jibreel ( Peace be upon Him).
He (PBUH) taught It to his companions who then taught it to their followers and so on until It came to us by these chains. The rule setter form the scientific point of view are the Qur’anic sciences, such as Abu’ Ubaid Al-Qasim bin Sallaam.
The meaning of Al-Isti’aatha is” asking for refuge or protection” When the reader says:
He is seeking the protection and refuge with Allah from Shai’taan before starting to read. Allah says in the Holy Quran”
“And when you read the Quran, seek refuge with Allah from the rejected Shai’taan” (An-Nahl: 98)
Following are some conditions for Al-Isti’aatha:
- If the reader is reciting silently or alone, he should seek refuge silently.
- If one is reading aloud, and others are present that will hear the recitation, the seeking of refuge is done out aloud.
- If the reading is done by turns (as in a classroom situation), the first reader seeks refuge out loud and the rest do it silently.
- If the reading is cut off by coughing, sneezing, or by talking referring to the reading or meaning of the verses, then there is no need for repeating the seeking of refuge.
- If the reading is cut off by work or normal conversation, or by eating, then the seeking of refuge should be repeated before beginning to read the Quran again.
He who says “Basmalah” before starting the recitation of the Quran is called Al-Basmalah. The proper way to say Basmalah is:
It is necessary to read it before the beginning of every surah of the Quran with the exception of surah” AL-Taubah”
- Since the Prophet (PBUH) himself did not read Basmalah at the beginning of this Surah, nor did He instruct the Book of Revelation to write Basmalah at the beginning of this Surah, so the Ummah made it his routine.
- The reason for not saying the Basmalah at the beginning of this surah is generally agreed to be due to the content of the surah, which orders the Muslims to fight the disbelievers. And Basmalah mentions the attributes of Allah’s mercy. As declaration of war and mercy are both contradictory, therefore Basmalah will not be read or written at this position.
When beginning to read the Quran with this surah, but not at the beginning of the surah, the reader then has the choice of saying the Basmalah or not, after seeking refuge with Allah from Shai’taan.
If the reader wishes to start his reading at the beginning of a Surah, he needs to seek refuge, say Basmalah and then recite the Surah.
There are four ways of doing this:
- Cutting off all three off from each other:
It means that seeking refuge, then stops for a moment, saying the Basmalah, again stops for a moment, and then start the Surah. (This one is the best method from rest of all).
- Joining all the three with each other:
It means that seeking refuge, saying Basmalah and starting the surah all in one breath without stopping.
- Joining the Basmalah and the Surah:
This means seeking refuge, then stopping, then saying the Basmalah and the beginning of the Surah in one breath.
- Joining the seeking refuge and Basmalah:
This means Al-Isti’aatha and Al-Basmalah are joined with one breath, and then the reader stops then starts the Surah.
There are for ways for saying Basmalah between two Surahs from which three methods are allowed in Tajweed rules.
- Separating all of them:
The reader finishes the Surah, then stops for a moment, reads Basmalah, stops and takes a breath, then reads the beginning of the next Surah.
- Joining all of them:
The reader ends the Surah, joining the last word with Basmalah, continuing with the same breath the reader then joins the Basmalah with the beginning of the next Surah.
- Joining the Basmalah with next Surah:
In this way, the reader finishes last Surah, stops and takes a breath, then reads the Basmalah joining it with the beginning of the next Surah in the same breath.
- Joining the Basmalah with last Surah:
Here the reader would join the end of the Surah with Basmalah, then takes breath, then start reading the next Surah.
This is an incorrect method leads the listener to imagine that the Basmalah is the last ayah of the Surah that was finished. Hence this method is not allowed in Tajweed rules.
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Noon Saakinah is a noon free from any vowel (movement). It remains unchanged in its written form and as well as in pronunciation when continuing to read after it and when stopping on it.
Noon Saakinah occurs in nouns and verbs in the middle of the word and at the end of the word, and occurs in prepositions and particles only at the end of the word.
The noon Saakinah can have a sukoon on it, as in مِنٌھَا or can be written with no vowel on it, as عَن
There are four rules of Tajweed applied to the noon Saakinah. The rules are applied to the noon Saakinah:
- Al-Id’haar
- Al-Id’gaam
- Al-Iqlaab
- Al-Ikhfaa
Definition of Al-Id’haar (saying clearly):
In the Arabic dictionary al-Id’ haar means explaining something very clearly. In terms of knowledge Tajweed, Al-Id’haar refers to reading the noon very clearly, reading it without dragging it or doing any kind of hiding or emphasizing on any word or adding any other letters to it is called Al-Id’haar.
letters of Al-Id’haar:
Following are the six letters which are called letters of Id’haar:
These words are also called Haroof- e- Halqi (throaty words) because the origin of these words is throat.
Examples:
Following are the examples of Al-Id’haar:
Al-Id’gaam (merging two letters):
The literal meaning of Id’gaam is to combine two words in such a way that they become one.
Applied Definition:
The meeting of a non-vowel (without movement) letter with a vowel (movement) letter, so that the two letters become one by emphasizing on the second letter.
Letters of Al-Id’gaam:
Following are the letters of Id’gaam:
Al-Iqlaab (conversion to little Meem):
The literal meaning of Iqlaab is to change the reality of something. In Tajweed rules it is defined as” If the word Iqlaab came just after the noon Saakinah, then this noon is changed by the word Meem and emphasize on it also”.
Letters of Al-Iqlaab:
There is only one word for Al-Iqlaab ب””
Example of Al-Iqlaab:
It will be pronounced as “اَمٌ بُوٌرِكَ”.
Al-Ikhfaa (hiding):
Literally, to hide something is called Ikhfaa. Generally, we define it as “to read a letter in such a way that there arises a situation between Id’haar and Id’gaam while hiding ghunnah slightly”.
Letters of Al-Ikhfaa:
There are fifteen letters of Ikhfaa:
Example of Ikhfaa:
Mushaddadah means such words which are emphasized (making ghunnah), so Noon and Meem Mushaddadah means such letters on which there is ghunnah.
The rule for Noon and Meem Mushaddadah:
The words Noon and Meem Mushaddadah where occurs they will fall with ghunnah (means that the sound should come slightly from the nose). Also, that word should be read by dragging it a little.
Examples:
ومن نّعمره – من مّال – إنّا – أمّه – إنّ – ثمّ
There are three rules for Meem al-Saakinah:
- Idghaam:
When Meem (م) occurs right after the Meem having sukoon on it than these two meems will be merged and will be read with ghunnah.
Example:
جاءكم من – أزواجهم مثل
- Ikhfaa:
When the letter baa (ب) occurs after the meem saakin then the word will be read out with ghunnah.
Example:
ما لَهُم بِه – وَمَن يَعْتَصِم بِاللهِ – يَخْشَوْنَ رَبَّهُم
- Id’haar:
If any letters of Arabic alphabet except of Idghaam and Ikhfaa occurs after the meem saakinah then this meem will be sounded clearly.
Example:
ذلكم خير لكم، وإن كنتم على، ولكم فيها، عليهم ولا الضالين، عليهم فيها، ذلكم حكم
Qalqalah means to make an echo on a word. In essence, the word means shaking/disturbance. In Tajweed, it means to disturb the letter that has sukoon. There are five Qalqalah or echo letters in the Quran. They are given below as:
ق – ط – ب – ج – د
When these letters come in the Quran with sukoon (no movement on the letter), we make an echo sound after sukoon by opening the lips. We shall pronounce them with more force. When there is a shuddah on the letter and little lighter when there is a sukoon.
There are three types of Qalqalah:
Qalqalah Kubra (Strong Echo): occurs at the end of an ayah.
Example:
ذلك اليوم الحق – وتب
Qalqalah will be only performed when we will stop on these words.
Qalqalah Wusta (Medium Echo): occurs at the end of a word in the middle of an ayah.
Example:
ورائهم محيط – وما كسب
Qalqalah Sughra (Subtle Echo): occurs in the middle of a word whether at the beginning, middle or end of an ayah.
Example:
أبناءكم – تطهيرا
In the Arabic language, madd is defined as “to expand”. Tajweed rules define it as “when reading a letter having a madd on it then it should be expanded for a moment”.
Huroof e Madd:
- Alif saakinah:
The word before alif saakinah is fateh (zabar) on it.
- Wawa saakinah:
The word before waaw has a dammah (paish) and waaw itself has sukoon.
- Yaa Saakinah:
- The word before yaa has kasrah (paish) and yaa itself has a sukoon.
It is defined as “the Laam which occurs at the beginning of a word, whereby it is merged with the letter that follows it”.
The letters following the laam that must be merged are one of the following 14 letters:
ت – ث – د – ذ – ر- ز – س – ش – ص – ض – ط – ظ – ل – ن
Example:
الطيبات – الصابرين
Al-Laam Al-Qamareeyah:
Al-Laam Al-Qamareeyah or the Moon Laam is defined as “the laam Saakinah (sukoon on the laam) which must be pronounced clearly. This laam occurs at the beginning of the word and occurs in nouns.
The remaining 14 letters which are not covered in laam al-shamseeyah are the letters for laam Al-Qamareeyah:
ا – ب – ج – ح – خ – ع – غ – ف – ق – ك – م – و – ه – ي
Example:
البلد – كالجبال
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The letter Hamzah appears in many different forms in the Arabic language, like:
ء – ٶ- ئ – أ – إ
But pronounced the same.
It should be noted that Alif and Hamzah are two different letters. The letter Alif in the Arabic language is always free from any type of harakah (movement). If an Alif seems to have a harakah, then actually it is a Hamzah.
Points relating to Hamzah:
- When pronouncing a Hamzah that carries a sukoon, care should be taken that it is pronounced correctly. Failing to do so may change it into another word.
Example:
فأتوا
- When two Hamzah appear together, ensure that both are pronounced distinctively.
Example:
ءأنتم
- Where the letters Hamzah and Aeyn (ع) appear together, ensure that both are differentiated clearly.
Example:
أعوذ
There are two types of hamzah that appear in the Qur’an. Both are read and treated differently.
Types of Hamzah:
- Hamzah -tul-Wasl (connecting Hamzah)
- Hamzah-tul-Qat’ a (cutting Hamzah)
Hamzah-tul-Wasl:
It occurs only at the beginning of the word. It occurs without any harakah (movement) on it. It is written as ٱ. It can be pronounced or skipped.
If the reader is starting from the word having hamzah-tul-wasl at the beginning then it should be pronounced. If the reader is connecting any word with the next word having hamza-tul-wasl at the beginning then it should be skipped.
Example:
رب العالمين
Hamzah –tul- Qat’ a (cutting Hamzah):
Hamza tul Qat’ a is always pronounced regardless of the position and location in a sentence. It can appear on the top or bottom of any letter but usually written on or below Alif.
Example:
أحد -وإذ
Silent and Pronounced Alif:
There are seven “alifs” in the Quran that that are sounded when stopping and silenced when continuing through in recitation. These alifs are represented by the round sukoon-like shape above them 🙁 o)
There are seven words in the Qur’an that have a round mark Alif at the end of the word. These words are given below:
قواريرا
Preventing Two Saakins from Meeting:
There is a rule for preventing two saakins from the meeting. This rule states that “if a word ending with a madd letter precedes a word which starts with a sukoon, the madd letter is dropped so as to avoid/prevent two Saakins from meeting. This rule is applied only when continuing recitation.
Example:
وقالا الحمد لله
Makhaarij Al-Huroof:
Makhaarij is plural “makhrij” which literally means the place of origin or emission. It is defined as “the alphabets refer to the different parts of the mouth of a human being from which different letters sound” is called Makhaarij ul Huroof.
There are 17 Makhaarij ul Huroof located in different region of:
- Throat
- Tongue
- Lips
- Nose
- Mouth
In the following, places of origin different Arabic alphabets are described:
أ ة – Sound produced from the End of Throat
ب – Inner part of both lips touch each other,
ط د ت – Tip of the tongue touching the base of the front 2 teeth
ظ ذ ث – Tip of the tongue touching the tip of the frontal 2 teeth
ج ش ى – Tongue touching the center of the mouth roof
ع ح – Sound produced from the Middle of Throat
غ خ – Sound produced from the Start of Throat
ص ز س – Tip of the tongue comes between the front top and bottom teeth
ض – One side of the tongue touching the molar teeth
ف – Tip of the two upper jaw teeth touches the inner part of the lower lip
ق – Base of Tongue which is near Uvula touching the mouth roof
ك – Portion of Tongue near its base touching the roof of the mouth
ل – the Rounded tip of the tongue touching the base of the frontal 8 teeth
م – Outer part of both lips touch each other,
و – Rounding both lips and not closing the mouth
The easiest way to find out the origin of any hurf (letter) is that insert Alif before that word and then saakin (no movement) it, the tongue where stops while reading it will be the origin of that word.
Example:
أب – أخ – أم – أف
Sifaatul Huroof:
Each character has a certain quality when it is recited correctly by its origin which makes it different from the other words. It is called Sifaatul Huroof.
There are two types of Sifaatul Huroof:
- Sifaat e Mutadaddah
- Sifaat e Ghayr Mutadaddah
Levels of Tafkheem:
The literal meaning of Tafkheem is “fatness” or “thickness”.
Following are the words of Tafkheem:
خ – ص – ط – غ – ط –ق – ظ
These seven letters are always mufakham and are present across the four levels of Tafkheem.
Levels of tafkheem:
- The strongest level of tafkheem occurs when one of the 7 letters has a fat-ha (zabar) on it and is followed by an alif.
Example:
للطائفين
- The second level of tafkheem occurs when one of the 7 letters has a fat-ha (zabar) on it but is not followed by an alif.
طهر
- The third level of tafkheem occurs when one of the 7 letters has a dammah (paish) on it.
انظر
- The weakest level of tafkheem occurs when one of the 7 letters has a kasrah (zair) under it
صنوان
Tafkheem and Tarqeeq of the letter Raa’:
Tafkheem:
Following are the cases where the letter Raa’ will be read out with tafkheem (Raa’ will be thick)
- When Raa’ has fateh (Zabar) on it.
Example:
الرحمن
- When Raa’ has dammah (paish) on it.
Example:
أمر الله
- When Raa’ has sukoon on it.
Example:
ذرني
Tarqeeq:
The literal meaning of Tarqeeq is “thin”.
Following are the cases where Raa’ will be read out with Tarqeeq:
- When Raa’ has kasrah (zair) under it.
Example:
رجال
- When Raa’ has sukoon and the word before it has kasrah (zair).
Example:
فرعون
- When the Raa’ and word before it both have sukoon.
Example:
الذكر
The letter Hamzah appears in many different forms in the Arabic language, like:
ء – ٶ- ئ – أ – إ
But pronounced the same.
It should be noted that Alif and Hamzah are two different letters. The letter Alif in the Arabic language is always free from any type of harakah (movement). If an Alif seems to have a harakah, then actually it is a Hamzah.
Points relating to Hamzah:
- When pronouncing a Hamzah that carries a sukoon, care should be taken that it is pronounced correctly. Failing to do so may change it into another word.
Example:
فأتوا
- When two Hamzah appear together, ensure that both are pronounced distinctively.
Example:
ءأنتم
- Where the letters Hamzah and Aeyn (ع) appear together, ensure that both are differentiated clearly.
Example:
أعوذ
There are two types of hamzah that appear in the Qur’an. Both are read and treated differently.
Types of Hamzah:
- Hamzah -tul-Wasl (connecting Hamzah)
- Hamzah-tul-Qat’ a (cutting Hamzah)
Hamzah-tul-Wasl:
It occurs only at the beginning of the word. It occurs without any harakah (movement) on it. It is written as ٱ. It can be pronounced or skipped.
If the reader is starting from the word having hamzah-tul-wasl at the beginning then it should be pronounced. If the reader is connecting any word with the next word having hamza-tul-wasl at the beginning then it should be skipped.
Example:
رب العالمين
Hamzah –tul- Qat’ a (cutting Hamzah):
Hamza tul Qat’ a is always pronounced regardless of the position and location in a sentence. It can appear on the top or bottom of any letter but usually written on or below Alif.
Example:
أحد -وإذ
Silent and Pronounced Alif:
There are seven “alifs” in the Quran that that are sounded when stopping and silenced when continuing through in recitation. These alifs are represented by the round sukoon-like shape above them 🙁 o)
There are seven words in the Qur’an that have a round mark Alif at the end of the word. These words are given below:
قواريرا
Preventing Two Saakins from Meeting:
There is a rule for preventing two saakins from the meeting. This rule states that “if a word ending with a madd letter precedes a word which starts with a sukoon, the madd letter is dropped so as to avoid/prevent two Saakins from meeting. This rule is applied only when continuing recitation.
Example:
وقالا الحمد لله
Makhaarij Al-Huroof:
Makhaarij is plural “makhrij” which literally means the place of origin or emission. It is defined as “the alphabets refer to the different parts of the mouth of a human being from which different letters sound” is called Makhaarij ul Huroof.
There are 17 Makhaarij ul Huroof located in different region of:
- Throat
- Tongue
- Lips
- Nose
- Mouth
In the following, places of origin different Arabic alphabets are described:
أ ة – Sound produced from the End of Throat
ب – Inner part of both lips touch each other,
ط د ت – Tip of the tongue touching the base of the front 2 teeth
ظ ذ ث – Tip of the tongue touching the tip of the frontal 2 teeth
ج ش ى – Tongue touching the center of the mouth roof
ع ح – Sound produced from the Middle of Throat
غ خ – Sound produced from the Start of Throat
ص ز س – Tip of the tongue comes between the front top and bottom teeth
ض – One side of the tongue touching the molar teeth
ف – Tip of the two upper jaw teeth touches the inner part of the lower lip
ق – Base of Tongue which is near Uvula touching the mouth roof
ك – Portion of Tongue near its base touching the roof of the mouth
ل – the Rounded tip of the tongue touching the base of the frontal 8 teeth
م – Outer part of both lips touch each other,
و – Rounding both lips and not closing the mouth
The easiest way to find out the origin of any hurf (letter) is that insert Alif before that word and then saakin (no movement) it, the tongue where stops while reading it will be the origin of that word.
Example:
أب – أخ – أم – أف
Sifaatul Huroof:
Each character has a certain quality when it is recited correctly by its origin which makes it different from the other words. It is called Sifaatul Huroof.
There are two types of Sifaatul Huroof:
- Sifaat e Mutadaddah
- Sifaat e Ghayr Mutadaddah
Levels of Tafkheem:
The literal meaning of Tafkheem is “fatness” or “thickness”.
Following are the words of Tafkheem:
خ – ص – ط – غ – ط –ق – ظ
These seven letters are always mufakham and are present across the four levels of Tafkheem.
Levels of tafkheem:
- The strongest level of tafkheem occurs when one of the 7 letters has a fat-ha (zabar) on it and is followed by an alif.
Example:
للطائفين
- The second level of tafkheem occurs when one of the 7 letters has a fat-ha (zabar) on it but is not followed by an alif.
طهر
- The third level of tafkheem occurs when one of the 7 letters has a dammah (paish) on it.
انظر
- The weakest level of tafkheem occurs when one of the 7 letters has a kasrah (zair) under it
صنوان
Tafkheem and Tarqeeq of the letter Raa’:
Tafkheem:
Following are the cases where the letter Raa’ will be read out with tafkheem (Raa’ will be thick)
- When Raa’ has fateh (Zabar) on it.
Example:
الرحمن
- When Raa’ has dammah (paish) on it.
Example:
أمر الله
- When Raa’ has sukoon on it.
Example:
ذرني
Tarqeeq:
The literal meaning of Tarqeeq is “thin”.
Following are the cases where Raa’ will be read out with Tarqeeq:
- When Raa’ has kasrah (zair) under it.
Example:
رجال
- When Raa’ has sukoon and the word before it has kasrah (zair).
Example:
فرعون
- When the Raa’ and word before it both have sukoon.
Example:
الذكر
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